| People | Gaza Strip |
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Population:
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1,551,859 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 72% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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4,311 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 44.4% (male 353,489/female 334,770)
15-64 years: 53% (male 420,618/female 402,297)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 16,483/female 24,202) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 17.4 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 17.5 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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3.349% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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36.93 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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3.53 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 18.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.42 years
male: 71.82 years
female: 75.12 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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5.03 children born/woman (2009 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.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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