Urban population, annual growth rate in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Urban population, annual growth rate was 2.66 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, annual growth rate in Palestine, State of, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 2.66 % change on previous year for urban population, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Palestine, State of peaked at 5.54 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.06 % change on previous year, in 2017.
That places Palestine, State of 55th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 5.21 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 5.27 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 5.33 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.39 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.47 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 5.54 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1999 | 4.25 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 4.68 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 4.95 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 5.05 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 5.02 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.85 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 4.57 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 2.75 % change on previous year | +33.9% |
| 2019 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Palestine, State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +33.9% | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -32.7% | 5.54 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.04 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.36 % change on previous year | 3.21 % change on previous year | 5.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 52 Congo 2.77 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Equatorial Guinea 2.74 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Bhutan 2.7 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Sudan 2.6 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Pakistan 2.49 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Honduras 2.47 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Palestine, State of
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 443.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 181.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6862 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 58.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 58.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.5404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2189 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in Palestine, State of?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Palestine, State of was 2.66 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.54 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Palestine, State of ranks 55th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.