Urban population, female in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Urban population, female was 37.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female 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 37.0% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 37.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 1980.
That places Palestine, State of 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.9% | — |
| 1985 | 32.2% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 33.4% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +1.5% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 37.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 37.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.3%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.5% | 30.9% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 33.4% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 35.5% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 36.5% | 37.0% | 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 urban population, female in Palestine, State of?
- Urban population, female in Palestine, State of was 37.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 1980.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for urban population, female?
- Palestine, State of ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.