The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said that the estimated number of Palestinians at the end of 2023 reached about 14 million and 630 thousand.

A statement by the agency stated that the estimated number of Palestinians at the end of 2023 was approximately 14.63 million Palestinians, 5.55 million in Palestine, more than a third of whom reside in the Gaza Strip, approximately 1.75 million Palestinians in the 1948 territories, approximately 6.56 million in Arab countries, and approximately 772 thousand in foreign countries. 

The statement stated that by the end of 2023, the percentage of individuals under 18 years old reached 44%, and 65% of the total population in Palestine under 30 years old, while the percentage of individuals aged 65 years and over reached 4%.

It pointed out that the year 2023 recorded the highest percentage of martyrs among Palestinians since the 1948 war.