Gaza Strip Demographics Profile 2013

Population

1,710,257 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 43.8% (male 384,494/female 363,818)
15-24 years: 21.1% (male 185,250/female 176,385)
25-54 years: 29.2% (male 256,533/female 243,336)
55-64 years: 3.3% (male 27,745/female 28,461)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 17,939/female 26,296) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 17.9 years
male: 17.7 years
female: 18.1 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

3.108% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

34.3 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

3.22 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 72% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 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 (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 16.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.16 years
male: 72.48 years
female: 75.95 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

4.57 children born/woman (2012 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.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures

NA

Maternal mortality rate

64 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)