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West Bank and Gaza
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

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

Global rank#125out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

20.919.918.917.916.8199020082025West Bank and Gaza · 2025: 17West Bank and Gaza

Analytical takeaways

  • West Bank and Gaza records 17 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #125 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) declined from 21 in 1990 to 17 in 2025, a decrease of 3.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

Comparison

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