Number and Area of Licensed Housing Units in Palestine and Governorate, 2022

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 Governorate Number and Area of Licensed Housing Units
New Housing Units Existing Housing Units Total
No. Area(m2) Average Area(m2) No. Area(m2) Average Area(m2) No. Area(m2) Average Area(m2)
Palestine 17,978 3,042,538 169.2 5,170 830,734 160.7 23,148 3,873,272 167.3
West Bank 16,277 2,751,636 169.1 5,170 830,734 160.7 21,447 3,582,370 167.0
Jenin 1,762 308,963 175.3 420 60,331 143.6 2,182 369,294 169.2
Tubas & Northern Valleys 439 66,250 150.9 113 16,159 143.0 552 82,409 149.3
Tulkarm 1,790 261,236 145.9 269 37,968 141.1 2,059 299,204 145.3
Nablus 2,691 430,965 160.2 357 53,338 149.4 3,048 484,303 158.9
Qalqiliya 904 142,341 157.5 69 10,549 152.9 973 152,890 157.1
Salfit 353 61,282 173.6 247 38,479 155.8 600 99,761 166.3
Ramallah & Al-bireh 2,998 578,447 192.9 120 24,602 205.0 3,118 603,049 193.4
Jericho & Al-Aghwar 1,008 174,993 173.6 602 89,707 149.0 1,610 264,700 164.4
Jerusalem 675 125,802 186.4 12 1,962 163.5 687 127,764 186.0
Bethlehem 1,264 220,226 174.2 529 103,634 195.9 1,793 323,860 180.6
Hebron 2,393 381,131 159.3 2,432 394,005 162.0 4,825 775,136 160.6
Gaza Strip 1,701 290,902 171.0 - - - 1,701 290,902 171.0
North Gaza 90 14,851 165.0 - - - 90 14,851 165.0
Gaza 1,524 259,500 170.3 - - - 1,524 259,500 170.3
Deir Al-Balah 87 16,551 190.2 - - - 87 16,551 190.2
Khan Yunis - - - - - - - - -
Rafah - - - - - - - - -

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Note:  Data exclude those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli Occupation in 1967 .
Note: The data includes complete housing units only. 
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2023. Building License Statistics, 2022.