available data, which is uneven and shifting, primarily due to the absence of a comprehensive registration system, reoccurring forced displacement, and the lack of a uniform understanding and definition of the Palestinian situation, including what constitutes a refugee within internationally accepted definitions. In this regard, BADIL’s estimates are higher than UNRWA’s (5.8 million registered refugees), which only includes “Palestine refugees”, defined as “persons whose normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948, and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict.”205 This need-based definition excludes refugees displaced outside UNRWA’s area of operation, those who have never registered with UNRWA, others who did not inherit registered status due to their mother only being a registered refugee, and those that have been forcibly displaced since 1967, all of which BADIL accounts for in its estimates. Detailed description of the applied methodology is included in Section 2.4 below. Unless otherwise stated, the estimates of the Palestinian refugee and IDP population are per the end of 2021. 2.1. The Current Scope of Palestinian Displacement As shown in Graph 2.1, there are roughly 9.17 million forcibly displaced Palestinians, constituting 65.5 percent of the entire Palestinian population of 14 million.206 Among them are 8.36 million Palestinian refugees and approximately 812,000 IDPs. Graph 2.1: Percentage Distribution of Palestinian Population Worldwide by Type of Displacement, End of 2021 Never Displaced 34.5% 1948 and 1967 Refugees 59.7% IDPs in 1948 Palestine and the oPt 5.8% The largest group of displaced Palestinians is made up of those who were forced to leave their homes and, in many cases, country, as a result of the Nakba in 1947-1949, as well as their descendants. These people total approximately 7.0 million, a figure that includes the 5.8 million Palestinian refugees who are registered with and eligible for UNRWA assistance 205 UNRWA, ‘Palestine Refugees’ (UNRWA, 18 September 2013) [hereinafter UNRWA, Palestine Refugees] <http://www.unrwa.org/palestinerefugees>. Moreover, there are unregistered groups entitled to receive UNRWA’s humanitarian assistance, such as persons displaced as a result of 1967 hostilities. See UNGA Res 2252 (ES-V) (4 July 1967) UN Doc A/RES/2252 (ES-V) <https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile?FinalSymbol=A% 2FRES%2F2252%2520(ES-V)&Language=E&DeviceType=Desktop&LangRequested=False> accessed 3 October 2022. 206 PCBS, Dr. Awad Brief (n 201). 40