Palestine birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Palestine chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Palestine is 3.31, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.5 — a -49.1% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Palestine	World
1960	-	4.69
1961	-	4.56
1962	-	5.02
1963	-	5.31
1964	-	5.13
1965	-	5.08
1966	-	4.97
1967	-	4.87
1968	-	4.98
1969	-	4.88
1970	-	4.84
1971	-	4.69
1972	-	4.55
1973	-	4.42
1974	-	4.26
1975	-	4.07
1976	-	3.97
1977	-	3.84
1978	-	3.77
1979	-	3.76
1980	-	3.73
1981	-	3.71
1982	-	3.72
1983	-	3.59
1984	-	3.57
1985	-	3.53
1986	-	3.51
1987	-	3.48
1988	-	3.39
1989	-	3.35
1990	6.81	3.31
1991	6.75	3.13
1992	6.65	3.04
1993	6.5	2.97
1994	6.33	2.92
1995	6.16	2.87
1996	5.99	2.82
1997	5.82	2.78
1998	5.69	2.75
1999	5.58	2.72
2000	5.46	2.73
2001	5.34	2.69
2002	5.22	2.66
2003	5.06	2.64
2004	4.97	2.63
2005	4.87	2.61
2006	4.74	2.61
2007	4.63	2.6
2008	4.51	2.6
2009	4.44	2.59
2010	4.43	2.57
2011	4.31	2.55
2012	4.15	2.56
2013	4.05	2.53
2014	4	2.52
2015	3.98	2.49
2016	3.89	2.49
2017	3.77	2.46
2018	3.67	2.39
2019	3.59	2.35
2020	3.51	2.28
2021	3.44	2.25
2022	3.38	2.22
2023	3.31	2.2
2024	3.25	2.19
2025	3.19	2.18
2026	3.13	2.18
2027	3.07	2.17
2028	3.02	2.16
2029	2.97	2.15
2030	2.93	2.14
2031	2.89	2.13
2032	2.85	2.12
2033	2.81	2.12
2034	2.78	2.11
2035	2.75	2.1
2036	2.71	2.09
2037	2.68	2.09
2038	2.65	2.08
2039	2.62	2.08
2040	2.59	2.08
2041	2.56	2.07
2042	2.53	2.07
2043	2.51	2.07
2044	2.48	2.07
2045	2.45	2.06
2046	2.43	2.06
2047	2.41	2.06
2048	2.38	2.05
2049	2.36	2.05
2050	2.34	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 6.95% were to women under 20 years old, 60.1% to women ages 20-29, and 33% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 13.1%, 54.3%, and 32.6% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Palestine by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Palestine	World
1960	-	37.4%
1961	-	37.5%
1962	-	37.6%
1963	-	37.8%
1964	-	38%
1965	-	38%
1966	-	38%
1967	-	38%
1968	-	37.9%
1969	-	37.8%
1970	-	37.7%
1971	-	37.6%
1972	-	37.5%
1973	-	37.3%
1974	-	37.2%
1975	-	37.1%
1976	-	36.9%
1977	-	36.7%
1978	-	36.3%
1979	-	35.9%
1980	-	35.5%
1981	-	35.2%
1982	-	34.9%
1983	-	34.6%
1984	-	34.3%
1985	-	34%
1986	-	33.8%
1987	-	33.6%
1988	-	33.4%
1989	-	33.2%
1990	49.1%	33%
1991	49.1%	32.9%
1992	49%	32.7%
1993	49%	32.5%
1994	48.9%	32.3%
1995	48.8%	32.1%
1996	48.6%	31.8%
1997	48.4%	31.5%
1998	48.1%	31.1%
1999	47.8%	30.8%
2000	47.4%	30.4%
2001	47.1%	30%
2002	46.6%	29.6%
2003	46.1%	29.2%
2004	45.6%	28.8%
2005	45%	28.5%
2006	44.3%	28.1%
2007	43.7%	27.9%
2008	43%	27.6%
2009	42.4%	27.5%
2010	41.9%	27.3%
2011	41.5%	27.1%
2012	41.1%	27%
2013	40.7%	26.9%
2014	40.4%	26.8%
2015	40.1%	26.6%
2016	39.9%	26.5%
2017	39.7%	26.4%
2018	39.6%	26.2%
2019	39.5%	26%
2020	39.3%	25.8%
2021	39%	25.6%
2022	38.7%	25.3%
2023	38.4%	25%
2024	38%	24.7%
2025	37.6%	24.4%
2026	37%	24.1%
2027	36.5%	23.8%
2028	35.9%	23.4%
2029	35.3%	23.1%
2030	34.7%	22.8%
2031	34%	22.6%
2032	33.4%	22.3%
2033	32.8%	22.1%
2034	32.3%	21.9%
2035	31.8%	21.7%
2036	31.4%	21.6%
2037	31%	21.5%
2038	30.6%	21.4%
2039	30.3%	21.3%
2040	30%	21.2%
2041	29.7%	21.1%
2042	29.4%	21%
2043	29.2%	21%
2044	28.9%	20.9%
2045	28.6%	20.8%
2046	28.4%	20.7%
2047	28.1%	20.7%
2048	27.8%	20.6%
2049	27.5%	20.5%
2050	27.2%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Palestine was 49.1% in 1990, 43% in 2008, and 38% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Palestine.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Palestine, excluding migration, has been +2.64% annually. On average, 121,801 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Palestine
1990	76,163
1991	79,444
1992	82,865
1993	86,434
1994	90,156
1995	94,037
1996	98,085
1997	102,307
1998	103,566
1999	104,823
2000	106,367
2001	107,320
2002	108,560
2003	109,162
2004	110,045
2005	110,569
2006	111,728
2007	112,453
2008	108,395
2009	111,724
2010	117,674
2011	119,021
2012	119,185
2013	120,503
2014	120,724
2015	126,189
2016	126,698
2017	125,688
2018	124,791
2019	124,508
2020	122,416
2021	120,396
2022	123,987
2023	102,613

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Palestine was 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -72.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palestine	World
1985	102	460
1986	96	438
1987	87	429
1988	85	414
1989	82	401
1990	78	391
1991	75	395
1992	73	395
1993	69	389
1994	66	382
1995	64	371
1996	61	366
1997	60	358
1998	59	360
1999	58	340
2000	59	328
2001	60	321
2002	58	311
2003	56	301
2004	55	291
2005	52	283
2006	51	276
2007	49	269
2008	49	264
2009	48	258
2010	42	253
2011	39	247
2012	36	239
2013	32	235
2014	29	231
2015	26	228
2016	23	220
2017	21	215
2018	19	211
2019	18	207
2020	20	211
2021	29	242
2022	17	203
2023	16	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Palestine was 26.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.63% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 30.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Palestine	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	-	15.1%
1972	-	14.4%
1973	-	14.1%
1974	-	13.7%
1975	10.8%	13.4%
1976	10.2%	13%
1977	9.55%	12.5%
1978	8.98%	12.1%
1979	8.45%	11.7%
1980	7.95%	11.4%
1981	7.48%	11%
1982	7.04%	10.8%
1983	6.63%	10.6%
1984	6.25%	10.4%
1985	5.89%	10.1%
1986	5.56%	9.81%
1987	5.25%	9.47%
1988	4.97%	9.31%
1989	4.72%	9.02%
1990	4.49%	8.81%
1991	4.28%	8.66%
1992	4.09%	8.46%
1993	3.92%	8.19%
1994	3.77%	7.98%
1995	3.62%	7.76%
1996	3.49%	7.52%
1997	3.36%	7.28%
1998	3.24%	7.05%
1999	3.13%	6.76%
2000	3.03%	6.48%
2001	2.94%	6.21%
2002	2.85%	5.94%
2003	2.77%	5.65%
2004	2.68%	5.43%
2005	2.6%	5.16%
2006	2.52%	4.92%
2007	2.43%	4.7%
2008	2.35%	4.5%
2009	2.28%	4.31%
2010	2.2%	4.11%
2011	2.12%	3.97%
2012	2.04%	3.77%
2013	1.97%	3.61%
2014	2.2%	3.48%
2015	1.83%	3.35%
2016	1.76%	3.23%
2017	1.69%	3.11%
2018	1.63%	2.97%
2019	1.57%	2.86%
2020	1.52%	2.75%
2021	1.47%	2.66%
2022	1.42%	2.59%
2023	2.63%	2.49%