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Main Statistical Indicators in the West Bank and Gaza Strip |
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| Indicator | West Bank | Gaza Strip | Palestine | Reference Period |
| Population | ||||
| Population (million) | 3,008,770 | 1,943,398 | 4,952,168 | 2017 |
| Population Density (individual/Km2) | 532 | 5324 | 823 | 2017 |
| sex ratio | 103.3 | 103.4 | 103.3 | 2017 |
| Number of localities | 524 | 33 | 557 | 2015 |
| Average Number of Rooms in the Housing Unit | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2016 |
| Average Housing Density (persons per room) | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2016 |
| Population structure | ||||
| 0-14 | 36.6 | 42.6 | 38.9 | 2017 |
| 15-29 | 29.9 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 2017 |
| 30-59 | 28.4 | 24.0 | 26.8 | 2017 |
| 60+ | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 2017 |
| Natural increase rate | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2016 |
| Life expectancy at birth (Male) | 72.4 | 71.5 | 72.1 | 2016 |
| Life expectancy at birth (Female) | 75.5 | 74.6 | 75.2 | 2016 |
| Average household size | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 2016 |
| Total fertility rate | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2011-2013 |
| Infant mortality rate | 17.0 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 2014 |
| Health | ||||
| Percentage of Underweight among children aged less than 5 years | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2014 |
| Percentage of Stunting among children aged less than 5 years | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 2014 |
| Percentage of Wasting among children aged less than 5 years | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2014 |
| percentage of households using improved drinking water sources | 96.8 | 10.4 | 61.5 | 2014 |
| Percentage of women age 15-49 years who were attended during pregnancy in the last 2 years (at least four times) by any provider | 95.3 | 95.7 | 95.5 | 2014 |
| Percentage of women age 15-49 years in the Last Two Years (last birth) who delivered in a health facility | 99.3 | 99.4 | 99.3 | 2014 |
| Percentage of Women 15-49 Years Who Gave Birth in the Last Two Years who Received Postnatal Care | 89.7 | 91.8 | 90.7 | 2014 |
| Number of registered physician | 3,635 | 3,616 | 7510 | 2014 |
| Number of hospitals beds | 3701 | 3809 | 5939 | 2014 |
| Number of hospitals | 50 | 30 | 80 | 2014 |
| Number of primary health care centers and clinics | 604 | 163 | 767 | 2014 |
| Education | ||||
| Illiteracy Rate for Persons (15 Years and over) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2015 |
| Number of Schools | 2193 | 704 | 2,897 | 2015/2016* |
| Number of Schools Students | 697163 | 502703 | 1,199,866 | 2015/2016* |
| Number of Schools Classes | 26100 | 13426 | 39,526 | 2015/2016* |
| Number of Schools Teachers | 35369 | 19744 | 55,113 | 2015/2016* |
| Culture | ||||
| Number of Cultural Centers | 515 | 81 | 596 | 2015 |
| Number of Museums | 26 | 5 | 31 | 2015 |
| Number of Theaters | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2015 |
| Labour Force | ||||
| Labour Force Participation Rate | 45.6 | 46.1 | 45.8 | 2016 |
| Full Employment Rate | 79.8 | 56.3 | 71.1 | 2016 |
| Underemployment Rate | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 20156 |
| Unemployment Rate | 18.2 | 41.7 | 26.9 | 2016 |
| Employed Persons by Economic Activity | ||||
| Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry | 8.1 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 2016 |
| Mining, Quarrying and Manufacturing | 16.3 | 6.3 | 13.4 | 2016 |
| Construction | 20.8 | 6.3 | 16.5 | 2016 |
| Commerce, Restaurants and Hotels | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 2016 |
| Transportation, Storage and Communication | 5.9 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 2016 |
| Services and Other Branches | 28.0 | 53.9 | 35.5 | 2016 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2016 |
| Employed Persons by Occupation | ||||
| Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers | 3.6 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2016 |
| Professionals, Technicians, Associates and Clerks | 21.9 | 39.3 | 27.0 | 2016 |
| Service, Shop & Market Workers | 17.0 | 22.8 | 18.7 | 2016 |
| Skilled Agricultural & Fishery Workers | 4.9 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 2016 |
| Craft and Related Trade Workers | 23.1 | 10.6 | 19.4 | 2016 |
| Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers | 11.0 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 2016 |
| Elementary Occupations | 18.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 2016 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2016 |
| Employed Persons by Employment Status | ||||
| Employers | 7.7 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 2016 |
| Self - Employed | 20.5 | 14.0 | 18.6 | 2016 |
| Wage Employees | 65.6 | 78.7 | 69.5 | 2016 |
| Unpaid Family Members | 6.2 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 2016 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2016 |
| Employed Persons by Sector | ||||
| Public Sector | 15.4 | 36.4 | 21.6 | 2016 |
| Private Sector | 67.6 | 63.6 | 66.4 | 2016 |
| Israel and Settlements | 17.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 2016 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2016 |
| Average Monthly Work Days * | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 2016 |
| Average Weekly Work Hours * | 44.3 | 38.3 | 42.2 | 2016 |
| Median Daily Net Wage (NIS) * | 98.1 | 61.6 | 85.6 | 2016 |
| Average Daily Net Wage (NIS) * | 88.5 | 45.0 | 76.9 | 2016 |
| Poverty and Living Standards | ||||
| Average Monthly Household Consumption in Jordanian Dinar | 1105.7 | 756.6 | 985.8 | 2011 |
| Poverty Rate Among Individuals According to Monthly Consumption Patterns | 17.8 | 38.8 | 25.8 | 2011 |
| Deep Poverty Rate Among Individuals According to Monthly Consumption Patterns | 7.8 | 21.1 | 12.9 | 2011 |
| National Accounts | ||||
| Gross Domestic Product (Value in USD Million) | 5754.3 | 1709.1 | 7463.4 | 2014 |
| GDP per capita (Value in USD) | 2269.3 | 971.1 | 1737.4 | 2014 |
| Real GDP growth rate (%) | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 2014 |
| Consumer price index (Base year 2010=100) | 113.89 | 104.97 | 110.99 | 2015 |
| Foreign trade | ||||
| Registered Exports (US Thousand Dollar) | 937,352 | 6365 | 943717 | 2014 |
| Registered Imports (US Thousand Dollar) | 5,030,260 | 652939 | 943717 | 2014 |
| Infrastructure | ||||
| Quantity of Consumed Water in the Economic Establishments (1000 cubic meter/month) | 2994.8 | 1475.8 | 4470.6 | 2015 |
| Percentage of connected Economic Establishments to public water network, % | 88.7 | 72.2 | 83.4 | 2015 |
| Percentage of connected Economic Establishments to sewage network, % | 68.8 | 76.8 | 71.3 | 2015 |
| Percentage of connected Economic Establishments to solid waste service, % | 88.1 | 81.3 | 85.9 | 2015 |
| Percentage of connected households to public water network, % | 93.4 | 93 | 93.3 | 2015 |
| Percentage of connected household to sewage network, % | 38.4 | 83.5 | 53.9 | 2015 |
| Percentage of household that have solid waste service by local authority, % | 77.5 | 81.3 | 78.8 | 2015 |
| Hotels | ||||
| No. of Hotels | 125 | - | First Quarter, 2017 | |
| Room occupancy % | 20.8 | - | First Quarter, 2017 | |
| No. of Guests | 122163 | - | First Quarter, 2017 | |
| Agriculture | ||||
| Number of Agricultural Holdings | 85,885 | 19,353 | 105238 | 2010/2011 |
| Total of Cultivated Area / Dunum | 929,372 | 105,529 | 1034901 | 2010/2011 |
| Cultivated Area of Horticulture Trees / Dunum | 612,649 | 47,245 | 659894 | 2010/2011 |
| Cultivated Area of Vegetables / Dunum | 95,841 | 33,752 | 129593 | 2010/2011 |
| Cultivated Area of Field Crops/ Dunum | 220,882 | 24,532 | 245414 | 2010/2011 |
| Number of Cattles / Head | 25,612 | 8,368 | 33980 | 1/10/2013 |
| Number of Sheep / Head | 670,332 | 60,562 | 730894 | 1/10/2013 |
| Number of Goats / Head | 204,937 | 10,398 | 215335 | 1/10/2013 |
| Number of Broilers / Bird | 23,297,203 | 8,218,180 | 31515383 | 2012/2013 |
| Number of Layers / Bird | 1,425,579 | 351,199 | 1776778 | 2012/2013 |
| Number of Beehives / beehive | 39,211 | 7,015 | 46226 | 1/10/2013 |
| Area of Land (km2) | 5,655 | 365 | 6020 | 2016 |
| Area of Forest (km2) | 98.2 | 3.2 | 101.4 | 2011 |
| Area of Cultivated Land (km2) | 843.5 | 88 | 931.5 | 2011 |
| Water and Energy | ||||
| Area of Permanent Cultivated Land Per Capita (m2/ Capita) | 234.3 | 29.2 | 156 | 2011 |
| Annual Pumping Quantity, (Million Cubic Meter) | 83.3 | 167.2 | 250.5 | 2015 |
| Annual Discharge of Springs, (Million Cubic Meter) | 40.7 | - | 40.7 | 2015 |
| Quantity of Water Purchased From Israeli Water Company (Mekorot), (Million Cubic Meter) | 63.8 | 6.4 | 70.2 | 2015 |
| Quantity of Water Supply for Domestic Sector, (Million Cubic Meter) | 119.6 | 95.3 | 214.9 | 2015 |
| Quantity of Water Consumed for Domestic Sector, (Million Cubic Meter) | 81.2 | 53.5 | 134.7 | 2015 |
| Water Produced per Basin, (Million Cubic Meter) | 124.1 | 103 | 227.1 | 2015 |
| Daily Allocation per Capita, (lit/c/d) | 84.3 | 79.2 | 82.2 | 2015 |
| Quantity of imported electricity (Megawatt hour) | 4281615 | 1131473 | 5413088 | 2015 |
| Average Household LPG Consumption from the Households that Used LPG (Kg) | 26.0 | 14.0 | 22 | 2015 |
| Average Household Electricity Consumption from the Households that Used Electricity (KWh) | 328 | 256 | 306 | 2015 |
| Percent of Households that use Solar Heater | 63.1 | 43.8 | 56.5 | 2015 |
| Number of Settlements | 150 | 0 | 150 | 2015 |
| Information Technology | ||||
| Percentage of Enterprises use Computer | 49.6 | 40.8 | 2011 | |
| Percentage of households own Computer | 54.1 | 43.5 | 2013 | |
| Percentage of households have internet at home | 39.5 | 28.3 | 2013 | |
| Percentage of households have mobile | 96.0 | 97.1 | 2013 | |
| Percentage of individuals (10 years and above) use computer | 54.8 | 51.7 | 2011 | |
| Percentage of individuals (10 years and above) use internet | 39.7 | 38.8 | 2011 | |
| *: Workers in Israel and Settlements are excluded | ||||