Migration trends in Palestine

Middle East

4.2M people from Palestine have built lives abroad. That's 80.0% of the country population, spread across 52 different countries

5.3M

Population

250K

Immigrants

4.2M

Emigrants

−4M

Outflow

Every 2nd person born in Palestine now lives abroad

The #18 largest source of emigrants worldwide

Top corridors

The largest migration routes in Palestine

Where people move to

2.4M56.2%

615.1K14.5%

490.6K11.6%

Where people come from

62.9K25.1%

59.5K23.8%

24.9K10.0%

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

265.8K immigrants · 1.8M emigrants

2000

Became the biggest country by emigrants in the Middle East

2005

Surge of departures to Saudi Arabia — 255.9K people left

Today

Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 2.4M more citizens living abroad

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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