 A population list from about 1887 showed "Kefr Bir’im" to have about 1,285 inhabitants, all Christian.In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, "Kufr Berim" had a population of 469; all Christians, all being Maronites.By the 1931 census there were 554 people in the village; 547 Christians and 7 Muslims, in a total of 132 houses.