1) “The sedentary population of Jerusalem numbers about 15,500 souls, of whom 4,000 are Mussulmans (Muslims) and 8,000 Jews. The Mussulmans forming about a fourth part of the whole, and consisting of Turks, Arabs, and Moors…” (Karl Marks, New York Daily Tribune, 15 April 1854).
2) Population estimate of 1868 in the Jerusalem Almanack: 9,000 Jews, 5,000 Muslims, 4,000 Christians.
3) “Out of about 60,000 inhabitants some 40,000 are jews.” (Miss Freer, Inner Jerusalem, 1907). All are quoted in: “Jerusalem: Illustrated History Atlas”, Martin Gilbert, Macmillan Publishing, New York, 1978
Source: Martin Gilbert, Macmillan Publishing, New York, 1978