<P> The following section presents the demographic history of the Jewish and Arab populations in Palestine, Israel and the Palestinian territories spanning through the last two centuries which has been taken from census results and official documents which mention demographic composition . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> Demographics of Palestine <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Jews </Th> <Th> Arabs </Th> <Th> Total </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1800 </Td> <Td> 6,700 </Td> <Td> 268,000 </Td> <Td> 274,700 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1880 </Td> <Td> 24,000 </Td> <Td> 525,000 </Td> <Td> 549,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1915 </Td> <Td> 87,500 </Td> <Td> 590,000 </Td> <Td> 677,500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1931 </Td> <Td> 174,000 </Td> <Td> 837,000 </Td> <Td> 1,011,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td>> 400,000 </Td> <Td> <800,000 </Td> <Td> 1,200,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947 </Td> <Td> 630,000 </Td> <Td> 1,310,000 </Td> <Td> 1,940,000 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> UN Partition Plan (1947) <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Area allotted for the Jewish state </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Area allotted for the Arab state </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jews </Td> <Td> Arabs </Td> <Td> Jews </Td> <Td> Arabs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 498,000 </Td> <Td> 407,000 </Td> <Td> 10,000 </Td> <Td> 725,000 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> Demographics of Palestine <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Jews </Th> <Th> Arabs </Th> <Th> Total </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1800 </Td> <Td> 6,700 </Td> <Td> 268,000 </Td> <Td> 274,700 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1880 </Td> <Td> 24,000 </Td> <Td> 525,000 </Td> <Td> 549,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1915 </Td> <Td> 87,500 </Td> <Td> 590,000 </Td> <Td> 677,500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1931 </Td> <Td> 174,000 </Td> <Td> 837,000 </Td> <Td> 1,011,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td>> 400,000 </Td> <Td> <800,000 </Td> <Td> 1,200,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947 </Td> <Td> 630,000 </Td> <Td> 1,310,000 </Td> <Td> 1,940,000 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> UN Partition Plan (1947) <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Area allotted for the Jewish state </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Area allotted for the Arab state </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jews </Td> <Td> Arabs </Td> <Td> Jews </Td> <Td> Arabs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 498,000 </Td> <Td> 407,000 </Td> <Td> 10,000 </Td> <Td> 725,000 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> Demographics of Palestine <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Jews </Th> <Th> Arabs </Th> <Th> Total </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1800 </Td> <Td> 6,700 </Td> <Td> 268,000 </Td> <Td> 274,700 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1880 </Td> <Td> 24,000 </Td> <Td> 525,000 </Td> <Td> 549,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1915 </Td> <Td> 87,500 </Td> <Td> 590,000 </Td> <Td> 677,500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1931 </Td> <Td> 174,000 </Td> <Td> 837,000 </Td> <Td> 1,011,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td>> 400,000 </Td> <Td> <800,000 </Td> <Td> 1,200,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947 </Td> <Td> 630,000 </Td> <Td> 1,310,000 </Td> <Td> 1,940,000 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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