Urban population, female in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Urban population, female was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Urban population, female in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.81998200720171998: 0.391 % of female population1999: 0.531 % of female population2000: 0.555 % of female population2001: 0.572 % of female population2002: 0.477 % of female population2003: 0.551 % of female population2004: 0.557 % of female population2005: 0.557 % of female population2006: 0.557 % of female population2007: 0.561 % of female population2008: 0.532 % of female population2009: 0.622 % of female population2010: 0.808 % of female population2011: 0.807 % of female population2016: 0.812 % of female population2017: 0.812 % of female population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population.

Analysis

In 2017, urban population, female in Palestine, State of stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.

That places Palestine, State of 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Urban population, female in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, female (% of female population) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of female population Change
1998 0.4%
1999 0.5% +35.7%
2000 0.6% +4.5%
2001 0.6% +3.1%
2002 0.5% -16.7%
2003 0.6% +15.5%
2004 0.6% +1.2%
2005 0.6% +0.0%
2006 0.6% -0.1%
2007 0.6% +0.7%
2008 0.5% -5.1%
2009 0.6% +16.9%
2010 0.8% +29.9%
2011 0.8% -0.1%
2016 0.8% +0.7%
2017 0.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 13 Mongolia 0.8% compare
  2. 14 United States of America 0.8% compare
  3. 15 Republic of Korea 0.8% compare
  4. 17 Peru 0.8% compare
  5. 18 Colombia 0.8% compare
  6. 19 Mexico 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, female in Palestine, State of?
Urban population, female in Palestine, State of was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
How does Palestine, State of rank for urban population, female?
Palestine, State of ranks 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
Is urban population, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
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