Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Palestine: Population density

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
72.49 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Palestine
857.39 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
15th
Palestine rank
12th

Population density over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Palestine
0200400600800196119922023

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 857.39 people per sq. km of land area against 72.49 people per sq. km of land area in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 784.9 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Palestine's figure about 11.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Palestine ranks 12th of 47 groups.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 40.45 people per sq. km of land area 402.56 people per sq. km of land area 362.1 people per sq. km of land area Palestine
2000s 50.91 people per sq. km of land area 546.33 people per sq. km of land area 495.43 people per sq. km of land area Palestine
2010s 62.54 people per sq. km of land area 701.75 people per sq. km of land area 639.21 people per sq. km of land area Palestine
2020s 70.65 people per sq. km of land area 827.36 people per sq. km of land area 756.71 people per sq. km of land area Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Palestine?
Palestine, at 857.39 people per sq. km of land area against 72.49 people per sq. km of land area in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Palestine?
784.9 people per sq. km of land area, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Palestine?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Palestine rank globally for population density?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Palestine ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.