Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Israel

Rural population share in Israel in 2025 — 8.4%. Ranked 189 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 14.7 pp.

2025 8.4% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 189of 217
Period maximum 23.1%1960
Period minimum 8.3%2009

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Israel, 1960–202551015202519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 23.1%1962: 21.2%1964: 19.6%1966: 18.1%1968: 16.8%1970: 15.7%1972: 14.7%1974: 13.7%1976: 12.7%1978: 11.9%1980: 11.2%1982: 10.6%1984: 10.3%1986: 10%1988: 9.8%1990: 9.6%1992: 9.4%1994: 9.2%1996: 9.1%1998: 8.9%2000: 8.7%2002: 8.6%2004: 8.4%2006: 8.3%2008: 8.3%2010: 8.3%2012: 8.3%2014: 8.3%2016: 8.3%2018: 8.4%2020: 8.4%2022: 8.5%2024: 8.5%2025: 8.4%
Change over the period: −14.7 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Israel

Israel 8.4%
World 42.2%
Western Asia computed 23.8%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Israel, by year Israel All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.4 −0 pp
2024 8.5 −0 pp
2023 8.5 −0 pp
2022 8.5 +0 pp
2021 8.5 +0 pp
2020 8.4 +0 pp
2019 8.4 +0 pp
2018 8.4 +0 pp
2017 8.3 +0 pp
2016 8.3 +0 pp
2015 8.3 +0 pp
2014 8.3 +0 pp
2013 8.3 +0 pp
2012 8.3 +0 pp
2011 8.3 +0 pp
2010 8.3 +0 pp
2009 8.3 −0 pp
2008 8.3 −0 pp
2007 8.3 −0 pp
2006 8.3 −0 pp
2005 8.4 −0.1 pp
2004 8.4 −0.1 pp
2003 8.5 −0.1 pp
2002 8.6 −0.1 pp
2001 8.6 −0.1 pp
2000 8.7 −0.1 pp
1999 8.8 −0.1 pp
1998 8.9 −0.1 pp
1997 9 −0.1 pp
1996 9.1 −0.1 pp
1995 9.1 −0.1 pp
1994 9.2 −0.1 pp
1993 9.3 −0.1 pp
1992 9.4 −0.1 pp
1991 9.5 −0.1 pp
1990 9.6 −0.1 pp
1989 9.7 −0.1 pp
1988 9.8 −0.1 pp
1987 9.9 −0.1 pp
1986 10 −0.1 pp
1985 10.1 −0.1 pp
1984 10.3 −0.2 pp
1983 10.4 −0.2 pp
1982 10.6 −0.2 pp
1981 10.9 −0.3 pp
1980 11.2 −0.3 pp
1979 11.5 −0.4 pp
1978 11.9 −0.4 pp
1977 12.3 −0.4 pp
1976 12.7 −0.5 pp
1975 13.2 −0.5 pp
1974 13.7 −0.5 pp
1973 14.2 −0.5 pp
1972 14.7 −0.5 pp
1971 15.2 −0.5 pp
1970 15.7 −0.6 pp
1969 16.3 −0.6 pp
1968 16.8 −0.6 pp
1967 17.5 −0.7 pp
1966 18.1 −0.7 pp
1965 18.8 −0.7 pp
1964 19.6 −0.8 pp
1963 20.3 −0.8 pp
1962 21.2 −0.8 pp
1961 22 −1.1 pp
1960 23.1

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.