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West Bank People 1996

Population:

1,319,991 (July 1995 est.)

note:

in addition, there are 122,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank and 149,000 in East Jerusalem (August 1994 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

46% (female 293,269; male 308,775)

15-64 years:

51% (female 335,193; male 337,722)

65 years and over:

3% (female 25,759; male 19,273) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.5% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

39.83 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

4.84 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

29.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

71.42 years

male:

69.91 years

female:

73 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.34 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

adjective:

Ethnic divisions:

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), English (widely understood)

Literacy:

NA%

Labor force:

by occupation:

construction 28.2%, agriculture 21.8%, industry 14.5%, commerce, restaurants, and hotels 12.6%, other services 22.9% (1991)

note:

excluding Jewish settlers

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