What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Cyprus and Palestine, State of?

15,884 people, with Cyprus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Palestine, State of?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.

Cyprus vs Palestine, State of: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas

Cyprus

316,824 people

in 2020

Palestine, State of

300,940 people

in 2020

Cyprus rank

153rd

Palestine, State of rank

154th

Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time

Cyprus
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 316,824 people against 300,940 people in Palestine, State of, a difference of 15,884 people.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Palestine, State of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Cyprus ranks 153rd and Palestine, State of ranks 154th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Palestine, State of in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	219,284 people	250,285 people	31,001 people	Palestine, State of
1960s	235,714 people	265,284 people	29,570 people	Palestine, State of
1970s	245,108 people	280,768 people	35,661 people	Palestine, State of
1980s	247,548 people	297,959 people	50,410 people	Palestine, State of
1990s	267,188 people	315,264 people	48,076 people	Palestine, State of
2000s	289,326 people	328,092 people	38,766 people	Palestine, State of
2010s	304,378 people	310,621 people	6,244 people	Palestine, State of
2020s	316,824 people	300,940 people	15,884 people	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Cyprus or Palestine, State of?: Cyprus, at 316,824 people against 300,940 people in Palestine, State of as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Cyprus and Palestine, State of?: 15,884 people, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Palestine, State of?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Cyprus and Palestine, State of rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?: Cyprus ranks 153rd and Palestine, State of ranks 154th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Unit: people
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.