Palestinian Territories: Administrative Division

Contents: Territories and Governorates

The population of the territories and governorates of the Palestinian Territories according to census results and latest official projections.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, religion, refugee status).

Name	Status	Native	Population Census 1997-12-10	Population Census 2007-12-01	Population Census 2017-12-01	Population Projection 2023-07-01
Ad-Daffah al-Gharbiyah [West Bank]	Territory	الضفة الغربية	1,873,476	2,350,583	2,881,957	3,256,906	→
Al-Khalil [Hebron]	Governorate	الخليل	405,664	552,164	711,223	822,435	→
Al-Quds [Jerusalem]	Governorate	القدس	328,601	363,649	435,753	492,340	→
Ariha [Jericho]	Governorate	أريحا والأغوار	32,713	42,320	50,002	55,268	→
Bayt Lahm [Bethlehem]	Governorate	بيت لحم	137,286	176,235	217,400	244,704	→
Janin [Jenin]	Governorate	جنين	203,026	256,619	314,866	352,875	→
Nabulus [Nablus]	Governorate	نابلس	261,340	320,830	388,321	431,584	→
Qalqilyah	Governorate	قلقيلية	72,007	91,217	112,400	127,025	→
Ram Allah & Al-Birah [Ramallah]	Governorate	رام الله والبيرة	213,582	279,730	328,861	370,030	→
Salfit	Governorate	سلفيت	48,538	59,570	75,444	85,920	→
Tubas	Governorate	طوباس والأغوار الشمالية	36,609	50,261	60,927	68,779	→
Tulkarm	Governorate	طولكرم	134,110	157,988	186,760	205,946	→
Qiha' Ghazzah [Gaza Strip]	Territory	قطاع غزة	1,022,207	1,416,543	1,899,291	2,226,544	→
Dayr al-Balah [Deir al-Balah]	Governorate	دير البلح	147,877	205,535	273,200	319,208	→
Ghazzah [Gaza]	Governorate	غزة	367,388	496,411	652,597	749,100	→
Ghazzah ash-Shamaliyah [North Gaza]	Governorate	شمال غزة	183,373	270,246	368,978	444,412	→
Khan Yunis	Governorate	خان يونس	200,704	270,979	370,638	438,557	→
Rafah	Governorate	رفح	122,865	173,372	233,878	275,267	→
Al-Arāḍī al-Filasṭīniyya [Palestinian Territories]		الضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة	2,895,683	3,767,126	4,781,248	5,483,450

Source: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: The presented population figures include Arabs in those parts of East Jerusalem which are annexed by Israel. They do not include the Israelian settlers in the West Bank. Area figures and the map presentation include also areas that are not administered by the Palestinian National Authority.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	2,394,359
Females	2,311,496

Gender (C 2017)
Males	2,394,359
Females	2,311,496

Age Groups	Persons
0-14 years	1,816,318
15-64 years	2,706,186
65+ years	151,413

Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years	1,816,318
15-64 years	2,706,186
65+ years	151,413

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	1598	2710
80-89 years	9809	14875
70-79 years	27910	35355
60-69 years	70229	70783
50-59 years	144695	135362
40-49 years	208274	201265
30-39 years	281671	280777
20-29 years	451834	432192
10-19 years	528095	505251
0-9 years	651711	619521

Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years	4,308
80-89 years	24,684
70-79 years	63,265
60-69 years	141,012
50-59 years	280,057
40-49 years	409,539
30-39 years	562,448
20-29 years	884,026
10-19 years	1,033,346
0-9 years	1,271,232