| People | West Bank |
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Population:
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2,611,904
note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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464 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 41.9% (male 560,604/female 533,590)
15-64 years: 54.8% (male 732,930/female 697,411)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male 37,015/female 50,354) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 18.7 years
male: 18.6 years
female: 18.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.919% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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30.35 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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3.79 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 18.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 20.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.65 years
male: 71.85 years
female: 75.56 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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4.06 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 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.) |
People - note:
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void |
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