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The Palestinian territories, occupied — according to the United Nations terminology — since the 1967 Six-Day War, include the West Bank and the Gaza strip. Demographics of these territories therefore include both those of the Gaza strip and those of the West Bank. Data provided by the CIA World Fact Book, July 2006.

Demographics of the West Bank

Population

2,460,492
note: in addition, there are some 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2004 est.)

Age structure


0-14 years: 42.9% (male 541,110; female 515,202)
15-64 years: 53.7% (male 676,427; female 644,347)
65 years and over: 3.4% (male 35,440; female 47,966) (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

3.06% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

31.67 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

3.92 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

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 (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate


total population: 19.15/1,000 live births
male: 21.12/1,000 live births
female: 17.05/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth


total population: 73.27 years
male: 71.5 years
female: 75.15 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

4.28 children born/woman (2006 est.)

Nationality


noun: Palestinians
adjective: Palestinian

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: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 96.3%
female: 87.4% (2003 est.)

See also : West Bank

Demographics of the Gaza Strip

Population

1,428,757

Age structure


0-14 years: 48.1% (male 351,642; female 335,060)
15-64 years: 49.4% (male 360,147; female 345,318)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 15,231; female 21,359) (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

3.71% (2006 est.; see also: Demographic trap)

Birth rate

39.45 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate


total population: 22.4/1,000 live births
male: 23.48/1,000 live births
female: 21.27/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth


total population: 71.97 years
male: 70.67 years
female: 73.34 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

5.78 children born/woman (2006 est.)

Nationality


noun: Palestinians
adjective: Palestinian

Ethnic groups

Palestinian Arab and other 99.4%, Jewish 0.6%

Religions

Muslim 98.7% (predominantly Sunni), Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%

Languages

Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood)

Literacy


definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 96.3%
female: 87.4% (2003 est.)

See also : Gaza Strip

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