Key facts

• Population: 3.9 million (Gaza: 1.5 million; West Bank: 2.4 million) (Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2007).
• Average life expectancy: 73 years (World Bank (WB), 2006).
• Average GDP per capita: US$1,160 (International Monetary Fund (IMF), 2007). UK: US$33,800 (purchasing power parity (PPP)) (World Development Indicators, 2007).
• Gross national income (GNI) for 2008: US$5.5 billion (UN Conference on trade and development 2009).
• Average annual growth rate: estimated to be 2.4% (UNCTAD 2009).
• Women dying in childbirth: 2 per 1,000 live births (WHO 2007)
• Children dying before age 5: 28 per 1,000 live births (WHO 2007). UK: 6 per 1,000 (UN Statistics Division, 2005).
• Percentage of children attending primary school: 92% (UNICEF 2009).
• Total UK aid received (2008/09): £60m (Source: Statistics for International Development 2009 - figures are for West Bank and Gaza)
• Unemployment Q3 2009 26% (West Bank 18%, Gaza 42%) (Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Q3, 2009)
• Population demographics: 0-14 year olds make up 41.9% of the population (West Bank 40%, Gaza 44.9%) (PCBS, 2009)
• Population density: 654 persons per km2  (Gaza 4,073 persons per km2, West Bank 433 persons per km2) (PCBS, 2009)
• Poverty line for a family of 2 adults and 4 children is an income of 2,375 NIS/US$580 per annum, deep poverty is defined as 1975NIS/US$482 per annum
• Households in poverty (West Bank) 47.2% (Gaza) 76.9%
• Households in deep poverty (West Bank) 37.3% (Gaza) 69%

Data for the Occupied Palestinian Territories is sometimes difficult to obtain and its quality can be variable.