Rural population, per capita in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Rural population, per capita was 0.1262 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Palestine, State of, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Palestine, State of stood at 0.1262 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.3466 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1262 units per person, in 2025.
That places Palestine, State of 174th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3466 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3429 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.339 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3346 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3299 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3246 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3189 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3126 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.305 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2937 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2793 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2627 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.245 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2271 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2101 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1948 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1824 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.174 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.169 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.165 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1611 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1577 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1545 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1518 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1496 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1478 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1466 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1462 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1446 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1419 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1393 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1366 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.134 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1314 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1288 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1262 units per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3248 units per person | 0.2937 units per person | 0.3466 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.211 units per person | 0.165 units per person | 0.2793 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1502 units per person | 0.1419 units per person | 0.1611 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1327 units per person | 0.1262 units per person | 0.1393 units per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Palestine, State of
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 167.17 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Rural population 12.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Palestine, State of?
- Rural population, per capita in Palestine, State of was 0.1262 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3466 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1262 units per person in 2025.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for rural population, per capita?
- Palestine, State of ranks 174th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.