The People of West Bank
The People of West Bank
NA People
Population: 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.)
Age structure: 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: total: 20.5 years male: 20.4 years female: 20.8 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.178% (2009 est.)
Death rate: 3.7 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: 1.05 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: 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: total population: 74.54 years male: 72.54 years female: 76.65 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.22 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 and other 83%, Jewish 17%
Religions: Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
Languages: Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and 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.)