The following statistical table is taken from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, which is administered by the Palestinian Authority. It represents the projected head count in 2013. The figures used in this book are based on projected increases for 2014. Though the rate of growth has slowed over the last few years, the populations of both Gaza and the West Bank are expanding faster than the global average growth rate of 1.14 percent.
Total Population: 4,420,549
West Bank: 2,719,112
Gaza: 1,701,437
Rate of annual population increase: 2.94 percent/year
West Bank: 2.62 percent/year
Gaza: 3.44 percent/year
Percentage of (0–14)-year-olds: 40.1
West Bank: 38.0
Gaza: 43.4
Percentage of (15–29)-year-olds: 29.9
West Bank: 30.0
Gaza: 29.8
Percentage of (29–60)-year-olds: 25.6
West Bank: 27.2
Gaza: 23.1
Percentage of (60+)-year-olds: 4.4
West Bank: 4.8
Gaza: 3.7