Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.22% to 23.0% in Palestine in 2021, 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 23.0% in 2021. When compared to Palestine's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Egypt amounted to 57.1%, 7.33% in Israel, 8.37% in Jordan and 10.9% in Lebanon in 2021.
Palestine has been ranked 124th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cyprus | % | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 57.2% | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 30.1% | 29.9% | 29.7% | 29.5% | 29.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 7.82% | 7.74% | 7.66% | 7.58% | 7.50% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 9.74% | 9.49% | 9.25% | 9.02% | 8.80% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 11.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 20.7% | 20.5% | 20.2% | 19.9% | 19.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Palestine | % | 24.6% | 24.4% | 24.1% | 23.8% | 23.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 16.8% | 16.6% | 16.4% | 16.2% | 15.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 66.1% | 65.9% | 65.6% | 65.4% | 65.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 47.8% | 47.2% | 46.5% | 45.8% | 45.2% |
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