 In 1896 the population of "Kidna" was estimated to be about 228 persons.In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Kudna had an entirely Muslim population of 281, increasing in the 1931 census to 353 inhabitants.In the 1945 statistics the population of Kudna was 450, all Muslims, who owned 15,744 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.