Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Israel
Israel: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 91.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Israel, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Israel stood at 91.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Israel peaked at 91.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1000.
Israel ranks 36th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1500s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 1600s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 1710s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 1720s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 1730s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 1740s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 1750s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 1760s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 1770s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 1780s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 1790s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 1810s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 1820s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
| 1830s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 1840s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
| 1850s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 1860s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
| 1870s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 1880s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 1890s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
| 1900s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
| 1910s | 28.3% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 1 |
| 1920s | 31.0% | 31.0% | 31.0% | 1 |
| 1930s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 1 |
| 1940s | 37.2% | 37.2% | 37.2% | 1 |
| 1950s | 72.1% | 71.0% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 80.6% | 76.9% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.5% | 84.3% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.7% | 88.8% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 90.4% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 91.3% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 91.6% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.6% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Israel
- Spring temperature anomalies -1 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1393 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.73 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3165 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.06 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 126.13 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Israel?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Israel was 91.6% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1000.
- How does Israel rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Israel ranks 36th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.