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.

Population growth (annual %) in Palestine was reported at 2.3603 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Key information about State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) population

• The State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) population reached 5.9 million people in Jun 2026, compared with the previously reported figure of 5.7 million people in Jun 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 5.9 million people in Jun 2026 and a record low of 0.9 million people in Jun 1951

CEIC extends history for annual Population. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics provides Mid-year Population. Population prior to 1997 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund. Population is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year

Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) in Palestine was reported at 37.05 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population ages 0-14, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

As of June 11. 2025, over 55,000 Palestinians have been directly killed by Israel's 20-month-long invasion of Gaza. The early months of the conflict saw the largest number of fatalities, with over 30,000 deaths recorded within the first five months, and an average of approximately 1,600 deaths per month thereafter. 55,000 deaths is equal to approximately two percent of Gaza's prewar population. Additionally, there have been over 127,000 recorded injuries. Many injuries go unreported due to limited healthcare resources and capacity. Attacks on hospitals, medical shortages, and electricity outages, and many other factors, have severely impeded the medical response to the war. Many operations are conducted without anesthetic and antibiotics, and Gaza now has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world. The true death toll? The United Nations and many humanitarian organizations believe the Gaza Health Ministry's (GHM) figures to be a significant undercount, with thousands of Gazans still unaccounted for. The GHM also does not include deaths of those who die due to preventable causes, such as disease, malnutrition, or disruptions to healthcare services. Some estimates from the past year have been in excess of 100,000 deaths. Trustworthiness of the Gaza Health Ministry's figures These figures come from the Gaza Health Ministry. There were some claims this source was untrustworthy in the war's early stages, especially following comments made by President Joe Biden; however, both the U.S. and Israeli intelligence services have since deemed these figures to be generally reliable. Nonetheless, the U.S. House of Representatives controversially passed an amendment in mid-2024 that would prevent the U.S. government from citing the GHM's figures.

Population ages 15-64, male in Palestine was reported at 1509444 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population ages 15-64, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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.

This report and dataset describe one area of intensive Israeli military earthworks activity subsequent to the end of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on March 18, 2025. It focuses on the surroundings of a compound of 81,000 m2 (81 dunam) in the very northwest corner of the Gaza strip (marked as object 1 in the inset box in Figure 1 below). The activity in southern Gaza—including this area in particular —are significant in light of the declared new phase of Israeli army efforts following after the renewal of full-scale conflict on March 18. As described here, this phase new phase of the war, as sweepingly outlined by Israeli government officials, including intensive ground, air, and sea attacks, the relocations of populations to the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and more permanent occupation by Israeli forces, as described below. The rapid progress and the high level of clearance and leveling, the new access road, and the strategic positioning of this compound all suggest it is intended to take on a significant role in the intended next phase, possibly related to aid distribution and population sorting and separation. Given the considerable chaos and churn in overarching development and Israel’s announcements, it is important to examine actual developments on the ground for a more solid sense of Israel’s intentions and commitments. This is the intention of the maps and data in this document and accompanying files, which will be updated and augmented as developments warrant. This continues a series of reports and deposits of geospatial data related to Israeli military activity in the Gaza Strip providing up-to-date spatial inputs requested by international humanitarian NGOs, Gazan residents, and the media.

The total population in Palestine was estimated at 5.6 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Palestine Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Population in largest city in Palestine was reported at 800636 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population in largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population) in Palestine was reported at 0.71855 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Population ages 65 and above, male in Palestine was reported at 89210 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population ages 65 and above, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Population, female (% of total population) in Palestine was reported at 50.36 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population ages 35-39, male (% of male population) in Palestine was reported at 6.3033 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population ages 35-39, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Individuals using the Internet (% of population) in Palestine was reported at 86.6 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Individuals using the Internet (% of population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population) in Palestine was reported at 5.0211 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population ages 80 and above, male (% of male population) in Palestine was reported at 0.4093 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population ages 80 and above, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Urban population (% of total population) in Palestine was reported at 77.58 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Urban population (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Population ages 45-49, male (% of male population) in Palestine was reported at 3.7774 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population ages 45-49, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population ages 30-34, male (% of male population) in Palestine was reported at 7.752 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population ages 30-34, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.