Palestine vs Western Sahara: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Palestine
87.4%
in 2025
Western Sahara
86.9%
in 2025
Palestine rank
51st
Western Sahara rank
52nd
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- Palestine
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 87.4% against 86.9% in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.
Palestine ranks 51st and Western Sahara ranks 52nd of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Palestine averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palestine | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.2% | 31.1% | 9.2% | Palestine |
| 1960s | 48.7% | 34.0% | 14.7% | Palestine |
| 1970s | 58.9% | 54.9% | 4.0% | Palestine |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 82.0% | 18.4% | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 85.4% | 17.9% | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 86.1% | 7.2% | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 86.5% | 1.5% | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 86.8% | 0.0% | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Palestine or Western Sahara?
- Palestine, at 87.4% against 86.9% in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Palestine and Western Sahara?
- 0.5%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palestine and Western Sahara?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Palestine and Western Sahara rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Palestine ranks 51st and Western Sahara ranks 52nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.