阿拉伯社会人口和社会趋势第17期

Arab SocietyDemographic and Social Trends Issue No. 172025 VISIONESCWA, an innovative catalyst for a stable, just and flourishing Arab region MISSION Committed to the 2030 Agenda, ESCWA’s passionate team produces innovativeknowledge, fosters regional consensus and delivers transformational policy advice.Together, we work for a sustainable future for all. Arab SocietyDemographic and Social Trends Issue No. 172025 © 2025 United NationsAll rights reserved worldwide Photocopies and reproductions of excerpts are allowed with proper credits. All queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to the United NationsEconomic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), e-mail: publications-escwa@un.org. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors anddo not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its officials or Member States. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply theexpression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal statusof any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiersorboundaries. Links contained in this publication are provided for the convenience of the reader and are correct at thetime of issue.The United Nations takes no responsibility for the continued accuracy of that information orfor the content of any external website. References have, wherever possible, been verified. Mention of commercial names and products does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations. References to dollars ($) are to United States dollars, unless otherwise stated. Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention ofsuch a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. United Nations publication issued by ESCWA, United Nations House,Riad El Solh Square, P.O. Box: 11–8575, Beirut, Lebanon. Website: www.unescwa.org. Acknowledgements The present report was produced by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA),under the overall guidance of the Executive Secretary, Rola Dashti, and the insightful direction of theLeader of the Statistics, Information Society andTechnology Cluster, Nibal Idelbi.The authors are gratefulto the national statistical offices of member States for providing ESCWA with the necessary data toprepare the present report. Lead author: Ismail Lubbad Authors: Kaylin Fabian, Zeina Sinno, Dina Karanouh, and Nada Moudallal Coordinators: Ismail Lubbad, and Kaylin Fabian Contributors: Ali Rustom, and Ranam Hamoud Regional expert reviewers:Technical Advisory Group in Demographic and Social Statistics Preface Arab Society: Demographic and SocialTrends, Issue No. 17 is the latest in a series published bienniallyby the Statistics, Information Society andTechnology Cluster of the Economic and Social Commissionfor Western Asia (ESCWA). Focusing on population dynamics, household composition, familyformation, housing conditions, health, labour, education, poverty and inequality, the report provides acomprehensive and up-to-date overview of Arab society, showing how it is changing across countriesin the region and identifying factors behind those trends. Data have been drawn primarily from thenational statistical offices of ESCWA member States, supplemented by data from a wide range ofinternationalorganizations. The present publication is produced with a wide audience in mind, including policymakers, serviceproviders, researchers and teachers at academic institutions, journalists, staff members at nationalstatistical offices, and the general public. Contents Acknowledgements........................................................................................................................................................................... 3Preface............................................................................................................................................................................................... 4Key messages.................................................................................................................................................................................... 8Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................................121. Population.............................................................................................................................................................................162. Households and families..................................................................................................................................................... 323. Housing conditions..............................................................