Palestine - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Palestine. Once a strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes that has experienced an incredibly turbulent history. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 20 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Geographical data of Palestine
| Location | Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates | 31 25 N, 34 20 E |
| Map references | Middle East |
| Tarrain | flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain |
| Natural Resources | arable land, natural gas |
| Natural Hazards | droughts |
| Irrigated Land | (2013) 151 sq km; note - includes the West Bank |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Major aquifers | |
| Land Boundaries | 72 km |
| Border Countries | Egypt 13 km; Israel 59 km |
| Coastline | 40 km |
| Climate | temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers |
| Area | |
| Total Area | |
| Land Area | 360 sq km |
| Water Area | 0 sq km |
| comparative Area | slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Maritime Claims | |
| Elevations | |
| Highest point | Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Awdah) 105 m |
| Lowest point | Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
Population Distribution
Population concentrated in major cities, particularly Gaza City in the north
People and Society
In Palestine, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Palestinian Arab
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 2.02% (2024 est.) |
| Birth rate | 26.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Death rate | 2.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Health expenditure | NA |
| Physicians Density | |
| Hospital bed Density | 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2019) |
| Total fertility rate | 3.26 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 1.58 (2024 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 57.3% (2019/20) |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | 62.4% (2023 est.) |
| Literacy | age 15 and over can read and write |
| Education expenditures | 5.3% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Net Migration rate | -3.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Nationality | NA | NA |
| Languages | |
| Religions | Muslim 98.0 - 99.0% (predominantly Sunni), Christian <1.0%, other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0% (2012 est.) |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 38.8% (male 427,450/female 404,288) |
| 15-64 years | 58.3% (male 627,235/female 620,903) |
| 65 years and over | 2.9% (2024 est.) (male 31,655/female 30,112) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 74.3 |
| Youth dependency ratio | 68.2 |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 6.1 |
| Potential support ratio | 16.5 (2021 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 19.5 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 19.3 years |
| Female | 19.8 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 77.6% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 2.85% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 778,000 Gaza (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.01 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
| Male | 16.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 13.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 75.5 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 73.7 years |
| Female | 77.4 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 98.9% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: 99% of population |
| Improved: total | total: 98.9% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 1.1% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 1% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 1.1% of population (2020 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.9% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: 98.6% of population |
| Improved: total | total: 99.6% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.1% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 1.4% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.4% of population (2020 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 15 | 0.7% |
| Women married by age 18 | 13.4% (2020 est.) |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Palestine
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