West Bank and Gaza Population Density

West Bank and Gaza’s population density rose from 328.61 persons per square kilometre in 1990 to 896.52 in 2025, placing the territory at 12th highest density worldwide according to the World Bank. This three‑fold increase over 35 years reflects rapid urbanisation, limited land area and high natural population growth, especially after the early 2000s when settlement expansion and internal displacement intensified. The 2025 figure of 896.52 also represents the all‑time peak, eclipsing the trough of 328.61 recorded at the start of the series. Compared with peer small‑state islands, West Bank and Gaza’s density exceeds Barbados’s 658.35 but remains below Bermuda’s 1,206.23 and Sint Maarten’s 1,291.59, underscoring the pressure on housing, infrastructure and services. Continued demographic growth combined with constrained territorial expansion suggests density will keep rising unless significant policy interventions, such as land‑use reforms or migration controls, alter the current trajectory.