Population growth in Palestine
From 1990 to 2022 the population of Palestine increased from 1.98 million to 5.04 million people. This is a growth of 155.0 percent in 32 years. The highest increase in Palestine was recorded in 1991 with 4.58 percent. The smallest increase in 2017 with 2.01 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 50.6 percent.
The average age in Palestine in 2020 was 39.90 years (median value).
Around 77 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 2.8 percent annually.
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Population development in Palestine since 1990
(Data in millions of inhabitants)Annual growth rates in percent
| Year | Population Palestine | Change Palestine | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.07 M | 4.58 % | 44.9 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 2.16 M | 4.58 % | 44.5 ‰ | 6.2 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 2.26 M | 4.58 % | 44.1 ‰ | 5.9 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 2.37 M | 4.58 % | 43.8 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 2.47 M | 4.58 % | 43.4 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 2.59 M | 4.58 % | 43.1 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 2.71 M | 4.58 % | 42.7 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 2.78 M | 2.59 % | 42.1 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 2.85 M | 2.59 % | 41.4 ‰ | 4.6 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 2.92 M | 2.59 % | 40.9 ‰ | 4.5 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 3.00 M | 2.59 % | 40.2 ‰ | 4.4 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 3.08 M | 2.59 % | 39.6 ‰ | 4.3 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 3.15 M | 2.59 % | 38.8 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 3.24 M | 2.59 % | 38.1 ‰ | 4.1 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 3.32 M | 2.59 % | 37.3 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 3.41 M | 2.59 % | 36.7 ‰ | 3.9 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 3.49 M | 2.59 % | 35.9 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 3.59 M | 2.79 % | 33.9 ‰ | 3.5 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 3.69 M | 2.70 % | 33.8 ‰ | 3.5 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 3.79 M | 2.63 % | 33.6 ‰ | 3.5 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 3.88 M | 2.56 % | 33.3 ‰ | 3.5 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 3.98 M | 2.50 % | 32.9 ‰ | 3.5 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 4.08 M | 2.43 % | 32.5 ‰ | 3.5 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 4.17 M | 2.37 % | 32.5 ‰ | 3.8 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 4.27 M | 2.32 % | 32.7 ‰ | 3.3 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.98 % | |
| 2016 | 4.37 M | 2.27 % | 31.9 ‰ | 3.3 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2017 | 4.45 M | 2.01 % | 31.0 ‰ | 3.3 ‰ | 7,576 M | 1.12 % | |
| 2018 | 4.57 M | 2.57 % | 30.1 ‰ | 3.3 ‰ | 7,660 M | 1.11 % | |
| 2019 | 4.69 M | 2.54 % | 29.5 ‰ | 3.2 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.07 % | |
| 2020 | 4.80 M | 2.52 % | 28.8 ‰ | 3.5 ‰ | 7,820 M | 1.00 % | |
| 2021 | 4.92 M | 2.49 % | 28.2 ‰ | 3.8 ‰ | 7,888 M | 0.87 % | |
| 2022 | 5.04 M | 2.46 % | 7,951 M | 0.79 % |
Birth and death rate in Palestine
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2021 in the graph: The population in Palestine increased by about 119,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 3.8 per 1,000 people (~ 18,300 deaths) and the birth rate was 28.2 per 1,000 people (~ 136,000 births). As a result, around 1,300 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 15,306 in Palestine. The number of births was 136,902 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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