Population figures
Total country population
5,494,964
Forcibly displaced population
Refugees (under UNHCR's mandate):
0
Asylum-seekers:
0
IDPs (of concern to UNHCR):
0
Other people in need of international protection:
0
Other
Statelessness persons
0
Host community
0
Others of concern to UNHCR
0
Country context
The State of Palestine comprises the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.
The State of Palestine is not a party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, and no domestic legal framework is in place addressing the protection of refugees and asylum-seekers. The State of Palestine is not a party to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
Rights Categories
Sources: UNHCR Refugee Data finder https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/ | 2023 year end figures. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects 2022, Online Edition https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/ | Mid-year 2024 population estimates