Urban population share 2050 in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Urban population share 2050 was 87.38 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
87.38
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
51st
of 238 countries
All-time high
87.38
in 2025
All-time low
37.3
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Palestine, State of, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population share 2050 in Palestine, State of is 87.38, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Palestine, State of peaked at 87.38 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.3, in 1950.
That places Palestine, State of 51st out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population share 2050 in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.3 | — |
| 1951 | 37.9 | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 38.52 | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 39.16 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 39.81 | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 40.48 | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 41.18 | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 41.89 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 42.63 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 43.39 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 44.18 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 45 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 45.89 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 46.88 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 47.95 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 49.08 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 50.26 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 51.46 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 52.67 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 53.86 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 55.02 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 56.12 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 57.15 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 58.08 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 58.91 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 59.6 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 60.19 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 60.73 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 61.22 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 61.66 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 62.07 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 62.45 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 62.8 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 63.13 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 63.44 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 63.75 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 64.05 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 64.36 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 64.67 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 64.99 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 65.34 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 65.71 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 66.1 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 66.54 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 67.01 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 67.54 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 68.11 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 68.74 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 69.5 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 70.63 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 72.07 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 73.73 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 75.5 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 77.29 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 78.99 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 80.52 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 81.76 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 82.6 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 83.1 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 83.5 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 83.89 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.23 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.55 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.82 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.04 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.22 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 85.34 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.38 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.54 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.81 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.07 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.33 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.6 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.86 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 87.12 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 87.38 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.23 | 37.3 | 43.39 | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.72 | 44.18 | 53.86 | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.87 | 55.02 | 61.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.57 | 62.07 | 64.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.52 | 65.34 | 70.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.9 | 72.07 | 83.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.98 | 83.89 | 85.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.73 | 86.07 | 87.38 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 48 Libya 87.91 compare
- 49 Australia 87.72 compare
- 50 Belgium 87.67 compare
- 52 Western Sahara 86.88 compare
- 53 French Guiana 86.62 compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 85.96 compare
More population data for Palestine, State of
- 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)
- Population growth rate 0.062 (2100)
- Population density 1,906 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 600,680 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.062 (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Palestine, State of?
- Urban population share 2050 in Palestine, State of was 87.38 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 87.38 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3 in 1950.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for urban population share 2050?
- Palestine, State of ranks 51st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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