4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0 Millions of People Examination of the base population data ( 1997 PCBS Census ) December 1996 PA Health Ministry 2.27MN June 1997 PCBS Census 2.78MN 2.111MN December 1996 ICBS Report 24K Half-Year Growth 210K Jerusalem Arabs 325K Residents Abroad 113K Additional Increase 648K Total excess over ICBS B efore C ensus C ensus E ra A 30% inflation is documented in the 1997 census, which is the Palestinian base population data.