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1 State of Palestine 2
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 3 4
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Palestine in Figures 10
2015 11
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This document is prepared in accordance with the standard
procedures stated in the Code of Practice for Palestine Official
Statistics 2006.
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All rights reserved 25 26 Citation: 27 28 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2016. Palestine in Figures 29 2015. Ramallah – Palestine. 30 31 All correspondence should be directed to: 32 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 33 P. O Box 1647. Ramallah - Palestine 34 35
Tel: (972/970) 2 2982700
Fax: (972/970) 2 2982710
Toll Free: 1800300300
E-Mail: diwan@pcbs.gov.ps
Reference ID: 2188 Website: http://www.pcbs.gov.ps
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MAP OF PALESTINE 37
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National Statististical System Mission 39 40
"To produce and disseminate coherent, objective, high quality and 41 timely official statistics to meet user needs nationally and 42 internationally". 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
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Explanation of Symbols in Tables: 51 52 (-) = Nil 53 (0) = Less than half of the unit 54 (..) = Not available 55 56 Note: 57 1. Data referred to in this document represent Palestine (West Bank 58 including Jerusalem and Gaza Strip) unless otherwise stated. 59 60 2. Data referred to in this document are based on two main sources: first, 61 the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, where data is derived from 62 different surveys and censuses and secondly, data obtained from the 63 administrative records of public and private institutions. For those who 64 require more details on sources, please contact the Division for User 65 Services at PCBS. 66 67 3. Scholastic Year: starts in August of every year and ends in June of the 68 following year. 69 70 4. Agricultural Year: starts in October of every year and ends in September 71 of the following year. 72
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Table of Contents 75 76
Subject Page
Selected Indicators by Region 7 Population 8 Labour 61
Living Standards 16
Education 12
Culture 16 Information Society 12
Health 04
Security and Justice 01
International Investment Position 02
Establishments 08 National Accounts 26 Consumer Price Index 22
Registered Foreign Trade 27
Building Licenses 16 Transportation & Communications 11
Finance & Insurance 12
Other Economic Sectors 17
Tourism 16
Agriculture 76
Environment 70 Housing Conditions
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Selected Indicators by Region 77 Indicator Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip
Estimated Population End 2015 4,749,486 2,898,927 1,850,559
Males 2,413,400 1,473,041 940,359
Females 2,336,086 1,425,886 910,200
Total Area (km2) 6,020 5,655 112 Population Density (Capita/km2) End 2015 987 261 5,070
Percentage of Population Below 15 Years, End
2015 4793 17.4 01.8
Average Household Size, 2014 295 0.6 2.7 Unemployment Rate for Population Aged 15
Years and Over, 2015 25.9 17.3 41.0
Students per Class at Basic Stage, 2015/2016* 31.0 27.5 37.8
Students per Class at Secondary Stage,
2015/2016* 26.1 22.3 35.1
Percentage of Households Who have Computer,
2014 63.1 66.9 55.6
Hospital Beds per 1000 of Population, 2014 1.3 1.3 1.4 Gross Domestic Product (Million USD), 2014
(Constant Price) 9,3.493 2,720.1 6,746.6
Gross Domestic Product Per Capita (USD),
2014 1,94993 1,116.1 676.6
Total Registered Value of Exports (Million
USD), 2014 944 938 6
Total Registered Value of Imports (Million
USD), 2014 5,683 5,030 653
Number of Fixed Telephone Lines, 2014 314,118 184,068 611,114 Average Housing Density
(Person per Room), 2015 1.7 1.6 1.9
Total current expenditure on health (Million
USD), 2014 1,391.4 - -
Share of Gross Domestic Product** (%), 2014 1191 - -
* Primary data 78 **: Gross Domestic Product At current prices 79
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Population81
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Estimated Population of Palestinians in the World by Country of Residence, 84 End 2015 85
Country Number Percentage
Palestine 4,749,486 18.0
Israel 1,471,201 11.9
Arab Countries 5,459,678 44.2
Foreign Countries 685,396 5.5
Total 15,4.2,9.1 111
86 Percentage Distribution of Palestinians in the World by Country of Residence, 87
End 2015 88
89 90
Estimated Population in Palestine by Region and Sex, 91 End 2015 92
Region Both Sexes Sex
Males Females Palestine 4,749,486 2,413,400 2,336,086
West Bank 2,898,927 1,473,041 1,425,886
Gaza Strip 1,850,559 940,359 910,200
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Palestine 38.4%
Israel 11.9%
Arab Countries 44.2%
Foreign Countries
5.5%
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Estimated Population in Palestine by Region and Sex, End 2015 95
96 97
Registered Live Births and Deaths** in the West Bank by Governorate and Sex, 98 2014, 2015 99
100 Sex and Year
Both Sexes Governo-
-rate
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Females Males Females Males 1025 1024
Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births
3,289 33,840 3,999 36,049 3,098 34,875 3,518 36,835 7,288 69,889 6,616 71,710 West Bank*
464 3,912 552 4,125 448 3,929 441 4,142 1,016 8,037 889 8,071 Jenin
75 668 88 732 68 645 69 737 163 1,400 137 1,382 Tubas
333 2,233 372 2,394 331 2,360 323 2,496 705 4,627 654 4,856 Tulkarm
564 4,625 651 4,992 518 4,906 591 5,238 1,215 9,617 1,109 10,144 Nablus
123 1,520 161 1,597 137 1,554 174 1,637 284 3,117 311 3,191 Qalqiliya
115 975 99 1,039 87 990 114 1,085 214 2,014 201 2,075 Salfit
413 3,763 504 3,960 403 3,997 423 4,314 917 7,723 826 8,311 Ramallah & Al Bireh
76 965 99 1,008 62 1,050 109 1,048 175 1,973 171 2,098 Jericho & Al Aghwar
120 1,520 198 1,719 145 1,719 164 1,756 318 3,239 309 3,475 Jerusalem*
305 2,890 350 3,039 260 2,930 298 3,047 655 5,929 558 5,977 Bethlehem
701 10,769 925 11,444 639 10,795 812 11,335 1,626 22,213 1,451 22,130 Hebron
*Data doesn’t include Jerusalem ID holders.
**Data cover the registered births only.
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Registered Live Births and Deaths** in the West Bank by Month of Birth, 102 Month of Death and Sex, 2014, 2015 103
104 Sex and Year
Both Sexes Month
1025 1024
Females Males Females Males 1025 1024
Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births
3,289 33,840 3,999 36,049 3,098 34,875 3,518 36,835 7,288 69,889 6,616 71,710 West Bank*
356 3,032 428 3,201 362 2,930 351 3,132 784 6,233 713 6,062 January
351 2,563 344 2,758 232 2,665 310 2,723 695 5,321 542 5,388 February
315 2,875 346 3,078 270 2,922 319 3,049 661 5,953 589 5,971 March
230 2,574 321 2,833 249 2,708 274 2,811 551 5,407 523 5,519 April
262 2,809 336 2,889 263 2,820 282 2,890 598 5,698 545 5,710 May
229 2,808 256 3,050 214 2,927 273 3,145 485 5,858 487 6,072 June
269 3,180 338 3,371 224 3,146 288 3,473 607 6,551 512 6,619 July
288 3,182 291 3,404 245 3,251 281 3,520 579 6,586 526 6,771 August
207 2,807 319 3,044 247 3,097 262 3,158 526 5,851 509 6,255 September
257 2,780 290 2,882 225 2,913 276 3,118 547 5,662 501 6,031 October
240 2,561 340 2,803 276 2,771 298 2,867 580 5,364 574 5,638 November
285 2,669 390 2,736 291 2,725 304 2,949 675 5,405 595 5,674 December
*Data doesn’t include Jerusalem ID holders.
** Data cover the registered births only.
105 Registered Live Births in the West Bank by Month of Birth, 5112 106
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6,233
5,321
5,953
5,407
5,698
5,858
6,551 6,586
5,851 5,662
5,364
5,405
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Population Pyramid in Palestine, End 2015 108
109 110 111
Estimated Anuual Growth Rates for Population in Palestine by Region, 112 Mid-Year 2012-2015 113
Year Palestine Region
West Bank Gaza Strip 1461 3.0 2.7 3.5
1461 597 1.1 1.0
2014 2.9 2.6 3.4
2015 597 1.1 1.0
114 Average Household Size in Palestine by Region, 5115-2014 115 Region 2012 2013 2014
Palestine 294 295 295
West Bank 2.6 0.6 0.6 Gaza Strip 1.4 2.8 2.7
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Crude Marriage and Divorce Rate (Per 1000) of Population for Registered 118 Cases at Shari’a Courts and Churches in Palestine by Governorate, 2014 119
120 Governorate
Registered Marriages Registered Divorces
Number Crude Rate Number Crude Rate
Palestine 43,732 9.6 9,.14 1.7
West Bank 27,638 9.9 3,952 1.7
Jenin 3,298 10.9 601 2.0
Tubas 739 11.8 97 1.5
Tulkarm 2,082 11.6 469 2.6
Nablus 3,857 10.4 694 1.9
Qalqilya 1,113 10.3 220 2.0
Salfit 805 11.6 133 1.9
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 3,089 9.1 683 2.0
Jericho & Al Aghwar 424 8.4 125 2.5
Jerusalem 2,931 7.1 615 1.5
Bethlehem 1,798 8.5 221 1.0
Hebron 7,502 11.0 867 1.3
Gaza Strip 16,094 9.1 5,898 1.6
North Gaza 3,089 8.9 550 1.6
Gaza 5,966 9.8 1,080 1.8
Deir Al-Balah 2,160 8.4 393 1.5
Khan Yunis 3,010 9.1 494 1.5
Rafah 1,869 8.6 361 1.7
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Labour123
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Percentage Distribution of Population (15 Years and Above) in Palestine by 124 Labour Force Status and Region, 2015 125
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Labour Force Status Palestine West
Bank
Gaza
Strip
Full Employment (Working Full Time: 35
Hours and above Per Week) 32.6 36.8 25.3
Time Related Underemployment 1.3 1.3 1.4
Didn't Work and Seeking Job 11.9 8.0 18.6
Didn't Work – Old or Illness 7.0 7.2 6.7
Didn't Work – Home Duties 25.0 24.4 26.0
Didn't Work / Students 17.7 16.5 19.8
Didn't Work / Other Reasons 4.5 5.8 2.2
Total 111 111 111
127 Persons (15 Years and Above) in Palestine by Labour Force Characteristics and 128
Region, 2012-2015 129 130
Labour Force Characteristics
and Region 2012 2013 2014 2015
Palestine
Labour Force Participation Rate 349. 43.6 45.8 45.8
Unemployment Rate 5491 23.4 26.9 25.9
West Bank Labour Force Participation Rate 02.2 45.0 46.6 46.1
Unemployment Rate 66.4 18.6 17.7 17.3 Gaza Strip
Labour Force Participation Rate 04.1 41.2 44.4 45.3
Unemployment Rate 16.4 32.6 43.9 41.0
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133 Unemployment Rate of Participants in the Labour Force (15 Years and Above) 134
by Sex and Years of Schooling in Palestine, 2013-2015 135 136
Sex and Years of Schooling 2013 2014 2015
Both Sexes
0 13.0 15.3 14.7
1-6 19.8 25.8 25.0
7-9 21.7 24.6 23.5
10-12 21.0 24.1 23.4
13+ 27.9 31.6 29.9
Total 23.4 26.9 25.9
Males
0 25.3 28.1 21.0
1-6 22.6 29.2 27.1
7-9 23.0 25.9 24.1
10-12 21.5 24.6 23.2
13+ 16.4 19.1 18.6
Total 20.6 23.9 22.5
Females
0 2.8 3.6 6.5
1-6 2.8 6.5 9.7
7-9 6.4 11.1 17.0
10-12 14.7 18.6 25.1
13+ 47.0 50.6 48.0
Total 35.0 38.4 39.2
137 138 139 140
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Unemployment Rate of Participants in Labour Force (15 Years and Above) in 142 Palestine by Age Groups, 2015 143
144 145
146 Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons (15 Years and Above) 147
in Palestine by Economic Activity, 2012-2015 148 Economic Activity 5115 5114 5113 5112
Agriculture, Hunting,
Forestry & Fishing 11.2 64.2 10.4 8.7
Mining, Quarrying &
Manufacturing 11.9 61.1 12.6 61.4
Construction 14.4 62.1 15.3 62.2
Commerce, Hotels &
Restaurants 19.6 66.1 20.2 14.1
Transportation, Storage &
Communications 6.5 1.0 5.4 2.8
Services & Other Branches 36.6 12.7 36.1 11.0
Total 100 111 111 111
149 150
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30.2
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Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons (15 Years and Above) in 151 Palestine by Place of Work, 2012-2015 152
153 154
155 156
60.4 58.6
61.1 59.5
29.9 30.2 27.2
28.8
9.7 11.2 11.7 11.7
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Living Standards 157
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Average Monthly Household Expenditure and Consumption in Jordanian 158 Dinars (JD) in Palestine by Commodities, Service Groups and Region, 2011 159
160
Gaza Strip West Bank Palestine Commodities and
Service Groups
297.8 361.6 339.7 Food Cash Expenditure
302.4 376.5 351.0 Total Food Consumption
348.2 608.3 519.0 Non-Food Cash Expenditure
454.2 729.2 634.8 Total Non-Food Consumption
756.6 1,105.7 985.8 Total Consumption
729.3 1,058.4 945.4 Total Cash Expenditure*
*Total Cash Expenditure = Food Cash Expenditure + Non- Food Cash Expenditure + Groups (Cash 161 Transfer + Taxes + Non –Consumption Expenditure) 162 163
Percentage Distribution of Monthly Household Consumption in Jordanian Dinars 164 (JD) in Palestine by Commodities, Service Groups and Region, 2011 165
166 Gaza Strip West Bank Palestine
Commodities and Service Groups
04.4 10.4 429. Total Food Consumption
14.4 11.4 .393 Total Non-Food Consumption
111 111 111 Total Consumption
Differences in these results compared with previously published is due to approximation 167 168
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Individual Poverty Rates According to Household Consumption in 170 Palestine by Region, 2011 171
Deep Poverty Poverty Severity Poverty Gap Poverty Region
1597 591 .91 5298 Palestine
7.8 6.0 1.6 67.8 West Bank
16.6 1.1 6.1 18.8 Gaza Strip
172 Individual Poverty Rates According to Household Consumption in 173
Palestine by Region, 2011 174
175 176
177 Individual Poverty Rates According to Household Consumption in Palestine 178
by Locality Type, 2011 179 Deep Poverty Poverty Severity Poverty Gap Poverty
Type of
Locality
1597 591 .91 5298 Palestine
61.7 1.1 1.1 11.6 Urban
7.0 6.1 1.8 66.0 Rural
61.1 1.2 7.0 12.0 Refugee Camp
180 181 182 183
25.8
17.8
38.8
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Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip
Region
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184 Average Monthly Per Capita Expenditure and Consumption in Jordanian 185
Dinars (JD) in Palestine by Commodity, Service Group, 2011 186
187 *: Other includes tobacco, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, non-self-production of food, 188 spending on other goods and services other than food. 189
190 191 192
56.9
27.5
23.3
13.8
10.4
9.0
5.8
4.8
4.4
2.3
0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0
Expenditure on food
Other*
Transportation and Tel
Housing
Clothes
Utensils
Medical Care
Education
Personal Care
Recreation
Average Expenditure and Consumption
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Education 193
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Basic and Secondary Education Indicators in Palestine, 194 2011/5115-5112/511. 195
196 Indicator
Scholastic Years
2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016*
Schools
Government 2,002 2,038 2,063 2,095 2,135
UNRWA 341 344 342 349 353
Private 359 371 379 412 409
Total 2,709 2,753 2,784 2,856 2,897
Students
Males 562,162 563,406 571,908 581,095 596,144
Females 567,376 573,333 579,794 590,501 603,722
Both Sexes 1,129,538 1,136,739 1,151,702 1,171,596 1,199,866
Teachers
Males 21,327 21,408 21,738 21,167 21,717
Females 31,006 31,282 32,145 32,665 33,396
Both Sexes 52,333 52,690 53,883 53,832 55,113
Classes
Males 14,901 14,848 15,053 15,279 15,402
Females 14,998 15,090 15,355 15,535 15,888
Co-Educational 7,202 7,587 7,756 8,331 8,236
Total 37,101 37,525 38,164 39,145 39,526 *: Data for the scholastic year 2015/2016 are primary 197 Note: The data doesn’t include schools affiliated with the Israeli Municipality and Culture Committee in Jerusalem. 198
199 200
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Higher Education Indicators in Palestine, 201 2011/2012-2014/2015 202
203 Indicator
Scholastic Year
2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015
University Students*
Males 85,190 81,052 80,423 81,620
Females 119,930 120,256 123,005 127,505
Both Sexes 205,120 201,308 203,428 209,125
University Graduates*
Males 13,058 13,536 14,497 ..
Females 19,493 20,979 22,333 ..
Both Sexes 32,551 34,515 36,830 ..
Teaching Staff at Universities**
Males 5,340 5,309 4,879 5,269
Females 1,285 1,332 1,222 1,414
Both Sexes 6,625 6,641 6,101 6,683
Community College Students
Males 6,853 6,391 5,691 6,413
Females 5,234 5,882 5,432 5,857
Both Sexes 12,087 12,273 11,123 12,270
Community College Graduates
Males 1,403 1,555 1,435 .. Females 1,537 1,775 1,778 .. Both Sexes 2,940 3,330 3,213 ..
Teaching Staff at Community Colleges**
Males 104 111 310 338 Females 642 642 106 109 Both Sexes 432 359 416 447 *: University data include students and graduates of intermediate diplomas, bachelor and graduate studies in universities and
university colleges, number of university students of any scholastic year only includes regular students in the study in the first
semester of the same year and doesn't include the withdrawal and postpone students.
**: Full time and part time.
204 205
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Average Number of Students per Class in Palestine by 206 Stage and Supervising Authority, 2011/2012-2015/2016 207
Stage and
Supervising
Authority
Scholastic Year
2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016*
Both Stages
Government 30.1 29.7 29.5 29.0 29.5
UNRWA 35.9 36.7 36.9 36.1 38.0
Private 23.0 22.9 23.0 22.1 22.7
Total 30.4 30.3 30.2 57.7 30.4
Basic Stage
Government 30.5 30.2 30.1 30.1 30.2
UNRWA 35.9 36.7 36.9 36.1 38.0
Private 23.4 23.4 23.4 21.8 23.1
Total 30.9 4197 30.8 30.. 31.0
Secondary Stage
Government 28.3 27.5 26.8 26.0 26.8
Private 18.2 17.8 18.3 17.1 18.0
Total 27.6 26.8 26.2 22.8 26.1 *: Data for the scholastic year 2015/2016 are primary 208
209 210
Percentage Distribution of Persons (15 Years and Above) in 211 Palestine by Educational Attainment, 2013-2015 212
213 Educational
Attainment Year
2013 2014 2015
Illiterate 3.7 3.6 3.3
Can Read and Write 5.8 6.0 5.9
Elementary 14.2 13.9 13.5
Preparatory 37.3 38.1 37.9
Secondary 21.9 20.8 21.2
Intermediate Diploma 5.0 5.1 5.2
Bachelor and above 12.1 12.5 13.0
Total 111 111 100
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Percentage Distribution of Persons (15 Years and Above) in 220 Palestine by Educational Attainment, 2015 221
222
223 224
3.3
5.9
13.5
37.9
21.2
5.2
13.0
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0
Illiterate
Can Read and Write
Elementary
Preparatory
Secondary
Intermediate Diploma
Bachelor and above
Percentage
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Educational Attendance Rate of Persons (6 Years and Above) in 225 Palestine by Age and Sex, 2013 226
227 Age and Sex Educational Attendance Rate
Both Sexes
6-11 98.9
12-14 97.2
15-17 84.5
18+ 13.2
Total 42.5
Males
6-11 98.5
12-14 96.0
15-17 78.2
18+ 12.5
Total 41.5
Females
6-11 99.3
12-14 98.4
15-17 91.0
18+ 13.9
Total 43.5
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Culture228
32
229 230
10-34
35-58 59-81
641-81
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Cultural Institutions Operating in Palestine by Type and Governorate, 5112 231 232
Total
Type of Institution
Governorate Cinema Theaters Museums
Cultural
Centers
642 3 12 31 596 Palestine
553 3 9 26 515 West Bank
72 - 2 1 69 Jenin
12 - - - 12 Tubas
47 - - 2 45 Tulkarm
94 1 3 1 89 Nablus
30 - - 1 29 Qalqiliya
13 - - - 13 Salfit
41 2 2 5 32 Ramallah
& Al-Bireh
14 - - 2 12 Jericho & Al Aghwar
56 - 2 4 50 Jerusalem
88 - - 7 81 Bethlehem
86 - - 3 83 Hebron
89 - 3 5 81 Gaza Strip
17 - - 1 16 North Gaza
33 - 2 1 30 Gaza
19 - - 2 17 Deir Al-Balah
11 - 1 1 9 Khan Yunis
9 - - - 9 Rafah
233 234 235
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Main Indicators about Culture of Palestinian Households by Region, 2014 237 Indicator Palestine
West
Bank
Gaza
Strip
Percentage of Households who Have Home Library 27.0 26.6 27.7
Percentage of Households who Get Daily Newspapers 20.4 23.7 14.1
Percentage of Households who Listen to Radio Stations 60.8 57.3 67.6
Percentage of Households who Have TV Set and View
Local TV Stations 17.2 16.2 19.2
Percentage of Households who Have TV Set and View
Palestine Television 82.4 86.3 74.8
Percentage of Households who Control Programs
Viewed by Children (5-17 Years) 94.8 95.9 93.0
Percentage of Households who Have Satellite Dish
From Whom Own TV Set 99.8 99.8 99.9
Percentage of Households who Know Children’s
Friends (5-17 Years) 94.6 95.6 92.9
238 Number of Mosques in Palestine by Governorate, 2014 239
240
595
226 211 247 245
191 205 156 156 150
120 102 91 68 48 48
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700
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Information Society 243
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Percentage of Households in Palestine by Region, and Availability of (ICT) 245 Tools at Home, 5113 246
ICT Tools and Region Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip
Desktop 45.0 48.4 38.2
Laptop 33.2 35.8 28.0
Tablet 12.0 16.4 3.5
Smart Phone 51.0 59.4 34.7
Internet at Home 48.3 51.4 42.2
TV Set 97.1 98.3 94.7
Satellite Dish of the total
households that have a TV
99.8 99.8 99.9
Fixed Telephone Line 39.8 43.0 33.5
Mobile Phone 97.8 97.9 97.6
247 248 249
Percentage of Households in Palestine by Availability of (ICT) Tools at 250 Home, 5113 251
252 253
254
97.8
63.1
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80
100
Mobile Phone Computer Fixed Telephone Line
Internet at Home
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Percentage Distribution of Households by Availability of Computer, 255 Governorate and Type of Locality, 2014 256
Governorate and Type of Locality Availability of Computer
Available Not Available Total
Palestine 63.1 36.9 100
West Bank 66.9 33.1 100
Jenin 60.2 39.8 100
Tubas 60.2 39.8 100
Tulkarm 72.3 27.7 100
Nablus 70.4 29.6 100
Qalqiliya 64.5 35.5 100
Salfit 66.9 33.1 100
Ramallah & Al Bireh 72.2 27.8 100
Jericho & Al Aghwar 48.2 51.8 100
Jerusalem 69.5 30.5 100
Bethlehem 69.6 30.4 100
Hebron 64.0 36.0 100
Gaza Strip 55.6 44.4 100
North Gaza 45.1 54.9 100
Gaza 67.1 32.9 100
Dier Alballah 51.4 48.6 100
Khan Younis 52.9 47.1 100
Rafah 49.5 50.5 100
Type of Locality
Urban 63.7 36.3 100
Rural 61.5 38.5 100
Camps 61.0 39.0 100
257 258
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259 Main Indicators for Research and Development (R&D), 2013 260
261 Value Indicator
8,715 Number of Research and Development Personnel
5,162 Number of Research and Development Personnel with Full –
Time Equivalent (FTE)
4,533 Number of Researchers in Research and Development
3,510 Number of Researchers (Males) in Research and Development
1,023 Number of Researchers (Females) in Research and Development
2,492 Number of Researchers in Research and Development with FTE
566 Number of Researchers in Research and Development with FTE Per Million inhabitants
61.4 Total Expenditure on Research and Development (USD million )
26.9 Percentage of External Funds for Research and Development
24.6 Expenditure on Research and Development Per Researcher with
FTE (USD Thousands )
262
263
40
Health 264
41
Governmental and Non-Governmental Hospital Activities in Palestine,
2012-2014
Indicator 2012 2013 2014 Number of Governmental Hospitals 25 25 26
Number of Non- Governmental Hospitals 54 55 54
Total Number of Beds 5,487 5,619 5,939
Overall Total Bed Occupancy Rate (%)* 82.7 84.5 80.6
Mean Duration (Days) * 2.4 2.5 1.1
Total Current Expenditure on Health (Million USD) 1,261.9 1,347.4 1,391.4
Share of Gross Domestic Product (%)** 66.8 64.6 66.4 *data include the governmental hospitals only.
** Share of total expenditure on health to Gross Domestic Product includes gross capital formation in health care
industries.
Physicians, and Beds per 1000 Population in Palestine, 2000-2014
1.40 1.46 1.50 1.54 1.56 1.62 1.60 1.70
1.90 2.00
1.70 1.70 1.70 1.60 1.65
1.40 1.38 1.47 1.41 1.40
1.33 1.37 1.35 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.31 1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
20
00
20
01
20
02
20
03
20
04
20
05
20
06
20
07
20
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20
09
20
10
20
11
20
12
20
13
20
14
Physicians Beds
42
Security and Justice
43
Number of Reported Criminal Offenses in the West Bank* by Governorate,2104
*Data doesn’t include those parts of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.
Number of Road Traffic Accidents in West Bank* by Month, 2014
*Data doesn’t include those parts of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.
5,480
4,006 3,946
2,377 2,142 2,107 1,832 1,639 1,177 901 749
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
647 593 618 674 746
660 649 685
1,179
558 574 594
400 500 600 700 800 900
1000 1100 1200
44
Number of Registered Road Traffic Accidents and Casualties in the West Bank* by Type of Injury, 2010 –2014
Indicators 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total of Road Accidents 80405 60407 500,6 60514 50266 Total Number of Injured Persons: 600,, 60960 50298 6068, 6,015 Mild Injured 54941 64854 74108 64707 5,468 Moderate Injured 809 847 778 720 380 Seriously Injured 151 154 189 184 104 Fatally Injured 132 115 120 142 63
*The data excludes those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967.
Civil Court Matters in Palestine by Stage of Proceeding and Region, 2012-2014
2014 2013 2012 Stage of Proceeding
and Region Palestine
186,154 215,111 2500785 Carried From Last Year 152,167 313,098 1690025 Submitted 8,5,870 528,209 4890767 Total 1,8,169 261,986 1,40499 Decided ,0,,152 266,223 1180266 Pending
West Bank
166,727 136,104 1144609 Carried From Last Year 223,019 240,592 2134546 Submitted ,59,647 376,696 ,150288 Total 193,901 208,122 1844639 Decided 195,845 168,574 1434516 Pending
Gaza Strip 90,557 79,007 664049 Carried From Last Year 58,257 72,506 654472 Submitted
245,524 151,513 2,20812 Total 41,378 53,864 494860 Decided
107,436 97,649 814661 Pending
45
International Investment
Position
46
Gross External Debt Position in Palestine, at the end of 2014
Value in Million USD Value Economic Sector
1,089 General Government 73 Short-term
1,016 Long-term 0 Monetary Authorities 0 Short-term 0 Long-term
404 Banks 194 Short-term 210 Long-term 49 Other Sectors
0 Short-term 49 Long-term
0 Direct Investment: Lending Between Affliated Companies 0 Debt Liabilities to Affiliated Enterprises 0 Debt Liabilities to Direct Investors
1,542 Gross External Debt Position
47
International Investment Position (IIP) Stock by Economic Sectors For Palestine, 1 at End of 2014 2
Value in Million USD
Investments Stocks by Type of Investment
Total
Economic Sector
Monetary Authori-ties
(PMA)
Gover-nment Sector
Banks Sector
Others Sectors
Non-Financial companies, Insurance
companies and NGO's Sector
Households Sector
International Investment Position (net)* 1,385 1,007 -949 2,906 -705 -874
Total External Assets 6,139 1,007 140 4,424 523 45
Foreign Direct Investment Abroad 358 0 0 0 316 42 Portfolio Investments Abroad 1,172 145 0 914 113 0 Other Investments Abroad 3,937 190 140 3,510 94 3 Of which: currency and deposits** 3,769 190 0 3,486 90 3
Reserve Assets 672 672 0 0 0 0 Total Foreign Liabilities 4,754 0 1,089 1,518 1,228 919 Foreign Direct Investment in Palestine 2,487 0 0 829 739 919 Foreign Portfolio Investments in Palestine 725 0 0 285 440 0 Foreign Other Investments in Palestine 1,542 0 1,089 404 49 0 Of which: Loans from abroad 1,138 0 1,089 0 49 0 Of which: currency and deposits*** 404 0 0 404 0 0
-The Data in the Table Above are Closed to the Nearest Integer. * International Investment Position (net): Equals Total External Assets Minus total Foreign
Liabilities. ** Currency and deposits: Including Residents Deposits in Banks Abroad, In addition to
Foreign Currency Cash in Palestinian Economy. *** Currency And deposits: Include the Deposits of Non-residents Deposited in Local Banks.
3
48
Establishments 4
49
Number of Establishments in Palestine by Governorate and Operating 5 Status, 2012 6
Governorate
Operating Status
Total In
Operation
Temporarily
Closed
Under Construction
preparation
Palestine 144,969 4,789 1,308 151,066
West Bank 98,391 3,047 906 102,344
Jenin 12,068 468 98 12,634
Tubas 1,677 72 17 1,766
Tulkarm 7,175 231 89 7,495
Nablus 15,870 538 166 16,574
Qalqiliya 4,332 108 24 4,464
Salfit 2,625 97 11 2,733
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 13,819 343 132 14,294
Jericho & Al- Aghwar 1,473 179 29 1,681
Jerusalem 10,464 140 55 10,659
Bethlehem 7,606 396 106 8,108
Hebron 21,282 475 179 21,936
Gaza Strip 46,578 1,742 402 48,722
North Gaza 7,510 259 103 7,872
Gaza 18,810 705 127 19,642
Deir Al-Balah 6,129 296 50 6,475
Khan Yunis 8,636 228 81 8,945
Rafah 5,493 254 41 5,788 7 8
Number of Employed Persons in the Private Sector, Non Governmental Organization 9 Sector and Government Companies in Palestine by Region and Sex, 2012 10
Region Sex
Total Males Females
Palestine 299,804 66,039 365,843
West Bank 660,121 06,218 243,890
Gaza Strip 642,021 61,246 121,953
Note: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel 11 following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 12
13
50
Number of Operating Establishments and Persons Engaged in the Private 14 Sector, Non Governmental Organization Sector and Government Companies in 15
Palestine by Main Economic Activity, 2012 16 No.of Est Economic Activity
281 Mining and Quarrying
17,858 Manufacturing
68 Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply
448 Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation
Activities
626 Construction
73,823 Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and
Motorcycles
3,759 Transportation and Storage
6,840 Accommodation and Food Service Activities
987 Information and Communication
1,100 Financial and Insurance Activities
329 Real Estate Activities
3,958 Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities
1,962 Administrative and Support Service Activities
32 Public Administration and Defense Compulsory Social Security
3,136 Education
5,092 Human Health and Social Work Activities
1,967 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
13,098 Other Service Activities*
6 Activities of Households as Employers Undifferentiated Goods-
and Services-Producing Activities of Households for Own use
15 Activities of Extraterritorial Organizations and Bodies
16 Not Stated
135,401 Total
*:Include Activities of business, employers and professional membership organizations, 17 Activities of trade unions, Activities of other membership organizations, Repair of computers 18 and communication equipment, Repair of personal and household goods, Other personal service 19 activities. 20
51
National Accounts 21
52
GDP by Economic Activity in Palestine* for the years 5114, 2014 at Constant 22 Prices: 2004 is the base year 23
24 Values In USD Million 25
Economic Sector Year
2013 2014
Agriculture and Fishing 309.9 286.4
Mining, Manufacturing, Electricity and Water Supply 1,158.5 1,105.4
Construction 758.7 547.3
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles
and Motorcycles 1,295.1 1,319.9
Transportation and Storage 127.6 129.7
Financial and Insurance Activities 252.6 270.3
Information and Communications 452.7 436.9
Services 1,477.5 1,549.6
Public Administration and Defense 928.3 971.4
Households with Employed Persons 3.8 4.0
Other** 712.3 842.5
Gross Domestic Product 7,477.0 7,463.4
26 *:Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel 27 following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 28 **:Other includes custom duties and net VAT on imports minus financial 29 intermediation services indirectly measured. 30 31
53
Major National Account Indicators in Palestine* for the year 2014 32 at Constant Prices: 2004 is the base year 33
34 Indicator Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (USD Million) 9,3.493 2,720.1 6,746.6
GDP Per Capita (USD) 1,94993 1,116.1 676.6
Gross National Income (GNI) (USD Million) 8,12993 1,016.. 6,768.0
GNI Per Capita (USD) .01,877 1,216.1 671.0
Gross Disposable Income (GDI) (USD Million) 8,734.. 1,861.8 1,406.1
GDI Per Capita (USD) 5,18198 1,768.7 6,610.1
Final Consumption Expenditures (USD Million) 8,8179. 1,107.1 1,071..
Gross Capital Formation (USD Million) 1,31294 6,110.6 146.1-
Net Export of Goods and Services (USD
Million) 5,9.2..- 1,666..- .0211-
Saving (Million USD) 15493 201.1 011.8-
*: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 35 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 36 **: The difference between GDP and sum of final consumption expenditures, gross capital formation 37 and net export of goods and services refers to net errors and omissions. 38
54
Percentage Contribution to GDP by Economic Activity in Palestine* for the year 39 2014 at Constant Prices: 2004 is the base year 40
41 *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 42 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 43 **: Other includes custom duties and net VAT on imports minus financial intermediation services 44 indirectly measured. 45
46 47
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
3.8%
Mining, manufacturing, electricity and
water 14.8%
Construction 7.3%
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17.7%
Transportation and storage
1.7% Financial and insurance activities
3.6%
Information and communication
5.9%
Services 20.8%
Public administration and
defense 13.0%
Households with employed persons
0.1%
Others** 11.3%
55
Consumer Price Index 48
56
Annual Consumer Price Index and Percent Change in Palestine by 49 Major Groups of Expenditure, 2013-2015 50
(Base Year 2010=100) 51
Major Groups of
Expenditure
Ave.
2013
Ave.
2014
Ave.
2015
Percentage
Change
2012/2013
Percentage
Change
2013/2014
Percentage
Change
2014/2015
Food and Soft
Drinks 105.42 105.81 107.82 0.80 0.37 1.90
Alcoholic Beverages
and Tobacco 128.69 143.88 159.59 12.37 11.80 10.92
Textiles, Clothing
and Footwear 105.26 104.33 109.29 -0.66 -0.88 4.75
Housing 111.08 114.75 108.28 3.84 3.31 -5.64
Furniture,
Household goods 103.00 101.90 105.37 1.71 -1.06 3.41
Medical Care 106.21 115.46 116.67 1.70 8.71 1.05
Transportation 106.29 103.25 102.22 -0.74 -2.86 -1.00
Communications 100.37 97.80 95.74 -0.27 -2.57 -2.10
Recreation, Cultural
Goods & Services 101.90 100.11 102.22 -0.55 -1.75 2.11
Education 115.16 115.21 120.95 6.95 0.05 4.98
Restaurants and
Cafes 114.05 119.20 121.91 3.67 4.52 2.27
Miscellaneous
goods and Services 107.80 117.01 118.22 -1.33 8.55 1.03
All-items
Consumer Price
Index
107.56 109.42 110.99 1.72 1.73 1.43
52 53 54
55
57
Registered Foreign Trade 56
58
Palestinian Registered Export Indicators*, 2012-2014 57 58 Value in Million USD 59
Indicator 2012 2013 2014
Total Palestinian Exports 782 711 944 Total Palestinian Exports by Country
To Israel 639 781 792 To Arab Countries 109 84 113 To Other Countries 34 31 39 Total Distribution of Exports National Exports 556 636 689 Re- Exports 226 265 255 Total Exports by Region West Bank 777 899 938 Gaza Strip 5 2 6
*: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel
following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.
59
Palestinian Registered Imports Indicators*, 2012-2014 60 Value in Million USD 61
Indicator 2012 2013 2014
Total Palestinian Imports 4,697 5,164 5,683
Total Imports by Means of
Transportation
By Land and Postal packages 0,691 4,611 5,006
Through Electricity Networks & Pipes 506 221 677
Total Imports by Country
From Israel 3,351 3,695 3,958
From EU Countries 496 455 581
From Arab Countries 187 215 274
From American Countries 82 88 95
From Other Countries 581 711 775
Net Trade Balance -3,915 - 4,263 -4,739
*: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its
occupation of the West Bank in 1967.
**: Including Water and Electricity to Palestine and Petroleum Products to Gaza Strip only.
62 Value of Registered Imports, Exports in Goods and Net Trade Balance in 63
Palestine*, 1995 - 2014 64
65 *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its 66 occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 67
68
-6000
-4000
-2000
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Va
lue
in
Millio
n U
SD
Year
imports exports Net Trade Balance in goods
60
Palestinian Foreign Trade Indicators* in Services with Israel, 2012-2014 69 70
Value in Million USD 71
Indicator 2012 2013 2014
Total of Export Services 158 186 191
Total of Import Services 119 136 150
Net Trade Balance in Services 39 50 41
*: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel
following its occupation of the West Bank in 1967.
72 Palestinian Foreign Trade Indicators* in Services with Israel, 2009-2014 73
74 *: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following 75 its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 76
77 78 79 80 81 82
-50
0
50
100
150
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250
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09
20
10
20
11
20
12
20
13
20
14
Va
lue
in
Millio
n U
SD
Year
Total of Export Services Total of Import Services Net Trade Balance in Services
61
83
Building Licenses 84
62
Main Indicators of Building Licenses Issued in Palestine*, 2015 85 86
Indicator Total First
Quarter Second
Quarter Third
Quarter Fourth
Quarter
Number of Licenses Issued** 9,214 1,970 2,345 2,225 2,674
Total Area of Buildings Licensed
(1000 m2)
3,987.5 895.7 1,021.8 920.0 1,150
Number of New Housing Units 14,819 3,226 3,838 3,405 4,350
Total Area of New Housing Units
(1000 m2)
2,622.9 595.3 691.9 596.0 739.7
Number of Existing Housing Units 2,767 452 665 746 904
Total Area of Existing Housing
Units (1000 m2)
442.3 75.3 108.5 124.0 134.5
* Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following its occupation 87 of the West Bank in 1967. 88 ** Excluding boundary walls licenses 89
90 91
63
Transportation 92
& 93
Communications 94
64
Main Indicators of Transportation and Communications in 95 Palestine*, 2012-2014 96
Indicator 2012 2013 2014
Number of Licensed Road Vehicles 217,007 **144,244
**
**162,512
Number of Items Received by Mail *588,940
**
**445,926
**
**439,535
** Number of Items Dispatched by Mail *348,578
**
**127,953
**
**137,599
** Number of Cellular Phone Subscribers 3,190,233 3,267,819 3,290,774
Number of Landline Telephones 393,880 403,025 403,118
Average Number of Calls Per Month (in million)*** 101.3 641.1 -
*: Data doesn’t Include that part of Jerusalem which was annexed forcefully by Israel following 97 its occupation of the West Bank in 1967. 98
**: Data doesn’t include Gaza strip. 99 ***: Average monthly number of calls doesn’t include international calls. 100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
65
Finance & Insurance 109
66
Indicators for Financial Intermediation in Palestine, 2012-2014 110 111
Value in Million USD
2014 2013 2012 Indicator
516 261 01 Number of Establishments
8,991 8,101 7,101 Number of Employees
182.7 611.8 626.1 Compensation of Employees
513.3 014.7 260.0 Output
121.8 641.8 67.2 Intermediate Consumption
391.5 121.6 061.6 Value Added
46.1 10.6 16.1 Gross Fixed Capital
Formation (G. F. C. F)
45 44 46 Establishments of financial
intermediation
471 552 - money exchangers’
Establishments * Data for 2013 represent data for 44 Establishments of financial intermediation activities in addition 112 to 552 money exchangers’ Establishments. 113 ** Data for 2014 represent data for 45 Establishments of financial intermediation activities in 114 addition to 471 money exchangers’ Establishments. 115
116
117
118
119
67
120
121
Other Economic Sectors 122
123
124 125 126
127
68
Main Economic Indicators for Economic Sectors Activities In Palestine, 1024 128 Economic sector
Indicators Internal Trade
Services Industry Construction
764794 344862 174057 536 No. of Enterprises 1664334 1384685 864253 84023 No. of Employed Persons
469456800 810418409 490497008 53415202 Compensation of Employees (1000 USD)
34350437207 24017485801 44102494305 596425607 Output (1000 USD)
738455308 639494205 24390457505 285467405 Intermediate Consumption (1000 USD)
24611481809 14377491506 14712436800 310458202 Value Added (1000 USD) 26460402 127498402 78490200 3442308 G.F.C.F (1000 USD)
G.F.C.F: Gross fixed capital formation
129
130
Selected Ratios for Economic Sectors Activities, 2014 131
Indicators
Economic sector
Construction Industry Services Internal Trade
Compensation per Wage Employee (USD(
7406901 7438102 8416408 6420007
Output per Employed Person (USD 74431804 47456807 14454909 20414204 Output per Wage Employee (USD) 79430000 61468306 20433504 44424202 Value Added per Employed Person (USD)
38471105 19485209 9493506 15470203
Value Added per Wage Employee (USD)
41430603 25474307 13488602 34448905
Value Added to Output (%) 5201 4107 6803 7800 Compensation of Employees to Value Added (%)
1701 2807 5808 1800
Depreciation to Output (%) 107 503 809 508
132 133
134
69
135
Tourism 136
137
138
139
70
Hotel Activities in the West Bank, 2012-2014 140 141
Indicator 2012 2013 2014
Number of Operating Hotels 98 661 109
Number of Rooms 5,377 6,072 1,166
Number of Beds 12,286 13,902 60,827
Number of Guests 575,495 600,362 164,107
Number of Guest Nights 1,336,860 1,467,709 6,217,166
Room Occupancy (%) 29.1 20.8 25.2 142 143 144
Percentage Distribution of Guest Nights in the West Bank by 145 Nationality, 2014 146
147
Palestine
9.6%
European Union 34.0%
Asia
9.5%
Other European
17.2%
U.S.A & Canada
10.7%
Other
19.0%
71
Agriculture 148
72
Main Agricultural Indicators in Palestine 149 150
Value Time Reference
Point Indicator
105,238 1464/1466 Number of Agricultural Holdings
71,761 1464/1466 Number of Plant Holdings
12,167 1461/1461 Number of Animal Holdings
20,010 1461/1461 Number of Mixed Holdings
6,410.6 1464/1466 Cultivated Area (km2)
33,980 46/64/1461 Number of Cattles (head)
730,894 46/64/1461 Number of Sheep (head)
215,335 46/64/1461 Number of Goats (head)
151 152
Number of Livestock’s in Palestine by Type of Livestock, 153 As in 01/10/2013 154
155 156
730,894
215,335
33,980
0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000
Sheep Goats Cattles
73
Olive Presses in Palestine, 2011-2014 157 158 Quantity: metric Ton, Value: USD 1000 159
Indicator 2011 2012 2013 2014 Number of Operating Olive
Presses 272 279 264 265
Quantity of Olives Pressed 93,565.7 104,762.6 65,829.4 108,379.1
Quantity of Oil Extracted 20,754.0 22,951.1 17,641.9 24,758.5
Number of Employees 1,326 1,220 1,119 1,353
Wage Employees 939 891 716 985
Compensation of Employees 1,028.3 1,014.3 689.4 1,024.0
Olive Press Output 9,519.1 9,098.2 8,599.8 14,001.3
Value Added 7,016.8 6,490.8 6,464.0 10,910.9
Gross Fixed Capital
Formation 2,411.4 3,166.4 1,240.8 -
(-): Null 160 161
Quantity of Olives Pressed and Olive Oil Extracted in 162 Palestine, 2011-2014 163
164 165 166
167
168
169
20,754.0
22,951.1
17,641.9 24,758.5
93,565.7
104,762.6 65,829.4
108,379.1
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
2011 2012 2013 2014
Year
Qu
an
tity
in
m
etr
ic T
on
Quantity of Oil Extracted Quantity of Olives Pressed
74
Environment 170
75
Selected Indicators for Water Statistics in Palestine, 2012-2014 171 Quantity in Million m3\ Year 172
Indicator 2012 2013 2014
Quantity of Water Available Annually 349.2 365.7 342.7 Quantity Pumped Annually from Groundwater Wells 253.3 262.9 101.1 Quantity of Spring Water Discharged Annually 39.3 39.5 28.2 Quantity of Water Purchased Annually from Israeli
Water Company (Mekorot) for Domestic Use 56.6 63.3 63.5
Quantity of Annual Water Supply for Domestic
Sector in West Bank 93.9 100.9 102.8
173 Quantity of Water Available Annually in Palestine, 2008-2014 174
175 176 177
Percentage of Households in Palestine by the Main Mean of Obtaining Water 178 and Region, 2015 179
180
181
303.6 315.2
331.1
323.9
349.2 365.7
342.7
300
320
340
360
380
400
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Year
Qu
an
tity
in
M
illio
n m
3
Region
Mean of obtaining water
Public
Water
Network
Water
Tanks
Domestic
Well
Public
Tap
Mineral
Water and
Gallons
Other
Palestine 93.3 38.4 18.1 0.1 13.0 4.1
West Bank 93.4 24.3 27.6 0.0 6.7 0.5
Gaza Strip 93.0
65.4
0.0
0.1
24.9
*11.0
*: Include: Artesian wells and Sabbel water
76
182 Percentage Distribution of Households in Palestine by Wastewater Disposal 183
Method and Region, 2015 184
Region
Wastewater Disposal Method
Wastewater Network
Porous Cesspit Tight Cesspit Other Total
Palestine 53.9 31.8 13.5 0.8 100
West Bank 38.4 43.3 17.1 1.2 100
Gaza Strip 83.5
9.8
6.7
0.0
100
185 186
Percentage of Economic Establishments in Palestine by Mean of Obtaining 187 Water and Region, 2015 188
Region
Mean of Obtaining Water
Public Water
Network
Water
Tanks
Domestic
Well
Mineral Water
and Gallons Other
Palestine 83.4 13.6 1.7 14.9 2.4
West Bank 88.7 9.3 2.5 6.9 1.8
Gaza Strip 72.2
22.7
-
32.2
3.6
189 Percentage Distribution of Economic Establishments in Palestine by the Main 190
Wastewater Disposal Method and Region, 2015 191
Region
Wastewater Disposal Method Not
Exist Total
Wastewater Network
Tight
Cesspit Porous
Cesspit Other
Palestine 71.3 5.5 15.2 3.9 4.1 100
West Bank 68.8 7.0 20.7 1.6 1.9 100
Gaza Strip 76.8
2.3
3.4
8.8*
8.7
100
* : Include: Roads, and public toilet 192 193 194
195
77
Quantity of Annual Rainfall in the West Bank by Station Location, 2012 (mm) 196 197
198 199 200
Percentage of Household in Palestine Which Have a Solar Heater by 201 Region, January 2015 202
203 204 205
Imported Electricity in Palestine by Region and Source (Mwh), 2014 206
Total
Source
Region Jordan Egypt
Israeli Electricity
Company
4,935,297 34,301 216,999 4,683,997 Palestine
3,619,112 34,301 - 3,584,811 West Bank
1,316,185 - 216,999 1,099,186 Gaza Strip
207 208
667 612 595
544 529 512
201
0
200
400
600
800
Tulkarm Ramallah Nablus Hebron Jenin Beithlehem Jericho
56.5 63.1
43.8
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip
Region
Perc
en
t
78
Number of Settlements and Settlers in the West Bank by Governorate, 2014 209 210
Number of
Settlers
Number of
Settlements Governorate
599,901 150 West Bank
2,437 5 Jenin
1,845 7 Tubas
3,019 3 Tulkarm
15,549 12 Nablus
35,878 8 Qalqiliya
37,350 13 Salfit
120,417 26 Ramallah & Al-Bireh
5,808 17 Jericho & Al-Aghwar
286,997 26 Jerusalem
210,420 16 Area J1
76,577 10 Area J2
72,626 13 Bethlehem
17,975 20 Hebron
211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222
223 224
79
Housing Conditions225
80
Percentage Distribution of Households in Palestine 226 by Housing Density (Person per Room), 2012,2013, 5112 227
228 Housing Density (Person per Room) 2012 2013 2015
Less than 1 17.0 60.2 12.5
1.00- 1.99 51.1 46.9 46.0
2.00- 2.99 24.3 27.6 28.3
3.00+ 7.6 11.0 13.2
Total 100 100 100
Average Housing Density 1.5 1.6 1.7
229 230
Percentage Distribution of Households in Palestine by Housing Density, 5112 231
232 233
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20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
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