Area, Population, and Population Density in Palestine by Governorate, 2021

Publish Date:21-09-2022

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Population Density (Capita\ km2) Population End of Year 2021 Area (km2) Governorate
878 5,290,925 6,025.0
State of Palestine
557 3,154,418 5,660.0 West Bank
587 342,396 583.7 Jenin
163 66,628 408.7 Tubas & Northern Valleys
814 200,629 246.5 Tulkarm
701 419,589 598.5 Nablus
744 123,002 165.3 Qalqiliya
406 83,050 204.4 Salfit
420 358,902 855.2 Ramallah & Al-Bireh 
91 53,802 592.9 Jericho & Al-Aghwar
1,365 476,949 349.4 Jerusalem 
362 237,271 655.4 Bethlehem 
792 792,200 1,000.0 Hebron
5,853 2,136,507 365.0 Gaza Strip
6,958 423,726 60.9 North Gaza
9,683 722,350 74.6 Gaza
5,409 306,663 56.7 Deir Al- Balah
3,828 419,892 109.7 Khan Yunis
4,182 263,876 63.1 Rafah

Sources:
Ministry of Local Government, 2017. Geographical Information Management  System in Palestine (GeoMOLG). Ramallah- Palestine.
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2022.  Revised Estimated based on the final results of Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017. Ramallah – Palestine.