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The 8 billion+ people in the world today are represented by 193 sovereign states1 who are members of the United Nations. Of these, 144 recognize the State of Palestine.2
The sum of 6,840,506,230 is the current estimated total population of the states who recognize Palestine.3 That's 85% of the world by population relative to the 193 states.
The following list of nations are the 49 which don’t currently recognize Palestinian statehood. Together their population adds up to around 1.2 billion people. A significant number of these people who would otherwise wish to recognize the State of Palestine therefore aren’t represented.
The list in the Pledge above includes only these countries. If you’re a citizen of one of them, you can add your name so it’s counted too. Many governments in the countries on the list are unlikely to change their stance, despite being in the minority. You might try to lobby them, or vote for parties who will change their policy. Here, despite the intentions of your government, you too can be counted.
Thank you for adding to the number.
1. For this count the following states have not been included because they either have Observer status only at the United Nations, are not members of the United Nations and/or have significant sovereignty disputes or are states in free association with another recognized state. Vatican City, State of Palestine, Republic of Abkhazia, Cook Islands, Republic of Kosovo, Niue, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Republic of Somaliland, Republic of South Ossetia. (Source)
2. International recognition of the State of Palestine on Wikipedia, accessed in June 2024.
3. Population figures derived from the World Population Review and United Nations databases.
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