Fertility rate, total in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Fertility rate, total was 3.25 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Palestine, State of, 1990–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 3.25 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Palestine, State of peaked at 6.81 births per woman in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.25 births per woman, in 2024.
Palestine, State of ranks 48th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.81 births per woman | — |
| 1991 | 6.75 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 6.65 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 6.5 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 6.33 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 6.16 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.99 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 5.82 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 5.69 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 5.58 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 5.46 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.34 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 5.22 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.06 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.97 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.87 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.74 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.63 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.51 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.44 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 4.43 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.3 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.15 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 4.05 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.98 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.89 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.77 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.67 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.59 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.51 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.44 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 3.38 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.31 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 3.25 births per woman | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.23 births per woman | 5.58 births per woman | 6.81 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.92 births per woman | 4.44 births per woman | 5.46 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.98 births per woman | 3.59 births per woman | 4.43 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 births per woman | 3.25 births per woman | 3.51 births per woman | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Palestine, State of?
- Fertility rate, total in Palestine, State of was 3.25 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 6.81 births per woman in 1990.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for fertility rate, total?
- Palestine, State of ranks 48th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.