Demographics of Israel, demographics section in Gaza strip
Population:
2,020,298
note:
in addition, there are some 171,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and about 172,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
45% (male 463,644; female 440,211)
15-64 years:
52% (male 531,711; female 511,256)
65 years and over:
3% (male 32,107; female 41,369) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.38% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 36.73 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.49 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 1.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 22.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
72.08 years
male:
70.39 years
female:
73.86 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.02 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
NA
adjective:
NA
Ethnic groups: Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%
Religions: Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
Languages: Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
Literacy:
definition:
NA
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%