The People of Gaza Strip
The People of Gaza Strip
NA People
Population: 1,551,859 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: 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: total: 17.4 years male: 17.2 years female: 17.5 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.349% (2009 est.)
Death rate: 3.53 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sex ratio: 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: 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: total population: 73.42 years male: 71.82 years female: 75.12 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.03 children born/woman (2009 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
Religions: Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7%
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.)