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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Palestine
- 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 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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