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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.

Contents 1 Demographics of the West Bank 1.1 Population 1.2 Age structure 1.3 Population growth rate 1.4 Birth rate 1.5 Mortality rate 1.6 Net migration rate 1.7 Sex ratio 1.8 Infant mortality rate 1.9 Life expectancy at birth 1.10 Total fertility rate 1.11 Nationality 1.12 Ethnic groups 1.13 Religions 1.14 Languages 1.15 Literacy 2 Demographics of the Gaza Strip 2.1 Population 2.2 Age structure 2.3 Population growth rate 2.4 Birth rate 2.5 Mortality rate 2.6 Net migration rate 2.7 Sex ratio 2.8 Infant mortality rate 2.9 Life expectancy at birth 2.10 Total fertility rate 2.11 Nationality 2.12 Ethnic groups 2.13 Religions 2.14 Languages 2.15 Literacy 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Demographics of the West Bank

[edit] 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.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Population growth rate

3.06% (2006 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

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

[edit] Mortality rate

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

[edit] Net migration rate

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

[edit] 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.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

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

[edit] Total fertility rate

4.28 children born/woman (2006 est.)

[edit] Nationality

noun: Palestinians
adjective: Palestinian

[edit] Ethnic groups

Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%

[edit] Religions

Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%

[edit] Languages

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Demographics of the Gaza Strip

[edit] Population

1,428,757

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Population growth rate

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

[edit] Birth rate

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

[edit] Mortality rate

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

[edit] Net migration rate

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

[edit] 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.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

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

[edit] Total fertility rate

5.78 children born/woman (2006 est.)

[edit] Nationality

noun: Palestinians
adjective: Palestinian

[edit] Ethnic groups

Palestinian Arab and other 99.4%, Jewish 0.6%

[edit] Religions

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

[edit] Languages

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

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• Palestinian economy
• Palestinian people
• Palestinian Authority (PA)
• Politics of Palestine
• CIA World Fact Book
• Demographics of Israel

[edit] External links

• CIA World Fact Book
• PA demographics American-Israel Demographic Research Group