Ottoman era

Pottery remains from the Ottoman era have been found here.^[3]

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Nuzlet el Wusta as a hamlet smaller than Nuzlet et Tinat, and located "on a spur, with a few trees."^[4]

British Mandate era

In the 1945 statistics the population of Nazla el Wusta was 60 Muslims,^[5] with 1,609 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.^[6] Of this, 264 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 428 were used for cereals,^[7] while 2 dunams were built-up (urban) land.^[8]

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  an-Nazla al-Wusta 1942 1:20,000
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  an-Nazla al-Wusta 1945 1:250,000

Jordanian era

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, An-Nazla al-Wusta came under Jordanian rule. It was annexed by Jordan in 1950.

In 1961, the population of Nazla Wusta was 128.^[9]

Post 1967

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, An-Nazla al-Wusta has been under Israeli occupation.

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, an-Nazla al-Wusta had a population of approximately 437 inhabitants in 2017.^[1] 38.7% of the population of an-Nazla al-Wusta were refugees in 1997.^[10] The healthcare facilities for an-Nazla al-Wusta are based in an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya, where the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.^[11]