Demographics of the State of Palestine

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Demographic features of the population of the area commonly described as 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 West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian National Authority, the United Nations Security Council, the United Nations General Assembly, the European Union, the International Court of Justice, and the International Committee of the Red Cross 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 Judea and Samaria Area (, Ezor Yehuda VeShomron).

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. In the mid 2009, the share of population less than 15 years was 41.9% and above 65 years 3%. 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.

Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude 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 2010 4,048,403 138,809 10,810 127,999 34.3 2.7 31.6 2011 4,168,801133,326 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 4,420,549 127,45411,188116,266 28.8 2.5 26.3 2014 4,550,368 128,07313,390114,683 28.1 2.9 25.2 2015 4,530,416132,99511,908121,087 29.4 2.6 26.7 2016 4,632,025138,23812,202126,036 29.8 2.6 27.2 2017 4,733,357140,44111,778128,663 29.7 2.5 27.2 3.8 2018 4,854,013143,33412,452130,882 29.5 2.6 27.0 2019 4,976,684139,24612,847126,399 28.0 2.6 25.4 2020 5,101,152132,29114,106118,185 25.9 2.8 23.2 2021 5,227,193

Average life expectancy at age 0 of the total population. PeriodLife expectancy inYearsPeriodLife expectancy inYears1950–195546.61985–199067.11955–196048.21990–199568.91960–196550.81995–200070.31965–197054.12000–200571.21970–197557.52005–201072.01975–198061.02010–201572.91980–198564.4

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

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.)

1.81% (2018 est.)

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

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

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

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.)

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.)

total population: 75.4 years
male: 73.4 years
female: 77.6 years (2018 est.)

3.2 children born/woman (2018 est.) Jewish population: 5.07 children born/woman (West Bank alone)

Muslim 80–85% (predominantly Sunni)Jewish 12–14%Christian 1.0–2.5%, (mainly Greek Orthodox)

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.

definition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 96.9%male: 98.6%female: 95.2% (2016 est.)