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West Bank and Gaza — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for West Bank and Gaza, 1991–2025.
Latest value · 2025
2.33%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -48.1% since 1991
Population growth for West Bank and Gaza was 2.33% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.48% in 1991. The lowest was 1.99% in 2017 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.91% per year.
West Bank and Gaza ranks 33 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 15%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so West Bank and Gaza sits above it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 48% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 2%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
2.33%
First (1991)
4.48%
Change
-48.1%
Highest
4.48%
in 1991
Lowest
1.99%
in 2017
Average
2.88%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-1.91%
Years of data
35
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.33% |
| 2024 | 2.36% |
| 2023 | 2.39% |
| 2022 | 2.43% |
| 2021 | 2.46% |
| 2020 | 2.49% |
| 2019 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | 2.53% |
| 2017 | 1.99% |
| 2016 | 2.25% |
| 2015 | 2.29% |
| 2014 | 2.34% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.