State of Palestine Population Pyramid 2001
Year
2001State of Palestine in 2001
The population of the State of Palestine in 2001 was 3,242,285. That is 45.5% more than in 1991, when the population stood at 2,228,954.
Half of the population was younger than 16.3 years; 47.1% were children under 15 and 2.3% 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 | 3,242,285 | 16.3 | |
| Armenia | 3,084,350 | 30.0 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,723,591 | 28.6 | |
| Oman | 2,310,217 | 21.3 | |
| Georgia | 4,209,637 | 34.2 |





