Which has higher urban population, Peru or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 87.4% against 85.6% in Peru as of 2025.

What is the difference in urban population between Peru and Palestine, State of?

1.8%, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Palestine, State of?

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Peru vs Palestine, State of: Urban population

Peru

85.6%

in 2025

Palestine, State of

87.4%

in 2025

Peru rank

46th

Palestine, State of rank

43rd

Urban population over time

Peru
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 87.4% against 85.6% in Peru, a difference of 1.8%.

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

Peru ranks 46th and Palestine, State of ranks 43rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Palestine, State of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	51.2%	48.7%	2.5%	Peru
1970s	61.2%	58.9%	2.4%	Peru
1980s	66.7%	63.6%	3.2%	Peru
1990s	70.7%	67.5%	3.2%	Peru
2000s	74.7%	78.9%	4.2%	Palestine, State of
2010s	80.3%	85.0%	4.6%	Palestine, State of
2020s	84.6%	86.7%	2.2%	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Peru or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 87.4% against 85.6% in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Peru and Palestine, State of?: 1.8%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Palestine, State of?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Peru and Palestine, State of rank globally for urban population?: Peru ranks 46th and Palestine, State of ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban 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: 03 September 2026

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.