Demographics of the State of Palestine

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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).

[19] 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.).

The estimate of the Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics for mid 2023 showed a population total of 5,483,450.

[39] 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).

Demographic map of Gaza, West Bank, Israel proper and the Golan Heights
Life expectancy at birth in Palestine
Population pyramid Gaza Strip 2016
Population pyramid West Bank 2016