Rural population, male in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Rural population, male was 12.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Palestine, State of, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 12.6% for rural population, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 19.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2015.
Palestine, State of ranks 141st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.0% | — |
| 1985 | 17.6% | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 16.3% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -4.2% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 12.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.2%, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 12.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.6%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3% | 17.6% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.1% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.7% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.6% | 13.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
More gender data for Palestine, State of
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,123 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0057 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,000 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,000 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 69,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 72,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 69,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 72,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 69,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Palestine, State of?
- Rural population, male in Palestine, State of was 12.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2015.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for rural population, male?
- Palestine, State of ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.