Statistical data also shows that refugees in the Palestinian Territory constitute 45.0% of the total Palestinian population in the Palestinian Territory. UNRWA’s records at mid 2009 showed that the number of registered Palestinian refugees totaled 4.7 million, constituting 43.4% of the total Palestinian population worldwide; distributed as 41.7% living in Jordan, 9.9% in Syria, 9.0% in Lebanon, 16.3% in the West Bank, and 23.1% in Gaza Strip. About 29.4% of Palestinian registered refugees live in the 58 refugee camps, of which 10 are in Jordan, 9 in Syria, 12 in Lebanon, 19 in the West Bank, and 8 in Gaza Strip. (retrieved from Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics)
