According to the Palestinian Authority’s official records, the population of the Gaza Strip has dropped by more than a quarter of a million since October 2023, reflecting not only war-related fatalities but also large-scale emigration.By World Israel News StaffThe population of the Gaza Strip has fallen by more than 10% since the Hamas invasion of Israel on October 7th, 2023, the Palestinian Authority reported on Wednesday, reflecting large-scale emigration from the war-torn coastal enclave.The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) released its official population data for the end of 2025, noting that the population of the Gaza Strip has fallen 254,000 people since October 7th, 2023, marking a 10.6% decline.According to the PCBS report, prior to the beginning of the war with Israel after the October 7th invasion, the Gaza Strip had a population of nearly 2.4 million.More than two years later, that figure has fallen to 2.13 million, the PCBS said.Unverified casualty figures provided by the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry claim that some 70,000 fatalities have been reported in Gaza in connection with the war with Israel.The report claims a further 11,000 people are currently listed as missing, based on data provided by Hamas.Beyond the dead and missing, the population declined by an additional 173,000 since October 2023, exceeding the official PCBS claim of only 100,000 emigrants from Gaza.The PCBS estimates the Arab population of Judea, Samaria, and eastern Jerusalem to be 3.43 million, up from 3.25 million prior to October 2023.The Palestinian Authority’s report also found sharp declines in the economies of both the Gaza Strip and Palestinian areas of Judea and Samaria.The economy of the Gaza Strip has contracted by 84% since October 7th, 2023, while the GDP of the Palestinian Authority has shrunk by 13% since October 2023, despite rising by 4.4% in 2025.The unemployment rate in Gaza is estimated at 78%, with 28% unemployment reported in the Palestinian Authority. The post Gaza’s population down by 11% amid war-time emigration appeared first on World Israel News.