City profile · State of Palestine · Asia
Jericho
City population
19,783
#31
in State of Palestine
#21
in West Bank
#25,615
worldwide
31.867, 35.450 · 23 km from Ramallah
About Jericho
Jericho is a city in West Bank, State of Palestine with a population of 19,783. It is the 31st largest of the 43 cities of 15,000 or more listed in State of Palestine, and the 25,615th largest worldwide. It lies 23 km from Ramallah.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#21of 30
Elevation
-233 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Hebron
Coordinates
31.867, 35.450
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 43 in State of PalestineClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.