Palestinian Territories: Gaza Strip
Governorates
The population of the governorates in the Gaza Strip according to census results.
| Name | Native | Status | Population Census 1997-12-10 | Population Census 2007-12-01 | Population Census 2017-12-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayr al-Balah [Deir al-Balah] | دير البلح | Governorate | 147,877 | 205,535 | 273,200 | → |
| Ghazzah [Gaza] | غزة | Governorate | 367,388 | 496,411 | 652,597 | → |
| Ghazzah ash-Shamaliyah [North Gaza] | شمال غزة | Governorate | 183,373 | 270,246 | 368,978 | → |
| Khan Yunis | خان يونس | Governorate | 200,704 | 270,979 | 370,638 | → |
| Rafah | رفح | Governorate | 122,865 | 173,372 | 233,878 | → |
| Qiha' Ghazzah [Gaza Strip] | قطاع غزة | Territory | 1,022,207 | 1,416,543 | 1,899,291 |
Contents: Localities
The population of all localities and refugee camps in the Gaza Strip according to census results.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution).| Name | Native | Status | Governorate | Population Census 1997-12-10 | Population Census 2007-12-01 | Population Census 2017-12-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Abasan al-Jadida | عبسان الجديدة | Rural Locality | Khan Yunis | 3,962 | 6,066 | 9,290 | → |
| 'Abasan al-Kabirah | عبسان الكبيرة | Urban Locality | Khan Yunis | 13,378 | 18,413 | 26,767 | → |
| Al-Burayj [Bureij] | البريج | Urban Locality | Dayr al-Balah | ... | 9,848 | 15,491 | → |
| Al-Burayj Camp [Bureij Camp] | مخيم البيج | Refugee Camp | Dayr al-Balah | ... | 24,007 | 28,024 | → |
| Al-Fukhkhari | الفخاري | Urban Locality | Khan Yunis | 2,611 | 5,539 | 6,443 | → |
| Al-Maghazi | المغازي | Urban Locality | Dayr al-Balah | ... | 6,538 | 9,670 | → |
| Al-Maghazi Camp | مخيم المغازي | Refugee Camp | Dayr al-Balah | ... | 16,074 | 18,157 | → |
| Al-Mughraqa | المغراقه | Rural Locality | Ghazzah | 3,612 | 6,537 | 11,458 | → |
| Al-Musaddar | المصدر | Rural Locality | Dayr al-Balah | 1,277 | 1,873 | 2,587 | → |
| Al-Qararah [Qarara] | القرارة | Urban Locality | Khan Yunis | 11,889 | 19,769 | 29,004 | → |
| An-Naser | النص | Rural Locality | Rafah | ... | 6,308 | 8,984 | → |
| An-Nusayrat [Nuseirat] | النصيات | Urban Locality | Dayr al-Balah | ... | 36,666 | 54,851 | → |
| An-Nusayrat Camp [Nuseirat Camp] | مخيم النصيات | Refugee Camp | Dayr al-Balah | ... | 28,093 | 31,747 | → |
| Ash-Shati' Camp | مخيم الشاطىء | Refugee Camp | Ghazzah | ... | 34,648 | 40,734 | → |
| Ash-Shokat | الشوكة | Urban Locality | Rafah | 5,686 | 10,732 | 16,445 | → |
| Az-Zawaydah | الزَوايْدَة | Urban Locality | Dayr al-Balah | 10,748 | 16,939 | 23,841 | → |
| Bani Suhayla [Bani Suheila] | بني سهيلا | Urban Locality | Khan Yunis | 23,031 | 31,703 | 41,439 | → |
| Beit Hanun [Bayt Hanun] | بيت حانون | Urban Locality | Ghazzah ash-Shamaliyah | 20,791 | 38,047 | 52,237 | → |
| Beit Lahiya [Bayt Lahiya] | بيت لاهيا | Urban Locality | Ghazzah ash-Shamaliyah | 38,460 | 64,457 | 89,838 | → |
| Deir al-Balah [Dayr al-Balah] | دير البلح | Urban Locality | Dayr al-Balah | ... | 54,439 | 75,132 | → |
| Deir al-Balah Camp | مُخَيَّم دِير البَلح | Refugee Camp | Dayr al-Balah | ... | 6,438 | 6,985 | → |
| Ghazzah [Gaza] | غزة | Urban Locality | Ghazzah | ... | 449,221 | 590,481 | → |
| Jabalyah [Jabalia] | جباليا | Urban Locality | Ghazzah ash-Shamaliyah | ... | 122,998 | 172,704 | → |
| Jabalyah Camp [Jabalia Camp] | مخيم جباليا | Refugee Camp | Ghazzah ash-Shamaliyah | ... | 41,933 | 49,462 | → |
| Juhor ad-Dik | جحر الديك | Rural Locality | Ghazzah | 2,277 | 2,920 | 4,586 | → |
| Khan Yunis | خان يونس | Urban Locality | Khan Yunis | ... | 142,637 | 205,125 | → |
| Khan Yunis Camp | مخيم خانيونس | Refugee Camp | Khan Yunis | ... | 37,705 | 41,182 | → |
| Khuza'a | خزاعة | Rural Locality | Khan Yunis | 6,792 | 9,147 | 11,388 | → |
| Madinat Ezahra | مدينة الزهراء | Rural Locality | Ghazzah | ... | 3,085 | 5,338 | → |
| Rafah | رفح | Urban Locality | Rafah | ... | 121,774 | 171,899 | → |
| Rafah Camp | مخيم رفح | Refugee Camp | Rafah | ... | 34,558 | 36,550 | → |
| Umm an-Naser [Al-Qaraya al-Badawiya] | أم النص , القرية البدوية | Rural Locality | Ghazzah ash-Shamaliyah | ... | 2,811 | 4,737 | → |
| Wadi as-Salqa | وادي السلقا | Urban Locality | Dayr al-Balah | 3,235 | 4,620 | 6,715 | → |
Source: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
