Which has higher rural population, United Arab Emirates or Palestine?

United Arab Emirates, at 14.0% against 12.6% in Palestine as of 2025.

What is the difference in rural population between United Arab Emirates and Palestine?

1.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates 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.

United Arab Emirates vs Palestine: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

United Arab Emirates

14.0%

in 2025

Palestine

12.6%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates rank

175th

Palestine rank

176th

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

United Arab Emirates
Palestine

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 14.0% against 12.6% in Palestine, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palestine ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 175th and Palestine ranks 176th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, United Arab Emirates averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Arab Emirates	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1960s	22.7%	51.3%	28.5%	Palestine
1970s	17.2%	41.1%	24.0%	Palestine
1980s	20.2%	36.4%	16.2%	Palestine
1990s	21.5%	32.5%	11.0%	Palestine
2000s	18.5%	21.1%	2.6%	Palestine
2010s	15.8%	15.0%	0.8%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	14.4%	13.3%	1.1%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, United Arab Emirates or Palestine?: United Arab Emirates, at 14.0% against 12.6% in Palestine as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between United Arab Emirates and Palestine?: 1.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Palestine?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do United Arab Emirates and Palestine rank globally for rural population?: United Arab Emirates ranks 175th 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.