West Bank and Gaza - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in West Bank and Gaza was 3,685,020 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,685,020 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,339,452 in 1990.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1990 1,339,452
1991 1,411,345
1992 1,486,950
1993 1,566,383
1994 1,649,878
1995 1,737,611
1996 1,829,843
1997 1,926,689
1998 1,985,912
1999 2,043,664
2000 2,103,044
2001 2,164,070
2002 2,226,847
2003 2,291,359
2004 2,357,720
2005 2,425,915
2006 2,496,025
2007 2,568,140
2008 2,647,431
2009 2,727,093
2010 2,807,401
2011 2,888,204
2012 2,969,835
2013 3,051,946
2014 3,134,764
2015 3,218,283
2016 3,302,741
2017 3,380,930
2018 3,479,999
2019 3,581,448
2020 3,685,020

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in West Bank and Gaza was 76.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 76.72 in 2020, while its lowest value was 44.04 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 44.04
1961 44.73
1962 45.66
1963 46.74
1964 47.82
1965 48.90
1966 49.98
1967 51.06
1968 52.15
1969 53.22
1970 54.30
1971 55.37
1972 56.44
1973 57.50
1974 58.55
1975 59.60
1976 60.16
1977 60.72
1978 61.28
1979 61.84
1980 62.39
1981 62.94
1982 63.48
1983 64.02
1984 64.56
1985 65.10
1986 65.63
1987 66.15
1988 66.68
1989 67.19
1990 67.71
1991 68.22
1992 68.73
1993 69.23
1994 69.72
1995 70.22
1996 70.71
1997 71.19
1998 71.52
1999 71.75
2000 71.97
2001 72.19
2002 72.41
2003 72.63
2004 72.85
2005 73.06
2006 73.28
2007 73.49
2008 73.70
2009 73.92
2010 74.15
2011 74.38
2012 74.62
2013 74.86
2014 75.11
2015 75.37
2016 75.63
2017 75.89
2018 76.16
2019 76.44
2020 76.72

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization