Palestinian Territory Population
1950 - 2021 | Yearly | Person mn | CEIC Data
State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza)'s Population reached 5.2 million people in Jun 2021, compared with the previously reported figure of 5.1 million people in Jun 2020. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza)'s population data is updated yearly, available from Jun 1950 to Jun 2021. The data reached an all-time high of 5.2 million people in Jun 2021 and a record low of 0.9 million people in Jun 1951. CEIC extends history for annual Population. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics provides Mid-year Population. Population prior to 1997 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund. Population is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.
In the latest reports, State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza)'s Unemployment Rate dropped to 26.8 % in Mar 2019. The country's Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 38.5 % in Jun 2020.
What was Palestinian Territory's Population in 2021?
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5.2 Person mn 2021 yearly 1950 - 2021 |
5.1 Person mn 2020 yearly 1950 - 2021 |
0.9 1951 |
5.2 2021 |
Person mn |
yearly |
1950 - 2021 Updated on 29 Jul 2019 |
Population by Country Comparison
| Country/Region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (Person mn) |
2.8 2019 |
yearly |
1989 - 2019 |
| Algeria (Person mn) |
43.4 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Argentina (Person mn) |
44.9 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Armenia (Person mn) |
3.0 2019 |
yearly |
1989 - 2019 |
| Australia (Person mn) |
25.5 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Austria (Person mn) |
8.9 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Azerbaijan (Person mn) |
10.1 2019 |
yearly |
1925 - 2019 |
| Bahrain (Person mn) |
1.5 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Bangladesh (Person mn) |
167.6 2020 |
yearly |
1990 - 2020 |
| Belarus (Person mn) |
9.4 2019 |
yearly |
1949 - 2019 |
| Belgium (Person mn) |
11.5 2019 |
yearly |
1953 - 2019 |
| Bolivia (Person mn) |
11.7 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person mn) |
3.5 2019 |
yearly |
1996 - 2019 |
| Botswana (Person mn) |
2.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Brazil (Person mn) |
211.8 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Brunei (Person mn) |
0.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria (Person mn) |
7.0 2019 |
yearly |
1900 - 2019 |
| Cambodia (Person mn) |
16.7 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Canada (Person mn) |
38.0 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Chile (Person mn) |
19.2 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| China (Person mn) |
1,400.0 2019 |
yearly |
1949 - 2019 |
| Colombia (Person mn) |
50.4 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Croatia (Person mn) |
4.1 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Cyprus (Person mn) |
0.9 2018 |
yearly |
1974 - 2018 |
| Czech Republic (Person mn) |
10.7 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Denmark (Person mn) |
5.8 2019 |
yearly |
1900 - 2019 |
| Ecuador (Person mn) |
17.6 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Egypt (Person mn) |
98.9 2019 |
yearly |
1980 - 2019 |
| Estonia (Person mn) |
1.3 2019 |
yearly |
1999 - 2019 |
| European Union (Person mn) |
447.7 2019 |
yearly |
1959 - 2019 |
| Finland (Person mn) |
5.5 2019 |
yearly |
1749 - 2019 |
| France (Person mn) |
67.0 2019 |
yearly |
1949 - 2019 |
| Georgia (Person mn) |
3.7 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Germany (Person mn) |
83.2 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Ghana (Person mn) |
31.1 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Greece (Person mn) |
10.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) |
7.5 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Hungary (Person mn) |
9.8 2020 |
yearly |
1948 - 2020 |
| Iceland (Person mn) |
0.4 2019 |
yearly |
1732 - 2019 |
| India (Person mn) |
1,341.0 2020 |
yearly |
1951 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (Person mn) |
264.2 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Iran (Person mn) |
81.1 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Ireland (Person mn) |
5.0 2020 |
yearly |
1900 - 2020 |
| Israel (Person mn) |
9.1 2019 |
yearly |
1949 - 2019 |
| Italy (Person mn) |
60.5 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (Person mn) |
26.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Japan (Person mn) |
126.1 2019 |
yearly |
1899 - 2019 |
| Jordan (Person mn) |
10.6 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Kazakhstan (Person mn) |
18.6 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Kenya (Person mn) |
47.6 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| South Korea (Person mn) |
51.7 2019 |
yearly |
1956 - 2019 |
| Kosovo (Person mn) |
1.8 2019 |
yearly |
2002 - 2019 |
| Kuwait (Person mn) |
4.6 2018 |
yearly |
1990 - 2018 |
| Kyrgyzstan (Person mn) |
6.5 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Laos (Person mn) |
7.1 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Latvia (Person mn) |
1.9 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Lebanon (Person mn) |
6.8 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Lithuania (Person mn) |
2.8 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Luxembourg (Person mn) |
0.6 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Macau SAR, China (Person mn) |
0.7 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| North Macedonia (Person mn) |
2.1 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Malawi (Person mn) |
19.1 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Malaysia (Person mn) |
32.6 2019 |
yearly |
1947 - 2019 |
| Malta (Person mn) |
0.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Mauritius (Person mn) |
1.3 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Mexico (Person mn) |
126.0 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Moldova (Person mn) |
3.5 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Mongolia (Person mn) |
3.3 2019 |
yearly |
1935 - 2019 |
| Montenegro (Person mn) |
0.6 2018 |
yearly |
1921 - 2018 |
| Morocco (Person mn) |
35.2 2018 |
yearly |
1960 - 2018 |
| Mozambique (Person mn) |
28.6 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Myanmar (Person mn) |
54.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Nepal (Person mn) |
29.9 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (Person mn) |
17.3 2018 |
yearly |
1899 - 2018 |
| New Zealand (Person mn) |
5.0 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Nigeria (Person mn) |
206.1 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Norway (Person mn) |
5.4 2019 |
yearly |
1845 - 2019 |
| Oman (Person mn) |
4.6 2020 |
yearly |
1977 - 2020 |
| Pakistan (Person mn) |
211.2 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Palestinian Territory (Person mn) |
5.2 2021 |
yearly |
1950 - 2021 |
| Panama (Person mn) |
4.3 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Paraguay (Person mn) |
7.2 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Peru (Person mn) |
32.5 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Philippines (Person mn) |
109.6 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Poland (Person mn) |
38.4 2019 |
yearly |
1946 - 2019 |
| Portugal (Person mn) |
10.3 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Qatar (Person mn) |
2.8 2020 |
yearly |
1984 - 2020 |
| Romania (Person mn) |
19.3 2019 |
yearly |
1930 - 2019 |
| Russia (Person mn) |
146.7 2019 |
yearly |
1949 - 2019 |
| Saudi Arabia (Person mn) |
34.2 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Serbia (Person mn) |
6.9 2019 |
yearly |
1997 - 2019 |
| Singapore (Person mn) |
5.7 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Slovakia (Person mn) |
5.5 2019 |
yearly |
1945 - 2019 |
| Slovenia (Person mn) |
2.1 2019 |
yearly |
1920 - 2019 |
| South Africa (Person mn) |
59.6 2020 |
yearly |
1960 - 2020 |
| Spain (Person mn) |
47.4 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Sri Lanka (Person mn) |
21.9 2020 |
yearly |
1948 - 2020 |
| Sudan (Person mn) |
37.3 2014 |
yearly |
1970 - 2014 |
| Sweden (Person mn) |
10.3 2019 |
yearly |
1749 - 2019 |
| Switzerland (Person mn) |
8.6 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Syria (Person mn) |
25.0 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Taiwan (Person mn) |
23.6 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Tajikistan (Person mn) |
9.1 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Thailand (Person mn) |
66.6 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Tunisia (Person mn) |
11.7 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Turkey (Person mn) |
83.2 2019 |
yearly |
1927 - 2019 |
| Ukraine (Person mn) |
41.7 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| United Arab Emirates (Person mn) |
9.9 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| United Kingdom (Person mn) |
67.9 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| United States (Person mn) |
329.2 2019 |
yearly |
1900 - 2019 |
| Uruguay (Person mn) |
3.5 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Uzbekistan (Person mn) |
33.9 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Venezuela (Person mn) |
32.6 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Vietnam (Person mn) |
96.5 2019 |
yearly |
1955 - 2019 |
| Yemen (Person mn) |
28.2 2017 |
yearly |
1950 - 2017 |
| Zambia (Person mn) |
18.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
Palestinian Territory Key Series
| National Accounts | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal GDP (USD mn) |
4,224.9 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2000 - Mar 2020 |
| Real GDP Growth (%) |
-4.9 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Nominal GDP Growth (%) |
2.070 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2001 - Mar 2020 |
| GDP per Capita (USD) |
3,640.100 2019 |
yearly |
1994 - 2019 |
| GDP Deflator Growth (%) |
5.7 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) |
3,843.400 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) |
91.0 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) |
789.300 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) |
18.7 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Investment: % of GDP (%) |
24.5 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) |
970.200 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) |
4,909.500 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Gross Savings Rate (%) |
14.7 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) |
3,353.919 2025 |
yearly |
1994 - 2025 |
| Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) |
2.001 2025 |
yearly |
1995 - 2025 |
| Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) |
61.235 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Production | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Index Growth (%) |
53.1 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2012 - Aug 2020 |
| Construction and Properties | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Permits (Unit) |
1,217.000 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1996 - Jun 2020 |
| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) |
-2.3 2019 |
yearly |
2010 - 2019 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) |
-384.400 2019 |
yearly |
2010 - 2019 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) |
3,251.600 2019 |
yearly |
2010 - 2019 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) |
19.1 2019 |
yearly |
2005 - 2019 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) |
68.3 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| Demographic and Labour Market | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population (Person mn) |
5.2 2021 |
yearly |
1950 - 2021 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate (%) |
41.4 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Employed Persons (Person) |
1,010,400.000 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) |
28.50 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1998 - Sep 2020 |
| Labour Productivity Growth (%) |
-5.42 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2013 - Mar 2020 |
| Domestic Trade and Household Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Sales Growth (%) |
-0.2 2018 |
yearly |
2011 - 2018 |
| Number of Registered Vehicles (Unit) |
268,338 2019 |
yearly |
1998 - 2019 |
| Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) |
109 2019 |
yearly |
2005 - 2019 |
| Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) |
-25.3 2019 |
yearly |
2006 - 2019 |
| Household Expenditure per Capita (USD) |
3,102.630 2017 |
yearly |
1997 - 2017 |
| Inflation | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%) |
-1.5 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1997 - Sep 2020 |
| CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) |
-4.887 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2006 - Sep 2020 |
| Producer Price Index Growth (%) |
2.4 Dec 2018 |
monthly |
Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade Balance (USD mn) |
-335.3 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) |
66.3 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) |
-29.3 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) |
18,125.417 2019 |
yearly |
2000 - 2019 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) |
1,296.7 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) |
-12.1 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) |
0.404 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Jul 2020 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) |
5.163 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Aug 2020 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) |
0.042 Dec 2018 |
monthly |
Mar 2007 - Dec 2018 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) |
39.750 Dec 2018 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Dec 2018 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) |
-6.8 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) |
-348.9 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) |
-8.3 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) |
-6.6 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) |
-0.2 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) |
-6.3 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) |
-0.1 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) |
-6.300 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) |
0.000 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2013 - Mar 2020 |
| External Debt (USD mn) |
5,758.3 Dec 2018 |
monthly |
Dec 2012 - Dec 2018 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) |
35.4 2018 |
yearly |
2012 - 2018 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) |
1,457.5 Dec 2018 |
monthly |
Dec 2013 - Dec 2018 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) |
9.0 2018 |
yearly |
2013 - 2018 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) |
-2.337 2025 |
yearly |
1994 - 2025 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) |
1,763.000 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2013 - Mar 2020 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) |
4.0 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2008 - Mar 2020 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) |
366.626 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2008 - Mar 2020 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) |
11,422.137 Jan 2019 |
monthly |
Jul 2002 - Jan 2019 |
| M2 Growth (%) |
3.2 Jan 2019 |
monthly |
Jul 2003 - Jan 2019 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) |
515.1 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2006 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) |
14.927 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2006 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) |
1.6 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) |
14,061.901 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) |
8.0 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) |
9,949.0 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1998 - Sep 2020 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) |
12.9 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1999 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) |
8,343.843 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) |
9.46 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) |
44.24 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2013 - Mar 2020 |
| Banking Statistics | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Assets Ratio (%) |
29.3 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2008 - Mar 2020 |
| Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) |
16.5 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2008 - Mar 2020 |
| Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Lending Rate (% pa) |
5.865 Mar 2019 |
monthly |
Mar 2004 - Mar 2019 |
| Energy | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil: Production (%) |
53.730 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Tourism | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tourism Revenue Growth (%) |
8.9 2018 |
yearly |
1996 - 2018 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence: Net Balance (% Point) |
-40.3 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2013 - Sep 2020 |
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) |
-23.8 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2014 - Sep 2020 |
| Financial Market | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Market Index (07Jul1997=100) |
435.1 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
May 1999 - Oct 2020 |
| Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) |
22.0 2019 |
yearly |
1999 - 2019 |
| Market Capitalization (USD mn) |
3,271.847 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Transport and Telecommunications | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teledensity: Mobile (Number) |
89.976 2018 |
yearly |
1990 - 2018 |
| Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) |
4,768.045 2018 |
yearly |
2007 - 2018 |
| Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) |
1,323.730 2019 |
yearly |
2000 - 2019 |
| Exports: Television (USD th) |
180.808 2019 |
yearly |
2000 - 2019 |
| Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) |
252,196.149 2018 |
yearly |
2007 - 2018 |
| Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) |
111,589.395 2019 |
yearly |
2000 - 2019 |
| Imports: Television (USD th) |
24,891.804 2019 |
yearly |
2000 - 2019 |