| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 13 May 2024 |
There are 2.74 million males and 2.75 million females in Palestine. The percentage of the male population is 49.93%, compared to 50.07% of the female population. Palestine has 7,796 more females than males. The sex ratio in Palestine in 2024 will be 99.717 males per 100 females. Palestine is in the 146th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 944,807 | 0.86 |
| 1955 | 997,117 | 1.29 |
| 1960 | 1,073,842 | 1.64 |
| 1965 | 1,148,517 | 0.40 |
| 1970 | 1,118,241 | 0.94 |
| 1975 | 1,263,706 | 2.99 |
| 1980 | 1,453,620 | 2.92 |
| 1985 | 1,731,085 | 2.20 |
| 1990 | 2,124,609 | 4.07 |
| 1995 | 2,623,144 | 4.18 |
| 2000 | 3,139,954 | 3.09 |
| 2005 | 3,541,193 | 2.38 |
| 2010 | 3,992,278 | 2.38 |
| 2015 | 4,484,614 | 2.44 |
| 2020 | 5,019,401 | 2.29 |
| 2021 | 5,133,392 | 2.20 |
| 2022 | 5,250,072 | 2.29 |
| 2023 | 5,371,230 | 2.27 |
| 2024 | 5,494,963 | 2.28 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 20,020 | 46,047 | 20.986 | 48.269 |
| 1955 | 19,909 | 49,719 | 19.793 | 49.430 |
| 1960 | 19,304 | 54,566 | 17.825 | 50.386 |
| 1965 | 17,725 | 58,732 | 15.188 | 50.325 |
| 1970 | 14,193 | 56,079 | 12.513 | 49.440 |
| 1975 | 12,936 | 62,315 | 10.186 | 49.068 |
| 1980 | 11,689 | 69,144 | 7.996 | 47.300 |
| 1985 | 10,906 | 80,569 | 6.240 | 46.099 |
| 1990 | 10,781 | 97,790 | 5.070 | 45.991 |
| 1995 | 11,262 | 112,057 | 4.300 | 42.780 |
| 2000 | 12,519 | 120,965 | 3.979 | 38.447 |
| 2005 | 12,683 | 125,005 | 3.567 | 35.155 |
| 2010 | 13,961 | 135,156 | 3.484 | 33.727 |
| 2015 | 14,860 | 147,200 | 3.304 | 32.726 |
| 2020 | 17,535 | 144,740 | 3.489 | 28.800 |
| 2021 | 19,610 | 145,128 | 3.815 | 28.236 |
| 2022 | 20,244 | 145,449 | 3.854 | 27.690 |
| 2023 | 19,472 | 146,578 | 3.623 | 27.274 |
| 2024 | 17,176 | 147,537 | 3.124 | 26.835 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 347,609 | 584,319 | 37.300 |
| 1955 | 401,302 | 586,458 | 40.627 |
| 1960 | 470,972 | 598,344 | 44.044 |
| 1965 | 582,558 | 608,826 | 48.898 |
| 1970 | 610,666 | 513,983 | 54.298 |
| 1975 | 787,567 | 533,854 | 59.600 |
| 1980 | 941,551 | 567,632 | 62.388 |
| 1985 | 1,144,681 | 613,796 | 65.095 |
| 1990 | 1,422,479 | 678,404 | 67.709 |
| 1995 | 1,838,048 | 779,654 | 70.216 |
| 2000 | 2,319,571 | 903,438 | 71.969 |
| 2005 | 2,612,793 | 963,377 | 73.061 |
| 2010 | 3,015,515 | 1,051,314 | 74.149 |
| 2015 | 3,514,324 | 1,148,560 | 75.368 |
| 2020 | 4,083,476 | 1,239,153 | 76.719 |
| 2021 | 4,204,483 | 1,255,674 | 77.003 |
| 2022 | 4,327,618 | 1,271,521 | 77.291 |
| 2023 | 4,452,704 | 1,286,621 | 77.582 |
| 2024 | 4,579,543 | 1,300,905 | 77.877 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 366,404 | 349,552 | 715,956 | 13.03 | 104.821 |
| 05-09 | 362,699 | 346,322 | 709,020 | 12.90 | 104.729 |
| 10-14 | 334,072 | 323,816 | 657,889 | 11.97 | 103.167 |
| 15-19 | 289,520 | 286,337 | 575,856 | 10.48 | 101.112 |
| 20-24 | 253,445 | 251,803 | 505,248 | 9.19 | 100.652 |
| 25-29 | 229,275 | 227,569 | 456,844 | 8.31 | 100.750 |
| 30-34 | 210,759 | 209,029 | 419,788 | 7.64 | 100.828 |
| 35-39 | 168,178 | 170,286 | 338,463 | 6.16 | 98.762 |
| 40-44 | 130,121 | 137,138 | 267,259 | 4.86 | 94.883 |
| 45-49 | 102,544 | 111,135 | 213,679 | 3.89 | 92.270 |
| 50-54 | 83,020 | 90,609 | 173,630 | 3.16 | 91.624 |
| 55-59 | 69,388 | 74,932 | 144,320 | 2.63 | 92.601 |
| 60-64 | 55,010 | 59,641 | 114,650 | 2.09 | 92.235 |
| 65-69 | 38,654 | 44,051 | 82,706 | 1.51 | 87.748 |
| 70-74 | 24,843 | 31,434 | 56,277 | 1.02 | 79.032 |
| 75-79 | 15,181 | 19,642 | 34,823 | 0.63 | 77.288 |
| 80-84 | 7,341 | 11,447 | 18,788 | 0.34 | 64.130 |
| 85-89 | 2,558 | 5,056 | 7,615 | 0.14 | 50.593 |
| 90-94 | 512 | 1,354 | 1,867 | 0.03 | 37.814 |
| 95-99 | 55 | 211 | 267 | 0.00 | 26.066 |
| 100+ | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0.00 | 11.765 |
| Total | 2,743,581 | 2,751,381 | 5,494,964 | 99.717 | |