Number and Area of Licensed Housing Units in Palestine, 2019-2023    

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Year 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)
2019 14,668 2,356,532 160.7 3,843 595,012 154.8 18,511 2,951,544 159.4
2020 12,115 1,953,831 161.3 3,078 488,920 158.8 15,193 2,442,751 160.8
2021 15,992 2,649,757 165.7 5,287 836,073 158.1 21,279 3,485,830 163.8
2022 17,978 3,042,538 169.2 5,170 830,734 160.7 23,148 3,873,272 167.3
2023 14,866 2,487,229 167.3 4,131 673,763 163.1 18,997 3,160,992 166.4

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,. Data Base of Building License Statistics, 2019-2023.