Share of population living in the capital city in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Share of population living in the capital city was 19.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in the capital city in Palestine, State of, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 19.7% for share of population living in the capital city in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in the capital city in Palestine, State of peaked at 20.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1950.
That places Palestine, State of 69th out of 170 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in the capital city in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9.3% | — |
| 1955 | 9.6% | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 9.8% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 9.6% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 10.5% | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 16.2% | +49.1% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +0.6% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 19.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.7%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 19.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.7%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in the capital city in Palestine, State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +49.1% | 10.9% | 16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1960s | 9.7% | 9.6% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 10.9% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 17.9% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 19.9% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 19.5% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
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More population data for Palestine, State of
- 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 share of population living in the capital city in Palestine, State of?
- Share of population living in the capital city in Palestine, State of was 19.7% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in the capital city recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population living in the capital city recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1950.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for share of population living in the capital city?
- Palestine, State of ranks 69th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in the capital city rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.