People of West Bank
Population: | 2535927 note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2004 est.) |
Age structure: | 0-14 years: 42.4% (male 551,243/female 524,800) 15-64 years: 54.2% (male 704,209/female 670,382) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 36,175/female 49,118) (2007 est.) |
Median age: | total: 18.5 years male: 18.4 years female: 18.6 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: | 2.985% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: | 30.99 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: | 3.85 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: | 2.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 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: 0.736 male(s)/female total population: 1.038 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: | total: 18.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.59 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 73.46 years male: 71.68 years female: 75.35 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: | 4.17 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths: | NA |
Nationality: | noun: NA adjective: NA |
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: 92.4% male: 96.7% female: 88% (2004 est.) |