Urban population, total in Palestine

Palestine: Urban population, total was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Urban population, total in Palestine, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.81998200720171998: 0.393 % of total population1999: 0.536 % of total population2000: 0.557 % of total population2001: 0.573 % of total population2002: 0.478 % of total population2003: 0.554 % of total population2004: 0.56 % of total population2005: 0.56 % of total population2006: 0.562 % of total population2007: 0.564 % of total population2008: 0.531 % of total population2009: 0.623 % of total population2010: 0.809 % of total population2011: 0.807 % of total population2016: 0.811 % of total population2017: 0.811 % of total population

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.8% over ten years.

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

That places Palestine 17th out of 103 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, total in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, total (% of total population) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of total population Change
1998 0.4%
1999 0.5% +36.2%
2000 0.6% +3.9%
2001 0.6% +3.0%
2002 0.5% -16.6%
2003 0.6% +15.9%
2004 0.6% +1.0%
2005 0.6% -0.0%
2006 0.6% +0.4%
2007 0.6% +0.3%
2008 0.5% -5.8%
2009 0.6% +17.4%
2010 0.8% +29.8%
2011 0.8% -0.3%
2016 0.8% +0.5%
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

  1. 14 United States 0.8% compare
  2. 15 South Korea 0.8% compare
  3. 16 Belgium 0.8% compare
  4. 18 Peru 0.8% compare
  5. 19 Colombia 0.8% compare
  6. 20 Mexico 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, total in Palestine?
Urban population, total in Palestine was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
How does Palestine rank for urban population, total?
Palestine ranks 17th out of 103 countries with data for 2017.
Is urban population, total rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,485 data points, 1970–2021
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