Long run birth rate in Palestine
Palestine: Long run birth rate was 27.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
27.06
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
45th
of 236 countries
All-time high
51.16
in 1967
All-time low
27.06
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Long run birth rate in Palestine, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 27.06 for long run birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run birth rate in Palestine peaked at 51.16 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 27.06, in 2023.
That places Palestine 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Long run birth rate in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.36 | — |
| 1951 | 48.62 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 48.84 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 49.07 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 49.37 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 49.6 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 49.86 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 50.09 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 50.3 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 50.48 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 50.56 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 50.6 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 50.72 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 50.68 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 50.85 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 50.95 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 51.05 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 51.16 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 50.99 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 50.62 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 50.14 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 49.59 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 49.23 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 49.04 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 48.88 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 48.69 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 48.52 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 48.17 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 47.8 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 47.54 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 46.91 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 46.69 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 46.46 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 46.13 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 45.86 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 46.18 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 45.98 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 45.13 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 45.8 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 45.89 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 45.95 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 45.77 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 45.32 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 44.43 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 43.41 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 42.33 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 41.27 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 40.22 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 39.73 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 39.19 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 38.52 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 38.02 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 37.44 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 36.6 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 36.12 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 35.56 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 34.87 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 34.06 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 33.89 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 34.02 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 34.54 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 34.08 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 33.37 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 32.9 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 32.78 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 32.87 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.27 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.43 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 30.53 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 29.71 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 28.88 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 28.23 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 27.57 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 27.06 | -1.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 27.06 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.89, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 27.06 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.02, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.46 | 48.36 | 50.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.82 | 50.56 | 51.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.76 | 47.54 | 50.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.1 | 45.13 | 46.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.76 | 39.19 | 45.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.91 | 33.89 | 38.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.45 | 29.71 | 34.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.93 | 27.06 | 28.88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More population data for Palestine
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1948 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.062 (2100)
- Population density 1,906 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 600,680 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.062 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3011 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run birth rate in Palestine?
- Long run birth rate in Palestine was 27.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run birth rate recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 51.16 in 1967.
- What is the lowest long run birth rate recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.06 in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for long run birth rate?
- Palestine ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is long run birth rate rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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