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West Bank and Gaza

West Bank and Gaza / PS

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

West Bank and Gaza in numbers.

Area6,025 kmยฒWorld # 167 โ†’Population5.4MWorld # 123 โ†’Population density898.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 10 โ†’Life expectancy69.2 yearsWorld # 158 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,171World # 157 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

West Bank and Gaza across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area6,025 kmยฒWorld # 167 / 2023 โ†’Population5.4MWorld # 123 / 2025 โ†’Population density898.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 10 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.3%World # 33 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.3World # 48 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate26.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 45 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 164 / 2024 โ†’Median age19.8 yearsWorld # 197 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.9%World # 168 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1437.6%World # 37 / 2025 โ†’Urban population87.4%World # 43 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-23.2KWorld # 173 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-4.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 188 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share5%World # 110 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy69.2 yearsWorld # 158 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy62.9 yearsWorld # 92 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 85 / 2018 โ†’Smoking rate35.5%World # 12 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,171World # 157 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 17.2BWorld # 142 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 5,000World # 165 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.3%World # 72 / 2025 โ†’Inflation9.8%World # 24 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment24.4%World # 5 / 2022 โ†’Youth unemployment36.1%World # 14 / 2022 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)36.4World # 69 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.4%World # 39 / 2021 โ†’Researchers per million people584.4 per million peopleWorld # 76 / 2013 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.5%World # 68 / 2013 โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production32.8K tWorld # 92 / 2022 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area1.7%World # 189 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.9 tWorld # 162 / 2024 โ†’Internet use86.6%World # 80 / 2023 โ†’Mobile subscriptions76.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 169 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 165 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate5.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 158 / 2016 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals93KWorld # 169 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 245MWorld # 118 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languageArabicMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryMetal products2023Most mapped OSM sportNo dataNo comparison data for this countryWriting directionRight to leftArabicLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyNo dataNo comparison data for this countryDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsPalestine