West Bank and Gaza Population: The timeline of total, male, female populations and growth rates

The population of West Bank and Gaza is 4,685,306 and the population growth amounts 2.48% (1989). The male and female population are 2,376,173 (50.72%) and 2,309,133 (49.28%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 2.36% (positive growth).

The below table shows the West Bank and Gaza population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.

Year Total Growth(%) Male Female
1989 4,685,306 2.48% 2,376,173
50.72%
2,309,133
49.28%
1988 4,569,087 2.50% 2,317,549
50.72%
2,251,538
49.28%
1987 4,454,805 1.97% 2,259,944
50.73%
2,194,861
49.27%
1986 4,367,088 2.22% 2,215,753
50.74%
2,151,335
49.26%
1985 4,270,092 2.26% 2,166,729
50.74%
2,103,363
49.26%
1984 4,173,398 2.32% 2,117,699
50.74%
2,055,699
49.26%
1983 4,076,708 2.37% 2,068,541
50.74%
2,008,167
49.26%
1982 3,979,998 2.44% 2,019,328
50.74%
1,960,670
49.26%
1981 3,882,986 2.49% 1,970,026
50.73%
1,912,960
49.27%
1980 3,786,161 2.56% 1,920,970
50.74%
1,865,191
49.26%
1979 3,689,099 2.63% 1,871,974
50.74%
1,817,125
49.26%
1978 3,591,977 2.71% 1,823,086
50.75%
1,768,891
49.25%
1977 3,494,496 2.52% 1,774,074
50.77%
1,720,422
49.23%
1976 3,406,334 2.52% 1,729,720
50.78%
1,676,614
49.22%
1975 3,320,396 2.52% 1,686,346
50.79%
1,634,050
49.21%
1974 3,236,626 2.52% 1,643,884
50.79%
1,592,742
49.21%
1973 3,154,969 2.52% 1,602,337
50.79%
1,552,632
49.21%
1972 3,075,373 2.52% 1,561,740
50.78%
1,513,633
49.22%
1971 2,997,784 2.52% 1,522,130
50.78%
1,475,654
49.22%
1970 2,922,153 2.52% 1,483,541
50.77%
1,438,612
49.23%
1969 2,848,431 2.52% 1,445,949
50.76%
1,402,482
49.24%
1968 2,776,568 2.52% 1,409,313
50.76%
1,367,255
49.24%
1967 2,706,518 4.38% 1,373,606
50.75%
1,332,912
49.25%
1966 2,587,997 4.38% 1,313,297
50.75%
1,274,700
49.25%
1965 2,474,666 4.38% 1,255,607
50.74%
1,219,059
49.26%
1964 2,366,298 4.38% 1,200,431
50.73%
1,165,867
49.27%
1963 2,262,676 4.38% 1,147,670
50.72%
1,115,006
49.28%
1962 2,163,591 4.38% 1,097,208
50.71%
1,066,383
49.29%
1961 2,068,845 4.38% 1,048,956
50.70%
1,019,889
49.30%
1960 1,978,248 N/A% 1,002,827
50.69%
975,421
49.31%

Growth rates of West Bank and Gaza population (1961-)

The below chart is the timeline of West Bank and Gaza population growth rates for 60 years.

West Bank and Gaza population and growth rate by ages

The West Bank and Gaza population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 1,810,855, 2,725,767, 148,684 respectively in 1989.

The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
1989 4,685,306 1,810,855
38.65%
2,725,767
58.18%
148,684
3.17%
1988 4,569,087 1,779,539
38.95%
2,646,385
57.92%
143,163
3.13%
1987 4,454,805 1,749,078
39.26%
2,567,892
57.64%
137,835
3.09%
1986 4,367,088 1,728,799
39.59%
2,504,859
57.36%
133,430
3.06%
1985 4,270,092 1,703,898
39.90%
2,437,393
57.08%
128,800
3.02%
1984 4,173,398 1,682,478
40.31%
2,366,876
56.71%
124,044
2.97%
1983 4,076,708 1,662,162
40.77%
2,295,471
56.31%
119,075
2.92%
1982 3,979,998 1,642,433
41.27%
2,223,568
55.87%
113,997
2.86%
1981 3,882,986 1,622,322
41.78%
2,151,657
55.41%
109,008
2.81%
1980 3,786,161 1,601,307
42.29%
2,080,591
54.95%
104,262
2.75%
1979 3,689,099 1,583,133
42.91%
2,006,210
54.38%
99,756
2.70%
1978 3,591,977 1,564,468
43.55%
1,931,971
53.79%
95,538
2.66%
1977 3,494,496 1,544,903
44.21%
1,858,092
53.17%
91,502
2.62%
1976 3,406,334 1,528,363
44.87%
1,790,286
52.56%
87,685
2.57%
1975 3,320,396 1,511,447
45.52%
1,725,158
51.96%
83,791
2.52%
1974 3,236,626 1,491,472
46.08%
1,664,881
51.44%
80,274
2.48%
1973 3,154,969 1,469,973
46.59%
1,608,277
50.98%
76,719
2.43%
1972 3,075,373 1,446,468
47.03%
1,555,704
50.59%
73,201
2.38%
1971 2,997,784 1,421,713
47.43%
1,506,280
50.25%
69,791
2.33%
1970 2,922,153 1,396,964
47.81%
1,458,703
49.92%
66,486
2.28%
1969 2,848,431 1,370,765
48.12%
1,414,090
49.64%
63,576
2.23%
1968 2,776,568 1,342,411
48.35%
1,373,158
49.46%
61,000
2.20%
1967 2,706,518 1,312,797
48.51%
1,335,023
49.33%
58,698
2.17%
1966 2,587,997 1,257,410
48.59%
1,275,010
49.27%
55,576
2.15%
1965 2,474,666 1,201,753
48.56%
1,220,116
49.30%
52,797
2.13%
1964 2,366,298 1,149,821
48.59%
1,166,246
49.29%
50,231
2.12%
1963 2,262,676 1,099,507
48.59%
1,115,198
49.29%
47,971
2.12%
1962 2,163,591 1,051,001
48.58%
1,066,660
49.30%
45,929
2.12%
1961 2,068,845 1,004,449
48.55%
1,020,390
49.32%
44,006
2.13%
1960 1,978,248 959,823
48.52%
976,319
49.35%
42,106
2.13%

The below chart and table represents West Bank and Gaza population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
1989 2.54% 1.76% 3.00% 3.86%
1988 2.57% 1.74% 3.06% 3.87%
1987 2.01% 1.17% 2.52% 3.30%
1986 2.27% 1.46% 2.77% 3.59%
1985 2.32% 1.27% 2.98% 3.83%
1984 2.37% 1.22% 3.11% 4.17%
1983 2.43% 1.20% 3.23% 4.45%
1982 2.50% 1.24% 3.34% 4.58%
1981 2.56% 1.31% 3.42% 4.55%
1980 2.63% 1.15% 3.71% 4.52%
1979 2.70% 1.19% 3.84% 4.41%
1978 2.79% 1.27% 3.98% 4.41%
1977 2.59% 1.08% 3.79% 4.35%
1976 2.59% 1.12% 3.78% 4.65%
1975 2.59% 1.34% 3.62% 4.38%
1974 2.59% 1.46% 3.52% 4.63%
1973 2.59% 1.62% 3.38% 4.81%
1972 2.59% 1.74% 3.28% 4.89%
1971 2.59% 1.77% 3.26% 4.97%
1970 2.59% 1.91% 3.15% 4.58%
1969 2.59% 2.11% 2.98% 4.22%
1968 2.59% 2.26% 2.86% 3.92%
1967 4.58% 4.40% 4.71% 5.62%
1966 4.58% 4.63% 4.50% 5.26%
1965 4.58% 4.52% 4.62% 5.11%
1964 4.58% 4.58% 4.58% 4.71%
1963 4.58% 4.62% 4.55% 4.45%
1962 4.58% 4.63% 4.53% 4.37%
1961 4.58% 4.65% 4.51% 4.51%

Data Source

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