Area: 365 sq km
Population: 2 077 357 inhab. (estimate 2020)
Density: 5 691.39 inhab./sq km
Capital:
Gaza Strip
Qițāʻ Ghazzah

Formerly belonging to Egypt, the coastal strip runs down to the Egyptian border. The population is Palestinian.
Administrative division
Administrative division
Governorate | AREA | INHABITANTS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Dayr al-Balaḥ | 58$ sq km | 273 200 inhab. | 2017 |
Gaza=Ghazzah | 74$ sq km | 652 597 inhab. | 2017 |
Cities
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Gaza=Ghazzah | 631 215 | inhab. | 2017 |
Khān Yūnus | 246 307 | inhab. | 2017 |
Population
Population by age and gender (% - 2020) | ||||||||
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MALE | AGE | FEMALE |
Demographic statistics
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Birth rate | 31.5 | ‰ | 2017 |
Death rate | 2.5 | ‰ | 2017 |
Population by selected age groups
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
0-14 years | 42.5 | % | 2020 |
15-29 years | 30.2 | % | 2020 |