State of Palestine Population Pyramid 1960
Year
1960State of Palestine in 1960
In 1960, the State of Palestine had a total population of 1,073,080 people. That is 13.6% more than in 1950, when the population stood at 944,623.
Half of the population was younger than 16.2 years; 47.5% were children under 15 and 3.9% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of the State of Palestine was 3.31 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 65.2 years in 2023: 71.5 for women and 59.7 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
249,979 immigrants live in State of Palestine, 4.5% of the population.
| Israel | 62,857 |
| Jordan | 59,477 |
| Saudi Arabia | 24,923 |
| Egypt | 21,564 |
| Kuwait | 19,583 |
4,233,248 people born in State of Palestine live in other countries.
| Jordan | 2,379,525 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 615,119 |
| Lebanon | 490,636 |
| Libya | 322,909 |
| Saudi Arabia | 131,779 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Palestine | 1,073,081 | 16.2 | |
| Jordan | 853,471 | 17.0 | |
| Cyprus | 586,490 | 23.1 | |
| Oman | 530,485 | 18.9 | |
| Lebanon | 1,794,406 | 19.9 |





