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- 59.3% of currently married or ever married women (15-64 years) in Palestine were exposed to violence “at least once” by their husbands in any form during the past 12 months preceding the interview day in 2019.
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- A more than a quarter of the total added value of Palestine belongs to the family sector, reaching 26.7% in 2020
- A quarter of participants in labour force survey are Unemployed according to the revised definition of unemployment in 2020
- All statistical reports and surveys are available on the PCBS website Free of charge .
- Did you know that the current account deficit in the balance of payments amounted to about 1780 million US$ during 2019
- Did you know that the value of foreign direct investment in Palestine was amounted to about 1671 million US$ at the end of 2020
- In reference to Household Expenditure and Consumption survey 2017, the poverty line in Palestine for a household with five members was 2470 NIS, and the extreme poverty line was 1974 NIS, where extreme poverty line is the level of consumption of the basic needs foods, clothing and drinking
- It is possible to obtain the Palestinian commodity exports and imports data monitored through the interactive foreign trade database, which is located below the main page of the electronic page of the PCBS.
- Jordan was the most important arabian trade partner for Palestine in 2020.
- largest city in population in Palestine is Gaza city, where total population is 455276 person at mid 2021
- More than half of youth graduates who Hold Associate Diploma Certificate and Above are Unemployed in 2020
- Palestinians in the world are estimated to be 13.350 million at the end of 2019, distributed according to location as follows: 5.039 million in the State of Palestine , 1.597 million in 1948 Territory; 5.986 million in Arab countries; and 727 thousand in foreign countries.
- Price Index is a statistical tool used to measure changes in prices of purchased goods and services during different temporal intervals. One main example is the consumer price index, as well as, there are five price indices produced by PCBS.
- Psychological Violence: It is a type of violence reflected in a psychological behavior or bad treatment, disdain, and despised of people. It is done through the use of cursing and insults by the person who practiced violence., breaking things that belong to the person, shouting and yelling at, name-calling, mocking using demeaning names, forcing to do specific acts, throwing out of the house, locking up in the house, terrorization, continuous threatening, and forcing. psychological violence is t
- The completion of the data requests service in the PCBS is in three days unless otherwise is reported
- The consumer price index is calculated based on the Palestinian consumption basket, which contains 13 consumption groups, where the number of goods is 740 product, and the deflation rate reached 0.73% for the year 2020.
- The GDP per capita in Palestine for the year 2020 was $ 2913.9
- The gross domestic product in Palestine in 2020 amounted to 14015.4 million USD at fixed prices
- The growth rate of the GDP in Palestine for the year 2020 compared to the year 2019 was -11.5%
- The highest contribution rate to the GDP in Palestine in the year 2020 was for the wholesale and retail trade and vehicle repair sector, as it reached 20.2%
- The highest export value from Palestine for the year 2020 was from building stones, with a value of $ 116 million.While the highest import value to Palestine for the year 2020 was from electrical energy with a value of $ 620 million.
- The largest governorate in population in Palestine is Hebron governorate, where total population is 782227 person at mid 2021
- The number of children with disability in Palestine was 18,206 in 2017
- The number of publications disseminated by PCBS since its establishment is 1780 publications as of 31/12/2019.
- The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics conducts a comprehensive Population, Housing and Establishments census every 10 years, three censuses were conducted, the first one in 1997, the second one in 2007 and the third one in 2017.
- The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics provides data and statistics on more than 40 subjects.
- The percentage of households with a mobile phone was 97.3% in Palestine* based on the results of the Household Survey on Information and Communications Technology, 2019: Main Findings Report.
- The projected number of Palestinians at the end of 2020 is estimated at 13.682 million, of whom 5.164 million live in the State of Palestine, about 1.635 million Palestinians live in the 1948 territories, about 6.145 million live in Arab States and 738 thousand live in foreign countries.
- The sex ratio in Palestine is103.4 which means that 103 males per 100 females, according to population estimates at the mid of the year 2021
- The share of Gaza Strip from total merchandise exports in 2020 was 1% while its share from total merchandise imports was 14%.
- The share of The West Bank from total merchandise exports in 2020 was 99% while its share from total merchandise imports was 86%.
- Violence Against women violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life. 59.3% of currently married or ever married women (15-64 years) in Palestine were exposed to violence “at least once” by their husbands in any form during the past 12 months preceding the interview day in 2019.
- You can request data from PCBS by e-mail or fax or by visiting the main office of PCBS or by filling the electronic form.