West Bank and Gaza
Rural population (% of total population)
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
Historical trend
Analytical takeaways
- West Bank and Gaza records 13 for Rural population (% of total population) in 2025, ranking #175 globally out of 217 countries.
- Rural population (% of total population) declined from 56 in 1960 to 13 in 2025, a decrease of 43.
- 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.
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