Demographic sustainability and rural development policy

Figures & data

Figure 1. Demographic structure and its stages of development.

Figure 2. Evaluation matrix of environmental sensitivity to development. The darker the color, the higher is the sensitivity to development.

Table 1. Distribution of the Galilee settlements by type and demographic structure.

Type of demographic structure	Agricultural settlements	Community settlements	Arab settlements	Total
‘young population’	68 (60.0%)	32 (28.3%)	13 (11.7%)	113 (100%) (32.6%)
‘dependent population’	54 (87.1%)	3 (4.8%)	5 (8.1%)	62 (100%) (17.8%)
‘middle-aged population’	39 (73.6%)	11 (20.1%)	3 (6.3%)	53 (100%) (15.3%)
‘old population’	95 (79.8%)	16 (13.4%)	8 (6.8%)	119 (100%) (34.3%)
Total	256 (73.8%)	62 (17.9%)	29 (8.3%)	347 (100%)

Table 2. Distribution of the Galilee settlements by type and the need (aggregated score) for policy and development intervention.

Aggregated score^a	Agricultural settlements	Community settlements	Arab settlements	Total
3–5	35	14	2	51
6–7	89	30	11	130
8–9	84	14	11	109
10–12	48	4	5	57
Total	256	62	29	347
^aThe higher the score, the higher is the need for policy and development intervention.