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4.Population
 
GeneralDemographicFeatures
 
WBGS Total West Bank GazaTotal Population 1997 census:
2,895,683 1,873,476
1
1,022,207
 2007 census
2
4,016,416 2,350,583 1,499,369
Projected
 
2015
3
5,091,314 3,110,489 1,980,825
Growth Rate
(2007) 3.2% 2.9% 3.8%
 Annual growth rate
1997-2007 2.6%
Birth rates
(% per 1,000, 2007) 41.3
Median Age
(2007): 18 years
Sex ratio
(male-female at birth, 2007): 103.1
Life expectancy at birth
(2007)
4
:
 
73.46
Population density
(persons/km
2
, mid-2007)
5
: 667 445 4,108(
Israel
in comparison: 310
6
)
1
Incl. East Jerusalem.
2
PCBS,
Population, Housing, and Establishment 
 
Census 1997,
and
2007.
3
PCBS,
Population Projections. Projected Summary Statistics; 
4
 
CIA World Factbook.
 
 
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5
PCBS,
Press Release on World Environment Day 
, June 2007.
6
CBS,
Statistical Yearbook,
Sept. 2007.
Distribution of the Palestinian Population by Governorates and Cities, 2006-07
Number of InhabitantsLocalityGovernorate City only
JeninTubasTulkaremQalqilyaSalfitNablusRamallah/Al-BirehJerusalemJerichoBethlehem/Beit Jala/Beit SahurHebron
 
256,61950,261157,98891,21759,570320,830279,730363,64942,320176,235552,164
39,00416,154
 
51,300
 
41,739
 
8,796
 
126,132
 
27,460
 /
38,202
 
225,416
**
18,346
 
25,266/11,758/12,367
 
163,146
 
Total West Bank 2,350,583 
North GazaGaza (City)Deir Al-BalahKhan YounisRafah
 
290,843524,001216,494290,399177,632
 Jabalia + RC 176,332
409,680
 city + RC 61,755city + RC 179,768city + RC 130,986
Total Gaza Strip 
1,499,369
Total WBGS
3,849,952
** annexed East Jerusalem (estimates) Sources: For the West Bank: PCBS,
Population, Housing, and Establishment 
 
Census 2007; 
for Gaza:
Small Area Population, Revised Estimates, 2004-06, Projected Mid-Year Population (2001-07) 
 
Age and Sex Structure, WBGS, 2006:
 
Sources: Age: PCBS,
Statistical Abstract for Palestine, No. 6,2005; 
Sex:
 
PCBS,
Demographic and Health Survey 2004: Main Findings,
2005.
Distribution of the Population by Place of Living
 
Some 73 Palestinian localities (=10.3%) are
urban
,605
rural
(+85.5%) and 30 are
refugee camps
 (4.2%).The total
urban population
comprises 53.1%,however with large regional differences: In the WestBank, 46.6% of the population lives in urban area, inGaza 63.5%.
Source: PCBS,
Characteristics of Urban and Rural Areas in the Palestinian Territories,
July 2003.
 
45.70%51.30%3.00%
0-14 yrs.15-64 yrs.65+ yrs.
0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%
Urban Rural Camps53.10%31.00%15.90%
%
of 00

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