Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.32% to 22.1% in Palestine in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Palestine reached an all time high of 56.0% in 1960 and an all time low of 22.1% in 2024. When compared to Palestine's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Egypt amounted to 56.7%, 7.05% in Israel, 7.79% in Jordan and 10.4% in Lebanon in 2024.
Palestine has been ranked 124th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Cyprus | % | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.1% | 33.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.2% | 57.1% | 57.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 29.5% | 29.3% | 29.1% | 28.9% | 28.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 7.58% | 7.50% | 7.41% | 7.33% | 7.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 9.02% | 8.80% | 8.58% | 8.37% | 8.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 11.4% | 11.2% | 11.1% | 10.9% | 10.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 19.9% | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.0% | 18.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Palestine | % | 23.8% | 23.6% | 23.3% | 23.0% | 22.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 16.2% | 15.9% | 15.7% | 15.5% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 65.4% | 65.1% | 64.7% | 64.4% | 64.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 45.8% | 45.2% | 44.5% | 43.9% | 43.2% |
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