Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Share of population living in urban and rural areas was 94.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Palestine, State of, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban and rural areas in Palestine, State of is 94.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Palestine, State of peaked at 94.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1950.
Palestine, State of ranks 17th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 73.9% | — |
| 1955 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 75.6% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 76.6% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 75.4% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 77.5% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 80.2% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 82.5% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 84.8% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 88.4% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 89.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.2% | 73.9% | 74.5% | 2 |
| 1960s | 76.1% | 75.6% | 76.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 76.5% | 75.4% | 77.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 81.4% | 80.2% | 82.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 86.6% | 84.8% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 89.5% | 90.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 92.1% | 93.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Palestine, State of
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban and rural areas in Palestine, State of?
- Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Palestine, State of was 94.1% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1950.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Palestine, State of ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.