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Nationality:
noun: NA
adjective:
NA
Ethnic groups:
Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%
Languages:
Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
Religions:
Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
Population:
2,622,544 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
note:
approximately 325,500 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2011); approximately 186,929 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2010)
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 35.1% (male 472,011/female 447,765)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
21.8% (male 292,786/female 278,622)
25-54 years:
35.4% (male 477,675/female 450,653)
55-64 years:
4% (male 52,229/female 52,882)
65 years and over:
3.7% (male 40,765/female 57,156) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 21.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
21.5 years
female:
21.9 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.063% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
24.19 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
3.56 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 72% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
3.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
64 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 14.47 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 119
male:
16.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.24 years
country comparison to the world: 90
male:
73.17 years
female:
77.42 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.98 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
Education expenditures:
NA
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
92.4%
male:
96.7%
female:
88% (2004 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male:
13 years
female:
14 years (2006)
youth ages 15-24:, youth ages 15-24:
total: 46.9%
country comparison to the world: 5
male:
38.8%
female:
47.3% (2008)
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