ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/CL4.SIT/2025/1
Country: People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Kingdom of Bahrain, Union of the Comoros, Arab Republic of Egypt, Republic of Iraq, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, State of Kuwait, Lebanese Republic, State of Libya, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Kingdom of Morocco, Sultanate of Oman, State of Palestine, State of Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Federal Republic of Somalia, Republic of Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Republic of Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Republic of Yemen
Publication Type: Flagship publications
Cluster: Statistics, Information Society and Technology
Focus Area: Gender equality, Inclusive development, Population dynamics & migration, Statistics, Technology & innovation
Initiatives: Reducing inequalities, Civil registration & vital statistics, Arab Digital Inclusion Platform
SDGs: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Keywords: Age-sex distribution, Algeria, Bahrain, Child nutrition, Comoros, Consumption, Contraceptive usage, Demographic statistics, Disability statistics, Drinking water, Health statistics, Early marriage, Educational statistics, Egypt, Employment, Female-headed households, Fertility rate, Health economics, Health personnel, Hospitals, Housing conditions, International migration, Household size, Internet, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Labour statistics, Lebanon, Libya, Life expectancy, Mauritania, Morocco, Obesity, Oman, Population dynamics, Population growth, Population size, Poverty, Prenatal care, Qatar, Refugees, Sanitation services, Saudi arabia, Somalia, State of palestine, Sudan, Syrian arab republic, Tunisia, Unemployment, United arab emirates, Vital statistics, Women's employment, Yemen
Arab Society Demographic and Social Trends Issue No. 17
April 2025
The present publication is the latest in a series published biennially by the Statistics, Information Society and Technology Cluster of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). It presents a broad illustration of Arab society and the ways in which it has been changing, focusing on population dynamics, household composition and family formation, housing conditions, health, labour, poverty and inequality, and education.
Data are compiled primarily from national statistical offices of ESCWA member States and supplemented by public accessible data from international organizations, such as the International Labour Organization, the World Bank, the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
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The present publication is the latest in a series published biennially by the Statistics, Information Society and Technology Cluster of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). It presents a broad illustration of Arab society and the ways in which it has been changing, focusing on population dynamics, household composition and family formation, housing conditions, health, labour, poverty and inequality, and education.
Data are compiled primarily from national statistical offices of ESCWA member States and supplemented by public accessible data from international organizations, such as the International Labour Organization, the World Bank, the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
