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Almost 1.9 Million People Live in Gaza, Two Thirds Refugees – Statistics Bureau

muhadjir - Thursday, 30 August 2018 - 03:20 WIB

Thursday, 30 August 2018 - 03:20 WIB

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PCBS President Ola Awad.

 

Gaza, MINA – Almost 1.9 million Palestinians live in the Gaza Strip making almost 40% of the total Palestinian population in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, and two thirds of them are refugees, WAFA reported, citing
the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) on Wednesday.

Introducing the Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017, PCBS President Ola Awad told a press conference in Gaza that the total population of the Gaza Strip was 1,899,291, which is 39.7% of the total number of people in the state of Palestine.

She said males make up 50.7% of the total and females 49.3%.

Also Read: Israeli Airstrikes Kill Seven Civilians Across Gaza

Awad also said that the total refugee population in Gaza amounts to 1,239,112, or 65.2 percent of the total. (T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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