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| Population | 1,795,183 (July 2017 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 44.78% (male 412,644/female 391,275) 15-24 years: 21.25% (male 192,292/female 189,166) 25-54 years: 28.02% (male 246,518/female 256,543) 55-64 years: 3.4% (male 31,961/female 29,119) 65 years and over: 2.54% (male 23,729/female 21,936) (2017 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 75.8 youth dependency ratio: 70.5 elderly dependency ratio: 5.2 potential support ratio: 19.1 note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 17.2 years male: 16.8 years female: 17.5 years (2017 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 2.33% (2017 est.) |
| Birth rate | 31.4 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -5.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 75.7% of total population (2017) rate of urbanization: 2.75% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 16.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.6 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 74.2 years male: 72.5 years female: 75.9 years (2017 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 4.13 children born/woman (2017 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 57.2% (includes Gaza Strip and West Bank) (2014) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 50.7% of population rural: 81.5% of population total: 58.4% of population unimproved: urban: 49.3% of population rural: 18.5% of population total: 41.6% of population note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 93% of population rural: 90.2% of population total: 92.3% of population unimproved: urban: 7% of population rural: 9.8% of population total: 7.7% of population note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: NA adjective: NA |
| Ethnic groups | Palestinian Arab |
| Religions | 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 |
| Languages | Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.9% male: 98.6% female: 95.2% note: estimates are for Gaza and the West Bank (2016 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 13 years male: 12 years female: 14 years note: data represent Gaza and the West Bank (2015) |
| Education expenditures | 1.3% of GDP note: includes West Bank (2015) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 45 deaths/100,000 live births note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 1.4% note: estimate is for Gaza and the West Bank (2014) |
| Physicians density | 2.1 physicians/1,000 population (2013) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.4 beds/1,000 population (2014) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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