West Bank and Gaza Rural Population 1960-2024

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • West Bank and Gaza rural population for 2022 was 1,145,354, a 1.17% increase from 2021.
  • West Bank and Gaza rural population for 2021 was 1,132,085, a 1.24% increase from 2020.
  • West Bank and Gaza rural population for 2020 was 1,118,249, a 1.3% increase from 2019.
  • West Bank and Gaza rural population for 2019 was 1,103,858, a 1.36% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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Country Name Rural Population
India 908,804,812
Pakistan 146,845,783
Indonesia 115,892,393
Bangladesh 103,206,552
Nigeria 101,575,770
Egypt 63,300,985
Vietnam 60,123,739
Philippines 60,117,263
Kenya 38,358,435
Myanmar 36,965,999
Sudan 30,020,115
Sri Lanka 17,960,843
Uzbekistan 17,657,930
Ghana 13,853,989
Morocco 13,261,620
Cambodia 12,556,766
Cameroon 11,519,492
Ukraine 11,430,780
Angola 11,359,649
Zambia 10,857,387
Papua New Guinea 8,765,048
Lao PDR 4,698,995
Kyrgyz Republic 4,362,033
Honduras 4,214,875
Tunisia 3,680,393
Bolivia 3,565,773
Nicaragua 2,810,208
Mauritania 2,040,187
Republic of Congo 1,866,593
Lesotho 1,615,392
El Salvador 1,598,862
Georgia 1,473,975
Moldova 1,442,777
West Bank and Gaza 1,145,354
Mongolia 1,055,872
Timor-Leste 911,089
Eswatini 906,348
Solomon Islands 538,975
Bhutan 440,632
Vanuatu 242,389
Djibouti 242,328
Cabo Verde 192,507
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Sao Tome and Principe 55,128
Kosovo 0
West Bank and Gaza Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 1,145,354 22.71 1.17%
2021 1,132,085 23.00 1.23%
2020 1,118,249 23.28 1.30%
2019 1,103,858 23.56 1.35%
2018 1,089,088 23.84 1.41%
2017 1,073,875 24.11 0.89%
2016 1,064,347 24.37 1.19%
2015 1,051,809 24.63 1.26%
2014 1,038,634 24.89 1.34%
2013 1,024,762 25.14 1.43%
2012 1,010,163 25.38 1.53%
2011 994,782 25.62 1.62%
2010 978,760 25.85 1.73%
2009 962,006 26.08 1.83%
2008 944,546 26.30 1.94%
2007 926,356 26.51 1.75%
2006 910,309 26.72 1.75%
2005 894,481 26.94 1.76%
2004 878,906 27.16 1.76%
2003 863,610 27.37 1.76%
2002 848,526 27.59 1.76%
2001 833,714 27.81 1.77%
2000 819,109 28.03 1.77%
1999 804,767 28.25 1.77%
1998 790,656 28.48 1.38%
1997 779,829 28.81 2.82%
1996 758,154 29.30 2.82%
1995 737,055 29.78 2.84%
1994 716,420 30.28 2.85%
1993 696,293 30.77 2.86%
1992 676,641 31.27 2.87%
1991 657,500 31.78 2.89%
1990 638,796 32.29 0.00%
1989 0 32.81 0.00%
1988 0 33.32 0.00%
1987 0 33.85 0.00%
1986 0 34.37 0.00%
1985 0 34.91 0.00%
1984 0 35.44 0.00%
1983 0 35.98 0.00%
1982 0 36.52 0.00%
1981 0 37.06 0.00%
1980 0 37.61 0.00%
1979 0 38.16 0.00%
1978 0 38.72 0.00%
1977 0 39.28 0.00%
1976 0 39.84 0.00%
1975 0 40.40 0.00%
1974 0 41.45 0.00%
1973 0 42.50 0.00%
1972 0 43.56 0.00%
1971 0 44.63 0.00%
1970 0 45.70 0.00%
1969 0 46.78 0.00%
1968 0 47.86 0.00%
1967 0 48.94 0.00%
1966 0 50.02 0.00%
1965 0 51.10 0.00%
1964 0 52.18 0.00%
1963 0 53.26 0.00%
1962 0 54.34 0.00%
1961 0 55.27 0.00%
1960 0 55.96 0.00%