Demographics of the Palestinian territories


This article is about the demographic features of the population of the area which is commonly described as Palestinian territories and 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 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.

Overview

The demographic statistics of the CIA World Factbook and the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics estimated that the collective Palestinian Arab population in the region of Palestine, including Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, amounted to 5.79 million people in 2017. Thereof, 2.16 million Arabs live in the West Bank, 1.84 million Arabs live in Israel, and 1.79 million Arabs live in the Gaza Strip.
The demographic statistics of the CIA World Factbook and the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics estimated 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. Approximately 214,600 Jews live in East Jerusalem. East Jerusalem, once administered by Jordan, came under Israeli occupation after the 1967 Six-Day War. In the Palestinian territories, c. 86% of the population is Arab, c. 13% is Jewish, other <1%.
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. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of Palestinians in the Palestinian Territory 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%.
Out of 224 listed countries and territories, the West Bank ranked 48th with a total fertility rate of 3.2, and the Gaza Strip ranked 31st with a TFR of 3.97 according to the CIA World Factbook 2018. In 2018, the West Bank had an estimated population growth rate of 1.81% and the Gaza Strip had a population growth rate of 2.25%.
NamePopulation
Area
Pop. density
West Bank2,747,9435,860469
Gaza Strip1,795,1833604,987
Total4,543,1266,220730

Vital statistics

UN estimateshttp://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm [World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision]

Births and deaths
YearPopulation Live birthsDeathsNatural increaseCrude birth rateCrude death rateRate of natural increaseTFR
2010137 08510 764126 2314.4
2011131 43011 333120 097
2012129 82611 676118 150
2013126 91211 013115 8994.1

Population pyramids

Census :
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total1 747 2841 696 5443 443 828100
0-4266 052253 883519 93515.10
5-9239 156227 724466 88013.56
10-14238 306227 967466 27313.54
15-19211 464202 975414 43912.03
20-24158 374151 561309 9359.00
25-29128 068124 159252 2277.32
30-34108 945106 343215 2886.25
35-3990 15586 905177 0605.14
40-4481 18675 328156 5144.54
45-4960 83256 748117 5803.41
50-5441 60641 69583 3012.42
55-5932 01130 99963 0101.83
60-6422 06025 76947 8291.39
65-6913 85319 84433 6970.98
70-7412 68916 62729 3160.85
75-798 59912 53621 1350.61
80-844 8616 88811 7490.34
85-892 3183 0265 3440.16
90-948711 1332 0040.06
95+4645971 0610.03
unknown25 41423 83749 2510.14

Estimates :
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total2 245 4002 175 1494 420 549100
0-4333 246319 213652 45914.76
5-9295 678283 886579 56413.11
10-14275 428263 679539 10712.20
15-19262 267251 710513 97711.63
20-24230 888221 790452 67810.24
25-29182 448174 730357 1788.08
30-34144 721138 652283 3736.41
35-39122 846119 333242 1795.48
40-44103 233100 276203 5094.60
45-4987 96982 580170 5493.86
50-5470 53565 239135 7743.07
55-5948 91246 91095 8222.17
60-6432 35333 58165 9341.49
65-6921 98526 41448 3991.09
70-7414 20119 83134 0320.77
75-799 34413 72823 0720.52
80+9 34613 59722 9430.52

Palestinian Central Bureauhttp://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_PCBS/Downloads/book1863.pdf

fertility rate birth rate death rate Natural change
199741.25.136.1
200038.84.634.2
200534.54.130.4
200930.14.425.7
20103.830.14.225.9
201130.14.126.0
201329.74.025.7

Life expectancy

Average life expectancy at age 0 of the total population.
PeriodLife expectancy in
Years		PeriodLife expectancy in
Years
1950–195546.61985–199067.1
1955–196048.21990–199568.9
1960–196550.81995–200070.3
1965–197054.12000–200571.2
1970–197557.52005–201072.0
1975–198061.02010–201572.9
1980–198564.4

Demographics of the West Bank

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

Population

Total 2,939,418 ; 71.97% of the population is Arab, 28.02% is Jewish
0–14 years: 36.1%
15–24 years: 21.8%
25–54 years: 34.5%
55–64 years: 4.7%
65 years and over: 3.5%

Population growth rate

1.81%

[Birth rate]

26 births/1,000 population

[Mortality rate]

3.5 deaths/1,000 population

[Net migration rate]

-4.4 migrant/1,000 population

[Sex ratio]

at birth: 1.06 male/female
0–14 years: 1.05 male/female
15–24 years: 1.04 male/female
25–54 years: 1.03 male/female
55–64 years: 1.06 male/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male/female
total population: 1.04 male/female

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

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.4 years

male: 73.4 years

female: 77.6 years

Total fertility rate

3.2 children born/woman
noun: Arabs: Palestinian

Ethnic groups

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

Religions

Muslim 80–85%
Jewish 12–14%
Christian 1.0–2.5%,
Other religious minorities include Palestinian Metawalis, Palestinian Druze and Palestinian Baha'is.

Languages

, English, and Hebrew are commonly known.

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.9%
male: 98.6%
female: 95.2%

Demographics of the Gaza Strip

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

Population

Current: 1,836,713
In 2010 approximately 1.6 million Palestinians lived in the Gaza Strip, almost 1.0 million of them UN-registered refugees.
The Strip's population has continued to increase since that time, one of the main reasons being a total fertility rate of 4.24 children per woman. In a ranking by total fertility rate, this places Gaza 34th of 224 regions.

Age structure

0–14 years: 44.1%
15–24 years: 21.3%
25–54 years: 28.5%
55–64 years: 3.5%
65 years and over: 2.6%

Population growth rate

2.25%

[Birth rate]

30.5 births/1,000 population

[Mortality rate]

3 deaths/1,000 population

[Net migration rate]

-5 migrant/1,000 population

[Sex ratio]

at birth: 1.06 male/female
0–14 years: 1.05 male/female
15–24 years: 1.01 male/female
25–54 years: 0.96 male/female
55–64 years: 1.1 male/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male/female
total population: 1.02 male/female

Infant mortality rate

total population: 16/1,000 live births
male: 17.1/1,000 live births
female: 14.9/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.4 years
male: 72.7 years
female: 76.2 years

Total fertility rate

3.97 children born/woman

Nationality

noun:
Palestinians

adjective:
Palestinian

Ethnic groups

Arab 98.7%

Religions

98–99%, Arab Christians 0.2%, other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0%.

Languages

, Hebrew, English

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.9%
male: 98.6%
female: 95.2%