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Introduction - Gaza Strip: | Location - Gaza Strip: | People - Gaza Strip: | Population | 1,482,405 (July 2007 est.) | | Age structure | 0-14 years: 47.6% (male 361,115/female 344,236)
15-64 years: 49.9% (male 377,927/female 361,824)
65 years and over: 2.5% (male 15,454/female 21,849) (2007 est.) | | Median age | total: 16 years
male: 15.9 years
female: 16.2 years (2007 est.) | | Population growth rate | 3.66% (2007 est.) | | Birth rate | 38.9 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Death rate | 3.74 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Net migration rate | 1.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.049 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.045 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.707 male(s)/female
total population: 1.037 male(s)/female (2007 est.) | | Infant mortality rate | total: 21.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) | | Life expectancy at birth | total population: 72.16 years
male: 70.84 years
female: 73.54 years (2007 est.) | | Total fertility rate | 5.64 children born/woman (2007 est.) | | Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | NA | | Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | NA | | Hiv aids deaths | NA | | Nationality | noun: NA
adjective: NA | | Ethnic groups | Palestinian Arab and other 99.4%, Jewish 0.6% | | Religions | Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, 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: 92.4%
male: 96.7%
female: 88% (2004 est.) | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |