Arab Society: Demographic and Social Trends - Issue No. 16 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

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Arab Society: Demographic and Social Trends - Issue No. 16

ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/CL4.SIT/2022/2


Country: Arab region

Publication Type: Flagship publications

Cluster: Statistics, Information Society and Technology

Focus Area: Population dynamics & migration, Gender equality, 2030 Agenda

Initiatives: International migration, Population & Housing Censuses, Water Resources Management Tools, Addressing multidimensional poverty

SDGs: Agenda 2030, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords: Population, Households, Family, Housing conditions, Health, Covid-19, Education, Labour, Poverty, Equality, Culture, Demographic statistics, Social statistics, Arab countries, International migration, Water statistics, Household size, Data analysis, Socio-economic indicators

Arab Society: Demographic and Social Trends - Issue No. 16

March 2023

This 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, and focuses on population dynamics, household composition and family formation, housing conditions, health, labour, poverty and inequality, education, culture, social participation and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Data are compiled primarily from national statistical offices of ESCWA member countries and supplemented by public accessible data from international organizations, such as the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Bank, the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and
UN HABITAT.

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