Population ages 15-64, female in Palestine
Palestine: Population ages 15-64, female was 59.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Palestine, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 59.2% for population ages 15-64, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Palestine peaked at 59.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1970.
That places Palestine 175th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.6% | — |
| 1961 | 48.5% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 48.3% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 59.2% | +0.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 59.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.6%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 59.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.6%, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.2% | 48.0% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.2% | 48.0% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.8% | 48.4% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 49.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 50.4% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 55.5% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 57.6% | 59.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More health data for Palestine
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Palestine?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Palestine was 59.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1970.
- How does Palestine rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Palestine ranks 175th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.