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Demographics of the West Bank
Population
2,611,904 [1]
In addition, included are some 267,163 Israeli inhabitants in the West Bank and more than 200,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2004 estimate.)
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.) [2]
Population growth rate
2.985% (2007 est.) [3]
Birth rate
30.99 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Mortality 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.)
Nationality
noun: Palestinians
adjective: Palestinian
Ethnic groups
Palestinian Arab and other (Kurd, Sharkasian, Armenian) 83%, Jewish 17% (Except for a small minority of Samaritan Jews near Nablus; mostcitation needed (if not all) of the Jews in the Palestinian territories are Israeli citizens)
Religions
Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8% (if excluding non citizens of the Palestinian Authority and therefore West Bank Area C and East Jerusalem Israelis: Muslim 90.1%, Christian 9.8%, Jewish 0.1%)
Languages
Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli inhabitants and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.9% male: 96.3% female: 87.4% (2003 est.)
Demographics of the Gaza Strip
Population
1,482,405 (June, 2007)[1]
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.)
Population growth rate
3.71% (2006 est.; see also: Demographic trap)
Birth rate
39.45 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mortality rate
3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate
1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
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.)
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.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.97 years
male: 70.67 years
female: 73.34 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate
5.79 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Nationality
noun: Palestinians
adjective: Palestinian
Ethnic groups
Palestinian Arab and other 99.4%, Jewish 0% (Since the disengagement from the Gaza Strip, no Jews remain in Gaza
Religions
Muslim 98.7% (predominantly Sunni), Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%
Languages
Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 96.3%
female: 87.4% (2003 est.)
References
See also
- Palestinian economy
- Palestinian people
- Palestinian National Authority (PNA)
- Politics of Palestine
- CIA World Fact Book
- Demographics of Israel
- Population statistics for Israeli West Bank settlements
External links
- CIA World Fact Book
- PA demographics American-Israel Demographic Research Group
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