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Population: |
2,385,615
note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 43.4% (male 530,197/female 504,794)
15-64 years: 53.2% (male 649,610/female 619,335)
65 years and over: 3.4% (male 34,803/female 46,876) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 18.14 years
male: 17.99 years
female: 18.3 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
3.13% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
32.37 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
3.99 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
2.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 19.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 73.08 years
male: 71.33 years
female: 74.95 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
4.4 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA
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Nationality: |
noun: NA
adjective: NA
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Ethnic groups: |
Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%
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Religions: |
Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
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Languages: |
Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
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Literacy: |
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
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