Main Indicator

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Indicator Males Females Both Sex
Population  2015
Estimated population of the end of 2015 (million) 2,413.40 2,336.09 4,749.49
Percentage distribution of Households by Sex of Head of Household 89.1 10.9 100
Sex Ratio  - - 103.3
Labour Force 2015
Labor force participation rate 71.9 19.1 45.8
Average daily wage (shekels) 108.0 81.9 103.9
Unemployment rate aged (15 years and over) 22.5 39.2 25.9
Percentage distribution of employed women and men aged (15 years and above) by economic activity
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 7.8 13.1 8.7
Mining and quarrying and manufacturing 13.4 11 13
building and Construction 18.6 0.6 15.5
Trade, restaurants and hotels 22.5 11.3 20.6
Transport, storage and communications 6.8 1.1 5.8
Services and other branches 30.9 62.9 36.4

 Education 2015/2016

Literacy rate among the population (15 years and above) 2015 98.5 94.9 96.7
Gross enrollment rate at the basic stage, 2015/2016 96.3 98.6 97.4
Gross enrollment rate at the secondary stage, 2015/2016 58.7 78.6 68.4
Number of students enrolled in higher education stage, 2015/2016 85,185 130,843 216,028
Dropout rate at the basic stage, 2014/2015 1.5 1.1 1.3
Dropout rate at the secondary level, 2013/2014 2.1 1.8 2.0
Number of teachers in schools,2015/2016 (thousands) 21,312 33,848 55,160
Disability 2011
Disabled individuals 2.9 2.5 2.7
Culture 2014      
Percentage of individuals (10 years and over) who listen to radio 51.5 46.8 49.2
Percentage of individuals (10 years and over) who read newspaper 26.9 18.2 22.6
Percentage of individuals (10 years and over) who are members to societies 6 3.2 4.6
Percentage of individuals (10 years and over) who are members to the trade union, federation 6.2 1.6 3.9
Percentage of individuals (10 years and over) who are members to political party 5.9 0.7 3.4
Information Society 2014
Percentage of persons (10 years and over) who use the computer 65.4 54.8 60.2
Percentage of persons (10 years and over) who use the internet 59.6 47.5 53.7
Percentage of persons (10 years and over) who own a mobile phone 81.8 65.3 73.7
Health 2014
Mortality rate among children under five years 2009-2013 (per 1,000 live births) 22.5 20.9 21.7
Infant mortality rate 2009-2013 (per 1,000 live births) 19.2 17.2 18.2
Total fertility rate 2011-2013 - 4.1 4.1
Early marriage (percentage of women aged 20-49 years who were married before the age of 18 years) - 24 24
Percentage of using family planning method for married women in the age (15-49 years) 2014 - 57.2 57.2
Fertility rate of adolescent girls (15-19 years) / per 1,000 women - 48 48
Public Life 2015
Percentage distribution of persons by sex:
Judges 2015 84.4 15.6 100
Registered Lawyers in 2015 77.5 22.5 100
Journalists 2015 74.8 25.2 100
Civil sector 2015** 57.4 42.6 100
Palestinian police in 2014 96.2 3.8 100
Ambassadors 2015 94.2 5.8 100
Cabinet members in 2015 88.0 12.0 100
Council Students Members 2015* 76.8 23.2 100
Dentists 2015 66.0 34.0 100
Pharmacists 2015 41.9 58.1 100
Engineers 2015 78.9 21.1 100
Nurses 2015 50.9 49.1 100

* Local bodies in 2012 

79.0 21.0 100
Time Use 2012/2013
-  Males spend 17% of the total time to work, while females spend 2.3% of their time for the same purpose.
-  Males spend 25% of the total time on leisure time, while females spend 23% of their time for the same purpose.
-  Palestinian women spend an average of 3 hours and 42 minutes during the day in household work, compared to one hour and 17 minutes spent by men for the same purpose.

 *The data represent West Bank only

 **  Includes civil employees only according to General Personal Council until 7/3/2016

(-): Data not available