What is the difference in share of population living in urban and rural areas between Jordan and Palestine, State of?

0.6%, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Palestine, State of?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jordan vs Palestine, State of: Share of population living in urban and rural areas

Jordan

93.5%

in 2020

Palestine, State of

94.1%

in 2020

Jordan rank

19th

Palestine, State of rank

17th

Share of population living in urban and rural areas over time

Jordan
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 94.1% against 93.5% in Jordan, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Palestine, State of has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 19th and Palestine, State of ranks 17th of 236 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	49.6%	74.2%	24.6%	Palestine, State of
1960s	62.0%	76.1%	14.1%	Palestine, State of
1970s	72.6%	76.5%	3.9%	Palestine, State of
1980s	77.9%	81.4%	3.4%	Palestine, State of
1990s	84.2%	86.6%	2.4%	Palestine, State of
2000s	88.6%	90.2%	1.6%	Palestine, State of
2010s	91.7%	92.7%	1.0%	Palestine, State of
2020s	93.5%	94.1%	0.6%	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urban and rural areas, Jordan or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 94.1% against 93.5% in Jordan as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban and rural areas between Jordan and Palestine, State of?: 0.6%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Palestine, State of?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Jordan and Palestine, State of rank globally for share of population living in urban and rural areas?: Jordan ranks 19th and Palestine, State of ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of population living in urban and rural areas
Unit: %
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.