Population: 1,086,081 (July 1991), growth rate 2.6% (1991); in addition, there are 90,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank and 120,000 in East Jerusalem (1990 est.)

Birth rate: 37 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 4 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 47 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 65 years male, 69 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 4.9 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: NA

Ethnic divisions: Palestinian Arab and other 88%, Jewish 12%

Religion: Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 80%, Jewish 12%, Christian and other 8%

Language: Arabic, Israeli settlers speak Hebrew, English widely understood

Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)

Labor force: NA; excluding Israeli Jewish settlers--small industry, commerce, and business 29.8%, construction 24.2%, agriculture 22.4%, service and other 23.6% (1984)

Organized labor: NA

NOTE: The information regarding West Bank on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of West Bank People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about West Bank People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.