| Household Budget |
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Average Monthly Household Expenditure in Jordanian Dinar in the Palestinian Territory (average household size 6 persons) |
Annually |
2011 |
945.4
|
| Average Monthly Household Expenditure in Jordanian Dinar in the West Bank (average household size 5.7 persons) |
Annually |
2011 |
1058.4
|
| Average Monthly Household Expenditure in Jordanian Dinar in the Gaza Strip (average household size 6.6 persons) |
Annually |
2011 |
729.3
|
| Average Monthly Per Capita Expenditure in Jordanian Dinar in the Palestinian Territory |
Annually |
2011 |
158.2
|
| Average Monthly Per Capita Expenditure in Jordanian Dinar in the West Bank |
Annually |
2011 |
188.1
|
| Average Monthly Per Capita Expenditure in Jordanian Dinar in the Gaza Strip |
Annually |
2011 |
109.8
|
| Poverty Rates of Individuals in the Palestinian Territory (%) |
Annually |
2011 |
25.8
|
| Poverty Rates of Individuals in the West Bank (%) |
Annually |
2011 |
17.8
|
| Poverty Rates of Individuals in the Gaza Strip (%) |
Annually |
2011 |
38.8
|
|
Deep Poverty Rate Among Individuals According to Monthly Consumption Patterns in Palestine
|
Annually |
2011 |
12.9
|
|
Deep Poverty Rate Among Individuals According to Monthly Consumption Patterns in West Bank
|
Annually |
2011 |
7.8
|
|
Deep Poverty Rate Among Individuals According to Monthly Consumption Patterns in Gaza Strip
|
Annually |
2011 |
21.1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Health |
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Number of hospitals |
Annually |
2015 |
80 |
| Doctors per 1000 population |
Annually |
2016 |
1.7 |
| Beds per 1000 |
Annually |
2015 |
1.3 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Education |
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Illiteracy rate for persons aged 15 years and above |
Annually |
2016 |
3.1 |
| Number of Schools |
Annually |
2015/2016 |
2,914 |
| Number of Schools teachers |
Annually |
2015/2016 |
55,160 |
| Number of students at schools |
Annually |
2015/2016 |
1,192,808 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Culture |
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Number of mosques |
Annually |
2015 |
2,924 |
| Number of theaters |
Annually |
2016 |
14 |
| Number of museums |
Annually |
2016 |
31 |
| Number of cultural centers |
Annually |
2016 |
612 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Information Society |
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Percentage of Households have TV sets |
Every 3 Years |
2014 |
97.1 |
| Percentage of Households have a satellite dish in households with a TV set |
Every 3 Years |
2014 |
99.8 |
| Percentage of Households with Own Computer |
Every 3 Years |
2014 |
63.1 |
| Percentage of Households with Internet Access |
Every 3 Years |
2014 |
48.3 |
| Percentage of Persons 10 Years and Over Who Use the Computer |
Every 3 Years |
2014 |
60.2 |
| Percentage of Persons 10 Years and Over Who Use the Internet |
Every 3 Years |
2014 |
53.7 |
| Percentage of Households have Mobile Line |
Every 3 Years |
2014 |
97.8 |
| Percentage of Households have Telephone Line |
Every 3 Years |
2014 |
39.8 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Population
|
Indicator
|
Periodicity
|
Year
|
Value
|
|
Total Population
|
Annually
|
|
Palestine
|
|
2017
|
4,952,168
|
|
West Bank
|
|
2017
|
3,008,770
|
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
2017
|
1,943,398
|
|
Sex Ratio
|
Annually
|
|
Palestine
|
|
2017
|
103.3
|
|
West Bank
|
|
2017
|
103.3
|
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
2017
|
103.4
|
|
Total Fertility Rate
|
Annually
|
|
Palestine
|
|
2011-2013
|
4.1
|
|
West Bank
|
|
2011-2013
|
3.7
|
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
2011-2013
|
4.5
|
|
Crude Birth Rate
|
Annually
|
|
Palestine
|
|
2016
|
30.9
|
|
West Bank
|
|
2016
|
28.5
|
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
2016
|
35.8
|
|
Crude Death Rate
|
Annually
|
|
Palestine
|
|
2016
|
3.5
|
|
West Bank
|
|
2016
|
3.7
|
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
2016
|
3.3
|
|
Growth Rate
|
Annually
|
|
Palestine
|
|
2016
|
2.8
|
|
West Bank
|
|
2016
|
2.5
|
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
2016
|
3.3
|
|
Percentage of (0-14) years
|
Annually
|
|
Palestine
|
|
2017
|
38.9
|
|
West Bank
|
|
2017
|
36.6
|
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
2017
|
42.6
|
|
Percentage of Youth (15-29) years
|
Annually
|
|
Palestine
|
|
2017
|
29.7
|
|
West Bank
|
|
2017
|
29.9
|
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
2017
|
29.5
|
|
Percentage of Elderly 60 + year
|
Annually
|
|
Palestine
|
|
2017
|
4.6
|
|
West Bank
|
|
2017
|
5.1
|
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
2017
|
3.9
|
|
| |
| Labour |
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Labour Force Participation Rate (for persons 15 years and above) |
Annually |
| Both Sexes |
|
2016 |
45.8 |
| Males |
|
2016 |
71.6 |
| Females |
|
2016 |
19.3 |
| Unemployment (for persons 15 years and above) |
Annually |
| Both Sexes |
|
2016 |
26.9 |
| Males |
|
2016 |
22.2 |
| West Bank |
|
2016 |
15.5 |
| Gaza Strip |
|
2016 |
34.4 |
| Females |
|
2016 |
44.7 |
| West Bank |
|
2016 |
29.8 |
| Gaza Strip |
|
2016 |
65.2 |
| Average net daily wage of employees working in the PT (US$) |
Annually |
| Males |
|
2016 |
29.7 |
| Females |
|
2016 |
21.7 |
| Employed Persons by Economic Activity |
Annually |
| Agriculture, fishing and forestry |
|
2016 |
7.4 |
| Mining, quarrying and manufacturing |
|
2016 |
13.4 |
| Construction |
|
2016 |
16.5 |
| Commerce, restaurant and hotels |
|
2016 |
20.9 |
| Transportation, storage and telecommunication |
|
2016 |
6.3 |
| Services and other branches |
|
2016 |
35.5 |
| Employed Persons by Place of Work |
Annually |
| Palestinian Territory |
|
2016 |
88.0 |
| Israel and Settlements |
|
2016 |
12.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Price and Price indices |
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Consumer Price Index CPI in Palestine in 2015 (base year 2010 = 100) |
Annually |
2015 |
110.99 |
| Percent Change in the CPI in Palestine in 2015 Compared to 2014 |
Annually |
2015 |
1.43% |
| Producer Price Index PPI in Palestine in 2015 (base year 2011 = 100) |
Annually |
2015 |
106.07 |
| Percent change in PPI in Palestine in 2015 Compared to 2014 |
Annually |
2015 |
1.73% |
| Wholesale Price Index WPI in Palestine in 2015 (base Year 2007 = 100) |
Annually |
2015 |
123.63 |
| Percent change in WPI in Palestine in 2015 Compared to 2014 |
Annually |
2015 |
1.21% |
| Construction Cost Index CCI in the West Bank in 2015 (base Month December 2013 = 100) |
Annually |
2015 |
100.49 |
| Percent change in CCI in the West Bank in 2015 Compared to 2014 |
Annually |
2015 |
-0.40% |
| Road Cost Index RCI in the West Bank in 2015 (base Month December 2008 = 100) |
Annually |
2015 |
111.74 |
| Percent change in RCI in the West Bank in 2015 Compared to 2014 |
Annually |
2015 |
-4.52% |
| Water Networks Cost Index WNCI in the West Bank in 2015 (base Month January 2010 = 100) |
Annually |
2015 |
109.65 |
| Percent change in WNCI in the West Bank in 2015 Compared to 2014 |
Annually |
2015 |
-2.11% |
| Sewage Networks Cost Index SNCI in the West Bank in 2015 (base Month January 2010 = 100) |
Annually |
2015 |
107.12 |
| Percent change in SNCI in the West Bank in 2015 Compared to 2014 |
Annually |
2015 |
-0.96% |
| Industrial Production Index IPI in Palestine in 2015 (base year 2011 = 100) |
Annually |
2015 |
106.02 |
| Percent change in the IPI in Palestine in 2015 Compared to Base year 2014 |
Annually |
2015 |
-3.80% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Housing Conditions |
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Average number of rooms in housing units |
Annually |
2015 |
3.4 |
| Average number of persons per room (housing density) |
Annually |
2015 |
1.7 |
| Hotels |
|
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Room occupancy rate |
Annually |
2016 |
20.6 |
| Bed occupancy rate |
Annually |
2016 |
23.7 |
| Land Use |
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Forest and Wooded Land |
Annually |
2011 |
1.68% |
| Cultivated Area (Km2) |
Annually |
2011 |
931.5 |
| Water |
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Available quantities of water (MCM) |
Annually |
2015 |
365.5 |
| Households connected to the water network |
Every 2 years |
2015 |
93.3 |
| Environment |
|
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Percentage of Educational Establishments connected to public water network |
Every 2 years |
2016 |
95.9 |
| Percentage of Health care centres connected to public water network |
Every 2 years |
2014 |
93.0 |
| Percentage of Educational Establishments connected to Wastewater network |
Every 2 years |
2016 |
48.1 |
| Percentage of Health care centres connected to Wastewater network |
Every 2 years |
2014 |
45.3 |
| Households connected to the wastewater network |
Every 2 years |
2015 |
53.9 |
| Solid Waste Quantity in Palestine (1000 Ton) |
Annually |
2016 |
1698 |
| Maximum Temperature C |
Annually |
2015 |
31.2 |
| Minimum Temperature C |
Annually |
2015 |
12.7 |
| Maximum Relative Humidity (%) |
Annually |
2015 |
75 |
| Minimum Relative Humidity (%) |
Annually |
2015 |
45 |
| Maximum Quantity of Rainfall (mm) |
Annually |
2015 |
200.5 |
| Minimum Quantity of Rainfall(mm) |
Annually |
2015 |
79.9 |
| Maximum Wind Speed (Km/hour) |
Annually |
2015 |
5.5 |
| Minimum Wind Speed (Km/hour) |
Annually |
2014 |
2.2 |
| Quantity of CO2 (Million Ton) |
Every 2 years |
2014 |
4.6 |
| CO2 Per Capita (Ton/Capita/Year) |
Every 2 years |
2014 |
1.014 |
| Agriculture |
|
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Cultivated Area of Horticulture Tree |
Annually |
2010/2011 |
659.9 |
| Cultivated Area of Vegetables |
Annually |
2010/2011 |
129.6 |
| Cultivated Area of Field Crops |
Annually |
2010/2011 |
245.4 |
| Number of Cattle |
Annually |
2013 |
33,980 |
| Number of Sheep |
Annually |
2013 |
730,894 |
| Number of Goats |
Annually |
2013 |
215,335 |
| Number of Broilers |
Annually |
2012/2013 |
3,1515,383 |
| Number of Layers |
Annually |
2012/2013 |
1,776,778 |
| Number of Beehives |
Annually |
2013 |
46,226 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Census |
| Indicator |
Periodicity |
Year |
Value |
| Establishment |
|
| Number of Establishments in West bank and Gaza strip by main Economic Activity |
5 Years |
2012 |
144,969 |
| Mining & quarrying |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
258 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
24 |
| Manufacturing |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
13,028 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
4,889 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
83 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
13 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
300 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
430 |
| Construction |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
429 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
203 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
49,642 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
24,437 |
| Accommodation and food service activities |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
5,006 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
1,890 |
| Transportation and storage |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
1,922 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
2,124 |
| Information and communication |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
691 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
316 |
| Financial and insurance activities |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
800 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
327 |
| Real estate activities |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
209 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
125 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
2,971 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
1,042 |
| Administrative and support service activities |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
1,244 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
747 |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
1,384 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
222 |
| Education |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
4,081 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
1,568 |
| Human health and social work activities |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
4,316 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
1,477 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
1,630 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
622 |
| Other service activities |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
10,143 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
6,013 |
| Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services- producing activities of households for own use |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
6 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
- |
| Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies |
5 Years |
| West bank |
|
2012 |
248 |
| Gaza strip |
|
2012 |
109 |
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|
|
|
|
| Geography and Climate Conditions |
| Region |
Location |
Land area |
Climate |
| Historical Palestine |
Central of West Asia, Middle East |
27 Thousand sq. Km
|
The climate of the Mediterranean region, warm to hot dry summers, cold rainy winters. |
| West bank |
Middle East, West of Jordan |
5,655 sq. Km |
Temperate, temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot dry summers, cool to mild rainy winters |
| Gaza strip |
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea
|
365 sq. Km |
Temperate, mild rainy winter, dry warm to hot summers |
|
| |
عربي
State of Palestine