Marriage patterns in the Palestinian territories, and the changes that occurred during the past two decades

The Palestinian community in the Palestinian territories is a special case of its kind, is characterized by early marriage rates, especially for females (median rate of first marriage is approximately 19 years), in contrast there is a high percentage of never married women for whom aged 35 and over (more than 10% of all women in this age), as characterized by the Palestinians, particularly high proportion of females educated (Holds a bachelor's degree or higher) compared with the developing societies and the high proportion of married relatives, and this study will try to analyze and study the trends and patterns of marriage in the Palestinian territories and the factors influencing the high rates of early marriage and delayed marriage in the Palestinian territories and the factors influencing the high rates of early marriage and delayed for females in the Palestinian territories at the same time , through the data available from censuses and surveys carried out in 1995-2010 in the Palestinian territories.