State of Palestine Population Pyramid 2021
Year
2021State of Palestine in 2021
In 2021, the State of Palestine had a total population of 5,185,336 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 26.0%, up from 4,115,907 in 2011.
With a median age of 20.4 years, the State of Palestine had a youth dependency ratio of 68.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.3 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 5,185,336 | 20.4 | |
| Lebanon | 5,718,122 | 29.0 | |
| Oman | 4,500,424 | 29.7 | |
| Kuwait | 4,360,742 | 35.8 | |
| Georgia | 3,788,451 | 37.6 |





