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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 3 4

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Palestine in Figures 10

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This document is prepared in accordance with the standard

procedures stated in the Code of Practice for Palestine Official

Statistics 2006.

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All rights reserved 25 26 Citation: 27 28 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2018. Palestine in Figures 29 2017. Ramallah – Palestine. 30 31 All correspondence should be directed to: 32 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 33 P. O Box 1647. Ramallah - Palestine 34 35

Tel: (972/970) 2 2982700

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E-Mail: [email protected]

Reference ID: Website: http://www.pcbs.gov.ps

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PALESTINE 37

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Vision 39 An accessible and efficient statistical national information system 40

for state building. 41 42

Mission 43 To produce and disseminate coherent, objective, high quality and 44

timely official statistics to meet user needs nationally and 45 internationally. 46

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Explanation of Symbols in Tables: 54 55 (-) = Nil 56 (0) = Less than half of the unit 57 (..) = Not available 58 59 Note: 60 1. Data referred to in this document represent Palestine (West Bank 61 including Jerusalem and Gaza Strip) unless otherwise stated. 62 63 2. Data referred to in this document are based on two main sources: first, 64 the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, where data is derived from 65 different surveys and censuses and secondly, data obtained from the 66 administrative records of public and private institutions. For those who 67 require more details on sources, please contact the Division for User 68 Services at PCBS. 69 70 3. Scholastic Year: starts in August of every year and ends in June of the 71 following year. 72 73 4. Agricultural Year: starts in October of every year and ends in September 74 of the following year. 75

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Work Team 77 Report Preparation:

Ghadeer Al-haj Ali Yousef Al-Ashqar Rami Sarawan

Maps Design:

Nour Sabbah

Graphic Design:

Mosab Thuminat

Photos:

Mounir Kleibo Thaher Farah

Dissemination Standards:

Hanan Janajreh

Preliminary Review:

Maher Sbieh Mohammad Omari Maen Salhab

Final Review:

Mohammad Qlalwah Inaya Zidan

Overall Supervision:

President of PCBS Ola Awad

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Table of Contents 80 81

Subject Page

Selected Indicators by Region 8 Population 9 Labour 18

Living Standards 23

Education 27

Culture 33 Information Society 37

Health 42

Security and Justice 45

International Investment Position 48

Establishments 55 National Accounts 58 Consumer Price Index 62

Registered Foreign Trade 64

Building Licenses 68 Transportation and Communications 70

Finance and Insurance 72

Other Economic Sectors 74

Tourism 76

Agriculture 78

Environment 81 Housing Conditions 88

Buildings and Housing Units 90 82

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Selected Indicators by Region 84 85

Indicator Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip

Number of Population 2017 4,781,248 2,881,957 1,899,291

Males 2,433,196 1,470,293 962,903

Females 2,348,052 1,411,664 936,388

Total Area (km2) 6,020 5,655 365

Population Density (Capita/km2) 2017 794 510 5,204

Percentage of Population Below 15 Years, 2017 38.6 36.5 41.7

Average Household Size, 2017 5.1 4.8 5.6

Unemployment Rate for Population Participated in the labour

force Aged 15 Years and Over, 2017 27.7 17.9 43.9

Students per Class at Basic Stage, 2017/2018* 31.2 27.2 38.6

Students per Class at Secondary Stage, 2017/2018* 26.6 22.2 37.1

Percentage of Households Who have Computer Desktop, 2017 15.6 19.9 9.0

Hospital Beds per 1000 of Population, 2017 1.26 1.26 1.25

Gross Domestic Product (Million USD), 2016 (Constant Prices) 13,269.7 9,874.1 3,395.6

Gross Domestic Product Per Capita (USD), 2016 (Constant

Prices) 2,922.9 3,689.4 1,822.0

Total Registered Value of Exports (Million USD), 2016 926 922 4

Total Registered Value of Imports (Million USD), 2016 5,364 4,692 672

Number of Fixed Telephone Lines, 2016 432,000 294,316 137,684

Average Housing Density (Person per Room), 2017 1.4 1.3 1.6

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Projected Palestinian Population in the World by Reside Country, End 91 Year 2017 92

Country Number Percentage

State of Palestine 4,793,781 37.6 1948 Territory 1,563,316 12.3

Arab Countries 5,678,245 44.6

Foreign Countries 706,112 5.5

Total 12,741,454 100

93 Percentage Distribution of Palestinians in the World by Country of Residence, 94

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Population* in Palestine by Region and Sex, 2017 98

Region Both Sexes Sex

Males Females

Palestine 4,781,248 2,433,196 2,348,052

West Bank 2,881,957 1,470,293 1,411,664

Gaza Strip 1,899,291 962,903 936,388

*Includes population counted in Palestine, and also includes the uncounted population estimates according to 99 post enumeration survey. 100

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37.6%

1948 Territory12.3%

Arab Countries44.6%

Foreign Countries

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Population in Palestine by Region and Sex, 2017 104

105 106

Registered Live Births and Deaths in Palestine by Region, Governorate and 107 Sex, 2014, 2015 108

109 Sex and Year

Both Sexes Region\

Governorate

2015 2014

Females Males Females Males 2015 2014

Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births

5,484 60,474 6,424 63,857 5,736 62,184 7,654 65,889 11,908 124,331 13,390 128,073 Palestine

3,289 33,840 3,999 36,049 3,098 34,875 3,518 36,835 7,288 69,889 6,616 71,710 West Bank*

464 3,912 552 4,125 448 3,929 441 4,142 1,016 8,037 889 8,071 Jenin

75 668 88 732 68 645 69 737 163 1,400 137 1,382 Tubas

333 2,233 372 2,394 331 2,360 323 2,496 705 4,627 654 4,856 Tulkarm

564 4,625 651 4,992 518 4,906 591 5,238 1,215 9,617 1,109 10,144 Nablus

123 1,520 161 1,597 137 1,554 174 1,637 284 3,117 311 3,191 Qalqiliya

115 975 99 1,039 87 990 114 1,085 214 2,014 201 2,075 Salfit

413 3,763 504 3,960 403 3,997 423 4,314 917 7,723 826 8,311 Ramallah and

Al Bireh

76 965 99 1,008 62 1,050 109 1,048 175 1,973 171 2,098 Jericho and Al

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120 1,520 198 1,719 145 1,719 164 1,756 318 3,239 309 3,475 Jerusalem*

305 2,890 350 3,039 260 2,930 298 3,047 655 5,929 558 5,977 Bethlehem

701 10,769 925 11,444 639 10,795 812 11,335 1,626 22,213 1,451 22,130 Hebron

2,195 26,634 2,425 27,808 2,638 27,309 4,136 29,054 4,620 54,442 6,774 56,363 Gaza Strip

363 4,502 368 4,787 442 4,598 681 4,889 731 9,289 1,123 9,487 North Gaza

760 9,719 900 10,062 905 9,962 1,302 10,580 1,660 19,781 2,207 20,542 Gaza

349 3,646 343 3,830 382 3,797 559 3,996 692 7,476 941 7,793 Deir Al-Balah

434 5,365 472 5,589 531 5,427 947 5,711 906 10,954 1,478 11,138 Khan Yunis

289 3,402 342 3,540 378 3,525 647 3,878 631 6,942 1,025 7,403 Rafah

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Registered Live Births and Deaths in the West Bank by Month of Birth, Month 112 of Death and Sex, 2014, 2015 113

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2015 2014

Females Males Females Males 2015 2014

Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births

3,289 33,840 3,999 36,049 3,098 34,875 3,518 36,835 7,288 69,889 6,616 71,710 West Bank*

356 3,032 428 3,201 362 2,930 351 3,132 784 6,233 713 6,062 January

351 2,563 344 2,758 232 2,665 310 2,723 695 5,321 542 5,388 February

315 2,875 346 3,078 270 2,922 319 3,049 661 5,953 589 5,971 March

230 2,574 321 2,833 249 2,708 274 2,811 551 5,407 523 5,519 April

262 2,809 336 2,889 263 2,820 282 2,890 598 5,698 545 5,710 May

229 2,808 256 3,050 214 2,927 273 3,145 485 5,858 487 6,072 June

269 3,180 338 3,371 224 3,146 288 3,473 607 6,551 512 6,619 July

288 3,182 291 3,404 245 3,251 281 3,520 579 6,586 526 6,771 August

207 2,807 319 3,044 247 3,097 262 3,158 526 5,851 509 6,255 September

257 2,780 290 2,882 225 2,913 276 3,118 547 5,662 501 6,031 October

240 2,561 340 2,803 276 2,771 298 2,867 580 5,364 574 5,638 November

285 2,669 390 2,736 291 2,725 304 2,949 675 5,405 595 5,674 December

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Registered Live Births in the West Bank by Month of Birth, 2015 116

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Population Pyramid in Palestine, 2017 119

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Average Household Size in Palestine by Region, 2015-2017 124 Region 2015 2016 2017

Palestine 5.2 5.2 5.1

West Bank 4.9 4.8 4.8

Gaza Strip 5.7 5.7 5.6

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Palestinian Population (14 Years and Over) in Palestine by Region, Marital 133 Status and Sex, 2017 134

Region and

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Palestine 1,053,450 46,711 1,745,676 26,117 75,167 5,117 1,341 2,953,579

West Bank 648,302 34,101 1,070,691 14,738 48,397 3,595 1,295 1,821,119

Gaza Strip 405,148 12,610 674,985 11,379 26,770 1,522 46 1,132,460

Males

Palestine 600,596 22,713 857,641 5,863 6,717 1,139 955 1,495,624

West Bank 371,595 16,646 526,964 3,547 4,358 876 923 924,909

Gaza Strip 229,001 6,067 330,677 2,316 2,359 263 32 570,715

Females

Palestine 452,854 23,998 888,035 20,254 68,450 3,978 386 1,457,955

West Bank 276,707 17.455 543,727 11,191 44,039 2,719 372 896,210

Gaza Strip 176,147 6,543 344,308 9,063 24,411 1,259 14 561,745

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Crude Marriage and Divorce Rate (Per 1000) of Population for Registered 159 Cases at Shari’a Courts and Churches in Palestine by Governorate, 2016 160

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Registered Marriages Registered Divorces

Number Crude Rate Number Crude Rate

Palestine 49,930 10.4 8,510 1.8

West Bank 30,827 10.5 5,165 1.8

Jenin 3,724 11.7 675 2.1

Tubas 836 12.5 128 1.9

Tulkarm 2,547 13.7 493 2.7

Nablus 4,129 10.6 750 1.9

Qalqilya 1,319 11.6 295 2.6

Salfit 912 12.6 188 2.6

Ramallah and Al-Bireh 3,248 9.1 659 1.8

Jericho and Al Aghwar 418 7.8 82 1.5

Jerusalem 3,199 7.5 619 1.5

Bethlehem 1,939 8.7 261 1.2

Hebron 8,556 11.7 1,015 1.4

Gaza Strip 19,103 10.2 3,345 1.8

North Gaza 3,641 9.7 647 1.7

Gaza 6,944 10.8 1,179 1.8

Deir Al-Balah 2,728 10.0 493 1.8

Khan Yunis 3,564 10.1 618 1.8

Rafah 2,226 9.5 408 1.8

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Labour164

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Percentage Distribution of Population (15 Years and Above) in Palestine by 165 Labour Force Status and Region, 2017 166

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Labour Force Status Palestine West Bank Gaza

Strip

Full Employment (Working Full Time: 35 Hours and

above Per Week) 31.8 36.4 24.4

Time Related Underemployment 0.9 0.8 0.9

Didn't Work and Seeking Job 12.6 8.1 19.8

Didn't Work / Old or Illness 8.2 7.5 9.2

Didn't Work / Home Duties 25.2 25.7 24.4

Didn't Work / Students and Trainees 17.0 16.3 18.2

Didn't Work / Other Reasons 4.3 5.2 3.1

Total 100 100 100

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Region, 2014-2017 170 171

Labour Force Characteristics and

Region 2014 2015 2016 2017

Palestine

Labour Force Participation Rate 45.8 45.8 45.8 45.3 Unemployment Rate 26.9 25.9 26.9 27.7

West Bank Labour Force Participation Rate 46.6 46.1 45.6 45.3

Unemployment Rate 17.7 17.3 18.2 17.9 Gaza Strip

Labour Force Participation Rate 44.4 45.3 46.1 45.1 Unemployment Rate 43.9 41.0 41.7 43.9

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174 Unemployment Rate of Participants in the Labour Force (15 Years and Above) 175

by Sex and Years of Schooling in Palestine, 2015-2017 176 177

Sex and Years of Schooling 2014 2015 2016 2017

Both Sexes

0 15.3 14.7 24.7 17.6

1-6 25.8 25.0 26.7 24.9

7-9 24.6 23.5 22.9 22.6

10-12 24.1 23.4 24.1 24.9

13+ 31.6 29.9 31.5 33.6

Total 26.9 25.9 26.9 27.7

Males

0 28.1 21.0 31.5 21.0

1-6 29.2 27.1 27.8 26.0

7-9 25.9 24.1 22.4 22.4

10-12 24.6 23.2 22.8 23.7

13+ 19.1 18.6 19.1 19.7

Total 23.9 22.5 22.2 22.5

Females

0 3.6 6.5 12.7 9.7

1-6 6.5 9.7 16.5 14.7

7-9 11.1 17.0 29.0 25.0

10-12 18.6 25.1 35.5 37.0

13+ 50.6 48.0 50.6 54.2

Total 38.4 39.2 44.7 47.8

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Unemployment Rate of Participants in Labour Force (15 Years and Above) in 183 Palestine by Age Groups, 2017 184

185 186

187 Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons (15 Years and Above) 188

in Palestine by Economic Activity, 2014-2017 189 Economic Activity 2014 2015 2016 2017

Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry and

Fishing 10.4 8.7 7.4 6.7

Mining, Quarrying and Manufacturing 12.6 13.0 13.4 13.1

Construction 15.3 15.5 16.5 17.2

Commerce, Hotels and Restaurants 20.2 20.6 20.9 21.6

Transportation, Storage and

Communications 5.4 5.8 6.3 6.5

Services and Other Branches 36.1 36.4 35.5 34.9

Total 100 100 100 100

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Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons (15 Years and Above) in 192 Palestine by Place of Work, 2014-2017 193

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Living Standards 198

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Average Monthly Household Expenditure and Consumption in Jordanian 199 Dinars (JD) in Palestine by Commodities, Service Groups and Region, 2017 200

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Gaza Strip West Bank Palestine Commodities and

Service Groups

198.5 332.8 285.1 Food Cash Expenditure

201.3 339.6 290.4 Total Food Consumption

274.9 644.8 513.4 Non-Food Cash Expenditure

377.5 809.8 656.2 Total Non-Food Consumption

578.8 1,149.3 946.7 Total Consumption

556.0 1,143.6 934.9 Total Cash Expenditure*

*Total Cash Expenditure = Food Cash Expenditure + Non- Food Cash Expenditure + Groups (Cash 202 Transfer + Taxes + Non –Consumption Expenditure) 203 204

Percentage Distribution of Monthly Household Consumption in Jordanian Dinars 205 (JD) in Palestine by Commodities, Service Groups and Region, 2017 206

207 Gaza Strip West Bank Palestine

Commodities and

Service Groups

34.8 29.5 30.7 Total Food Consumption

65.2 70.5 69.3 Total Non-Food Consumption

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Differences in these results compared with previously published is due to approximation 208 209

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Individual Poverty Rates According to Household Consumption in 211 Palestine by Region, 2017 212

Deep Poverty Poverty Severity Poverty Gap Poverty Region

16.8 3.1 7.9 29.2 Palestine

5.8 0.9 2.8 13.9 West Bank

33.8 6.5 15.7 53.0 Gaza Strip

213 Individual Poverty Rates According to Household Consumption in 214

Palestine by Region, 2017 215

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218 Individual Poverty Rates According to Household Consumption in Palestine 219

by Locality Type, 2017 220 Deep Poverty Poverty Severity Poverty Gap Poverty Type of Locality

16.8 3.1 7.9 29.2 Palestine

16.7 3.2 8.0 29.4 Urban

9.7 1.5 4.3 18.7 Rural

29.3 5.4 13.3 45.4 Refugee Camp

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225 Average Monthly Per Capita Expenditure and Consumption in Jordanian 226

Dinars (JD) in Palestine by Commodity, Service Group, 2017 227

228 *: Other Commodities includes tobacco, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, non-self-production 229 of food, spending on other goods and services other than food. 230 231

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Education 235

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Basic and Secondary Education Indicators in Palestine, 236 2013/2014-2017/2018 237

238 Indicator

Scholastic Years

2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018*

Schools

Government 2,063 2,095 2,135 2,176 2,203

UNRWA 342 349 353 363 370

Private 379 412 426 424 420

Total 2,784 2,856 2,914 2,963 2,993

Students

Males 571,908 581,095 591,117 610,590 622,623

Females 579,794 590,501 601,691 619,166 632,253

Both Sexes 1,151,702 1,171,596 1,192,808 1,229,756 1,254,876

Teachers

Males 21,738 21,167 21,312 21,323 21,847

Females 32,145 32,665 33,848 33,999 34,677

Both Sexes 53,883 53,832 55,160 55,322 56,524

Classes

Males 15,053 15,279 15,380 15,761 15,754

Females 15,355 15,535 15,675 16,295 16,561

Co-Educational 7,756 8,331 8,634 8,564 8,712

Total 38,164 39,145 39,689 40,620 41,027

*: Data for the scholastic year 2017/2018 are primary 239 Note: Data exclude Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem. 240

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Higher Education Indicators in Palestine, 243 2013/2014-2016/2017 244

245 Indicator

Scholastic Year

2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017

University Students*

Males 80,423 81,620 79,809 79,992

Females 123,005 127,505 124,936 127,370

Both Sexes 203,428 209,125 204,745 207,362

University Graduates*

Males 14,497 15,369 15,813 ..

Females 22,333 24,303 24,921 ..

Both Sexes 36,830 39,672 40,734 ..

Teaching Staff at Universities**

Males 4,879 5,269 5,066 5,091

Females 1,222 1,414 1,459 1,535

Both Sexes 6,101 6,683 6,525 6,626

Community College Students

Males 5,691 6,413 5,376 5,391

Females 5,432 5,857 5,907 5,662

Both Sexes 11,123 12,270 11,283 11,053

Community College Graduates

Males 1,435 1,579 1,598 ..

Females 1,778 2,293 2,114 ..

Both Sexes 3,213 3,872 3,712 ..

Teaching Staff at Community Colleges**

Males 310 338 371 315

Females 106 109 115 109

Both Sexes 416 447 486 424

*: University data include students and graduates of intermediate diplomas, bachelor and graduate studies

in universities and university colleges, number of university students of any scholastic year only

includes regular students in the study in the first semester of the same year and doesn't include the

withdrawal and postpone students.

**: Full time and part time.

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Average Number of Students per Class in Palestine by 248 Stage and Supervising Authority, 2013/2014-2017/2018 249

Stage and

Supervising

Authority

Scholastic Year

2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018*

Both Stages

Government 29.5 29.4 29.3 29.5 29.6

UNRWA 36.9 36.6 37.6 38.3 38.8

Private 23.0 22.3 22.4 22.2 22.6

Total 30.2 29.9 30.1 30.3 30.6

Basic Stage

Government 30.1 30.3 30.0 30.0 30.2

UNRWA 36.9 36.6 37.6 38.3 38.8

Private 23.4 22.8 22.8 22.6 23.0

Total 30.8 30.6 30.7 30.9 31.2

Secondary Stage

Government 26.8 26.4 26.4 27.0 27.2

Private 18.3 17.3 18.0 18.7 18.6

Total 26.2 25.8 25.7 26.3 26.6

*: Data for the scholastic year 2017/2018 are preliminary data. 250 251 252

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Percentage Distribution of Population (15 Years and Over) 254 in Palestine by Educational Attainment, 2014 - 2017 255

256 Educational

Attainment

Year 2014 2015 2016 2017*

Illiterate 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.3 Can Read and Write 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.1 Elementary 13.9 13.5 13.5 11.7 Preparatory 38.1 37.9 37.6 33.5 Secondary 20.8 21.2 21.0 23.4 Intermediate Diploma 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.8 Bachelor and above 12.5 13.0 13.6 17.3

Total 100 100 100 100

257 Percentage Distribution of Palestinian Population aged (15 Years and Over) 258

in Palestine by Educational Attainment, 2017 259

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Enrollment Rate of Palestinian Population Aged (6 Years and Over) in Palestine 261 by Selected Age Groups and Sex, 2017 262

Age and Sex Educational Attendance Rate

Both Sexes

6-11 98.1 12-14 96.5 15-17 81.1 18+ 10.0 Total 38.7

Males

6-11 97.8 12-14 94.8 15-17 73.3 18+ 8.9 Total 37.5

Females

6-11 98.3 12-14 98.2 15-17 89.3 18+ 11.2

Total 40.0

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Culture263

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Cultural Institutions Operating in Palestine by Type and Governorate, 2016 265 266

Total

Type of Institution

Governorate Cinema Theaters Museums

Cultural

Centers

660 3 14 31 612 Palestine

571 3 11 26 531 West Bank

74 1 3 1 69 Jenin

16 - - - 16 Tubas

50 - - 2 48 Tulkarm

95 1 3 1 90 Nablus

33 - - 1 32 Qalqiliya

13 - - - 13 Salfit

42 1 3 5 33 Ramallah

and Al-Bireh

15 - - 2 13 Jericho and Al Aghwar

54 - 2 4 48 Jerusalem

93 - - 7 86 Bethlehem

86 - - 3 83 Hebron

89 - 3 5 81 Gaza Strip

17 - - 1 16 North Gaza

33 - 2 1 30 Gaza

19 - - 2 17 Deir Al-Balah

11 - 1 1 9 Khan Yunis

9 - - - 9 Rafah

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Main Indicators about Culture of Palestinian Households by Region, 2014 271 Indicator Palestine

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Percentage of Households who Have Home Library 27.0 26.6 27.7

Percentage of Households who Get Daily Newspapers 20.4 23.7 14.1

Percentage of Households who Listen to Radio Stations 60.8 57.3 67.6

Percentage of Households who Have TV Set and View Local

TV Stations 17.2 16.2 19.2

Percentage of Households who Have TV Set and View Palestine

Television 82.4 86.3 74.8

Percentage of Households who Control Programs Viewed by

Children (5-17 Years) 94.8 95.9 93.0

Percentage of Households who Have Satellite Dish From Whom

Own TV Set 99.8 99.8 99.9

Percentage of Households who Know Children’s Friends (5-17

Years) 94.6 95.6 92.9

272 Number of Mosques in Palestine by Governorate, 2017 273

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Percentage Distribution of Households in Palestine by Availability of Computer 285 Desktop, Governorate and Type of Locality, 2017 286

Governorate and Type of Locality Availability of Computer Desktop

Available Not Available Total

Palestine 15.6 84.4 100

West Bank 19.9 80.1 100

Jenin 20.7 79.3 100

Tubas 20.6 79.4 100

Tulkarm 21.6 78.4 100

Nablus 20.1 79.9 100

Qalqiliya 17.9 82.1 100

Salfit 19.3 80.7 100

Ramallah and Al Bireh 20.3 79.7 100

Jericho and Al Aghwar 16.5 83.5 100

Jerusalem 20.1 79.9 100

Bethlehem 22.2 77.8 100

Hebron 18.4 81.6 100

Gaza Strip 9.0 91.0 100

North Gaza 9.7 90.3 100

Gaza 7.5 92.5 100

Dier Alballah 9.7 90.3 100

Khan Younis 9.5 90.5 100

Rafah 10.6 89.4 100

Type of Locality

Urban 15.4 84.6 100

Rural 18.2 81.8 100

Camps 12.9 87.1 100

*Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967. 287 288 289 290 291

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Percentage of Households Wich have Computer Desktop by Governorate, 2017 292

293 294

40

Percentage of Households in Palestine* by Region and Availability of (ICT) 295 Tools at Home, 2017 296

ICT Tools Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip

Computer Desktop 15.6 19.9 9.0

Laptop 27.9 31.6 22.2

Tablet 17.7 19.8 14.3

Smart Phone 84.2 89.8 75.5

Internet at Home 51.7 60.6 38.0

TV Set 40.3 30.4 55.9

LCD, LED 60.1 75.3 36.4

Satellite Dish 90.3 94.3 84.1

Telephone Line 33.7 40.1 23.7

*Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967. 297 298

Percentage of Households in Palestine by Availability of (ICT) Tools at 299 Home, 2017 300

301 *Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967. 302

303

84.2

15.6

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Main Indicators for Research and Development (RandD) in Palestine, 2013 304 305

Value Indicator

8,715 Number of Research and Development Personnel

5,162 Number of Research and Development Personnel with Full – Time Equivalent (FTE)

4,533 Number of Researchers in Research and Development

3,510 Number of Researchers (Males) in Research and Development

1,023 Number of Researchers (Females) in Research and Development

2,492 Number of Researchers in Research and Development with FTE

566 Number of Researchers in Research and Development with FTE Per Million inhabitants

61.4 Total Expenditure on Research and Development (USD million )

26.9 Percentage of External Funds for Research and Development

24.6 Expenditure on Research and Development Per Researcher with FTE (USD Thousands )

306

307

42

Health 308

43

Governmental and Non-Governmental Hospital Activities in Palestine,

2014-2016

Indicator 2014 2015 2016

Number of Governmental Hospitals 26 26 27

Number of Non- Governmental Hospitals 54 54 54

Total Number of Beds 5,939 6,006 6,146

Overall Total Bed Occupancy Rate (%)* 84.9 86.2 91.9**

Mean Duration (Days) * 2.6 3.0 2.2**

Grand Total of Discharges* 393,450 343,027 226,359**

*Data include the governmental hospitals only.

** Data include the governmental hospitals in West Bank only.

Physicians, and Beds per 1000 Population in Palestine, 2005-2016

1.62 1.601.70

1.902.00

1.70 1.70 1.701.60 1.65 1.70 1.70

1.33 1.37 1.35 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.31 1.30 1.301.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

20

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20

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07

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20

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20

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20

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20

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Physicians Beds

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Prevalence of Disabilities among Palestinian Population*in Palestine

by Region, Sex and Type of Disability, 2017

Region and Sex

Type of Disability Persons with

Disability Seeing Hearing Mobility

Remembering

and

Concentrating

Communication

Both Sex

Palestine 28,950 19,811 47,109 17,787 19,648 92,710

West Bank 13,887 9,990 22,175 8,845 9,562 44,570

Gaza Strip 15,063 9,821 24,934 8,942 10,086 48,140

Males

Palestine 16,032 10,530 25,126 9,397 10,846 51,693

West Bank 7,561 5,159 11,752 4,630 5,237 24,440

Gaza Strip 8,471 5,371 13,374 4,767 5,609 27,253

Females

Palestine 12,918 9,281 21,983 8,390 8,802 41,017

West Bank 6,326 4,831 10,423 4,215 4,325 20,130

Gaza Strip 6,592 4,450 11,560 4,175 4,477 20,887

* Data exclude those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967.

Note: Disability includes a lot of difficulty, and can't at all.

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Security and Justice

46

Number of Reported Criminal Offenses in the West Bank* by Governorate, 2016

*Data doesn’t include those parts of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.

Number of Road Traffic Accidents in West Bank* by Month, 2016

*Data doesn’t include those parts of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.

5,4454,180

3,2882,747 2,463 2,162 2,075 1,963

1,278 1,042 879

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000

710 718821

915 9211,002 1,036

953900

968

937

749

400500600700800900

100011001200

47

Number of Registered Road Traffic Accidents and Casualties in the West Bank* by Type

of Injury, 2012 –2016 Indicators 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Total of Road Accidents 8,037 7,824 8,177 8,985 10,630

Total Number of Injured Persons: 8,195 7,753 6,015 8,673 9,447

Slightly Injured 7,108 6,707 5,468 7,757 8,367

Moderate Injured 778 720 380 651 743

Seriously Injured 189 184 104 155 178

Fatally Injured 120 142 63 110 159

*The data excludes those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967.

Civil Court Matters in Palestine by Stage of Proceeding and Region, 2014-2016

2016 2015 2014 Stage of Proceeding

and Region

Palestine

341,004 259,381 257,284 Carried From Last Year

372,318 327,383 281,276 Submitted

713,322 586,764 538,560 Total

312,069 286,830 235,279 Decided

378,614 299,934 303,281 Pending

West Bank


251,659 251,874 223,019 Submitted

464,154 420,718 389,746 Total

217,915 229,092 193,901 Decided

246,239 191,626 195,845 Pending

Gaza Strip


120,659 75,509 58,257 Submitted

249,168 166,046 148,814 Total

94,154 57,738 41,378 Decided

132,375 108,308 107,436 Pending

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International Investment

Position

49

Gross External Debt Position in Palestine, at the end of 2016

Value in Million USD

Value Economic Sector

1,044 General Government

79 Short-term

965 Long-term

0 Monetary Authorities

0 Short-term

0 Long-term

496 Banks

259 Short-term

237 Long-term

70 Other Sectors

3 Short-term

67 Long-term

5 Direct Investment: Lending Between Affliated Companies

0 Debt Liabilities to Affiliated Enterprises

5 Debt Liabilities to Direct Investors

1,615 Gross External Debt Position

50

International Investment Position (IIP) Stock by Economic Sectors in Palestine, 1 at End of 2016 2

3 Value in Million USD

Investments Stocks by

Type of Investment Total

Economic Sector

Monetary

Authori-

ties

(PMA)

Gover-

nment

Sector

Banks

Sector

Others Sectors

Non-Banks

Financial, Non-

Financial

companies and

NGO's Sector

Households

Sector

International Investment

Position (net)* 1,173 726 -889 2,875 -647 -892

Total External Assets 6,101 726 155 4,550 603 67

Foreign Direct Investment

Abroad 400 0 0 0 357 43

Portfolio Investments

Abroad 1,112 157 0 866 89 0

Other Investments Abroad 4,276 256 155 3,684 157 24

Of which: currency and

deposits** 3,899 256 0 3,619 0 24

Reserve Assets 313 313 0 0 0 0

Total Foreign Liabilities 4,928 0 1,044 1,675 1,250 959

Foreign Direct Investment

in Palestine 2,660 0 0 912 789 959

Foreign Portfolio

Investments in Palestine 658 0 0 267 391 0

Foreign Other Investments

in Palestine 1,610 0 1,044 496 70 0

Of which: Loans from

abroad 1,087 0 1,044 0 43 0

Of which: currency and

deposits*** 496 0 0 496 0 0

-The Data in the Table Above are Closed to the Nearest Integer.

- The data does not include the value of land owned by non-residents

* International Investment Position (net): Equals Total External Assets Minus total Foreign Liabilities.

** Currency and deposits: Including Residents Deposits in Banks Abroad, In addition to Foreign Currency

Cash in Palestinian Economy.

*** Currency And deposits: Include the Deposits of Non-residents Deposited in Local Banks.

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5

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Main Indicators of Foreign Investment Survey of Resident Enterprises in Palestine 6 (stocks) at end 2016 7

(Value in million USD)

Indicator Percentage % Stock 2016

Total Assets* 100 5,879

Stocks of Foreign Direct Investment 6.1 357

Stocks of Portfolio Investments 18.9 1,112

of which: Equity securities 9.1 101

of which: Debt securities 90.9 1,011

Stocks of Other Investments: 69.7 4,097

of which: Trade credits 0 0

of which: Loans 5.4 222

of which: Currency and deposits 94.6 3,875

of which: Other Assets 0 0

Stocks of Reserves Assets 5.3 313

Total Liabilities** 100 2,925

Stocks of Foreign Direct Investment 58.1 1,701

Stocks of Portfolio Investments 22.5 658

of which: Equity securities 100 658

of which: Debt securities 0 0

Stocks of Other Investments: 19.4 566

of which: Trade credits 0.5 3

of which: Loans 7.6 43

of which: Currency and deposits 87.6 496

of which: Other Liabilities 4.3 24

* Assets are the investments abroad of Resident enterprises in Palestine

** Liabilities are the foreign investments in Resident enterprises in Palestine

8

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10

11

12 13

14

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Balance of Payments in Palestine* 2015-2016 15 Values In USD Million 16

Indicator 2015 2016

Current account (net) -2,065.7 -1,941.3

Goods (net) -4,300.4 -4,327.3

Exports (fob) 1,756.7 1,879.2

Imports (fob) 6,057.1 6,206.5

Services (net) -899.1 -918.7

Exports 581.4 501.5

Transportation services 5.0 3.5

Travel services 425.9 352.0

Communications services 24.6 17.5

Construction services 61.4 59.2

Other business services 11.7 11.4

Government services 42.9 45.5

Others** 9.9 12.4

Imports 1,480.5 1,420.2

Transportation services 181.0 185.8

Travel services 1,113.5 1,030.3

Communication services 8.7 7.3

Insurance services 22.3 36.3

Other business services 105.2 107.3

Government services 43.0 44.3

Others*** 6.8 8.9

Income (net) 1,712.3 1,896.0

Receipts 1,803.1 2,014.6

Compensation of employees 1,663.9 1,894.5

Of which from Israel 1,650.6 1,880.3

Investment income 139.2 120.1

Payments 90.8 118.6

17

18

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(Cont.) Balance of Payments in Palestine* 2015-2016 19 Values In USD Million 20

Indicator 2015 2016

Current transfers (net) 1,421.5 1,408.7

Inflows 1,875.4 1,897.4

To the government sector 487.3 448.5

of which from Donors transfers 387.4 325.7

To the other sectors 1388.1 1,448.9


Outflows 453.9 488.7

Capital and financial account (net) 2,450.7 1,701.1

Capital account (net) 490.7 682.0

Capital transfers (net) 509.6 694.6

Inflows 509.6 694.6

To the government sector 260.6 436.8


To the other sectors 249.1 257.8

Outflows 0.0 0.0

Acquisition / disposal of non-Produced, non-financial

assets non-financial assets (net)

-18.9 -12.6

Financial account (net)**** 1,960.0 1,019.1

Foreign Direct investment (net) 29.6 341.5

Change in investment abroad (net) -73.3 44.8

Change in investment in Palestine (net) 102.9 296.7

Foreign Portfolio investment (net) 124.6 -295.5

Change in Assets (net) 70.1 -52.9

Change in Liabilities (net) 54.5 -242.6

21

22

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(Cont.) Balance of Payments in Palestine* 2015-2016 23 Values In USD Million 24

Indicator 2015 2016

Foreign Other investment (net) 1,714.3 705.0

Change in Assets (net) 1,603.2 744.5

Of which Loans to nonresidents -111.9 -68.4

Of which Currency and deposits***** 1,581.6 869.6

Change in Liabilities (net) 111.1 -39.5

Of which Loans nonresidents -26.3 -29.4

Of which Currency and deposits****** 126.2 -33.7

Net errors and omissions -385.0 240.2

Overall balance -99.7 -270.6

Financing 99.7 270.6

Exceptional financing 8.2 2.5

Change in Reserve assets (- = Increase/+= decrease) 91.5 268.1

* The data excludes that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation 25 of the West Bank in 1967. 26 ** Include insurance, financial, information and computer, royalties and licenses and personal, cultural and 27 recreational services. 28 *** Include financial,construction, information and computer, royalties and licenses fees, and personal, 29 cultural and recreational services. 30 **** Include reserve assets 31 ***** Currency and deposits: Including the cash of foreign currency in the banks and the deposits of the 32 Palestinian institutions deposited abraod. 33 ****** Currency and deposits : Includes the deposits of non-residents deposited in Local banks. 34

55

Establishments 35

56

Number of Establishments in Palestine by Governorate and Operating 36 Status, 2017 37

Governorate

Operating Status

Total In Operation

Temporarily

Closed

Under Construction/

Preparation

Palestine 158,573 6,193 1,703 166,469

West Bank 108,471 4,678 1,347 114,496

Jenin 13,729 424 160 14,313

Tubas 1,965 93 23 2,081

Tulkarm 7,953 392 91 8,436

Nablus 17,113 910 165 18,188

Qalqiliya 4,409 232 50 4,691

Salfit 2,986 144 28 3,158

Ramallah and Al-Bireh 15,850 698 298 16,846

Jericho and Al- Aghwar 1,509 86 35 1,630

Jerusalem 10,210 642 94 10,946

Bethlehem 9,031 278 147 9,456

Hebron 23,716 779 256 24,751

Gaza Strip 50,102 1,515 356 51,973

North Gaza 8,670 340 57 9,067

Gaza 19,449 531 149 20,129

Deir Al-Balah 6,748 167 56 6,971

Khan Yunis 9,062 264 50 9,376

Rafah 6,173 213 44 6,430

38 39

Number of Employed Persons in the Private Sector, Non Governmental Organization 40 Sector and Government Companies in Palestine by Region and Sex, 2017 41

Region Sex

Both Sexes Males* Females*

*Palestine 342,733 82,119 444,034

*West Bank 228,113 62,501

309,796

Gaza Strip 114,620 19,618

134,238

Note: Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967. 42 . 43

44

57

Number of Operating Establishments in the Private Sector, Non Governmental 45 Organization Sector and Government Companies in Palestine by Main 46

Economic Activity, 2017 47 No. of Est. Economic Activity

326 Mining and Quarrying

19,773 Manufacturing

93 Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply

324 Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities

871 Construction

81,193 Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles

1,587 Transportation and Storage

8,219 Accommodation and Food Service Activities

972 Information and Communication

1,360 Financial and Insurance Activities

411 Real Estate Activities

4,920 Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities

2,000 Administrative and Support Service Activities

48 Public Administration and Defense Compulsory Social Security

4,135 Education

6,091 Human Health and Social Work Activities

2,809 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation

13,697 Other Service Activities*

5 Activities of Households as Employers Undifferentiated Goods- and

Services-Producing Activities of Households for Own use

74 Activities of Extraterritorial Organizations and Bodies

49 Not Stated

148,957

Total

*:Include activities of business, employers and professional membership organizations, 48 activities of trade unions, activities of other membership organizations, repair of computers and 49 communication equipment, repair of personal and household goods, other personal service 50 activities. 51 52

58

National Accounts 53

59

GDP by Economic Activity in Palestine* at Constant Prices for 54 the years 2015, 2016 55

56 Values In USD Million 57

Economic Sector Year

2015 2016

Agriculture and Fishing 450.1 413.5

Mining, Manufacturing, Electricity and Water Supply 1,656.7 1,740.1

Construction 737.8 833.8

Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and

Motorcycles 2,415.5 2,404.1

Transportation and Storage 220.5 262.2

Financial and Insurance Activities 416 495.3

Information and Communications 515.7 542.1

Services 2,600.7 2,690.2

Public Administration and Defense 1,940.8 2,027.8

Households with Employed Persons 7.2 7.7

Other** 1,712 1,852.9

Gross Domestic Product 12,673 13,269.7

*:Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel 58 following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 59 **:Other includes custom duties and net VAT on imports minus financial intermediation services 60 indirectly measured. 61 Note: 2015 is the base year. 62 63

60

Major National Account Indicators in Palestine* at Constant 64 Prices, 2016 65

Indicator Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (USD Million) 13,269.7 9,874.1 3,395.6

GDP Per Capita (USD) 2,922.9 3,689.4 1,822.0

Gross National Income (GNI) (USD Million) 14,963.9 11,561.9 3,402.0

GNI Per Capita (USD) 3,296.0 4,320.0 1,825.5

Gross Disposable Income (GDI) (USD Million) 16,361.2 12,379.4 3,981.8

GDI Per Capita (USD) 3,603.8 4,625.5 2,136.6

Final Consumption Expenditures (USD Million) 15,680.7 11,651.9 4,028.8

Gross Capital Formation (USD Million) 2,806.9 2,520.6 286.3

Net Export of Goods and Services (USD Million) -5,170.6 -4,322.6 -848.0

Saving (Million USD) 680.0 727.5 -47.0

*: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel 66 following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 67 **: The difference between GDP and sum of final consumption expenditures, gross capital formation 68 and net export of goods and services refers to net errors and omissions. 69 Note: 2015 is the base year. 70 71

61

Percentage Contribution to GDP by Economic Activity in Palestine* at Current 72 Prices, 2016 73

74 75

*: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem governorate which was annexed forcefully by Israel 76 following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 77 **: Other includes custom duties and net VAT on imports minus financial intermediation services 78 indirectly measured. 79 80

81

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

3.2%

Mining, manufacturing, electricity and

water13.3%

Construction6.3%

Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

18.2%

Transportation and storage

2.0%

Financial and insurance activities

3.7%

Information and communication

4.0%

Services20.2%

Public administration and

defense15.1%

Households with employed persons

0.1%

Others13.9%

62

Consumer Price Index 82

63

Annual Consumer Price Index and Percent Change in Palestine by 83 Major Groups of Expenditure, 2015-2017 84

(Base Year 2010=100) 85

Major Groups of

Expenditure

Ave.

2015

Ave.

2016

Ave.

2017

Percentage

Change

2014/2015

Percentage

Change

2015/2016

Percentage

Change

2016/2017

Food and Soft Drinks 107.82 106.20 105.17 1.90 -1.50 -0.97

Alcoholic Beverages

and Tobacco 159.59 166.00 164.81 10.92 4.02 -0.72

Textiles, Clothing and

Footwear 109.29 112.40 112.22 4.75 2.85 -0.16

Housing 108.28 105.46 109.05 -5.64 -2.61 3.41

Furniture, Household

goods 105.37 105.54 106.00 3.41 0.16 0.44

Medical Care 116.67 117.99 119.90 1.05 1.13 1.62

Transportation 102.22 101.41 101.30 -1.00 -0.80 -0.11

Communications 95.74 94.45 94.73 -2.10 -1.36 0.30

Recreation, Cultural

Goods and Services 102.22 101.83 103.85 2.11 -0.38 1.98

Education 120.95 124.69 123.92 4.98 3.09 -0.61

Restaurants and Cafes 121.91 125.55 126.07 2.27 2.99 0.41

Miscellaneous goods

and Services 118.22 118.32 120.22 1.03 0.09 1.60

Consumer Price Index 110.99 110.75 110.98 1.43 -0.22 0.21

86 87 88

89

64

Registered Foreign Trade 90

65

Palestinian Registered Export Indicators*, 2014-2016 91 92 Value in Million USD 93

Indicator 2014 2015 2016

Total Palestinian Exports 944 958 926

Total Palestinian Exports by Country

To Israel 792 804 771

To Arab Countries 113 121 119

To Other Countries 39 33 36

Total Distribution of Exports

National Exports 689 705 691

Re- Exports 255 253 235

Total Exports by Region

West Bank 938 954 922

Gaza Strip 6 4 4

*: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its

occupation of the West Bank in 1967.

66

Palestinian Registered Imports Indicators*, 2014-2016 94 Value in Million USD 95

Indicator 2014 2015 2016

Total Palestinian Imports 5,683 5,225 5,364

Total Imports by Means of

Transportation

By Land and Postal packages 5,006 4,669 4,726

Through Electricity Networks and Pipes 677 556 638

Total Imports by Country

From Israel 3,958 3,045 3,123

From EU Countries 581 612 665

From Arab Countries 274 343 320

From American Countries 95 115 107

From Other Countries 775 1,110 1,149

Net Trade Balance -4,739 -4,267 -4,438



**: Including Water and Electricity to Palestine and Petroleum Products to Gaza Strip only.

96 Value of Registered Imports, Exports in Goods and Net Trade Balance in 97

Palestine*, 2006 - 2016 98

99 *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 100 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 101

102 103

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67

Palestinian Foreign Trade Indicators* in Services with Israel, 2014-2016 104 105

Value in Million USD 106

Indicator 2014 2015 2016

Total exports of services 191 176 161

Total imports of services 150 143 137

Net Trade Balance in Services 41 33 24



107 108

Palestinian Foreign Trade Indicators* in Services with Israel, 2010-2016 109

110 *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 111 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 112

113 114 115 116 117 118

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68

119 120

Building Licenses 121

69

Main Indicators of Building Licenses Issued in Palestine*, 2016 122 123

Indicator Total First

Quarter

Second

Quarter

Third

Quarter

Fourth

Quarter

Number of Licenses Issued** 10,633 3,232 2,403 2,406 2,592

Total Area of Buildings Licensed (1000

m2) 5,193.9 1,322.4 1,053.0 1,585.1 1,233.5

Number of New Housing Units 17,511 4,191 3,712 5,153 4,455

Total Area of New Housing Units (1000

m2) 3,225.9 796.8 688.5 914.3 826.3

Number of Existing Housing Units 4,555 1,750 990 985 830

Total Area of Existing Housing Units

(1000 m2) 737.0 278.2 142.3 176.9 139.6

* Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 124 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 125 ** Excluding boundary walls licenses 126

127 128

70

Transportation 129

and 130

Communications 131

71

Main Indicators of Transportation and Communications in 132 Palestine*, 2014-2016 133

134

Indicator 2014 2015 2016

Number of Licensed Road Vehicles **162,512 175,118** **202,270

Number of Items Received by Mail **439,535 449,330** **680,031

Number of Items Dispatched by Mail **137,599 111,754** **87,540

Number of Cellular Phone Subscribers 3,290,774 3,551,214 3,708,190

Number of Landline Telephones 403,118 406,442 432,000

Average Number of Calls Per Month (in million)*** - 90.5 96.7

*: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following 135 its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 136

**: Data doesn’t include Gaza strip. 137 ***: Average monthly number of calls doesn’t include international calls. 138

139

140

141

142

143

144

145

146

72

Finance and Insurance 147

73

Main Economic Indicators for Finance and Insurance Activities in 148 Palestine*, 2014-2016 149

150

Value in Million USD

2016 2015 2014 Indicator

51 53 45 Number of Establishments of financial intermediation activities

376 366 471 Number of money exchangers’ Establishments

10,715 10,074 8,991 Number of Employees

217.9 206.2 182.7 Compensation of Employees

737.6 672.6 513.3 Output

235.4 206.7 121.8 Intermediate Consumption

502.2 465.9 391.5 Value Added

55.3 35.4 46.1 Gross Fixed Capital Formation (G. F. C. F)

*Data doesn't include those parts of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 151 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 152

153

154

155

74

156

157

Other Economic Sectors 158

159

160 161 162

163

75

Main Economic Indicators for Economic Sectors Activities In Palestine*, 2016 164 Economic sector

Indicators Internal Trade Services Industry Construction

81,193 40,230 19,367 594 No. of Enterprises

185,088 153,540 98,776 11,316 No. of Employed Persons

473,522.6 660,371.9 489,128.3 75,787.8 Compensation of Employees (1000 USD)

3,944,123.2 2,231,377.1 4,191,767.4 684,600.5 Output (1000 USD)

731,735.7 581,021.5 2,415,100.2 381,525.8 Intermediate Consumption (1000 USD)

3,212,387.5 1,650,355.6 1,776,667.2 303,074.7 Value Added (1000 USD)

30,060.9 71,068.4 40,046.9 1,713.5 G.F.C.F (1000 USD)

G.F.C.F: Gross fixed capital formation

* Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its


Selected Ratios for Economic Sectors Activities In Palestine*, 2016 165 Indicators

Economic sector

Construction Industry Services Internal Trade

Compensation per Wage Employee (USD( 7,109.6 6,571.7 6,286.1 5,809.5

Output per Employed Person (USD 60,498.5 42,437.1 14,532.9 21,309.4

Output per Wage Employee (USD) 64,221.4 56,318.3 21,240.7 48,388.8

Value Added per Employed Person (USD) 26,782.8 17,986.8 10,748.7 17,356.0

Value Added per Wage Employee (USD) 28,431.0 23,870.3 15,709.9 39,411.4

Value Added to Output (%) 44.3 42.4 74.0 81.4

Compensation of Employees to Value Added (%) 25.0 27.5 40.0 14.7

Depreciation to Output (%) 1.9 5.0 8.4 4.1

* Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 166 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 167

168 169

170

171

172

173

76

Tourism 174

175

176

177

77

Hotel Activities in the West Bank, 2014-2016 178 179

Indicator 2014 2015 2016

Number of Operating Hotels 109 112 125

Number of Rooms 6,691 6,790 6,878

Number of Beds 14,857 15,059 15,145

Number of Guests 610,347 484,394 448,247

Number of Guest Nights 1,537,311 1,420,264 1,310,824

Room Occupancy (%) 25.2 22.5 20.6

180 181 182

Percentage Distribution of Guest Nights in the West Bank by 183 Nationality, 2016 184

185

Palestine

12.8%

European Union

31.6%

Asia

16.4%

Other European

Countries

8.5%

U.S.A & Canada

10.1%

Other Countries

20.6%

78

Agriculture 186

79

Main Household Farming Indicators in Palestine 187 188

Value Time Reference Point Indicator

27.4 24/3/2015 Percent of Households who have A Garden

91.9 2013/2014 Percent of Households who have A garden and

utilized it for agricultural activity

10.0 24/03/2015 Percent of households who reared livestock

(domestic).

203.4 24/3/2015 Average Area of Garden (m2)

2,494,226 24/03/2015 Number of Horticulture Trees

189 190

Numbers of Reared Livestock (Domestic) in Palestine by Type, As on 24/03/2015 191 192

193 (*): High Variance 194

195

32,204 10,046*

570,090

1,332*0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

Sheep Goats Domestic Poultry Beehives

80

Olive Presses in Palestine, 2013-2016 196 197 Quantity: metric Ton, Value: USD 1000 198

Indicator 2013 2014 2015 2016

Number of Operating Olive

Presses 264 265 272 274

Quantity of Olives Pressed 65,829.4 108,379.1 95,142.0 84,147.6

Quantity of Oil Extracted 17,641.9 24,758.5 21,084.4 20,134.9

Number of Employees 1,119 1,353 1,353 1,393

Wage Employees 716 985 948 1,027

Compensation of Employees 689.4 1,024.0 1,077.5 919.3

Output Value 8,599.8 14,001.3 10,282.0 10,810.6

Value Added 6,464.0 10,910.9 7,188.3 8,799.4

Intermediate Consumption 2,135.8 3,090.5 3,093.6 2,011.2

199 Quantity of Olives Pressed and Olive Oil Extracted in 200

Palestine, 2012-2016 201

202 203

204

205

206

22,951.1

17,641.9

24,758.5 21,084.4 20,134.90

104,762.6

65,829.4

108,379.1

95,142.0

84,147.60

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Year

Qu

an

tity

in

m

etr

ic T

on

Quantity of Oil Extracted Quantity of Olives Pressed

81

Environment 207

82

Households in Palestine* by Governorate and Main Source of Water in The 208 Housing Unit, 2017 209

Governorate

Main Source of water

Total piped

into

dwelling

protected

dug

well/prote

cted

spring

unprotected dug

well/unprotected

spring

rainwater

tanker

truck/cart

with

small

tank

bottled

water Others**

Not

Stated

Palestine 494,220 12,073 865 9,904 318,932 9,122 10,027 11,186 866,329

West Bank 468,094 10,147 522 9,597 24,573 7,293 285 11,108 531,619

Jenin 54,824 3,074 193 933 5,821 593 29 28 65,495

Tubas 11,652 194 3 161 238 122 41 0 12,411

Tulkarm 38,587 449 12 120 13 172 5 2 39,360

Nablus 78,537 646 31 1,025 1,679 262 14 41 82,235

Qalqiliya 22,009 145 3 197 29 117 5 2 22,507

Salfit 15,354 5 0 212 15 90 1 0 15,677

Ramallah and Al-

Bireh 62,665 910 41 274 445 4,433

81 1,339 70,188

Jericho and Al

Aghwar 8,992 61 4 1 501 58

10 607 10,234

Jerusalem* 22,476 79 10 136 123 466 21 9,031 32,342

Bethlehem 43,767 307 5 277 415 743 11 31 45,556

Hebron 109,231 4,277 220 6,261 15,294 237 67 27 135,614

Gaza Strip 26,126 1,926 343 307 294,359 1,829 9,742 78 334,710

North Gaza 7,818 471 57 33 54,419 352 836 26 64,012

Gaza 10,783 625 152 96 99,972 1,028 563 19 113,238

Dier al Balah 1,442 89 25 56 45,474 171 1,915 30 49,202

Khan Yunis 3,864 563 83 94 56,551 203 5,149 3 66,510

Rafah 2,219 178 26 28 37,943 75 1,279 0 41,748

*Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967 210 **Others: Include public tap and any other resources. 211

212 213

83

Occupied Housing Units in Palestine* by Governorate and Type of Toilet facility 214 used by the household in The Housing Unit, 2017 215

Governorate

Type of Toilet facility used by the household

Total Flush to

piped sewer

system

Flush to

septik

porous tank

Flush to

septik tight

tank

flush to open

drain Others** Not Stated

Palestine 467,144 291,000 94,647 1,759 593 11,186 866,329

West Bank 181,833 248,433 88,296 1,424 525 11,108 531,619

Jenin 10,351 42,006 13,071 6 33 28 65,495

Tubas 986 7,427 3,909 30 59 0 12,411

Tulkarm 18,780 16,568 3,962 46 2 2 39,360

Nablus 46,383 23,266 12,447 61 37 41 82,235

Qalqiliya 12,158 5,868 4,471 3 5 2 22,507

Salfit 2,009 10,005 3,640 5 18 0 15,677

Ramallah and Al-

Bireh

20,541 27,925 20,008 267 108 1,339 70,188

Jericho and Al

Aghwar

1,452 6,547 1,530 70 28 607 10,234

Jerusalem* 8,928 7,954 6,097 299 33 9,031 32,342

Bethlehem 21,366 17,100 6,543 426 90 31 45,556

Hebron 38,879 83,767 12,618 211 112 27 135,614

Gaza Strip 285,311 42,567 6,351 335 68 78 334,710

North Gaza 61,630 1,616 580 151 9 26 64,012

Gaza 110,328 1,829 957 91 14 19 113,238

Dier al Balah 44,949 3,119 1,052 45 7 30 49,202

Khan Yunis 34,254 29,683 2,491 45 34 3 66,510

Rafah 34,150 6,320 1,271 3 4 0 41,748

*Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967 216 **Others: Include no facility/bush/field and any other types. 217 218

219 220

84

Percentage of Economic Establishments in Palestine* by the Mean of Obtaining 221 Water and Region, 2017 222

Mean of Obtaining Water

Region Mineral Water and

Gallons

Domestic

Well Water Tanks

Public Water

Network

10.1 2.4 16.7 81.0 Palestine

10.1 3.0 4.6 85.2 West Bank

15.4 5.4 6.4 76.8 North of West Bank

3.8 2.0 3.8 95.0 Middle of West Bank

7.9 1.9 2.7 88.7 South of West Bank

10.2 1.2 41.5 72.3 Gaza Strip

*The data excludes that part of Jerusalem Governorate which were annexed forcefully by Israel following its 223 occupation to the West Bank in 1967. 224

225 Percentage Distribution of Economic Establishments in Palestine* by the Main 226

Wastewater Disposal Method and Region, 2017 227 Main Wastewater Disposal Method

Region Total Others

Porous

Cesspit

Tight

Cesspit

Wastewater

Network

100 6.3 17.7 6.7 69.3 Palestine

100 3.8 25.0 9.6 61.6 West Bank

100 5.8 27.6 9.5 57.1 North of West Bank

100 2.4 16.9 6.7 74.0 Middle of West Bank

100 2.0 28.2 12.4 57.4 South of West Bank

100 11.5 2.7 0.7 85.1 Gaza Strip


230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237

238

85

Percentage Distribution of Economic Establishments in Palestine* by the Doer 239 of Solid Waste Disposal and Region, 2017 240

Doer of Solid waste Disposal

Region

Total Others UNRWA Private

Contractor

Local

Authority

The

Establishment

100 0.4 4.8 0.3 82.5 12.0 Palestine

100 0.5 1.5 0.4 85.2 12.4 West Bank

100 0.0 0.4 0.4 95.3 3.9 North of West

Bank

100 1.8 2.6 0.0 79.9 15.7 Middle of West

Bank

100 0.0 2.0 0.8 75.1 22.1 South of West

Bank

100 0.3 11.7 0.2 77.0 10.8 Gaza Strip


243 Quantity of Annual Rainfall (mm) in the West Bank by Station Location, 2016 244

245

246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256

257

681606 568 553 548

439

107

0

200

400

600

800

Nablus Hebron Ramallah Bethlehem Tulkarm Jenin Jericho

86

Selected Indicators for Water Statistics in Palestine, 2013-2015 258 Quantity in Million m3\Year 259

Indicator 2013 2014 2015

Quantity of Water Available Annually 365.7 342.7 365.3

Quantity Pumped Annually from Groundwater Wells 262.9 246.3 250.5

Quantity of Spring Water Discharged Annually 39.5 28.2 40.7

Quantity of Water Purchased Annually from Israeli Water

Company (Mekorot) for Domestic Use 63.3 63.5 70.2

Quantity of Annual Water Supply for Domestic Sector in West

Bank 100.9 102.8 119.6

260 Quantity of Water Available Annually in Palestine, 2008-2015 261

262 263

Percentage of Households in Palestine Which Have a Solar Heater by 264 Region, 2017 265

266 267 268

269

303.6315.2

331.1

323.9

349.2365.7

342.7

365.3

300

320

340

360

380

400

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Year

Qu

an

tity

in

M

illio

n m

3

56.064.7

42.4

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip

Region

Perc

en

t

87

Imported Electricity in Palestine by Region and Source (Mwh), 2016 270

Total

Source

Region Jordan Egypt

Israeli Electricity

Company

5,473,308 42,467 115,921 5,314,920 Palestine

4,449,188 42,467 - 4,406,721 West Bank

1,024,120 - 115,921 908,199 Gaza Strip

271 Number of Settlements and Settlers in the West Bank by Governorate, 2016 272

273 Number of

Settlers

Number of

Settlements Governorate

636,452 150 West Bank

2,861 5 Jenin

2,156 7 Tubas

3,326 3 Tulkarm

17,741 12 Nablus

37,769 8 Qalqiliya

41,143 13 Salfit

125,061 26 Ramallah and Al-Bireh

6,479 17 Jericho and Al-Aghwar

302,188 26 Jerusalem

222,325 16 Area J1

79,863 10 Area J2

78,365 13 Bethlehem

19,363 20 Hebron

274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285

286 287

88

Housing Conditions288

89

Percentage Distribution of Households in Palestine 289 by Housing Density (Person per Room), 2015- 2017 290

291 Housing Density (Person per Room) 2015 2016 2017

Less than 1 12.5 15.6 20.5

1.00- 1.99 46.0 47.7 50.9

2.00- 2.99 28.3 26.0 21.2

3.00+ 13.2 10.7 7.4

Total 100 100 100

Average Housing Density 1.7 1.6 1.4

292 293

Percentage Distribution of Households in Palestine by Type of Housing 294 Unit, 2017 295

296 *Other includes (Independent Room, Tent and Marginal(. 297

298

62.3

35.7

1.1 0.9

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

Apartment House Villa Other*

90

299 300

301

302

303

304

305

306

307

Buildings And Housing Units 308

309

91

Number of Buildings in Palestine by Region, Governorate and Type of 310 Building, 2017 311

Governorate

Type of Building

Total Villa House Building Establish

ment

Under

Construct

ion

Building

Other* Not

Stated

Palestine 13,346 387,571 150,365 43,375 26,338 4,775 1,613 627,383

West Bank 11,653 276,358 94,949 31,520 22,120 3,385 1,295 441,280

Jenin 1,071 42,672 8,256 4,430 2,487 73 295 59,284

Tubas 217 7,847 1,664 677 342 342 42 11,131

Tulkarm 570 21,834 5,837 2,389 1,596 11 16 32,253

Nablus 1,368 34,349 13,511 4,296 3,194 185 180 57,083

Qalqiliya 388 11,054 3,586 1,548 837 79 61 17,553

Salfit 685 10,852 1,802 1,234 831 35 49 15,488

Ramallah and Al-Bireh 2,949 28,713 12,833 4,028 2,947 379 172 52,021

Jericho and Al Aghwar 645 8,005 832 736 636 366 97 11,317

Jerusalem 639 19,167 17,469 1,661 633 1,037 139 40,745

Bethlehem 524 18,661 9,849 2,488 2,168 150 75 33,915

Hebron 2,597 73,204 19,310 8,033 6,449 728 169 110,490

Gaza Strip 1,693 111,213 55,416 11,855 4,218 1,390 318 186,103

North Gaza 356 18,702 10,919 2,073 723 470 47 33,290

Gaza 402 20,697 21,750 3,608 998 220 87 47,762

Dier Al-Balah 242 20,851 7,258 1,819 447 173 50 30,840

Khan Younis 492 31,445 9,470 2,849 1,295 314 97 45,962

Rafah 201 19,518 6,019 1,506 755 213 37 28,249

* Includes, tent, marginal, caravan, barracks and other buildings. 312

313

314 315

92

Number of Completed Buildings in Palestine by Region, Governorate and 316 Utilization of Building, 2017 317

Governorate

Utilization of Building

Total Habitation

Only

Habitation

and Work

Work

Only Closed Vacant Deserted

Under

Preparation

Not

Stated

Palestine 438,706 57,127 41,148 22,909 10,929 10,109 19,833 284 601,045

West Bank 304,598 35,661 29,395 16,868 7,387 8,696 16,271 284 419,160

Jenin 41,251 4,009 4,205 1,845 1,158 997 3,332 - 56,797

Tubas 8,097 786 607 455 135 142 567 - 10,789

Tulkarm 21,690 2,759 2,237 1,240 599 771 1,361 - 30,657

Nablus 37,631 5,707 4,053 1,974 802 1,869 1,853 - 53,889

Qalqiliya 12,139 1,662 1,482 461 177 256 539 - 16,716

Salfit 10,559 1,138 1,212 523 356 247 622 - 14,657

Ramallah and Al-Bireh 34,893 4,256 3,894 3,013 668 718 1,632 - 49,074

Jericho and Al Aghwar 7,200 386 701 1,367 180 223 624 - 10,681

Jerusalem 31,553 3,486 1,547 1,196 521 679 846 284 40,112

Bethlehem 22,852 3,418 2,331 783 574 803 986 - 31,747

Hebron 76,733 8,054 7,126 4,011 2,217 1,991 3,909 - 104,041

Gaza Strip 134,108 21,466 11,753 6,041 3,542 1,413 3,562 - 181,885

North Gaza 24,611 4,195 2,050 493 571 112 535 - 32,567

Gaza 32,279 8,215 3,619 818 745 560 528 - 46,764

Dier Al-Balah 23,082 2,924 1,769 1,121 674 161 662 - 30,393

Khan Younis 33,268 3,429 2,809 2,665 790 359 1,347 - 44,667

Rafah 20,868 2,703 1,506 944 762 221 490 - 27,494

318 319

93

Number of Housing Units in Palestine* by Region, Governorate and Utilization 320 of Housing Unit, 2017 321

Governorate

Utilization of Housing Unit

Total Habitation

Only

Habitation

and Work

Work

only

Closed Vacant Deserted Under

Preparation

Palestine 873,480 1,824 6,872 76,109 69,000 14,203 87,776 1,129,264

West Bank 541,937 1,442 3,927 55,522 46,149 12,174 64,992 726,143

Jenin 66,162 357 174 4,605 4,238 1,204 8,691 85,431

Tubas 12,458 39 59 1,130 439 157 1,695 15,977

Tulkarm 39,549 142 211 3,023 2,660 956 4,948 51,489

Nablus 83,999 144 375 7,997 5,716 2,534 8,557 109,322

Qalqiliya 22,900 82 37 1,457 1,378 303 2,475 28,632

Salfit 15,801 86 79 937 976 305 1,835 20,019

Ramallah and Al-

Bireh 73,641 162 536 12,970 10,116 1,048 10,226 108,699

Jericho and Al

Aghwar 9,927 48 11 2,015 851 242 1,405 14,499

Jerusalem 36,574 42 1,733 9,942 6,151 1,279 7,569 63,290

Bethlehem 45,474 131 336 3,297 5,689 1,454 5,218 61,599

Hebron 135,452 209 376 8,149 7,935 2,692 12,373 167,186

Gaza Strip 331,543 382 2,945 20,587 22,851 2,029 22,784 403,121

North Gaza 63,393 80 262 1,895 3,865 200 4,233 73,928

Gaza 111,666 80 1,660 6,689 10,016 932 7,027 138,070

Dier Al-Balah 48,755 62 230 2,899 2,854 187 3,825 58,812

Khan Younis 66,168 108 494 6,714 2,882 433 5,306 82,105

Rafah 41,561 52 299 2,390 3,234 277 2,393 50,206

*Data excluded those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in1967.

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