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• 1876-1917 Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers, 1876-1917 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1883-1917 Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
• 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip at Levy Economics Institute of Bard College - index & images

Background

Types of Censuses

National Census
Palestine Census Bureau of Statistics includes number of Palestinians in Israel from 1948 to 2017. But those individuals will most likely be recorded in Israeli archives. The Palestinian Census estimates 85-90% coverage. It includes only Palestinians in Palestinian Territories, and does not include foreigners in Palestine, or Palestinians who hold Israeli citizenship.

• 1922 and 1931: British censuses
• 1952: Jordan census which included three districts - Hebron, Nablus, and Jerusalem.
• 1967: Israeli Census consists of name of family/clan, first name, name of parents, name of grandfather, address, passport/identification number, gener, marital status, members of household, numbers of people exiled.

Ottoman Nüfus Census Records (سجلات النفوس العثمانية)
These records are in Ottoman Turkish (Turkish in Arabic script) except for seven books of the Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem, which are in Hebrew. The collection consists of 7 types of registers: preliminary registers; basic registers; early population registers; registers of births, marriages, divorces and changes of address; registers of men of military age; registers of foreigners; and Mukhtars' registers. Registers are arranged into 10 districts, each including cities (divided into neighborhoods) and villages in present day Palestine, Israel, and parts of Jordan and Egypt. Registration within each locality is according to religious affiliation. The collection also includes a catalog in English, created by the Israel State Archives (the current owners of the archives), which includes general background information about the registers, a locality index and detailed descriptions of the contents of each register.

• 1876-1917 Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers, 1876-1917 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• See Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers for more information.