Key demographics
- Population
- 5.5M
- Density
- 840.4/km²
- HDI
- 0.674 (Medium)
- Gini index (2016)
- 33.7
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 69.2 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.25
- Urban population (2025)
- 87.4%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 97.9%
- Labor force (2022)
- 47.3%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 13.2%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 70.8%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 87.4%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 26.5 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.9 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 17.4%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.25
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 17.0 /1000
- Slum population (2020)
- 19.5%
- Tourism (2020)
- 93.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 80.7% |
| Judaism | 13.1% |
| Christianity | 0.9% |
| Baha'i faith | 0.1% |
| Irreligion | 5.3% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Palestinian arabs | 91.2% |
| Israeli jews | 8.8% |
- Demonym (male)
- Palestinian
- Demonym (female)
- Palestinian
- National anthem
- Fida'i
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 69.2 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 62.9 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 10.7% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 17.0/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 65/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 1.3/1000
- Physicians (2018)
- 2.17/1000
- Nurses (2018)
- 1.95/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $346
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 42.1%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 97.9%
- Education spending (2021)
- 5.4% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 412
- Internet users (2023)
- 86.6%
- Mobile subscriptions (2023)
- 76.7/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 8.2/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 427/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 8.2
Geography and practical
- Area
- 6,220 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+02:00
- Calling codes
- +970
- TLD
- .ps
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Palestine has three equal horizontal stripes of black, white, and green overlaid by a red triangle issuing from the hoist.
- National anthem
- Fida'i
- National holiday
- International Workers' Day