Jon Pedersen

The Demography of Palestinians:
New surveys in the Occupied Territories and Jordan

This paper is more of a menu than a dish. The paper describe some of the issues that have been raised in the design and implementation of the two surveys: Demographic survey of the Palestinian territories, that is the West Bank and Gaza, and the Jordan Living Conditions Survey.

Contents

Introduction
High Fertility
...but Striking Differences
Low Mortality
Female Surplus Mortality
Migration and Refugees
The New Surveys
References