Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita in Israel
Israel: Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita was 93.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita in Israel, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. gdp per capita in Israel stood at 93.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. gdp per capita in Israel peaked at 93.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 1950.
That places Israel 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 69.4% | — |
| 1955 | 73.4% | +5.8% |
| 1960 | 76.4% | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 79.5% | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 82.5% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 84.5% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 85.5% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 86.6% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 90.1% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 91.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71.4% | 69.4% | 73.4% | 2 |
| 1960s | 78.0% | 76.4% | 79.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 83.5% | 82.5% | 84.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 86.0% | 85.5% | 86.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 88.6% | 87.2% | 90.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 91.6% | 92.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 92.5% | 93.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 93.6% | 93.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. gdp per capita in Israel?
- Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. gdp per capita in Israel was 93.6% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. gdp per capita recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. gdp per capita recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 1950.
- How does Israel rank for share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. gdp per capita?
- Israel ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.