COUNTRY PROFILE / PSE
Palestine
West Bank and Gaza / PSE / PS
For Palestine, population is 5,413,596 people (2025, #123/215) and area is 6,025 km² (2023, #167/215). This profile covers 70 comparable rankings and 6 thematic maps. Main language: Arabic.
01 / BASIC INFORMATION
Palestine in numbers.
02 / JAPAN COMPARISON & TRENDS
Compare Palestine with Japan and track change.
JAPAN REFERENCE
In the recorded data for Palestine, population is about 4.4% of Japan's value and area is about 1.6% of Japan's value. Reference years can differ, so check the year shown for each value.
| Indicator | Palestine | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,413,596 people2025 / About 4.4% of Japan's value | 123,366,734 people2025 |
| Area | 6,025 km²2023 / About 1.6% of Japan's value | 377,969 km²2023 |
| Population density | 898.5 people/km²Population 2025 · area 2023 / About 2.75 times Japan's value | 326.4 people/km²Population 2025 · area 2023 |
| Life expectancy | 69.21 years2024 / 14.82 years shorter than Japan | 84.04 years2024 |
| GDP per capita | US$ 3,1712025 / About 8.8% of Japan's value | US$ 35,9512025 |
RECORDED CHANGE OVER TIME
Population
2000 → 2025Recorded population moved from 2,922,153 people in 2000 to 5,413,596 people in 2025, an increase of about 85.3%.Life expectancy
2000 → 2024Recorded life expectancy moved from 70.3 years in 2000 to 69.21 years in 2024, a decrease of 1.09 years.GDP per capita
2000 → 2025Recorded GDP per capita moved from US$ 1,476 in 2000 to US$ 3,171 in 2025, an increase of about 114.8%. The values are in current US dollars, so exchange rates and inflation affect the comparison.03 / ALL RANKINGS
65 additional rankings for Palestine.
65 rankings in 9 categories
Essentials2 rankings
People & society11 rankings
Health8 rankings
Economy & work19 rankings
Education & science5 rankings
Food & agriculture2 rankings
Environment & digital12 rankings
Safety & politics4 rankings
04 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY