As of 2021, the overall population density of the Gaza Strip was ***** capita per square kilometer. The population density of North Gaza was ***** capita per square kilometer. The area of the Gaza Strip was around *** square kilometers.

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Palestine was reported at 817 sq. Km in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Historical dataset showing West Bank and Gaza population density by year from 1990 to 2021.

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Population Density: Inhabitants per sq km data was reported at 898.540 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 881.270 Person for 2022. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Population Density: Inhabitants per sq km data is updated yearly, averaging 613.105 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 898.540 Person in 2023 and a record low of 355.330 Person in 1990. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Population Density: Inhabitants per sq km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.OECD.GGI: Social: Demography: Non OECD Member: Annual.

The estimated population of the Gaza Strip for 2023 was around 2.1 million people. The Palestinian population of Gaza is relatively young when compared globally. More than half of Gazans are 19 years or younger. This is due to the comparably high fertility rate in the Gaza Strip of *** children per woman as of 2022.

As of January 14, 2025, the UN estimated that around 1.9 million refugees are currently sheltered in school buildings operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Around ** percent of Gaza's total population has been displaced due to the ongoing conflict. This was caused by attacks of radical Islamic Hamas' attacks on Israeli territory and the consequent counterstrikes of the Israeli military. Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023 The radical Islamic Palestinian terror organization Hamas attacked Israel in the early hours of October 7, 2023, on Sabbath - the Jewish day of rest. This strategic attack from Gaza was directed towards Israeli civilians and armed forces. An estimated ***** rockets were fired by Hamas from Gaza toward Israeli targets, hitting civilian buildings and military facilities. Hamas fighters entered the Israeli territory, killing around ***** of Israeli citizens. In the weeks that followed, the Israeli military conducted an aerial bombardment and launched a ground offensive in Gaza. Humanitarian pauses allowed aid to get into Gaza, but fighting has continued since a weeklong cease-fire ended on December 1, 2023. The attacks resulted in a massive escalation of the Middle Eastern conflict, which pushed a political solution further away. The number of civilian casualties in Gaza and Israel is rising each day the conflict continues. Humanitarian situation in Gaza Following Hamas' attacks on Israel, the Israeli military responded with airstrikes against positions of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and cut the region's supply. The Israeli military warned parts of Gaza about their air strikes and urged the population to leave their houses and seek refuge in the centers. Israel isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world and stopped the supply of electricity, food, and fuel. On October 13, 2023, Israel prompted the Palestinian population of Gaza to vacate the region of northern Gaza. Around one million of the **** million Gazans dwelled in northern Gaza in high density. About half of the Gazan population is underaged. Since the terrorist organization Hamas launched its attacks on Israeli soil on October 7, 2023, around ***** Israelis have died, and ***** have been injured. Through retaliation attacks by the Israeli armed forces against Hamas in Gaza, over 47 thousand Palestinians have died, and around 99 thousand have been injured. There were ***** confirmed Palestinians killed in the Westbank through the ongoing conflict. Hamas's attack on Israel was the deadliest so far.

Abstract

Most countries collect official statistics on energy use due to its vital role in the infrastructure, economy and living standards.

In Palestine, additional attention is warranted for energy statistics due to a scarcity of natural resources, the high cost of energy and high population density. These factors demand comprehensive and high quality statistics.

In this contest PCBS decided to conduct a special Energy Consumption in Transport Survey to provide high quality data about energy consumption by type, expenditure on maintenance and insurance for vehicles, and questions on vehicles motor capacity and year of production.

The survey aimed to provide data on energy consumption by transport sector and also on the energy consumption by the type of vehicles and its motor capacity and year of production.

Geographic coverage

Palestine

Analysis unit

Vehicles

Universe

All the operating vehicles in Palestine in 2014.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Target Population: All the operating vehicles in Palestine in 2014.

2.1Sample Frame A list of the number of the operating vehicles in Palestine in 2014, they are broken down by governorates and vehicle types, this list was obtained from Ministry of transport.

2.2.1 Sample size The sample size is 6,974 vehicles.

2.2.2 Sampling Design it is stratified random sample, and in some of the small size strata the quota sample was used to cover them.

The method of reaching the vehicles sample was through : 1-reaching to all the dynamometers (the centers for testing the vehicles) 2-selecting a random sample of vehicles by type of vehicle, model, fuel type and engine capacity

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The design of the questionnaire was based on the experiences of other similar countries in energy statistics subject to cover the most important indicators for energy statistics in transport sector, taking into account Palestine's particular situation.

Cleaning operations

The data processing stage consisted of the following operations: Editing and coding prior to data entry: all questionnaires were edited and coded in the office using the same instructions adopted for editing in the field.

Data entry: The survey questionnaire was uploaded on office computers. At this stage, data were entered into the computer using a data entry template developed in Access Database. The data entry program was prepared to satisfy a number of requirements: ·To prevent the duplication of questionnaires during data entry. ·To apply checks on the integrity and consistency of entered data. ·To handle errors in a user friendly manner. ·The ability to transfer captured data to another format for data analysis using statistical analysis software such as SPSS. Audit after data entered at this stage is data entered scrutiny by pulling the data entered file periodically and review the data and examination of abnormal values and check consistency between the different questions in the questionnaire, and if there are any errors in the data entered to be the withdrawal of the questionnaire and make sure this data and adjusted, even been getting the final data file that is the final extract data from it. Extraction Results: The extract final results of the report by using the SPSS program, and then display the results through tables to Excel format.

Response rate

80.7%

Sampling error estimates

Data of this survey may be affected by sampling errors due to use of a sample and not a complete enumeration. Therefore, certain differences are anticipated in comparison with the real values obtained through censuses. The variance was calculated for the most important indicators: the variance table is attached with the final report. There is no problem in the dissemination of results at national and regional level (North, Middle, South of West Bank, Gaza Strip).

Data appraisal

The survey sample consisted of around 6,974 vehicles, of which 5,631 vehicles completed the questionnaire, 3,652 vehicles from the West Bank and 1,979 vehicles in Gaza Strip.

Abstract

Countries collect official statistics on energy use due to its vital role in the infrastructure, economy and living standards of any given country.

In Palestine, additional attention is warranted for energy statistics due to scarce natural resources, the high cost of energy and high population density. These factors demand comprehensive and high quality statistics.

Due to high residential consumption of energy, PCBS decided to conduct a special Household Energy Survey to provide high quality data about energy consumption by type of energy, the different energy consuming devices used by households, and energy consumption behavior. To this end, a questionnaire was attached as a module within the Area Statistics Survey.

PCBS conducted the Household Energy Survey to cover the month of January 2015 to ascertain energy consumption behavior.

The survey aimed to provide data on energy consumption by households and also on public energy consumption behavior and patterns by type of energy.

The survey covered data on energy indicators in households in Palestine, including statistical data on electricity and other types of fuel consumption in activities like cooking, baking, heating, lighting and water heating.

The report of the Household Energy Survey (January 2015) comprises three chapters: the first chapter briefly describes the main findings; the second chapter presents the methodology used in the survey, including the questionnaire design, sampling design, field work operations, data processing, data quality and technical notes; while the third chapter describes the concepts and definitions.

Geographic coverage

Palestine.

Analysis unit

Households

Universe

It consists of all Palestinian households who are staying normally in Palestine during 2015

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The sampling frame was based on master sample which was update in 2013-2014 for (Expenditure and Consumption Survey (PECS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)) surveys, and the frame consists from enumeration areas. These enumeration areas are used as primary sampling units (PSUs) in the first stage of the sampling selection.

Sample size: The sample size is 7,690 households for Palestine level, 6,609 households responded.

Sampling Design: The sample is two stage stratified cluster sample as following:

First stage: selection of a PPS random sample of 370 enumeration areas.

Second stage: A random area sample of 20 households from each enumeration area selected in the first stage.

Sample strata: The population was divided by: 1- Governorate 2- locality type (Urban, rural, camps)

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The design of the questionnaire was based on the experiences of similar countries as well as on international standards and recommendations for the most important indicators, taking into account the special situation of Palestine.

Cleaning operations

The data processing stage consisted of the following operations: Editing and coding prior to data entry: all questionnaires were edited and coded in the office using the same instructions adopted for editing in the field.

Data entry: The household energy survey questionnaire was programmed onto handheld devices and data were entered directly using these devices in the West Bank. With regard to Jerusalem J1 and the Gaza Strip, data were entered into the computer in the offices in Ramallah and Gaza. At this stage, data were entered into the computer using a data entry template developed in Access. The data entry program was prepared to satisfy a number of requirements: · To prevent the duplication of questionnaires during data entry. · To apply checks on the integrity and consistency of entered data. · To handle errors in a user friendly manner. · The ability to transfer captured data to another format for data analysis using statistical analysis software such as SPSS.

Response rate

percent was about 89.5%.

Sampling error estimates

Sampling Errors Data of this survey may be affected by sampling errors due to use of a sample and not a complete enumeration. Therefore, certain differences are anticipated in comparison with the real values obtained through censuses. The variance was calculated for the most important indicators: the variance table is attached with the final report. There is no problem in the dissemination of results at national and regional level (North, Middle, South of West Bank, Gaza Strip) and by locality. However, the indicator of averages of household consumption for certain fuels by region show a high variance.

Abstract

A housing unit (regardless of its type or inhabitant) must meet a number of standard requirements in order to be suitable for living purposes, such as hygiene and privacy. Thus, a healthy housing unit should provide adequate space, well-ventilated and exposed to sunlight for living and sleeping (rooms and bedrooms), for food preparation (a kitchen), with sanitary facilities, electricity and drinking water.

The housing unit constitutes a basic requirement for living for Palestinians in the Palestinian Territory (PT), and for this reason it is important to provide data on housing conditions, housing unit characteristics, and housing density.

Housing conditions, including the type of unit, tenure, housing density, and availability of durable goods, has an important effect on the living conditions of Palestinians, especially of women who spend most of their time at home. In the Youth Survey 2003 conducted by PCBS, results indicated that 76.6% of youth spend their leisure time at home, of which 90.7% are females and 62.8% males.

Geographic coverage

Palestinian Territory

Analysis unit

households

Universe

All Palestinians households living in West Bank and Gaza Strip

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The sample is a two-stage stratified cluster random sample.

Sampling Frame: The sampling frame consisted of a master sample of enumeration areas (EAs) selected from the Population Housing and Establishment Census (PHC) 1997, the master sample consists of area units of relatively equal size (number of households), these units have been used as primary sampling units (PSUs).

Sample Design: The sample chosen by two stages: First stage: represented by choosing a stratified uniform random sample consisted of 227 enumeration areas.

Second stage: represented by the choice of a random uniform sample of households in each enumeration area, where 16 households was chosen in West Bank and Gaza Strip, also 21 households was chosen in each enumeration area of Jerusalem j1(those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967).

Stratification: Two levels of stratification were made: 1. Stratification by Governorates. 2. Stratification by Locality Type which comprises: (a) Urban (b) Rural (c) Refugee Camps

Sample Size: The sample size consists of 3,735 households interviewed during December 2003.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The housing conditions questionnaire was designed in accordance with the similar country experience and with international standards and recommendations for the most important indicators, in addition to utilization from census questionnaire 1997, and taking into account the special situation of Palestine.

Cleaning operations

To prevent the duplication of the questionnaires during data entry To apply integrity and consistency checks of entered data To handle errors in user friendly manner The ability to transfer captured data to another format for data analysis using statistical analysis software such as SPSS

Response rate

The completion percentage reached 89.0%

Sampling error estimates

Sampling Errors These types of errors evolved as a result of studying only part of the population and not all of it. Because this is a sampled survey, the data will be affected by sampling errors due to using a sample and not the whole frame of the population. Differences appear compared with the actual values that could be obtained through a census

Non Sampling Errors These errors are due to non-response cases as well as the implementation of surveys. In this survey, these errors emerged because of (a) the special content of the questionnaire itself, which some parts depend partially on estimation, (b) diversity of sources (e.g., the interviewers, respondents, editors, coders, data entry operator, etc) The sources of these errors can be summarized as Some of the households were not in their houses and the interviewers could not meet them Some of the households did not give enough attention to the questionnaire.
Some errors occurred due to the way the questions were asked by interviewers Misunderstanding of the questions by the respondents Answering the questions related to monthly rent by making estimations