Which has higher rural population, Australia or Palestine?

Palestine, at 12.6% against 12.3% in Australia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Palestine?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Palestine: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Australia

12.3%

in 2025

Palestine

12.6%

in 2025

Australia rank

178th

Palestine rank

176th

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Australia
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 12.6% against 12.3% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 178th and Palestine ranks 176th of 218 countries.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17.0%	51.3%	34.2%	Palestine
1970s	14.2%	41.1%	26.9%	Palestine
1980s	14.5%	36.4%	21.9%	Palestine
1990s	14.7%	32.5%	17.8%	Palestine
2000s	14.4%	21.1%	6.7%	Palestine
2010s	13.2%	15.0%	1.8%	Palestine
2020s	12.6%	13.3%	0.7%	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Australia or Palestine?: Palestine, at 12.6% against 12.3% in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Australia and Palestine?: 0.3%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Palestine?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Palestine rank globally for rural population?: Australia ranks 178th and Palestine ranks 176th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.