| People | Gaza Strip |
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Population:
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1,537,269 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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4,271 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 47.1% (male 370,767/female 353,571)
15-64 years: 50.4% (male 396,110/female 378,743)
65 years and over: 2.5% (male 15,716/female 22,362) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 16.2 years
male: 16.1 years
female: 16.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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3.609% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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38.38 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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3.67 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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1.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 21.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.34 years
male: 71.01 years
female: 73.73 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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5.51 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: NA
adjective: NA |
Ethnic groups:
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Palestinian Arab |
Religions:
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Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7% |
Languages:
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Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.4%
male: 96.7%
female: 88% (2004 est.) |
People - note:
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void |
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