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West Bank and Gaza
Urban population

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.

Global rank#102out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

4.7 M3.9 M3.0 M2.2 M1.3 M199020082025West Bank and Gaza · 2025: 4.73MWest Bank and Gaza

Analytical takeaways

  • West Bank and Gaza records 4.73M for Urban population in 2025, ranking #102 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 1.29M in 1990 to 4.73M in 2025, a gain of 3.44M.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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