Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Palestine
Palestine: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9022 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Palestine, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.9022 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Palestine peaked at 0.9109 people per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7065 people per person, in 1990.
Palestine ranks 30th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Palestine, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7065 people per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.7079 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7103 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7131 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7163 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7195 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7229 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7262 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7416 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7578 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7773 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7974 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8156 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8324 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8481 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8626 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8749 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8832 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8858 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8876 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.89 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8929 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8955 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8978 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8998 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9024 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9053 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.909 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9081 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.908 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9085 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9094 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9109 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9095 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9052 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9022 people per person | -0.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.9022 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.9022 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7222 people per person | 0.7065 people per person | 0.7578 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8465 people per person | 0.7773 people per person | 0.8876 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9009 people per person | 0.89 people per person | 0.909 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9076 people per person | 0.9022 people per person | 0.9109 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More population data for Palestine
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1948 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5205 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 1,906 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 600,680 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Palestine?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Palestine was 0.9022 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9109 people per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7065 people per person in 1990.
- How does Palestine rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Palestine ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.