| People | West Bank |
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Population:
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2,461,267
note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (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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437 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 37.3% (male 470,735/female 446,878)
15-64 years: 59.1% (male 744,822/female 708,695)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 37,471/female 52,666) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 20.5 years
male: 20.4 years
female: 20.8 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.178% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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25.44 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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3.7 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: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 15.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.54 years
male: 72.54 years
female: 76.65 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.22 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 and other 83%, Jewish 17% |
Religions:
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Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8% |
Languages:
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Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and 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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