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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,[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 Judea and Samaria Area (Hebrew: אֵזוֹר יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן, Ezor Yehuda VeShomron).[6]
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.[7][8] 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.[7][8]
The demographic statistics of the CIA World Factbook and 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.[8] Approximately 214,600 Jews live in East Jerusalem.[9] East Jerusalem, once administered by Jordan, came under Israeli occupation after the 1967 Six-Day War.[10] 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%).[8]
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.[11] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), 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.[12] In the mid-2009, the share of population less than 15 years was 41.9% and above 65 years 3%.[12]
Out of 224 listed countries and territories, 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 CIA World Factbook 2018.[13] 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).[14][15][16]
Population (mid-year, millions)[17][18][19] | |||
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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 | Population (2017) |
Area (km2) |
Pop. density (capita per km2) |
---|---|---|---|
West Bank [20] | 2,747,943 | 5,860 | 469 [21] |
Gaza Strip [14] | 1,795,183 | 360 | 4,987 [22] |
Total | 4,543,126 | 6,220 | 730[23] |
Palestinian territories[24] | ||
---|---|---|
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
1997 | 2,783,084 | — |
1998 | 2,871,568 | +3.18% |
1999 | 2,962,226 | +3.16% |
2000 | 3,053,335 | +3.08% |
2001 | 3,138,471 | +2.79% |
2002 | 3,225,214 | +2.76% |
2003 | 3,314,509 | +2.77% |
2004 | 3,407,417 | +2.80% |
2005 | 3,508,126 | +2.96% |
2006 | 3,611,198 | +2.94% |
2007 | 3,719,189 | +2.99% |
2008 | 3,825,512 | +2.86% |
2009 | 3,935,249 | +2.87% |
2010 | 4,048,403 | +2.88% |
2011 | 4,168,860 | +2.98% |
2012 | 4,293,313 | +2.99% |
2013 | 4,420,549 | +2.96% |
2014 | 4,550,368 | +2.94% |
2015 | 4,682,467 | +2.90% |
2016 | 4,816,503 | +2.86% |
2017 | 4,952,168 | +2.82% |
West Bank[24] | ||
---|---|---|
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
2012 | 2,649,020 | — |
2013 | 2,719,112 | +2.65% |
2014 | 2,790,331 | +2.62% |
2015 | 2,862,485 | +2.59% |
2016 | 2,935,368 | +2.55% |
2017 | 3,008,770 | +2.50% |
Gaza Strip[24] | ||
---|---|---|
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
2012 | 1,644,293 | — |
2013 | 1,701,437 | +3.48% |
2014 | 1,760,037 | +3.44% |
2015 | 1,819,982 | +3.41% |
2016 | 1,881,135 | +3.36% |
2017 | 1,943,398 | +3.31% |
Vital statistics
UN estimates[25]
Period | Live births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR1 | CDR1 | NC1 | TFR1 | IMR1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1950–1955 | 44 000 | 19 000 | 25 000 | 46.7 | 20.0 | 26.7 | 7.38 | 158.2 |
1955–1960 | 49 000 | 19 000 | 30 000 | 46.7 | 18.5 | 28.2 | 7.38 | 147.0 |
1960–1965 | 59 000 | 19 000 | 40 000 | 52.5 | 16.8 | 35.7 | 8.00 | 129.9 |
1965–1970 | 60 000 | 16 000 | 43 000 | 52.5 | 14.0 | 38.5 | 8.00 | 109.1 |
1970–1975 | 60 000 | 14 000 | 46 000 | 46.6 | 11.2 | 35.4 | 7.69 | 89.8 |
1975–1980 | 67 000 | 13 000 | 54 000 | 47.8 | 8.9 | 38.9 | 7.50 | 70.6 |
1980–1985 | 73 000 | 11 000 | 62 000 | 44.6 | 6.8 | 37.8 | 7.05 | 53.0 |
1985–1990 | 83 000 | 11 000 | 72 000 | 45.1 | 5.5 | 39.6 | 6.43 | 40.0 |
1990–1995 | 107 000 | 11 000 | 96 000 | 45.6 | 4.8 | 40.8 | 6.59 | 32.9 |
1995–2000 | 118 000 | 12 000 | 106 000 | 42.0 | 4.1 | 37.9 | 5.77 | 27.6 |
2000–2005 | 122 000 | 13 000 | 109 000 | 39.1 | 3.8 | 35.3 | 5.05 | 24.6 |
2005–2010 | 128 000 | 14 000 | 115 000 | 35.9 | 3.6 | 32.3 | 4.65 | 22.2 |
2010–2015 | 144 000 | 16 000 | 128 000 | 4.28 | ||||
1 CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births |
Births and deaths [26]
Year | Population (x1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase | Crude birth rate | Crude death rate | Rate of natural increase | TFR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 137 085 | 10 764 | 126 231 | 4.4 | ||||
2011 | 131 430 | 11 333 | 120 097 | |||||
2012 | 129 826 | 11 676 | 118 150 | |||||
2013 | 126 912 | 11 013 | 115 899 | 4.1 |
Population pyramids[27]
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 |
Estimates (01/07/2013) :
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 |
Palestinian Central Bureau[28]
fertility rate (Gaza) | birth rate (Gaza) | death rate (Gaza) | Natural change(Gaza) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
fertility rate (West Bank) | birth rate (West Bank) | death rate (West Bank) | Natural change(West Bank) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Life expectancy
Average life expectancy at age 0 of the total population.[29]
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 West Bank
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population
Total 2,939,418 (July 2018 est.); 71.97% of the population is Arab (predominantly Sunni), 28.02% is Jewish[8] (cf. Israel: Jewish 74%, Arab 21%, other 5%; and Gaza: Arab 99%)[30]
- Palestinian Arab 2,155,743 (July 2017 est.), 71.97%[8]
- Israeli Jew 823,642 (2016, 2018 est.), 28.02%[8]
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)[33]
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)[8]
Other religious minorities include Palestinian Metawalis, Palestinian Druze and Palestinian Baha'is.
Languages
Arabic, English (compulsory in schools, widely[quantify] spoken by Palestinians), and Hebrew (spoken by Israeli Jews in the West Bank, and spoken by many[quantify] 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.)
Demographics of the Gaza Strip
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population
Current: 1,836,713 (July 2018 est.)[34]
In 2010 approximately 1.6 million Palestinians lived in the Gaza Strip,[35] almost 1.0 million of them UN-registered refugees.[36]
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 (2014 est). In a ranking by total fertility rate, this places Gaza 34th of 224 regions.[37]
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
adjective:
Palestinian
Ethnic groups
Arab (Palestinian) 98.7%
Religions
Sunni Muslim 98–99%, Arab Christians 0.2% (2,000 to 3,000 est.), other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0% (2012 est.).[38][39]
Languages
Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many 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.)
See also
- Demographic history of Palestine (region)
- Economy of the Palestinian territories
- Palestinian National Authority (PNA)
- Politics of the Palestinian National Authority
- CIA World Fact Book
- Demographics of Israel
- Population statistics for Israeli West Bank settlements
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External links
- CIA 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.