West Bank and Gaza

Population estimates and projections 5,409,202 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 19.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 3.31 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 1.52% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 5,413,596 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 2.33% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 3.9% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 37.6% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 3.25 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 26.5 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 5.9 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 87.4% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 35.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 70.8 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 877.9 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 2.63% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -4.6 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -23,156 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 5.0% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 4.0% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 24.4% 2022 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 36.1% 2022 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 45.0% 2022 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 18.9% 2022 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 34.0% 2022 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 6.3% 2022 · World Bank Employment in industry 29.9% 2022 · World Bank Employment in services 63.8% 2022 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$17.2 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$3,171 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$4,272 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$3,250 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 4.3% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 60.2% 2024 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 25.6% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 9.2% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$2,002 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 9.8% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 209.6 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 2.7% 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 19.5% 2020 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 25.4% 2022 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 99.5% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 92.3% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 62.5% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 9.6% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 6.0% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 24.1% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 90.4% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 99.4% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 100.0% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 5.4% 2021 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 91.4% 2023 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 44.5% 2023 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 97.9% 2024 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 91.2% 2023 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 89.1% 2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 65.2 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 15.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 54.3 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 65 2023 · WHO Adult obesity 37.4% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 39.1% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 1.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 13.9% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 27.6% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 99% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 24.8% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.6 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 69.2 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 74.3 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 65.2 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 10.7% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 37.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 17.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 16 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 2.17 per 1,000 people 2018 · World Bank Hospital beds 1.3 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Measles immunisation 89% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 35.5% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 42.1% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$346 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 15.5% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 8.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 8.7% 2020 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 0 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 86.6% 2023 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 77 per 100 people 2023 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 8.2 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 16.3% 2024 · World Bank New businesses registered 525 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 7.2% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 11.3% 2024 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 21.2% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 53.5% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 74.8% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 1.9% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -15.8% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 1.8% 2023 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 5.3 per 100,000 people 2016 · World Bank

Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 15.4% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 75.5% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.70e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT

PM2.5 air pollution 20.4 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 1.8% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 10.0% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 22.4 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 10.0% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 98.8% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 80.6% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 99.4% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 47.8% 2021 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 165 m³ per person 2021 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 73.5% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.95e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 17.3%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 11.91e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 37.4e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 5.5% 2024 · World Bank Cereal yield 2,465 kg per hectare 2023 · World Bank Agricultural land 64.9% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 250 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Food production index 144.4 (2014-16 = 100) 2022 · World Bank Fertiliser use 118.7 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 6,025 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 36.4 (0 to 100) 2023 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 27.1% 2023 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 2.1% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 32.8% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 6.1% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 28.6% 2023 · World Bank

Central government expense 26.2% 2021 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.45% 2013 · World Bank Researchers per million people 584 per million people 2013 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 862 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 0.6 per 100,000 people 2022 · World Bank