Migration trends in Palestine

Middle East

Palestine loses more people than it takes in: 4.2M emigrants against 250K immigrants. Net balance −4M — 75% of the country's population

5.3M

Population

250K

Immigrants

4.2M

Emigrants

−4M

Outflow

1 in 21 residents of Palestine was born abroad — and 1 in 2 people born in Palestine lives abroad

#18 in the world by net migration loss

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in Palestine

Where people move to

2.4M56.2%

615.1K14.5%

490.6K11.6%

Where people come from

1Israel

62.9K25.1%

2Jordan

59.5K23.8%

3Saudi Arabia

24.9K10.0%

Immigrants in Palestine

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 emigrants

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

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