Population growth (annual %) in Palestine was reported at 2.3933 % in 2023, 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 June of 2025.

Population, total in Palestine was reported at 5165775 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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 June of 2025.

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: World Bank: % of total population data was reported at 0.600 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.500 % for 2011. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: World Bank: % of total population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.600 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2016, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.700 % in 2010 and a record low of 0.500 % in 2011. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: World Bank: % of total population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Multidimensional Poverty Measure. The Multidimensional Poverty Measure includes three dimensions – monetary poverty, education, and basic infrastructure services – to capture a more complete picture of poverty.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: People Practicing Open Defecation: % of Population data was reported at 0.276 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.273 % for 2014. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: People Practicing Open Defecation: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.362 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2015, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.503 % in 2000 and a record low of 0.271 % in 2013. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: People Practicing Open Defecation: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.; ; WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).; Weighted average;

Historical chart and dataset showing West Bank and Gaza urban population by year from 1960 to 2023.

Population ages 65 and above, total in Palestine was reported at 196427 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Total Population for Age 65 and above (only 2005 and 2010) (in number of people) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June 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.

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5 data was reported at 7.400 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.900 % for 2010. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5 data is updated yearly, averaging 10.900 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.100 % in 2002 and a record low of 7.400 % in 2014. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.; ; UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child malnutrition estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology.; Linear mixed-effect model estimates; Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them into a vicious cycle of recurring sickness and faltering growth (UNICEF, www.childinfo.org). Estimates of child malnutrition, based on prevalence of underweight and stunting, are from national survey data. The proportion of underweight children is the most common malnutrition indicator. Being even mildly underweight increases the risk of death and inhibits cognitive development in children. And it perpetuates the problem across generations, as malnourished women are more likely to have low-birth-weight babies. Stunting, or being below median height for age, is often used as a proxy for multifaceted deprivation and as an indicator of long-term changes in malnutrition.

Abstract

Well-functioning financial systems serve a vital purpose, offering savings, credit, payment, and risk management products to people with a wide range of needs. Yet until now little had been known about the global reach of the financial sector - the extent of financial inclusion and the degree to which such groups as the poor, women, and youth are excluded from formal financial systems. Systematic indicators of the use of different financial services had been lacking for most economies.

The Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) database provides such indicators. This database contains the first round of Global Findex indicators, measuring how adults in more than 140 economies save, borrow, make payments, and manage risk. The data set can be used to track the effects of financial inclusion policies globally and develop a deeper and more nuanced understanding of how people around the world manage their day-to-day finances. By making it possible to identify segments of the population excluded from the formal financial sector, the data can help policy makers prioritize reforms and design new policies.

Geographic coverage

National Coverage. The sample includes East Jerusalem.

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

The target population is the civilian, non-institutionalized population 15 years and above. The sample is nationally representative.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The Global Findex indicators are drawn from survey data collected by Gallup, Inc. over the 2011 calendar year, covering more than 150,000 adults in 148 economies and representing about 97 percent of the world's population. Since 2005, Gallup has surveyed adults annually around the world, using a uniform methodology and randomly selected, nationally representative samples. The second round of Global Findex indicators was collected in 2014 and is forthcoming in 2015. The set of indicators will be collected again in 2017.

Surveys were conducted face-to-face in economies where landline telephone penetration is less than 80 percent, or where face-to-face interviewing is customary. The first stage of sampling is the identification of primary sampling units, consisting of clusters of households. The primary sampling units are stratified by population size, geography, or both, and clustering is achieved through one or more stages of sampling. Where population information is available, sample selection is based on probabilities proportional to population size; otherwise, simple random sampling is used. Random route procedures are used to select sampled households. Unless an outright refusal occurs, interviewers make up to three attempts to survey the sampled household. If an interview cannot be obtained at the initial sampled household, a simple substitution method is used. Respondents are randomly selected within the selected households by means of the Kish grid.

Surveys were conducted by telephone in economies where landline telephone penetration is over 80 percent. The telephone surveys were conducted using random digit dialing or a nationally representative list of phone numbers. In selected countries where cell phone penetration is high, a dual sampling frame is used. Random respondent selection is achieved by using either the latest birthday or Kish grid method. At least three attempts are made to teach a person in each household, spread over different days and times of year.

The sample size in the majority of economies was 1,000 individuals.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The questionnaire was designed by the World Bank, in conjunction with a Technical Advisory Board composed of leading academics, practitioners, and policy makers in the field of financial inclusion. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Gallup, Inc. also provided valuable input. The questionnaire was piloted in over 20 countries using focus groups, cognitive interviews, and field testing. The questionnaire is available in 142 languages upon request.

Questions on insurance, mobile payments, and loan purposes were asked only in developing economies. The indicators on awareness and use of microfinance insitutions (MFIs) are not included in the public dataset. However, adults who report saving at an MFI are considered to have an account; this is reflected in the composite account indicator.

Sampling error estimates

Estimates of standard errors (which account for sampling error) vary by country and indicator. For country- and indicator-specific standard errors, refer to the Annex and Country Table in Demirguc-Kunt, Asli and L. Klapper. 2012. "Measuring Financial Inclusion: The Global Findex." Policy Research Working Paper 6025, World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Urban population growth (annual %) in Palestine was reported at 2.7691 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Urban population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data was reported at 75.442 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 75.247 Year for 2015. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 73.028 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.442 Year in 2016 and a record low of 69.633 Year in 1990. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data was reported at 71.603 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 71.449 Year for 2015. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 69.594 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 71.603 Year in 2016 and a record low of 66.548 Year in 1990. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) in Palestine was reported at 37.45 % in 2023, 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 June of 2025.

PS: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data was reported at 57.156 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 58.065 Ratio for 2015. PS: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data is updated yearly, averaging 101.784 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 114.792 Ratio in 1962 and a record low of 57.156 Ratio in 2016. PS: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.; ; United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects.; Weighted average;

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data was reported at 73.473 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 73.299 Year for 2015. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 71.277 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 73.473 Year in 2016 and a record low of 68.084 Year in 1990. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, or derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data was reported at 28.100 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 28.400 % for 2020. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data is updated yearly, averaging 27.800 % from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2021, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.400 % in 2020 and a record low of 26.300 % in 2017. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.;Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);;

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: People Practicing Open Defecation: Urban: % of Urban Population data was reported at 0.000 % in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2014. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: People Practicing Open Defecation: Urban: % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.147 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2015, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.382 % in 2000 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2015. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: People Practicing Open Defecation: Urban: % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.; ; WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).; Weighted average;

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: People Practicing Open Defecation: Rural: % of Rural Population data was reported at 1.115 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.095 % for 2014. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: People Practicing Open Defecation: Rural: % of Rural Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.963 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2015, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.115 % in 2015 and a record low of 0.812 % in 2000. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: People Practicing Open Defecation: Rural: % of Rural Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.; ; WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).; Weighted average;

Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) in Palestine was reported at 8.8534 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Palestine - Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.