Children per woman vs. Natural population growth in Palestine
Palestine: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth was 2.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth in Palestine, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 2.0% for children per woman vs. natural population growth in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.2% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman vs. natural population growth in Palestine peaked at 4.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2023.
Palestine ranks 49th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.7% | — |
| 1951 | 2.8% | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 2.8% | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 2.9% | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 3.0% | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 3.1% | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 3.3% | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 3.3% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 3.4% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 3.5% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 3.6% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 3.6% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 3.6% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 3.7% | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.8% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 4.1% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 4 |
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More population data for Palestine
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1948 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 600,680 people (2100)
- Population density 1,906 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman vs. natural population growth in Palestine?
- Children per woman vs. natural population growth in Palestine was 2.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children per woman vs. natural population growth recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest children per woman vs. natural population growth recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Palestine ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children per woman vs. natural population growth rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.