The Central Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday recorded 14.5 million Palestinians across the homeland and diaspora. 

On the occasion of World Population Day, the Palestinian bureau found that 7.1 million Palestinians live in historic Palestine: 5.48 million live in the State of Palestine – 3.25 million in the west Bank and 2.2 million in the Gaza Strip – with a further 1.7 million living in 48 territories (Israel). 

The diaspora, meanwhile, was split between 6.5 million Arab countries and 800,000 in other countries. 

The male and female population of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip was roughly even, while data showed that Palestinians in the same areas have an overwhelmingly young population: 37 percent are under the age of 15.

Thirty-five percent of the Palestinian population in the West Bank are under 15, with the same figure rising to 40 percent in Gaza.

The statistics also pointed to a decline in family size from 5.8 on average in 2007 to 5 in 2022.