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West Bank



West Bank People:

Population:
2,385,615 (July 2004 est.)
note: In addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem

Age structure:
0-14 years: 43.4% (male:530,197; female:504,794)
15-64 years: 53.2% (male:649,610; female:619,335)
65 years and over: 3.4% (male:34,803; female:46,876) (2005)

Median age:
total: 18.14 years
male: 17.99 years
female: 18.3 years (2005)

Population growth rate:
3.13% (2005 est.)

Birth rate:
32.37 births / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate:
3.99 deaths / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate:
2.88 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 19.62 deaths / 1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 21.66 deaths / 1,000 live births
female: 17.45 deaths / 1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total: 73.08 years (2005 est.)
male: 71.33 years
female: 74.95 years

Total fertility rate:
4.4 children born/woman (2005 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 (predominantly Sunni) 75%, 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: 91.9%
male: 96.3%
female: 87.4% (2003)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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