West Bank and Gaza - Population in largest city

Population in largest city

The value for Population in largest city in West Bank and Gaza was 734,547 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 734,547 in 2021 and a minimum value of 91,135 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 91,135
1961 94,491
1962 97,975
1963 101,588
1964 105,340
1965 109,219
1966 113,247
1967 117,423
1968 121,759
1969 126,243
1970 130,899
1971 135,726
1972 140,738
1973 145,921
1974 151,302
1975 156,881
1976 162,675
1977 168,665
1978 174,885
1979 181,334
1980 188,031
1981 194,955
1982 202,145
1983 209,599
1984 217,339
1985 225,343
1986 233,653
1987 242,269
1988 251,216
1989 260,467
1990 270,072
1991 280,032
1992 290,373
1993 301,066
1994 312,169
1995 323,681
1996 335,634
1997 347,994
1998 360,394
1999 372,878
2000 385,814
2001 399,160
2002 412,988
2003 427,295
2004 442,118
2005 457,412
2006 473,257
2007 489,652
2008 505,091
2009 519,831
2010 535,021
2011 550,656
2012 566,770
2013 583,309
2014 600,354
2015 617,898
2016 635,980
2017 654,538
2018 673,638
2019 693,323
2020 713,621
2021 734,547

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in West Bank and Gaza was 19.39 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 20.16 in 1990, while its lowest value was 18.06 in 1997.

Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1990 20.16
1991 19.84
1992 19.53
1993 19.22
1994 18.92
1995 18.63
1996 18.34
1997 18.06
1998 18.15
1999 18.25
2000 18.35
2001 18.44
2002 18.55
2003 18.65
2004 18.75
2005 18.86
2006 18.96
2007 19.07
2008 19.08
2009 19.06
2010 19.06
2011 19.07
2012 19.08
2013 19.11
2014 19.15
2015 19.20
2016 19.26
2017 19.36
2018 19.36
2019 19.36
2020 19.37
2021 19.39

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization