High income vs Palestine: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
High income
0.4%
in 2025
Palestine
2.3%
in 2025
High income rank
36th
Palestine rank
33rd
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- High income
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 2.3% against 0.4% in High income, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 5.7 times High income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 36th and Palestine ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 4.1% | 3.4% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 2.6% | 2.0% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 2.4% | 1.9% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, High income or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 2.3% against 0.4% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between High income and Palestine?
- 1.9%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Palestine?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do High income and Palestine rank globally for population growth?
- High income ranks 36th and Palestine ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.