Distribution
of Palestinian Refugees Registered
with UNRWA
And other Displaced Palestinians (2000)
|
Region
|
No.
of Camps
|
UNRWA
Status (a)
|
Displaced Palestinians |
Total
|
|
|
Camp
Residents
|
Non-Camp
Residents
|
||||
|
Jordan 2
|
10
|
280,191
|
1,290,001
|
1,026,
794
|
2,596,986
|
|
West
Bank
|
19
|
157,676
|
425,333
|
-
|
583,009
|
|
Gaza
|
8
|
451,186
|
373,436
|
-
|
824,622
|
|
Lebanon 2
|
12
|
210,715
|
165,757
|
86,595
|
463,067
|
|
Syria 2
|
10
|
111,712
|
271,487
|
27,400
|
410,599
|
|
Israel 1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
183,890
|
919,453
|
|
Remaining
Arab States
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
599,389
|
599,389
|
|
Rest
of the World
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
550,000
|
550,000
|
|
Total
|
59
|
1,211,480
|
2,526,014
|
2,474,068
|
6,947,125
|
1 Source: United Nations,
United Nations Relief and Works Agency
for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, 30 June 2000 (21 May
2001)
2 The figures for displaced
Palestinians in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan were calculated by subtracting
UNRWA refugee figures from those estimates for the combined refugee/displaced
figures presented in Table 4.