🇵🇸 Palestine Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Palestine is 5,692,790, ranking #119 in the world (0.07% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.90% per year. The biggest city is Gaza with 410,000 inhabitants.
Live estimate
5,695,289
Growth rate
1.90%
Density
946
people / km² (2449 / mi²)
Median age
20.3
Fertility rate
3.13
births per woman
Life expectancy
77.4
years
Palestine population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Palestine is projected to reach 8,451,891, and 11,482,186 by 2100.
Palestine population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5,692,790 | 1.90% | 945.6 | 20.3 |
| 2025 | 5,589,623 | 1.76% | 928.5 | 20.1 |
| 2024 | 5,495,443 | 1.64% | 912.9 | 19.9 |
| 2023 | 5,409,202 | 1.52% | 898.5 | 19.8 |
| 2022 | 5,305,270 | 2.36% | 881.3 | 19.6 |
| 2021 | 5,185,336 | 2.21% | 861.4 | 19.4 |
| 2020 | 5,069,692 | 2.31% | 842.1 | 19.3 |
| 2019 | 4,957,768 | 2.16% | 823.5 | 19.2 |
| 2018 | 4,850,592 | 2.21% | 805.7 | 19.0 |
| 2017 | 4,742,742 | 2.29% | 787.8 | 18.9 |
| 2016 | 4,632,739 | 2.41% | 769.6 | 18.8 |
| 2015 | 4,521,565 | 2.45% | 751.1 | 18.6 |
| 2014 | 4,415,882 | 2.28% | 733.5 | 18.4 |
| 2013 | 4,315,260 | 2.33% | 716.8 | 18.1 |
| 2012 | 4,215,313 | 2.36% | 700.2 | 17.9 |
| 2011 | 4,115,908 | 2.42% | 683.7 | 17.6 |
| 2010 | 4,016,916 | 2.45% | 667.3 | 17.3 |
| 2009 | 3,921,246 | 2.37% | 651.4 | 17.1 |
| 2008 | 3,829,040 | 2.39% | 636.1 | 16.8 |
| 2007 | 3,736,691 | 2.49% | 620.7 | 16.5 |
| 2006 | 3,645,096 | 2.47% | 605.5 | 16.3 |
| 2005 | 3,557,401 | 2.40% | 590.9 | 16.0 |
| 2004 | 3,475,177 | 2.28% | 577.3 | 15.8 |
| 2003 | 3,398,070 | 2.21% | 564.5 | 15.6 |
| 2002 | 3,322,364 | 2.30% | 551.9 | 15.4 |
| 2001 | 3,242,285 | 2.59% | 538.6 | 15.2 |
| 2000 | 3,151,792 | 3.08% | 523.6 | 15.1 |
| 1999 | 3,056,252 | 3.07% | 507.7 | 14.9 |
| 1998 | 2,962,888 | 3.13% | 492.2 | 14.8 |
| 1997 | 2,859,576 | 3.98% | 475.0 | 14.7 |
| 1996 | 2,746,822 | 4.07% | 456.3 | 14.6 |
| 1995 | 2,636,551 | 4.13% | 438.0 | 14.5 |
| 1994 | 2,529,159 | 4.19% | 420.1 | 14.5 |
| 1993 | 2,425,066 | 4.22% | 402.8 | 14.4 |
| 1992 | 2,324,692 | 4.24% | 386.2 | 14.4 |
| 1991 | 2,228,954 | 4.17% | 370.3 | 14.4 |
| 1990 | 2,139,067 | 4.06% | 355.3 | 14.4 |
| 1989 | 2,055,608 | 3.90% | 341.5 | 14.4 |
| 1988 | 1,977,304 | 3.87% | 328.5 | 14.3 |
| 1987 | 1,876,759 | 6.64% | 311.8 | 14.3 |
| 1986 | 1,789,310 | 2.81% | 297.2 | 14.3 |
| 1985 | 1,745,256 | 2.17% | 289.9 | 14.3 |
| 1984 | 1,688,604 | 4.47% | 280.5 | 14.2 |
| 1983 | 1,618,777 | 3.97% | 268.9 | 14.2 |
| 1982 | 1,560,990 | 3.29% | 259.3 | 14.2 |
| 1981 | 1,512,704 | 2.99% | 251.3 | 14.2 |
| 1980 | 1,469,059 | 2.87% | 244.0 | 14.1 |
| 1979 | 1,428,116 | 2.79% | 237.2 | 14.1 |
| 1978 | 1,389,496 | 2.69% | 230.8 | 14.1 |
| 1977 | 1,352,713 | 2.67% | 224.7 | 14.1 |
| 1976 | 1,316,395 | 2.77% | 218.7 | 14.1 |
| 1975 | 1,279,321 | 2.94% | 212.5 | 14.1 |
| 1974 | 1,241,133 | 3.12% | 206.2 | 14.2 |
| 1973 | 1,202,258 | 3.25% | 199.7 | 14.2 |
| 1972 | 1,164,750 | 3.09% | 193.5 | 14.2 |
| 1971 | 1,134,113 | 2.23% | 188.4 | 14.3 |
| 1970 | 1,116,280 | 0.93% | 185.4 | 14.3 |
| 1969 | 1,113,086 | -0.36% | 184.9 | 14.4 |
| 1968 | 1,121,742 | -1.19% | 186.3 | 14.4 |
| 1967 | 1,135,820 | -1.31% | 188.7 | 14.5 |
| 1966 | 1,146,394 | -0.55% | 190.4 | 14.6 |
| 1965 | 1,147,310 | 0.39% | 190.6 | 14.7 |
| 1964 | 1,140,669 | 0.77% | 189.5 | 14.8 |
| 1963 | 1,127,468 | 1.56% | 187.3 | 14.9 |
| 1962 | 1,109,340 | 1.68% | 184.3 | 14.9 |
| 1961 | 1,090,928 | 1.66% | 181.2 | 15.0 |
| 1960 | 1,073,081 | 1.64% | 178.3 | 15.1 |
| 1959 | 1,055,891 | 1.59% | 175.4 | 15.2 |
| 1958 | 1,039,524 | 1.53% | 172.7 | 15.3 |
| 1957 | 1,024,127 | 1.45% | 170.1 | 15.4 |
| 1956 | 1,009,747 | 1.37% | 167.7 | 15.5 |
| 1955 | 996,382 | 1.29% | 165.5 | 15.6 |
| 1954 | 984,016 | 1.21% | 163.5 | 15.7 |
| 1953 | 972,657 | 1.11% | 161.6 | 15.8 |
| 1952 | 962,306 | 1.02% | 159.9 | 15.9 |
| 1951 | 952,946 | 0.93% | 158.3 | 16.0 |
| 1950 | 944,624 | 0.82% | 156.9 | 16.1 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 5,800,073 | 1.84% | 963.5 | 20.5 |
| 2028 | 5,906,581 | 1.80% | 981.2 | 20.8 |
| 2029 | 6,013,692 | 1.79% | 999.0 | 21.0 |
| 2030 | 6,122,314 | 1.79% | 1017.0 | 21.3 |
| 2031 | 6,232,603 | 1.78% | 1035.3 | 21.6 |
| 2032 | 6,344,202 | 1.77% | 1053.9 | 21.9 |
| 2033 | 6,458,359 | 1.80% | 1072.8 | 22.2 |
| 2034 | 6,574,758 | 1.77% | 1092.2 | 22.5 |
| 2035 | 6,692,735 | 1.78% | 1111.8 | 22.9 |
| 2036 | 6,811,165 | 1.73% | 1131.4 | 23.2 |
| 2037 | 6,929,336 | 1.72% | 1151.1 | 23.5 |
| 2038 | 7,048,009 | 1.68% | 1170.8 | 23.8 |
| 2039 | 7,168,975 | 1.72% | 1190.9 | 24.2 |
| 2040 | 7,291,826 | 1.68% | 1211.3 | 24.5 |
| 2041 | 7,414,145 | 1.65% | 1231.6 | 24.9 |
| 2042 | 7,536,230 | 1.62% | 1251.9 | 25.2 |
| 2043 | 7,657,088 | 1.57% | 1271.9 | 25.6 |
| 2044 | 7,776,556 | 1.53% | 1291.8 | 25.9 |
| 2045 | 7,895,095 | 1.50% | 1311.5 | 26.3 |
| 2046 | 8,010,982 | 1.42% | 1330.7 | 26.6 |
| 2047 | 8,123,738 | 1.38% | 1349.5 | 27.0 |
| 2048 | 8,234,208 | 1.32% | 1367.8 | 27.3 |
| 2049 | 8,343,120 | 1.30% | 1385.9 | 27.6 |
| 2050 | 8,451,891 | 1.29% | 1404.0 | 28.0 |
| 2051 | 8,559,238 | 1.24% | 1421.8 | 28.3 |
| 2052 | 8,664,150 | 1.20% | 1439.2 | 28.7 |
| 2053 | 8,766,662 | 1.15% | 1456.3 | 29.0 |
| 2054 | 8,865,360 | 1.09% | 1472.7 | 29.3 |
| 2055 | 8,960,916 | 1.06% | 1488.5 | 29.7 |
| 2056 | 9,056,761 | 1.07% | 1504.4 | 30.0 |
| 2057 | 9,153,093 | 1.05% | 1520.4 | 30.3 |
| 2058 | 9,246,738 | 0.99% | 1536.0 | 30.6 |
| 2059 | 9,339,019 | 1.00% | 1551.3 | 30.9 |
| 2060 | 9,433,003 | 1.01% | 1566.9 | 31.3 |
| 2061 | 9,527,525 | 0.99% | 1582.6 | 31.6 |
| 2062 | 9,618,606 | 0.92% | 1597.8 | 31.9 |
| 2063 | 9,707,346 | 0.92% | 1612.5 | 32.2 |
| 2064 | 9,795,722 | 0.89% | 1627.2 | 32.5 |
| 2065 | 9,882,296 | 0.87% | 1641.6 | 32.8 |
| 2066 | 9,965,593 | 0.81% | 1655.4 | 33.1 |
| 2067 | 10,048,046 | 0.84% | 1669.1 | 33.4 |
| 2068 | 10,128,918 | 0.77% | 1682.5 | 33.7 |
| 2069 | 10,206,983 | 0.77% | 1695.5 | 34.0 |
| 2070 | 10,284,820 | 0.75% | 1708.4 | 34.4 |
| 2071 | 10,362,055 | 0.75% | 1721.3 | 34.7 |
| 2072 | 10,435,776 | 0.67% | 1733.5 | 35.0 |
| 2073 | 10,504,480 | 0.64% | 1744.9 | 35.3 |
| 2074 | 10,570,649 | 0.62% | 1755.9 | 35.6 |
| 2075 | 10,636,254 | 0.62% | 1766.8 | 36.0 |
| 2076 | 10,700,492 | 0.58% | 1777.5 | 36.3 |
| 2077 | 10,760,772 | 0.54% | 1787.5 | 36.6 |
| 2078 | 10,816,856 | 0.50% | 1796.8 | 36.9 |
| 2079 | 10,868,506 | 0.45% | 1805.4 | 37.3 |
| 2080 | 10,918,983 | 0.47% | 1813.8 | 37.6 |
| 2081 | 10,970,575 | 0.47% | 1822.4 | 37.9 |
| 2082 | 11,018,921 | 0.41% | 1830.4 | 38.2 |
| 2083 | 11,061,736 | 0.37% | 1837.5 | 38.6 |
| 2084 | 11,101,644 | 0.35% | 1844.1 | 38.9 |
| 2085 | 11,138,948 | 0.32% | 1850.3 | 39.2 |
| 2086 | 11,173,588 | 0.30% | 1856.1 | 39.5 |
| 2087 | 11,205,702 | 0.27% | 1861.4 | 39.8 |
| 2088 | 11,236,670 | 0.28% | 1866.6 | 40.1 |
| 2089 | 11,265,894 | 0.24% | 1871.4 | 40.4 |
| 2090 | 11,292,864 | 0.24% | 1875.9 | 40.7 |
| 2091 | 11,319,490 | 0.23% | 1880.3 | 41.0 |
| 2092 | 11,344,822 | 0.22% | 1884.5 | 41.3 |
| 2093 | 11,368,761 | 0.20% | 1888.5 | 41.6 |
| 2094 | 11,390,090 | 0.17% | 1892.0 | 41.8 |
| 2095 | 11,410,013 | 0.18% | 1895.4 | 42.1 |
| 2096 | 11,428,622 | 0.15% | 1898.4 | 42.3 |
| 2097 | 11,445,783 | 0.15% | 1901.3 | 42.6 |
| 2098 | 11,461,462 | 0.12% | 1903.9 | 42.8 |
| 2099 | 11,473,506 | 0.09% | 1905.9 | 43.0 |
| 2100 | 11,482,186 | 0.06% | 1907.3 | 43.2 |
States & provinces of Palestine by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bank | 2,949,246 | 51.8% |
| 2 | Gaza Strip | 2,047,969 | 36.0% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Palestine
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaza | Gaza Strip | 410,000 |
| 2 | Khān Yūnis | Gaza Strip | 173,183 |
| 3 | Jabālyā | Gaza Strip | 168,568 |
| 4 | Hebron | West Bank | 160,470 |
| 5 | Nablus | West Bank | 130,326 |
| 6 | Rafaḩ | Gaza Strip | 126,305 |
| 7 | Dayr al Balaḩ | Gaza Strip | 59,504 |
| 8 | Bayt Lāhyā | Gaza Strip | 56,919 |
| 9 | Battir | West Bank | 56,746 |
| 10 | Ţūlkarm | West Bank | 44,169 |
| 11 | Ramallah | West Bank | 43,880 |
| 12 | Qalqīlyah | West Bank | 43,212 |
| 13 | Yaţţā | West Bank | 41,425 |
| 14 | Ma‘ale Adummim | West Bank | 38,193 |
| 15 | Al Bīrah | West Bank | 38,192 |
FAQ
What is the population of Palestine in 2026?
The population of Palestine is 5,692,790 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Palestine?
Gaza is the biggest city in Palestine with 410,000 inhabitants; the capital is Ramallah.
Is the population of Palestine growing or shrinking?
The population of Palestine is growing at 1.90% per year.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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