The demographics of Palestine, as defined by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), includes general population information for all Palestinians, including those not residing in the Palestinian territories. As of mid-2025, there are about 15.2 million Palestinians in the world, 7.8 million of them residing outside historic Palestine. Of those within the territories that comprise their historic homeland, 5.61 million Palestinians reside in the 1967 Palestinian territories, and 1.9 million in the 1948 territories (now modern Israel).Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) Presents the Conditions of the Palestinian Population on the Occasion of the World Population Day. 11/07/2025. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Specific information on education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects is provided by the PCBS mainly for the Palestinian territories alone.

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,Resolution 446, Resolution 465, Resolution 484, among others 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 the Judea and Samaria Area (, Ezor Yehuda VeShomron).

Overview + Demographics of the State of Palestine Region &Status By nationality TotalPopulation YearSource By ethnoreligious group Area (km2) Israelis YearSource Palestinians Year Jewish Arab West Bank Areas A & B (under Palestinian civil administration) 0 2,464,566 2023Gaza Strip and West Bank (except Jerusalem) estimate for mid-2023 as per 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. 2,464,566 2023 0 2,464,566 2,808 West Bank Area C (under full Israeli control)517,407 1/2024 300,000 2019 817,407 2019/1/1/24Sum of Israeli and Palestinian estimates 517,407 300,000 3,378 East Jerusalem (Annexed by Israel)BBC News. Regions and territories: The Golan Heights.United Nations. Security Council Resolutions, 1981.Council on Foreign Relations. UN Security Council Resolution 497. 259,814of which Israeli Arab~18,982 2021351,570 2021"Total" and "Jewish/Other" figures from . From this number subtract 18,982 Arabs who have Israeli citizenship, viz. 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. 611,384 2021 240,832 370,552 336 Gaza Strip (under Palestinian civil administration) 0 2,226,544 mid-2023 2,226,544 mid-2023 0 2,226,544 365 State of Palestine (total) 6,119,901 758,239 (12.39%) 5,361,662 (87.61%) 6,887

Population size and structure 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. East Jerusalem, once administered by Jordan, came under Israeli occupation after the 1967 Six-Day War.Ian S. Lustick, "Has Israel Annexed East Jerusalem?", Middle East Policy, Vol. V, No. 1, pp. 34–45, January 1997; accessed 25 November 2014. 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: 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.Palestine in Figures 2009 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, May 2010 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. 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.

Reliability of data West Bank and Gaza population numbers appear to be unreliable, with estimates varying by a million.

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. 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).

Population (mid-year, millions)US Census Bureau International Programs International Data Base IDB West Bank and GazaPalestinians in figures 2009 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics May 2010Palestinians at the End of Year 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 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 Areainkm2 Pop.Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2018Census1 Dec 2017 Pop.Estimatemid 2023 Pop. densitymid 2023(per km2)West Bank 5,655 2,881,954 3,256,906 576Gaza Strip 365 1,899,291 2,226,544 6,100Total 6,020 4,781,245 5,483,450 911

Age structure

Census (01/12/2007) :

Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% 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 MaleFemaleTotalPercent 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 groupMaleFemaleTotal% 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 MaleFemaleTotalPercent 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

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Vital statistics UN estimates