Israel vs Palestinian Territories
Israel vs Palestinian Territories: Internet users
Internet users: 88.2% in Israel in 2024 and 86.6% in Palestinian Territories in 2023, by ITU estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Israel, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1 times that in Palestinian Territories.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- The world as a whole: 69.2% in 2023.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Israel | Palestinian Territories | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 88.2 | – | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 87 | 86.6 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 91.9 | 88.7 | 67 |
| 2021 | 90.3 | – | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 90.1 | 76.2 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 86.8 | 70.6 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 83.7 | 64.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 81.6 | 63.3 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 79.7 | 59.9 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 77.4 | 56.7 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 75 | 53.7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 70.3 | 46.6 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 70.8 | 43.4 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 68.9 | 41.1 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 67.5 | 37.4 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 63.1 | 32.2 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 59.4 | 24.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 48.1 | 21.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 27.9 | 18.4 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 16 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 22.8 | 4.4 | – |
| 2003 | 19.6 | 4.1 | – |
| 2002 | 17.8 | 3.1 | – |
| 2001 | 17.4 | 1.8 | – |
| 2000 | 20.9 | 1.1 | – |
| 1999 | 13.4 | – | – |
| 1998 | 10.3 | – | – |
| 1997 | 4.4 | – | – |
| 1996 | 2.2 | – | – |
| 1995 | 0.9 | – | – |
| 1994 | 0.6 | – | – |
| 1993 | 0.4 | – | – |
| 1992 | 0.3 | – | – |
| 1991 | 0.2 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs Palestinian Territories
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 65.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Palestinian Territories: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Palestinian Territories: 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Palestinian Territories: 80.3% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Palestinian Territories: 4.67% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Palestinian Territories: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Palestinian Territories: 5.41 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Palestinian Territories: 1.52% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Palestinian Territories: 87.4% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 19.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Palestinian Territories: -4.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Palestinian Territories: 2 million TIV in 2023