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People And SocietyNationality
Noun NA
Adjective NA Ethnic groups
Palestinian Arab
Languages
Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood) Religions
Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7% Population World Ranking: 151
1,710,257 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
43.9% (male 374,110/female 354,088) 15-64 years 53.5% (male 453,253/female 432,855) 65 years and over 2.6% (male 17,326/female 25,523) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 17.9 years
Male 17.7 years Female 18.1 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 7
3.108% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 30
34.3 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 216
3.22 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 87
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 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 (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 95
64 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 105
Total 16.55 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 17.65 deaths/1,000 live births Female 15.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 109
Total population 74.16 years
Male 72.48 years Female 75.95 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 28
4.57 children born/woman (2012 est.) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
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Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids
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Hiv/aids - deaths
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Education expenditures
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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)
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