In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Sha'ab had a population of 1,206; 1,166 Muslims and 40 Christians,Barron, 1923, Table XI, Sub-district of Acre, p. 37 where the Christians were 15 Orthodox and 25 Melkites.Barron, 1923, Table XVI, p.50 The population increased slightly in the 1931 census to 1,297; 1,277 Muslims, 19 Christians and 1 Jew, in a total of 284 houses.Mills, 1932, p. 102
