Population growth rate, by level of development in Palestine
Palestine: Population growth rate, by level of development was 0.1% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Population growth rate, by level of development in Palestine, 2024–2100
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.1% for population growth rate, by level of development in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 77 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.1% on the previous year and down 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate, by level of development in Palestine peaked at 1.9% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2100.
Palestine ranks 64th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate, by level of development in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.6% | — |
| 2025 | 1.8% | +7.4% |
| 2026 | 1.9% | +7.8% |
| 2027 | 1.8% | -3.2% |
| 2028 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 2029 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 2031 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 2032 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 2033 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 2034 | 1.8% | -1.4% |
| 2035 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 2036 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| 2037 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 2038 | 1.7% | -2.0% |
| 2039 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2040 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 2041 | 1.7% | -1.6% |
| 2042 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 2043 | 1.6% | -3.1% |
| 2044 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 2045 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 2046 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
| 2047 | 1.4% | -3.0% |
| 2048 | 1.3% | -3.7% |
| 2049 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 2050 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 2051 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 2052 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 2053 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 2054 | 1.1% | -5.6% |
| 2055 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2056 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 2057 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 2058 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
| 2059 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2060 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2061 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2062 | 0.9% | -7.2% |
| 2063 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2064 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2065 | 0.9% | -2.7% |
| 2066 | 0.8% | -6.6% |
| 2067 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2068 | 0.8% | -8.4% |
| 2069 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2070 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2071 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2072 | 0.7% | -9.9% |
| 2073 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2074 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
| 2075 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2076 | 0.6% | -6.3% |
| 2077 | 0.5% | -7.2% |
| 2078 | 0.5% | -7.8% |
| 2079 | 0.5% | -9.0% |
| 2080 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2081 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2082 | 0.4% | -12.8% |
| 2083 | 0.4% | -10.7% |
| 2084 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 2085 | 0.3% | -10.5% |
| 2086 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 2087 | 0.3% | -11.2% |
| 2088 | 0.3% | +4.4% |
| 2089 | 0.2% | -16.0% |
| 2090 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2091 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 2092 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2093 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2094 | 0.2% | -17.1% |
| 2095 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 2096 | 0.1% | -17.9% |
| 2097 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2098 | 0.1% | -21.6% |
| 2099 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| 2100 | 0.1% | -31.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 39% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate, by level of development in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2100 | -31.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 6 |
| 2030s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
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)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 1,906 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 600,680 people (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate, by level of development in Palestine?
- Population growth rate, by level of development in Palestine was 0.1% in 2100, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate, by level of development recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2026.
- What is the lowest population growth rate, by level of development recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2100.
- How does Palestine rank for population growth rate, by level of development?
- Palestine ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate, by level of development rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Population growth rate, by level of development. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.