Number and Area of Licensed Housing Units in Palestine by Construction Material and Region, 2022

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External Construction Material and Region 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
Cleaned Stone       11,875 2,088,142 175.8        3,780      633,842 167.7 15,655 2,721,984 173.9
Cement Block         6,047 945,735 156.4        1,377      194,854 141.5 7,424 1,140,589 153.6
Concrete              48 7,259 151.2            11         1,438 130.7 59 8,697 147.4
Other               8 1,402 175.3     2      600 300.0 10 2,002 200.2
West Bank       16,277 2,751,636 169.1   5,170   830,734 160.7 21,447 3,582,370 167.0
Cleaned Stone       11,875 2,088,142 175.8        3,780      633,842 167.7 15,655 2,721,984 173.9
Cement Block         4,346 654,833 150.7        1,377      194,854 141.5 5,723 849,687 148.5
Concrete              48 7,259 151.2            11         1,438 130.7 59 8,697 147.4
Other     8 1,402 175.3   2    600 300.0 10 2,002 200.2
Gaza Strip         1,701 290,902 171.0  -   -   -  1,701 290,902 171.0
Cleaned Stone  -  - -  -   -   -  - - -
Cement Block         1,701 290,902 171.0  -   -   -  1701 290,902 171.0
Concrete  -  - - - - - - - -
Other  -  - - - - - - - -

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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.