Number and Area of Licensed Housing Units in Palestine and Governorate, 2023

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 Governorate 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 14,866 2,487,229 167.3 4,131 673,763 163.1 18,997 3,160,992 166.4
West Bank 14,099 2,357,399 167.2 4,131 673,763 163.1 18,230 3,031,162 166.3
Jenin     1,464        249,015 170.1            97        16,204 167.1 1,561 265,219 169.9
Tubas & Northern Valleys  377         56,751 150.5            73          9,345 128.0 450 66,096 146.9
Tulkarm     1,744       278,827 159.9     134        19,327 144.2 1,878 298,154 158.8
Nablus     2,669       410,511 153.8          342        53,084 155.2 3,011 463,595 154.0
Qalqiliya        750       122,120 162.8          113        17,361 153.6 863 139,481 161.6
Salfit        546         89,453 163.8        355        55,028 155.0 901 144,481 160.4
Ramallah & Al-bireh     2,583       496,648 192.3         101        23,573 233.4 2,684 520,221 193.8
Jericho & Al-Aghwar        443         72,374 163.4       372        67,010 180.1 815 139,384 171.0
Jerusalem        726       124,269 171.2             4             800 200.0 730 125,069 171.3
Bethlehem        855       139,827 163.5          369        59,176 160.4 1,224 199,003 162.6
Hebron     1,942       317,604 163.5        2,171       352,855 162.5 4,113 670,459 163.0
Gaza Strip 767 129,830 169.3 - - - 767 129,830 169.3
North Gaza          35           5,447 155.6 - - -               35          5,447 155.6
Gaza        683        116,837 171.1 - - -           683       116,837 171.1
Deir Al-Balah          49           7,546 154.0 - - -              49         7,546 154.0
Khan Yunis - - - - - - - - -
Rafah - - - - - - - - -

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