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Palestinian Territories (West Bank
& Gaza) (see also Israel)
Community
Population,
1,070,000 (1960)
1,125,000 (1970) +5.1%
1,510,000 (1980) +34.2%
1,978,000 (1990) +31.0%*
2,922,000 (2000) +47.7%
3,786,000 (2010) +30,0%
4,803,000 (2020) +26.9%
*The global Palestinian population,
1993, was estimated at 6,000,000.
This comprised, West bank, 1,100,000; Gaza Strip,
800,000; Israel, 800,000; Jordan, 2,200,000; Lebanon, 400,000; rest of the
world, 700,000. There were at this time some 900,000 Palestinians in 60 refugee
camps, located in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Ethnicity and Religion, %
|
|
Gaza-Arab |
West Bank-Arab |
West Bank-Jewish/White |
Christian |
|
1910 |
|
|
|
12.0 |
|
2009 |
100 |
83.0 |
17.0 |
2.5 |
Birth and death rates Below replacement rate = 2.1
|
|
Fertility Rate |
Birth Rate |
Infant Mortality |
Death Rate |
% Aged Under 15 |
% Aged Over 65 |
% Urban |
|
1975 |
|
|
77.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1980 |
|
|
59.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
1990 |
6.7 |
45.0 (+38.3) |
36.0 |
6.7 |
48.6 |
2.1 |
67.7 |
|
2000 |
5.4 |
41.0 (+36.5) |
25.0 |
4.5 |
47.8 |
2.3 |
72.0 |
|
2010 |
4.4 |
32.4 (+28.8) |
19.5 |
3.6 |
42.4 |
2.7 |
74.1 |
|
2015 |
4.0 |
32.1 (+28.6) |
18.5 |
3.5 |
40.1 |
3.0 |
75.3 |
|
2017 |
3.7 |
29.9 (+26.4) |
17.7 |
3.5 |
|
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
17.3 |
|
38.9 |
3.1 |
76.2 |
Life
expectancy,
68.0 (1990); 66.5 (M), 69.6 (F)
70.8 (2000); 69.1 (M), 72.5 (F)
72.5 (2010); 70.6 (M), 74.3 (F)
74.1 (2020); 72.5 (M), 75.9 (F)
Population of principal cities, Ramallah is the de facto
capital of the Palestinian Territories; however the Palestinian State claims East Jerusalem, currently under Israeli
rule, as its true capital.
RAMALLAH
5,080 (1945)
12,134 (1967)
24,722 (1987)
17,851 (1997)
24,000 (2005)
27,092 (2007)
Wealth; Gross Domestic Product (nominal values)
|
|
GDP, US$ million |
Total GDP, % of USA |
GDP per capita, US$ |
GDP per capita % of USA |
|
1994 |
2,843 |
|
1,200 |
|
|
1995 |
3,283 |
0.04 |
1,325 |
4.41 |
|
2000 |
4,313 |
0.04 |
1,475 |
4.05 |
|
2005 |
4,831 |
0.04 |
1,455 |
3.28 |
|
2010 |
8,913 |
0.06 |
2,340* |
4.84 |
|
2015 |
12,673 |
0.07 |
2,865 |
5.10 |
|
2016 |
13,397 |
0.07 |
2,945 |
5.12 |
*Gaza, US$ 600
GDP by primary sector
|
|
Agriculture % GDP |
Agriculture % employed |
Industry % GDP |
Industry % employed |
Services % GDP |
Services % employed |
|
2000 |
9.0 |
|
28.0 |
|
63.0 |
|
|
2013* |
|
11.5 |
|
34.4 |
|
54.1 |
|
2016* |
2.9 |
|
20.9 |
|
67.2 |
|
*Figures exclude Gaza Strip
Communications
Language, % Arabic is
the principal language.
Hebrew, 16.1% MT (2010)
Literacy
91.9% (2003); 96.3% (M), 87.4% (F)
93.5% (2010); 97.1% (M), 89.8% (F)
96.9% (2015); 98.6% (M), 95.2% (F)
Physical communications � roads
|
|
Roads (km) |
Surfaced (km) |
Motor vehicles |
Cars |
Commercial Vehicles |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
31,646* |
14,521* |
|
2010 |
4,686 |
4,686 |
221,000 |
|
|
*West Bank only
Railways; None
Electronic communications
|
|
Telephones (landlines) |
Mobile Telephones |
Radios |
Televisions |
PCs |
Internet Users |
|
2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
35,000 |
|
2003 |
243,494 |
265,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
|
357,310 |
|
|
169,000 |
243,000 |
|
2005 |
349,000 |
1,094,000� |
|
|
|
|
|
2011 |
363,000 |
|
|
|
|
1,512,200 |
|
2016 |
406,500 |
3,531,000 |
|
|
|
2,673,000 |
Tourism: Visitors to Palestinian Territories (West Bank),
220,000 (1996)
310,000 (2000)
33,000 (2002)
88,000 (2005)
522,000 (2010)
432,000 (2015)