According to the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Tulkarm had a population of 3,350, consisting of 3,109 Muslims, 23 Jews, 208 Christians and 10 others.Barron, 1923, p. 6 At the time of the 1931 census, Tulkarm had 804 occupied houses and a population of 4,540 Muslims, 1,555 Christians, 300 Jews, 100 Samaritans and 75 Druze. The census also listed "Tul Karm Suburbs" as having 516 Muslims, 15 Jews and 10 Christians.Mills, 1932, p. 58
