West Bank and Gaza - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in West Bank and Gaza was 4,803,269 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,803,269 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,978,248 in 1990.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1990 1,978,248
1991 2,068,845
1992 2,163,591
1993 2,262,676
1994 2,366,298
1995 2,474,666
1996 2,587,997
1997 2,706,518
1998 2,776,568
1999 2,848,431
2000 2,922,153
2001 2,997,784
2002 3,075,373
2003 3,154,969
2004 3,236,626
2005 3,320,396
2006 3,406,334
2007 3,494,496
2008 3,591,977
2009 3,689,099
2010 3,786,161
2011 3,882,986
2012 3,979,998
2013 4,076,708
2014 4,173,398
2015 4,270,092
2016 4,367,088
2017 4,454,805
2018 4,569,087
2019 4,685,306
2020 4,803,269

Population, female

The value for Population, female in West Bank and Gaza was 2,367,491 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,367,491 in 2020 and a minimum value of 975,421 in 1990.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1990 975,421
1991 1,019,889
1992 1,066,383
1993 1,115,006
1994 1,165,867
1995 1,219,059
1996 1,274,700
1997 1,332,912
1998 1,367,255
1999 1,402,482
2000 1,438,612
2001 1,475,654
2002 1,513,633
2003 1,552,632
2004 1,592,742
2005 1,634,050
2006 1,676,614
2007 1,720,422
2008 1,768,891
2009 1,817,125
2010 1,865,191
2011 1,912,960
2012 1,960,670
2013 2,008,167
2014 2,055,699
2015 2,103,363
2016 2,151,335
2017 2,194,861
2018 2,251,538
2019 2,309,133
2020 2,367,491

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in West Bank and Gaza was 49.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.47 in 1975, while its lowest value was 49.03 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.03
1961 49.09
1962 49.15
1963 49.20
1964 49.24
1965 49.28
1966 49.31
1967 49.34
1968 49.36
1969 49.39
1970 49.41
1971 49.43
1972 49.45
1973 49.46
1974 49.47
1975 49.47
1976 49.46
1977 49.45
1978 49.44
1979 49.43
1980 49.41
1981 49.40
1982 49.39
1983 49.38
1984 49.37
1985 49.36
1986 49.35
1987 49.34
1988 49.33
1989 49.32
1990 49.31
1991 49.30
1992 49.29
1993 49.28
1994 49.27
1995 49.26
1996 49.25
1997 49.25
1998 49.24
1999 49.24
2000 49.23
2001 49.22
2002 49.22
2003 49.21
2004 49.21
2005 49.21
2006 49.22
2007 49.23
2008 49.25
2009 49.26
2010 49.26
2011 49.27
2012 49.26
2013 49.26
2014 49.26
2015 49.26
2016 49.26
2017 49.27
2018 49.28
2019 49.28
2020 49.29

Population, male

The value for Population, male in West Bank and Gaza was 2,435,778 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,435,778 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,002,827 in 1990.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1990 1,002,827
1991 1,048,956
1992 1,097,208
1993 1,147,670
1994 1,200,431
1995 1,255,607
1996 1,313,297
1997 1,373,606
1998 1,409,313
1999 1,445,949
2000 1,483,541
2001 1,522,130
2002 1,561,740
2003 1,602,337
2004 1,643,884
2005 1,686,346
2006 1,729,720
2007 1,774,074
2008 1,823,086
2009 1,871,974
2010 1,920,970
2011 1,970,026
2012 2,019,328
2013 2,068,541
2014 2,117,699
2015 2,166,729
2016 2,215,753
2017 2,259,944
2018 2,317,549
2019 2,376,173
2020 2,435,778

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in West Bank and Gaza was 50.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.97 in 1960, while its lowest value was 50.53 in 1975.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.97
1961 50.91
1962 50.85
1963 50.80
1964 50.76
1965 50.72
1966 50.69
1967 50.66
1968 50.64
1969 50.61
1970 50.59
1971 50.57
1972 50.55
1973 50.54
1974 50.53
1975 50.53
1976 50.54
1977 50.55
1978 50.56
1979 50.57
1980 50.59
1981 50.60
1982 50.61
1983 50.62
1984 50.63
1985 50.64
1986 50.65
1987 50.66
1988 50.67
1989 50.68
1990 50.69
1991 50.70
1992 50.71
1993 50.72
1994 50.73
1995 50.74
1996 50.75
1997 50.75
1998 50.76
1999 50.76
2000 50.77
2001 50.78
2002 50.78
2003 50.79
2004 50.79
2005 50.79
2006 50.78
2007 50.77
2008 50.75
2009 50.74
2010 50.74
2011 50.73
2012 50.74
2013 50.74
2014 50.74
2015 50.74
2016 50.74
2017 50.73
2018 50.72
2019 50.72
2020 50.71

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population