Urban population, male in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Urban population, male was 38.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban 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 38.2% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 38.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1980.
That places Palestine, State of 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Urban population, male in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.5% | — |
| 1985 | 32.9% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 34.3% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +1.5% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 38.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.3%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 38.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.9%, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.2% | 31.5% | 32.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 34.3% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 36.5% | 37.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 37.6% | 38.2% | 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, male in Palestine, State of?
- Urban population, male in Palestine, State of was 38.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1980.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for urban population, male?
- Palestine, State of ranks 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.