According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the size of the population is just under 4million divided among the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the Jerusalem Governorate with nearly 2.4 million, 1.4 million and 400 thousand respectively.
Projected Population by age:
0-17 years 52.2%
18-64 44.9%
65+ 2.9%
Division of Information Technology (2006)
Availability of TV sets 95.3%
Availability of computers at home 32.9%
Availability of Internet at home 15.9%
Percentage of population who have a mobile 50.9%
Labor Force Males Females
Labor force participation rate 86% 17.5%
Unemployment rate in Palestinian territories 23.5% 16.2%
Unemployment rate in West Bank 17.4% 12.5%
Unemployment rate in Gaza Strip 35.6% 29.8%
Economics:
GDP (2006- US$ million) 4.150
GDP per capita (2006 – US$) 1,141.4
Imports (2004 million US$) 2,373.2
Exports (2004 million US$) 312.7
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