The number of Israeli settlers in the West Bank grew reached 475,760 in 2006. According to a new report by the Palestinian Bureau of Statistics, the settlers live in 144 individual colonies, totaling 16.1% of the total population of the West Bank.

The majority live in Jerusalem Governate, host to 259,712 settlers.

Ramallah and Al Bireh Governate, with 77,120, and Bethlehem Governate, with 46,783, have the second and third most settlers. Jenin is the governate with the fewest settlers.

The report looks at settlement patterns throughout the entire West Bank, including all of the territory bounded by the 1967 Green Line, the Jordanian border, and the Dead Sea. The settlements are illegal under international law.