Percentage Distribution of Households in Palestine by Governorate and Housing Density (Number of Persons per Room), 2021

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Governorate Housing Density Total Average Housing Density
Less Than 1 1.99 - 1.00 2.99 - 2.00 +3
Palestine 19.2 52.1 22.1 6.6 100 1.5
West Bank 22.7 53.5 18.6 5.2 100 1.4
Jenin 20.0 61.0 16.0 3.0 100 1.4
Tubas & Northern Valleys 26.3 63.5 7.6 2.6 100 1.2
Tulkarm 24.2 59.7 13.8 2.3 100 1.3
Nablus 23.4 55.9 15.7 5.0 100 1.4
Qalqiliya 21.6 58.0 18.8 1.6 100 1.4
Salfit 31.4 47.9 15.7 5.0 100 1.3
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 35.4 51.9 9.0 3.7 100 1.2
Jericho & Al-Aghwar 18.7 47.4 26.8 7.1 100 1.6
Jerusalem 23.8 49.0 24.8 2.4 100 1.4
Bethlehem 23.1 53.3 18.6 5.0 100 1.4
Hebron 15.9 50.2 23.6 10.3 100 1.7
Gaza Strip 12.9 49.7 28.5 8.9 100 1.7
North Gaza 11.8 54.0 24.8 9.4 100 1.7
Gaza 12.8 47.8 30.1 9.3 100 1.7
Deir Al-Balah 12.4 43.2 33.3 11.1 100 1.8
Khan Yunis 13.5 50.1 28.6 7.8 100 1.7
Rafah 14.8 55.0 24.0 6.2 100 1.6