Gaza Strip People
Population1,324,991
note: in addition, there are more than 5,000 Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip (July 2004 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 49% (male 332,582; female 316,606)
15-64 years: 48.3% (male 326,450; female 314,098)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 14,847; female 20,408) (2004 est.)
Median age
total: 15.5 years
male: 15.3 years
female: 15.6 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
3.83% (2004 est.)
Birth rate
40.62 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
3.95 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate
1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 23.54 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 24.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.59 years
male: 70.31 years
female: 72.94 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
6.04 children born/woman (2004 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 99.4%, Jewish 0.6%
Religions
Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%
Languages
Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
Literacy
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
