Demographics of the State of Palestine explained

Place:	the State of Palestine
Size Of Population:	1,997,328 (Gaza Strip – 2022 est.) 3,000,021 (West Bank – 2022 est.)
Spoken:	Arabic, Hebrew (by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians)
Growth:	2.02% (Gaza Strip – 2022 est.) 1.69% (West Bank – 2022 est.)
Birth:	27.67 births/1,000 population (Gaza Strip – 2022 est.) 24.42 births/1,000 population (West Bank – 2022 est.)
Death:	2.91 deaths/1,000 population (Gaza Strip – 2022 est.) 3.4 deaths/1,000 population (West Bank – 2022 est.)

Demographic features of the population of the area commonly described as the Palestinian territories includes information on ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of that population.

According to a commonly used definition as relating to an application of the 1949 Armistice Agreement green line, the Palestinian territories have contributory parts of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank (including East Jerusalem).

The Palestinian National Authority, the United Nations Security Council,^[1] the United Nations General Assembly,^[2] the European Union,^[3] the International Court of Justice,^[4] and the International Committee of the Red Cross^[5] use the terminology "Palestinian territories" or "occupied Palestinian territories". Israel refers to the administrative division encompassing Israeli-controlled Jewish-majority civilian areas of Area C of the West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, as the Judea and Samaria Area (Hebrew: אֵזוֹר יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן, Ezor Yehuda VeShomron).^[6]

Overview

Palestine (region)

The demographic statistics of The World Factbook and the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics estimated that the collective Palestinian (including Israeli Arabs) population in the region of Palestine, including Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, amounted to 5.79 million people in 2017.^[7] Of these, 2.16 million Palestinians lived in the West Bank, 1.84 million lived in Israel, and 1.79 million lived in the Gaza Strip.

Demographics of Israeli and Palestinian Territories
Region &<br />Status	By nationality				Total Population	Year Source	By ethnoreligious group			Area (km²)
Region &<br />Status	Israelis	Year Source	Palestinian Non-Israeli Citizens	Year	Total Population	Jewish	Palestinian	Other		Area (km²)
West Bank Areas A & B(Some Palestinian control)	0		2,464,566	2023 ^[8]	2,464,566	2023	0	2,464,566	0	2,808
Gaza Strip(Some Palestinian control)	0		2,226,544	mid- 2023	2,226,544	mid- 2023	0	2,226,544	0	365

Seam Zone (Occupied)^[9] <	-- Combined Area C and Seam Zone population -->	517,407	1/2024 ^[10] ^[11]	300,000	2019 ^[12] ^[13]	817,407 <	-- sum of 517,407 settlers 1/1/2024 + est. 300K Palestinians -->	2019/ 1/1/24 ^[14]	517,407	300,000	0	200
West Bank Area C (Full Israeli control)	3,378 ^[15]	517,407	1/2024 ^[10] ^[11]	300,000	2019 ^[12] ^[13]	817,407 <		2019/ 1/1/24 ^[14]	517,407	300,000	0
East Jerusalem Annexed ^[16] ^[17] ^[18]	259,814 of which Israeli Arab ~18,982	2021	351,570	2021 ^[19]	611,384	2021	240,832 <	-- = Israeli Jews -->	370,552 of which Israeli Arab ~18,982<	-- = 18,982 Israeli Arabs + 351,570 Palestinian non-Israeli-citizens -->	0	336 ^[20]
Total Area of the Region of Palestine outside the Green Line	7,087
-- GREEN LINE ISRAEL WITHIN 1967 BORDERS -->	Green Line De facto 1949–1967 borders^[21]	8,660,209	2019/ -21/-3 ^[22]	0		8,660,209	2019/ -21/-3	6,422,761 74%<	-- 7,208,000 Jews in "Population of Israel" as defined by Israeli CBS, minus 517,407 Jewish settlers in West Bank Area C including Seam Zone, minus 240,832 Jewish residents in East Jerusalem, minus 27,000 Jews in Golan Heights-->	1,689,018 20% <	-- CBS figure 1,734,000 "Israeli Arabs" in "Population of Israel" minus 18,982 Israeli Arabs in East Jerusalem. Do not count East Jerusalem Palestians. Minus 26,000 Israeli Arabs in Golan, almost none counted in West Bank Area C or Seam Zone except the few who live in settlements and there are no statistics for that -->	554,000 6% <	-- assumption that all live in Green Zone as there is no split out for those who live in East Jerusalem, West Bank Area C or Seam Zone, and there are zero reported in Golan -->	20,582
Golan Heights Annexed ^[23]	53,000 Jews 27,000 Druze 24,000 Alawite 2,000	2021 ^[24]	0	2021	53,000	2021	27,000	26,000<	-- Israel considers Druze and Alawite "Israeli Arabs" -->	0	1,154
Total Area of the State of Israel as defined by the Israeli CBS	22,072 <	-- Green Line + Golan + E Jerusalem. CBS does not count any part of the Seam Zone or the rest of Area C as part of the Area of Israel, even though it counts Israeli Jews living there as part of the population of Israel -->
CBS Total Population of Israel	<	--Israeli cit.-->9,496,000		style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;"	~346,000 East Jerusalem Palestinians		<	--Total "Population of Israel" as per CBS def.-->9,842,000	2023 <	-- Empty reference	7,208,000	2,080,000 Israeli cit. 1,734,000 Non-Israeli ~346,000	554,000
Total Region of Palestine combined	14,833,110	Sum	7,208,000 (48.6%)	7,071,000 (47.7%) Israeli 1,734,000 (11.7%), Non-Israeli 5,337,110 (36.0%)	554,000 (3.7%)	25,650<	-- total area-->

Note: Israeli definitions

The definition of what constitutes the population of Israel varies depending on which territories are counted and which population groups are counted in each territory.

The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics ("CBS") definition of the Area of the State of Israel:^[25]

includes East Jerusalem since 1967, which Israel unilaterally annexed
includes the Golan Heights since 1982, which Israel unilaterally annexed
excludes the West Bank other than East Jerusalem

The CBS' definition of the Population of Israel, however:^[26]

includes non-Israeli Palestinians (as well as Israeli Arabs/Palestinians) in East Jerusalem who have permission to live there
includes Israeli settlers and others with Israeli residency permits living in the Area C of West Bank
excludes Palestinian/Arab/other residents of Area C and East Jerusalem who do not have Israeli citizenship or residence
excludes persons who are not registered (from 2008 on) and/or entered illegally, and foreign workers

Palestinian Territories

Israeli estimates

The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics estimated (2017) that the collective population in the Palestinian territories amounted to 4,543,126 people in 2017. Thereof, 2,155,743 Arabs live in the West Bank, 1,795,183 Arabs live in the Gaza Strip, and 391,000 Jews live in the West Bank outside of East Jerusalem. Approximately 214,600 Jews live in East Jerusalem.^[27] East Jerusalem, once administered by Jordan, came under Israeli occupation after the 1967 Six-Day War.^[28] In the Palestinian territories, c. 86% of the population is Arab (predominantly Sunni), c. 13% is Jewish, other <1% (cf. Israel: Jewish 74%, Arab 21%, other 5%).

US CIA estimates

The demographic statistics of The World Factbook the 2023 estimated population of Israel including the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem is 9,043,387 (2023 est.). Of this population:^[29]

Approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers lived in East Jerusalem (2021)
The split by ethnoreligious groups was Jewish 73.5% (of which Israel-born 79.7%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 14.3%, Africa-born 3.9%, Asia-born 2.1%), Palestinian and other Arab non-Jews 21.1%, other 5.4% (2022 est.)
By religion, the split was Jewish 73.5%, Muslim 18.1%, Christian 1.9%, Druze 1.6%, other 4.9% (2022 est.)

Palestinian estimates

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the number of Palestinians in the Palestinian Territories was 3,935,249 in 2009, resulting in a calculated population density of 654 capita per km², of which 433 capita/km² in the West Bank including Jerusalem and 4,073 capita/km² in Gaza Strip.^[30] In the mid-2009, the share of population less than 15 years was 41.9% and above 65 years 3%.

UN estimates

According to the UN, the population in the State of Palestine was c. 4.9 million in 2017, resulting in an estimated population density of 817 capita per km².^[31] However, a Census held on 1 December 2017 resulted in a total of 4,781.245. The estimate of the Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics for mid 2023 showed a population total of 5,483,450.

Key derived statistics

Out of 224 listed countries and territories, in 2018, the West Bank ranked 48th with a total fertility rate (TFR) of 3.2, and the Gaza Strip ranked 31st with a TFR of 3.97 according to The World Factbook.^[32] In 2018, the West Bank had an estimated population growth rate of 1.81% (country comparison to the world: 56th) and the Gaza Strip had a population growth rate of 2.25% (35th).^[33]

Population (mid-year, millions)^[34] ^[35] ^[36]
Year	West Bank	Gaza	Total
1970	0.69	0.34	1.03
1980	0.90	0.46	1.36
1990	1.25	0.65	1.90
2000	1.98	1.13	3.11
2010	2.52	1.60	4.12
2014	2.73	1.82	4.55
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
2006	2.5	1.5	4.0
2009	2.48	1.45	3.94
Source: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Name	Area in km²	Pop.^[37] Census 1 Dec 2017	Pop. Estimate mid 2023	Pop. density mid 2023 (per km²)
West Bank	5,655	2,881,954	3,256,906	576
Gaza Strip	365	1,899,291	2,226,544	6,100
Total	6,020	4,781,245	5,483,450	911

Vital statistics

UN estimates

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	Mid-year population (thousands)	Live births (thousands)	Deaths (thousands)	Natural change (thousands)	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)	Total fertility rate (TFR)	Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)	Life expectancy (in years)
1950	945	46	20	26	48.3	21.0	27.3	7.84	142.3	45.79
1951	953	47	20	27	48.5	20.9	27.7	7.84	141.7	45.88
1952	963	47	20	27	48.7	20.6	28.1	7.84	140.5	46.09
1953	973	48	20	28	48.9	20.4	28.5	7.83	139.1	46.33
1954	985	49	20	29	49.2	20.1	29.1	7.83	137.5	46.61
1955	997	50	20	30	49.4	19.8	29.6	7.82	135.8	46.92
1956	1 010	51	20	31	49.7	19.5	30.2	7.82	133.8	47.27
1957	1 025	52	20	32	49.9	19.1	30.8	7.81	131.7	47.66
1958	1 040	53	20	33	50.1	18.7	31.4	7.81	129.4	48.08
1959	1 057	54	19	34	50.3	18.3	32.0	7.81	126.9	48.53
1960	1 074	55	19	35	50.4	17.8	32.6	7.79	124.3	49.01
1961	1 092	56	19	36	50.4	17.3	33.1	7.79	121.4	49.55
1962	1 110	57	19	38	50.5	16.8	33.7	7.79	118.4	50.12
1963	1 128	57	19	39	50.4	16.3	34.2	7.78	115.1	50.75
1964	1 142	58	18	40	50.4	15.7	34.6	7.78	111.7	51.38
1965	1 149	59	18	41	50.3	15.2	35.1	7.78	108.2	52.03
1966	1 148	59	17	42	50.2	14.6	35.5	7.75	104.7	52.69
1967	1 137	58	18	41	50.1	15.2	34.9	7.74	101.1	50.97
1968	1 123	57	16	42	49.9	13.5	36.3	7.71	97.7	54.03
1969	1 115	57	15	42	49.7	13.0	36.6	7.68	94.1	54.70
1970	1 118	56	14	42	49.4	12.5	36.9	7.65	90.6	55.35
1971	1 136	56	14	43	49.2	12.0	37.2	7.61	87.3	55.99
1972	1 167	57	14	44	49.0	11.5	37.5	7.59	84.0	56.65
1973	1 195	59	31	28	49.2	26.0	23.2	7.55	80.8	34.74
1974	1 225	61	13	48	49.3	10.6	38.7	7.52	77.8	57.98
1975	1 264	62	13	49	49.1	10.2	38.9	7.48	74.8	58.64
1976	1 301	64	13	51	48.8	9.7	39.1	7.44	71.6	59.32
1977	1 337	65	13	53	48.4	9.3	39.1	7.38	68.5	60.00
1978	1 374	66	12	54	48.0	8.9	39.1	7.33	65.6	60.66
1979	1 413	68	12	56	47.6	8.4	39.2	7.28	62.4	61.39
1980	1 454	69	12	57	47.3	8.0	39.3	7.23	59.2	62.11
1981	1 498	71	11	59	47.0	7.6	39.4	7.17	56.2	62.79
1982	1 546	73	11	61	46.8	7.2	39.6	7.12	53.4	63.45
1983	1 604	75	11	64	46.6	6.9	39.7	7.07	50.5	64.16
1984	1 674	78	11	67	46.4	6.5	39.9	7.01	47.9	64.80
1985	1 731	81	11	70	46.1	6.2	39.9	6.95	45.6	65.36
1986	1 775	82	11	71	46.0	6.0	40.0	6.91	43.6	65.86
1987	1 863	84	11	74	46.0	5.7	40.2	6.88	41.3	66.42
1988	1 963	90	11	79	45.9	5.5	40.4	6.85	39.2	66.84
1989	2 041	94	11	83	45.9	5.3	40.6	6.81	37.4	67.28
1990	2 125	98	11	87	46.0	5.1	40.9	6.78	35.8	67.93
1991	2 214	102	11	91	45.9	4.9	40.9	6.72	34.7	68.31
1992	2 310	105	11	94	45.6	4.8	40.8	6.63	33.3	68.59
1993	2 411	108	11	97	44.8	4.7	40.1	6.50	32.1	68.85
1994	2 515	110	11	99	43.8	4.4	39.4	6.34	30.7	69.41
1995	2 623	112	11	101	42.8	4.3	38.5	6.18	29.6	69.66
1996	2 734	114	11	102	41.6	4.1	37.5	6.00	28.6	70.06
1997	2 847	115	11	104	40.5	4.0	36.5	5.82	27.6	70.40
1998	2 951	118	12	106	39.8	3.9	35.9	5.70	26.8	70.63
1999	3 044	120	12	108	39.2	3.8	35.3	5.58	26.0	70.86
2000	3 140	121	13	108	38.4	4.0	34.5	5.44	25.3	70.39
2001	3 230	122	13	109	37.7	4.1	33.6	5.32	24.6	69.89
2002	3 309	123	13	111	37.1	3.8	33.2	5.19	24.1	70.97
2003	3 384	123	13	110	36.1	3.8	32.3	5.02	23.2	71.05
2004	3 460	124	13	111	35.7	3.8	31.9	4.94	22.4	71.18
2005	3 541	125	13	112	35.2	3.6	31.6	4.84	21.7	72.07
2006	3 628	125	13	112	34.5	3.6	30.8	4.72	21.0	71.92
2007	3 718	125	13	112	33.6	3.6	30.0	4.61	20.3	72.15
2008	3 809	128	14	114	33.5	3.6	29.9	4.50	19.9	72.41
2009	3 899	131	14	117	33.4	3.6	29.9	4.41	19.3	72.61
2010	3 992	135	14	121	33.7	3.5	30.2	4.38	18.6	73.00
2011	4 088	137	14	123	33.4	3.5	29.9	4.27	18.1	73.24
2012	4 184	138	14	124	32.9	3.4	29.5	4.16	17.6	73.47
2013	4 282	140	14	125	32.5	3.3	29.2	4.08	17.2	74.03
2014	4 380	143	17	126	32.5	3.8	28.6	4.04	17.6	72.62
2015	4 485	147	15	132	32.7	3.3	29.4	4.05	16.4	74.41
2016	4 594	147	15	132	31.9	3.3	28.6	3.94	15.9	74.55
2017	4 701	146	15	131	31.0	3.3	27.7	3.81	15.4	74.83
2018	4 806	145	16	129	30.1	3.3	26.8	3.71	15.0	74.79
2019	4 910	145	16	129	29.5	3.2	26.2	3.64	14.6	75.24
2020	5 019	145	18	127	28.8	3.5	25.3	3.57	14.1	74.40
2021	5 133	145	20	126	28.2	3.8	24.4	3.50	13.8	73.47

Births and deaths

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	Average population	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)	Total fertility rate
2007		122,593	10,782	111,811
2008		126,323	11,337	114,986				4.4
2009		129,648	11,907	117,741				4.4
2010	4,048,403	138,809	10,810	127,999	34.3	2.7	31.6
2011	4,168,801	133,326	11,397	121,929	32.0	2.7	29.2	4.1
2012	4,293,313	131,632	11,782	119,850	30.7	2.7	27.9
2013	4,420,549	127,454	11,188	116,266	28.8	2.5	26.3
2014	4,550,368	128,073	13,390	114,683	28.1	2.9	25.2
2015	4,530,416	132,995	11,908	121,087	29.4	2.6	26.7
2016	4,632,025	138,238	12,202	126,036	29.8	2.6	27.2
2017	4,733,357	140,441	11,778	128,663	29.7	2.5	27.2	3.8
2018	4,854,013	143,334	12,452	130,882	29.5	2.6	27.0
2019	4,976,684	139,246	12,847	126,399	28.0	2.6	25.4
2020	5,101,152	132,291	14,106	118,185	25.9	2.8	23.2
2021	5,227,193	141,092	16,755	124,337	27.0	3.2	23.8
2022	5,354,656	141,457	14,450	127,007	26.4	2.7	23.7

Population pyramids

Census (01/12/2007) :

Age group	Male	Female	Total	%
Total	1 747 284	1 696 544	3 443 828	100
0–4	266 052	253 883	519 935	15.10
5–9	239 156	227 724	466 880	13.56
10–14	238 306	227 967	466 273	13.54
15–19	211 464	202 975	414 439	12.03
20–24	158 374	151 561	309 935	9.00
25–29	128 068	124 159	252 227	7.32
30–34	108 945	106 343	215 288	6.25
35–39	90 155	86 905	177 060	5.14
40–44	81 186	75 328	156 514	4.54
45–49	60 832	56 748	117 580	3.41
50–54	41 606	41 695	83 301	2.42
55–59	32 011	30 999	63 010	1.83
60–64	22 060	25 769	47 829	1.39
65–69	13 853	19 844	33 697	0.98
70–74	12 689	16 627	29 316	0.85
75–79	8 599	12 536	21 135	0.61
80–84	4 861	6 888	11 749	0.34
85–89	2 318	3 026	5 344	0.16
90–94	871	1 133	2 004	0.06
95+	464	597	1 061	0.03
unknown	25 414	23 837	49 251	0.14

Age group	Male	Female	Total	Percent
0–14	743 514	709 574	1 453 088	42.19
15–64	934 701	902 482	1 837 183	53.35
65+	43 655	60 651	104 306	3.03

Age group	Male	Female	Total	%
Total	2 245 400	2 175 149	4 420 549	100
0–4	333 246	319 213	652 459	14.76
5–9	295 678	283 886	579 564	13.11
10–14	275 428	263 679	539 107	12.20
15–19	262 267	251 710	513 977	11.63
20–24	230 888	221 790	452 678	10.24
25–29	182 448	174 730	357 178	8.08
30–34	144 721	138 652	283 373	6.41
35–39	122 846	119 333	242 179	5.48
40–44	103 233	100 276	203 509	4.60
45–49	87 969	82 580	170 549	3.86
50–54	70 535	65 239	135 774	3.07
55–59	48 912	46 910	95 822	2.17
60–64	32 353	33 581	65 934	1.49
65–69	21 985	26 414	48 399	1.09
70–74	14 201	19 831	34 032	0.77
75–79	9 344	13 728	23 072	0.52
80+	9 346	13 597	22 943	0.52

Age group	Male	Female	Total	Percent
0–14	904 352	866 778	1 771 130	40.07
15–64	1 286 172	1 234 801	2 520 973	57.03
65+	54 876	73 570	128 446	2.91

Source:^[41]

Palestinian Central Bureau

Gaza!! fertility rate! birth rate! death rate! natural change
1997		45.4	4.7	40.7
2000		44.5	4.3	40.2
2005		42.2	3.9	39.3
2009		36.9	4.1	32.8
2010	4.9	37.1	4.0	33.1
2011		37.2	3.9	34.3
2013		37.1	3.7	34.4

West Bank!! fertility rate! birth rate! death rate! natural change
1997		41.2	5.1	36.1
2000		38.8	4.6	34.2
2005		34.5	4.1	30.4
2009		30.1	4.4	25.7
2010	3.8	30.1	4.2	25.9
2011		30.1	4.1	26.0
2013		29.7	4.0	25.7

Source:^[42]

Life expectancy

Average life expectancy at age 0 of the total population.^[43]

Period	Life expectancy in Years	Period	Life expectancy in Years
1950–1955	46.6	1985–1990	67.1
1955–1960	48.2	1990–1995	68.9
1960–1965	50.8	1995–2000	70.3
1965–1970	54.1	2000–2005	71.2
1970–1975	57.5	2005–2010	72.0
1975–1980	61.0	2010–2015	72.9
1980–1985	64.4

Demographics of the Gaza Strip

The following demographic statistics are from The World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

Current: 2,098,389 (2023 est.)

In 2023 approximately 2.1 million Palestinians lived in the Gaza Strip, around 1.6 million of them UN-registered refugees.^[44]

The Strip's population has continued to increase since that time, one of the main reasons being a total fertility rate of 3.38 children per woman (2023 est). In a ranking by total fertility rate, this places Gaza 42nd of 224 regions.

Age structure

0–14 years: 44.1% (male 415,746/female 394,195)
15–24 years: 21.3% (male 197,797/female 194,112)
25–54 years: 28.5% (male 256,103/female 267,285)
55–64 years: 3.5% (male 33,413/female 30,592)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 24,863/female 22,607) (2018 est.)

Population growth rate

2.25% (2018 est.)

Birth rate

30.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Mortality rate

3 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Net migration rate

−5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0–14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15–24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
25–54 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
55–64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total population: 16/1,000 live births
Male: 17.1/1,000 live births
Female: 14.9/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 74.4 years
Male: 72.7 years
Female: 76.2 years (2018 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.97 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Nationality

Noun:Palestinians
Demonym:Palestinian

Ethnic groups

Palestinian/Arab 98.7%

Religions

Sunni Muslim 98–99%, Arab Christians 0.2% (2,000 to 3,000 est.), other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0% (2012 est.).^[45] ^[46]

Languages

Arabic (Palestinian Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic), Hebrew (spoken by many older Gaza Palestinians), English (widely understood)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 96.9%
Male: 98.6%
Female: 95.2% (2016 est.)

Demographics of the West Bank

The following demographic statistics are from The World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

Total 2,939,418 (July 2018 est.); 71.72% of the population is Arab (predominantly Sunni), 28.28% is Jewish^[47] (cf. Israel: Jewish 74%, Arab 21%, other 5%; and Gaza: Arab 99%)^[48]

Palestinian Arab 2,155,743 (July 2017 est.), 71.72%
Israeli Jew 850,481 (2016, 2020 est.), 28.28%
- Approximately 475,481 Israeli Jews thereof live in the West Bank (2020)^[49]
- Approximately 375,000 Israeli Jews thereof live in East Jerusalem (2016)^[50]
Around 380 Samaritans^[51]

Age structure

0–14 years: 36.1% (male 518,376/female 491,676)

15–24 years: 21.8% (male 302,474/female 289,852)

25–54 years: 34.5% (male 489,559/female 475,402)

55–64 years: 4.7% (male 68,317/female 64,233)

65 years and over: 3.5% (male 44,662/female 53,943) (2018 est.)

Population growth rate

1.81% (2018 est.)

Birth rate

26 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Mortality rate

3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Net migration rate

−4.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0–14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15–24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

25–54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

55–64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 13.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 15.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 11.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 75.4 years
Male: 73.4 years
Female: 77.6 years (2018 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.2 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Jewish population: 5.07 children born/woman (West Bank alone)^[52]

Nationality

Noun: Arabs: Palestinian

Ethnic groups

Palestinian Arab: 83%
Israeli Jewish and other: 17%

Religions

Muslim 80%–85% (predominantly Sunni)
Jewish 12%–14%
Christian 1.0%–2.5%, (mainly Greek Orthodox)
Other religious minorities include Palestinian Metawalis, Palestinian Druze, and Palestinian Baha'is.

Languages

Arabic (Palestinian Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic), English (compulsory in schools, widely spoken by Palestinians), and Hebrew (spoken by Israeli Jews in the West Bank, and spoken by many Palestinians) are commonly known.

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 96.9%
Male: 98.6%
Female: 95.2% (2016 est.)

External links

The World Factbook
Forbes, Andrew, and Henley, David, People of Palestine (Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books, 2012), ASIN: B0094TU8VY
"Demography of the Palestinian population with special emphasis on the occupied territories", 1995 paper by Arjun L. Adlakha, Kevin G. Kinsella and Marwan Khawaja. Available at Population Bulletin of ESCWA's website.

Notes and References

[UN Security Council Resolution 446|Resolution 446]
Web site: Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories . United Nations . 17 December 2003 . 27 September 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070603050844/http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/97360ee7a29e68a085256df900723485/d6f5d7049734efff85256e1200677754 . 3 June 2007.
Web site: EU-Settlements Watch . 1 February – 31 July 2002 . 23 May 2013 . 7 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090907194012/http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/2004/12/22/%7B3FA161D9-6DA6-408F-85CE-20D0EC68DDFF%7D.pdf . dead .
Web site: Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory . . 9 July 2004 . 27 September 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070828174856/http://domino.un.org/UNISPAl.NSF/85255e950050831085255e95004fa9c3/3740e39487a5428a85256ecc005e157a . 28 August 2007 .
Web site: Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention: statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross . . 5 December 2001 . 27 September 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110207175611/http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/misc/5fldpj.htm . 7 February 2011 .
Web site: Statistical Abstract of Israel 2012 . 15 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131215195555/http://www1.cbs.gov.il/shnaton63/map/01_01e.pdf . 15 December 2013 .
Web site: Population of Israel on the Eve of 2018 – 8.8 Million. 31 December 2017. Press Release. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2 January 2018.
Gaza Strip and West Bank (except Jerusalem) estimate for mid-2023 as per Web site: Estimated Population in the Palestine Mid-Year by Governorate,1997-2026 . Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, State of Palestine . 1 January 2024. Subtract a further est. 300,000 from the West Bank number which is the est. no. of Palestinians living in Area C under full Israeli control.
Web site: The Separation Barrier – Statistics . 16 July 2012 . B'Tselem . 5 April 2013. Data source: Israel 's Central Bureau of Statistics, The PA Central Bureau of Statistics and OCHA. All data on population updated to the end of 2005..
Web site: Katz . Yaakov . WEST BANK Jewish Population Stats (not including eastern Jerusalem) UPDATED TO: JANUARY 1, 2024 . WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com . 12 February 2024 . en . 1 January 2024.
News: Tia Goldenberg . Associated Press . Jewish settler population in the West Bank surpasses half a million . 31 December 2023 . Los Angeles Times . 2 February 2023.
Web site: Biard . Michel . Addressing the Needs of Palestinian Households in Area C of the West Bank - Findings of the First Comprehensive Household Survey (January 2019) - occupied Palestinian territory . ReliefWeb . Oxfam . 31 December 2023 . en . 26 June 2019.
Web site: Occupied Palestinian Territory Area C of the West Bank . UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs . 31 December 2023 . August 2014.
Sum of Israeli and Palestinian estimates
Web site: Area C Humanitarian Response Plan Fact Sheet September 2010. . Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs . 5 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101011101232/http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/ocha_opt_area_c_humanitarian_response_plan_fact_sheet_2010_09_03_english.pdf . 11 October 2010 . dead.
BBC News. Regions and territories: The Golan Heights.
United Nations. Security Council Resolutions, 1981.
[Council on Foreign Relations]
"Total" and "Jewish/Other" figures from Web site: III/5 Population of Jerusalem by Population Group, Religious Identification, Quarter and Sub-Quarter, 2021 in Jerusalem Statistical Yearbook . Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research . 31 December 2023 . 2021. . From this number subtract 18,982 Arabs who have Israeli citizenship, viz. News: Just 5 Percent of E. Jerusalem Palestinians Have Received Israeli Citizenship Since 1967 . 31 December 2023 . Haaretz . en. East Jerusalem consists of Areas 2111–2911, all of Quarters 1, 4, and 16; in Quarter 5 Giv'at Shapira (French Hill), Ramat Eshkol, Giv'at Hamivtar and Ma'alot Dafna (but not Shmuel Hanavi), and in Quarter 13 East Talpiot.
Web site: Barrier Report July 2009. Calculation based on East Jerusalem area of 346km2 being 97% west of the barrier, and 9.5% of the West bank including East Jerusalem being in the Seam Zone . Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs . 5 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091013032616/http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/ocha_opt_barrier_report_july_2009_english_low_res.pdf . 13 October 2009 . Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Figure calculated from other sourced figures in table
Derived from total CBS Population of Israel 31-Dec-2023 minus estimates for East Jerusalem Israelis and non-Israeli Palestinians, minus Golan Heights, minus 1/1/24 estimate of settlers in Area C
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News: 'This is our moment': Israel okays major plan to boost Golan, double its population . 31 December 2023 . The Times of Israel . 26 December 2021.
Web site: "Area of the State of Israel", All Terms . Central Bureau of Statistics, State of Israel . 31 December 2023.
Web site: "Population of Israel", All Terms . www.cbs.gov.il . 31 December 2023.
Book: Korach . Michal . Maya Choshen . 2018 . Jerusalem: Facts and Trends 2018: The State of the City and Changing Trends . Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research – Publication no. 485 . Jerusalem . Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research . 1164773453.
[Ian Lustick|Ian S. Lustick]
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https://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/ US Census Bureau International Programs
http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_PCBS/Downloads/book1661.pdf Palestinians in figures 2009
http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/PressRelease/endyear2006_E.pdf Palestinians at the End of Year 2006
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2018
9941:10012. M,X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI.
Web site: PCBS | Number of Registered Live Births in Palestine* by Region and Governorate, 2007 - 2020. www.pcbs.gov.ps.
Web site: PCBS | Number of Registered Deaths in Palestine* by Region and Governorate, 2007 - 2020. www.pcbs.gov.ps.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4514822.stm Middle East Christians: Gaza pastor
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Web site: Settlement population growth slows for 10th straight year. 9 January 2016 . 2019-12-04.
Book: Sabella, Bernard . The Status of Non-Muslims in a Palestinian State . 2011 . Non-Muslims in Muslim Majority Societies: With Focus on the Middle East and Pakistan . Ahlstand . Kajsa . Gunner . Goran . . https://books.google.com/books?id=vNPYDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA55 . 73–75 . 978-0-718-84301-4.
http://cbs.gov.il/shnaton63/st03_11x.pdf

Demographics of the State of Palestine explained

Overview

Palestine (region)

Note: Israeli definitions

Palestinian Territories

Israeli estimates

US CIA estimates

Palestinian estimates

UN estimates

Key derived statistics

Vital statistics

UN estimates

Births and deaths

Population pyramids

Palestinian Central Bureau

Life expectancy

Demographics of the Gaza Strip

Population

Age structure

Population growth rate

Birth rate

Mortality rate

Net migration rate

Sex ratio

Infant mortality rate

Life expectancy at birth

Total fertility rate

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Religions

Languages

Literacy

Demographics of the West Bank

Population

Age structure

Population growth rate

Birth rate

Mortality rate

Net migration rate

Sex ratio

Infant mortality rate

Life expectancy at birth

Total fertility rate

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Religions

Languages

Literacy

See also

External links

Notes and References