Gaza Strip Demographics Profile 2009

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.)

Birth rate

36.93 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

3.44 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 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 (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.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

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

Education expenditures

NA