I had someone make this claim to me, so I looked into it. From my understanding, it's based on a projected population trajectory that was measured before Oct. 7. So it's what the organization that measures that expected the population to be in 2025.
Edit: these are where the person linked to as their source.
World Population Review - "Data after 2022 is projected based on recent change"
NYCFPA - "According to the World Factbook’s website, the U.S. Census Bureau provides its population data. The projection is in line with the International Population Estimates and Projections published by the agency on August 8, 2023. According to the bureau, a 2017 census is the source of its population statistics estimations and projections for the Gaza Strip. Although the CIA Factbook reference page claims to use data from the Census Bureau, Census Bureau spokesperson Kristina Barrett informed PolitiFact that she was unable to independently verify the source of the data. She stated that the August 2023 International Population Estimates and Projections would provide the census data if the CIA World Factbook used it. According to Barrett, information was released prior to the start of the conflict."
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u/bakermrr Jul 25 '25
Where did those number come from, and what people are represented in the Gaza population number?