Palestinian Territory
Population 2026
5,692,792
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.85%
- Density
- 945 per km²
- Land area
- 6,025 km²
- Capital
- East Jerusalem
- Currency
- Shekel (ILS)
- Official languages
- AR-PS
- Urban population
- 87.4%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 144,4672026
- Deaths
- 16,4112026
- Birth rate
- 26.5per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.9per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 3.25
- Life expectancy
- 69.2At birth, years
- Median age
- 20.3
- Net migration
- -23,156
Age distribution
- 0–1437.6%
- 15–6458.6%
- 65+3.9%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $17.2B
- GDP per capita
- $3.2K
- GDP growth
- +4.3%
- Inflation
- 9.8%
- Unemployment
- 24.4%
- Exports
- $3.6B
- Imports
- $9.2B
- Tourism receipts
- 9.4%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture5.5%
- Industry16.3%
- Manufacturing11.3%
- Services60.2%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture6.3%
- Industry29.9%
- Services63.8%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GazaGaza Strip | 410,0002026 |
| 2 | Khān YūnisGaza Strip | 173,1832024 |
| 3 | JabālyāGaza Strip | 168,5682023 |
| 4 | HebronWest Bank | 160,4702019 |
| 5 | NablusWest Bank | 130,3262020 |
| 6 | RafaḩGaza Strip | 126,3052019 |
| 7 | Dayr al BalaḩGaza Strip | 59,5042020 |
| 8 | Bayt LāhyāGaza Strip | 56,9192017 |
| 9 | BattirWest Bank | 56,7462023 |
| 10 | ŢūlkarmWest Bank | 44,1692020 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5,692,792 | 144K | 16.4K |
| 2020 | 5,069,692 | 146K | 17.2K |
| 2010 | 4,016,918 | 139K | 13.9K |
| 2000 | 3,151,800 | 121K | 12.8K |
| 1990 | 2,139,065 | 98.3K | 11.1K |
| 1980 | 1,469,058 | 68.9K | 11.8K |
| 1970 | 1,116,285 | 56.0K | 14.2K |
| 1960 | 1,073,080 | 54.3K | 19.0K |
| 1950 | 944,632 | 45.7K | 20.0K |