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Egypt vs. Gaza Strip

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EgyptGaza Strip
Population106,437,241 (July 2021 est.)1,957,062 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 33.62% (male 18,112,550/female 16,889,155)

15-24 years: 18.01% (male 9,684,437/female 9,071,163)

25-54 years: 37.85% (male 20,032,310/female 19,376,847)

55-64 years: 6.08% (male 3,160,438/female 3,172,544)

65 years and over: 4.44% (male 2,213,539/female 2,411,457) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 42.53% (male 418,751/female 397,013)

15-24 years: 21.67% (male 210,240/female 205,385)

25-54 years: 29.47% (male 275,976/female 289,277)

55-64 years: 3.66% (male 36,409/female 33,731)

65 years and over: 2.68% (male 27,248/female 24,191) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 24.1 years

male: 23.8 years

female: 24.5 years (2020 est.)
total: 18 years

male: 17.7 years

female: 18.4 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate2.17% (2021 est.)2.05% (2021 est.)
Birth rate26.44 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)28.1 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate4.36 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)2.94 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-4.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female

total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.13 male(s)/female

total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 18.25 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 19.74 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 16.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 15.6 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 16.8 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 14.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 74.01 years

male: 72.54 years

female: 75.57 years (2021 est.)
total population: 75.14 years

male: 73.38 years

female: 77 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate3.23 children born/woman (2021 est.)3.54 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2020 est.)NA
Nationalitynoun: Egyptian(s)

adjective: Egyptian
noun: NA

adjective: NA
Ethnic groupsEgyptian 99.7%, other 0.3% (2006 est.)

note: data represent respondents by nationality
Palestinian Arab
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS24,000 (2020 est.)NA
ReligionsMuslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10% (2015 est.)Muslim 98.0 - 99.0% (predominantly Sunni), Christian <1.0%, other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0% (2012 est.)

note: dismantlement of Israeli settlements was completed in September 2005; Gaza has had no Jewish population since then
HIV/AIDS - deaths<500 (2020 est.)NA
LanguagesArabic (official), English, and French widely understood by educated classes

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Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood)

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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 71.2%

male: 76.5%

female: 65.5% (2017)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97.2%

male: 98.7%

female: 95.7% (2018)

note: estimates are for Gaza and the West Bank
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2017)
total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2013)

note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Education expendituresNA5.3% of GDP (2017)

note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Urbanizationurban population: 42.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 77% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 2.85% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 98.8% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 1.2% of population

total: 0.6% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 97.1% of population

rural: 97.1% of population

total: 96.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 2.9% of population

rural: 2.9% of population

total: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)

note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 99.8% of population

rural: 97.6% of population

total: 98.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population

rural: 2.4% of population

total: 1.5% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 99.3% of population

total: 99.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0.7% of population

total: 0.2% of population (2017 est.)

note: note includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Maternal mortality rate37 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)27 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Children under the age of 5 years underweight7% (2014)2.1% (2019/20)

note: estimate is for Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Physicians density0.45 physicians/1,000 population (2018)2.77 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Hospital bed density1.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)1.3 beds/1,000 population (2018)
Contraceptive prevalence rate58.5% (2014)57.3% (2019/20)

note:  includes Gaza Strip and West Bank
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 64.6

youth dependency ratio: 55.8

elderly dependency ratio: 8.8

potential support ratio: 11.4 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 71.2

youth dependency ratio: 65.7

elderly dependency ratio: 5.5

potential support ratio: 18.2 (2020 est.)

note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank

Source: CIA Factbook