Palestine Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Palestine vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Palestine	World
1960	-	22.5
1961	-	22.5
1962	-	22.4
1963	-	22.2
1964	-	22
1965	-	21.8
1966	-	21.7
1967	-	21.6
1968	-	21.5
1969	-	21.5
1970	-	21.4
1971	-	21.4
1972	-	21.5
1973	-	21.5
1974	-	21.6
1975	-	21.7
1976	-	21.9
1977	-	22
1978	-	22.2
1979	-	22.3
1980	-	22.5
1981	-	22.6
1982	-	22.7
1983	-	22.9
1984	-	23
1985	-	23.2
1986	-	23.3
1987	-	23.4
1988	-	23.6
1989	-	23.8
1990	15.4	23.9
1991	15.4	24.1
1992	15.4	24.3
1993	15.5	24.5
1994	15.5	24.7
1995	15.6	25
1996	15.7	25.2
1997	15.8	25.4
1998	15.9	25.7
1999	16	25.9
2000	16.2	26.1
2001	16.3	26.3
2002	16.5	26.5
2003	16.7	26.7
2004	16.9	27
2005	17.1	27.2
2006	17.4	27.4
2007	17.6	27.6
2008	17.9	27.8
2009	18.1	28
2010	18.4	28.2
2011	18.6	28.4
2012	18.9	28.6
2013	19.1	28.9
2014	19.4	29.1
2015	19.6	29.3
2016	19.8	29.5
2017	19.9	29.8
2018	20	30
2019	20.2	30.3
2020	20.3	30.6
2021	20.4	30.8
2022	20.6	31
2023	20.8	31.3
2024	20.9	31.6
2025	21.1	31.9
2026	21.3	32.1
2027	21.5	32.3
2028	21.8	32.6
2029	22	32.8
2030	22.3	33
2031	22.6	33.2
2032	22.9	33.4
2033	23.2	33.6
2034	23.5	33.8
2035	23.9	34
2036	24.2	34.2
2037	24.5	34.4
2038	24.9	34.6
2039	25.2	34.8
2040	25.5	35
2041	25.9	35.2
2042	26.2	35.4
2043	26.6	35.6
2044	26.9	35.8
2045	27.3	36
2046	27.6	36.2
2047	28	36.4
2048	28.3	36.6
2049	28.6	36.8
2050	29	37.1

In 1990, the median age in Palestine was 15.4 years compared to the world's average of 23.9 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 20.9 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 193rd for median age 34 years ago (old to young), Palestine ranks 157th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Palestine is expected to increase to around 29 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Palestine demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Palestine
	Male	Female
0-4	6.66%	6.36%
5-9	6.67%	6.37%
10-14	6.06%	5.92%
15-19	5.11%	5.17%
20-24	4.37%	4.5%
25-29	4.03%	4.15%
30-34	3.85%	3.89%
35-39	3.13%	3.18%
40-44	2.41%	2.53%
45-49	1.88%	2.04%
50-54	1.51%	1.65%
55-59	1.26%	1.37%
60-64	1%	1.09%
65-69	0.72%	0.82%
70-74	0.49%	0.59%
75-79	0.3%	0.37%
80+	0.2%	0.35%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Palestine has average demographic potential with 73.1% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 36/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Palestine			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	-	-	-	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	-	-	-	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	-	-	-	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	-	-	-	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	-	-	-	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	-	-	-	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	-	-	-	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	-	-	-	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	-	-	-	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	-	-	-	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	-	-	-	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	-	-	-	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	-	-	-	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	-	-	-	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	-	-	-	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	-	-	-	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	-	-	-	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	-	-	-	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	-	-	-	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	-	-	-	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	-	-	-	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	-	-	-	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	-	-	-	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	-	-	-	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	-	-	-	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	-	-	-	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	-	-	-	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	-	-	-	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	-	-	-	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	-	-	-	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	104.9%	100.7%	4.26%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	104.8%	100.5%	4.26%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	104.6%	100.4%	4.26%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	104.4%	100.1%	4.26%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	104%	99.8%	4.27%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	103.5%	99.2%	4.3%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	102.9%	98.6%	4.33%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	102.1%	97.7%	4.36%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	101.2%	96.7%	4.41%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	100.1%	95.6%	4.48%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	98.9%	94.4%	4.54%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	97.7%	93.1%	4.62%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	96.3%	91.5%	4.72%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	94.6%	89.8%	4.82%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	92.8%	87.9%	4.91%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	90.8%	85.8%	4.98%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	88.7%	83.7%	5.04%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	86.6%	81.5%	5.09%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	84.5%	79.4%	5.13%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	82.7%	77.5%	5.19%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	81.2%	75.9%	5.25%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	79.9%	74.6%	5.32%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	78.9%	73.5%	5.4%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	77.9%	72.5%	5.48%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	77.1%	71.5%	5.57%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	76.5%	70.8%	5.67%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	75.9%	70.1%	5.78%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	75.7%	69.8%	5.9%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	75.7%	69.7%	6.02%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	75.5%	69.4%	6.15%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	75.1%	68.8%	6.26%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	74.4%	68.1%	6.33%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	73.6%	67.2%	6.43%	54%	39%	15%
2023	72.9%	66.4%	6.58%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	72.1%	65.5%	6.6%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Palestine decreased from 92.8% to 72.1% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Palestine working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Palestine	World
1960	-	57.6%
1961	-	57.5%
1962	-	57.4%
1963	-	57.2%
1964	-	57%
1965	-	56.9%
1966	-	56.8%
1967	-	56.9%
1968	-	56.9%
1969	-	56.9%
1970	-	57%
1971	-	57.1%
1972	-	57.2%
1973	-	57.3%
1974	-	57.3%
1975	-	57.4%
1976	-	57.5%
1977	-	57.7%
1978	-	58%
1979	-	58.4%
1980	-	58.7%
1981	-	59%
1982	-	59.3%
1983	-	59.6%
1984	-	59.9%
1985	-	60.1%
1986	-	60.4%
1987	-	60.5%
1988	-	60.7%
1989	-	60.8%
1990	48.8%	60.9%
1991	48.8%	61%
1992	48.9%	61.1%
1993	48.9%	61.2%
1994	49%	61.3%
1995	49.1%	61.5%
1996	49.3%	61.7%
1997	49.5%	61.9%
1998	49.7%	62.2%
1999	50%	62.5%
2000	50.3%	62.8%
2001	50.6%	63.1%
2002	51%	63.4%
2003	51.4%	63.7%
2004	51.9%	64%
2005	52.4%	64.3%
2006	53%	64.5%
2007	53.6%	64.7%
2008	54.2%	64.9%
2009	54.7%	65%
2010	55.2%	65.1%
2011	55.6%	65.2%
2012	55.9%	65.2%
2013	56.2%	65.2%
2014	56.5%	65.2%
2015	56.7%	65.1%
2016	56.8%	65.1%
2017	56.9%	65%
2018	56.9%	64.9%
2019	57%	64.9%
2020	57.1%	64.8%
2021	57.3%	64.9%
2022	57.6%	64.9%
2023	57.8%	65%
2024	58.1%	65.1%
2025	58.6%	65.2%
2026	59%	65.3%
2027	59.5%	65.4%
2028	59.9%	65.4%
2029	60.4%	65.4%
2030	60.8%	65.4%
2031	61.3%	65.4%
2032	61.8%	65.4%
2033	62.2%	65.4%
2034	62.6%	65.3%
2035	63%	65.2%
2036	63.3%	65%
2037	63.5%	64.9%
2038	63.8%	64.7%
2039	63.9%	64.6%
2040	64.1%	64.5%
2041	64.2%	64.4%
2042	64.3%	64.3%
2043	64.4%	64.2%
2044	64.5%	64.1%
2045	64.6%	63.9%
2046	64.6%	63.8%
2047	64.7%	63.7%
2048	64.7%	63.6%
2049	64.8%	63.4%
2050	64.8%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Palestine changed from 51.9% to 58.1% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	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 decreased from 45.6% to 38% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Palestine	World
1960	-	4.97%
1961	-	4.99%
1962	-	5.01%
1963	-	5.02%
1964	-	5.04%
1965	-	5.08%
1966	-	5.12%
1967	-	5.16%
1968	-	5.2%
1969	-	5.24%
1970	-	5.28%
1971	-	5.32%
1972	-	5.37%
1973	-	5.42%
1974	-	5.47%
1975	-	5.53%
1976	-	5.59%
1977	-	5.65%
1978	-	5.71%
1979	-	5.77%
1980	-	5.81%
1981	-	5.81%
1982	-	5.8%
1983	-	5.79%
1984	-	5.8%
1985	-	5.82%
1986	-	5.86%
1987	-	5.91%
1988	-	5.95%
1989	-	6.01%
1990	2.08%	6.07%
1991	2.08%	6.14%
1992	2.08%	6.21%
1993	2.08%	6.29%
1994	2.09%	6.37%
1995	2.11%	6.45%
1996	2.13%	6.53%
1997	2.16%	6.61%
1998	2.19%	6.68%
1999	2.24%	6.76%
2000	2.28%	6.84%
2001	2.34%	6.92%
2002	2.4%	7.01%
2003	2.48%	7.1%
2004	2.55%	7.18%
2005	2.61%	7.26%
2006	2.67%	7.34%
2007	2.73%	7.41%
2008	2.78%	7.47%
2009	2.84%	7.52%
2010	2.9%	7.58%
2011	2.96%	7.66%
2012	3.02%	7.78%
2013	3.08%	7.92%
2014	3.14%	8.08%
2015	3.22%	8.26%
2016	3.28%	8.45%
2017	3.36%	8.65%
2018	3.43%	8.88%
2019	3.51%	9.1%
2020	3.58%	9.33%
2021	3.63%	9.53%
2022	3.7%	9.74%
2023	3.8%	9.98%
2024	3.84%	10.2%
2025	3.85%	10.4%
2026	3.95%	10.6%
2027	4.08%	10.8%
2028	4.21%	11.1%
2029	4.35%	11.5%
2030	4.49%	11.7%
2031	4.63%	12%
2032	4.78%	12.3%
2033	4.92%	12.6%
2034	5.05%	12.8%
2035	5.19%	13.1%
2036	5.33%	13.4%
2037	5.47%	13.7%
2038	5.61%	13.9%
2039	5.76%	14.1%
2040	5.92%	14.3%
2041	6.08%	14.5%
2042	6.24%	14.7%
2043	6.42%	14.9%
2044	6.6%	15%
2045	6.8%	15.2%
2046	7.01%	15.4%
2047	7.23%	15.7%
2048	7.46%	15.9%
2049	7.72%	16.1%
2050	7.98%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Palestine increased from 2.55% to 3.84% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.