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Noun Israeli(s)
Adjective Israeli Ethnic groups
Jewish 76.4% (of which Israel-born 67.1%, Europe/America-born 22.6%, Africa-born 5.9%, Asia-born 4.2%), non-Jewish 23.6% (mostly Arab) (2004) Languages
Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), English (most commonly used foreign language) Religions
Jewish 75.6%, Muslim 16.9%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.7%, other 3.8% (2008) Population World Ranking: 97
7,590,758 (July 2012 est.)
Note Approximately 311,100 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2010); approximately 18,100 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2010); approximately 186,929 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2010) Age structure
0-14 years
27.6% (male 1,057,113/female 1,008,978) 15-64 years 62.2% (male 2,358,858/female 2,292,281) 65 years and over 10.1% (male 331,034/female 424,788) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 29.5 years
Male 28.9 years Female 30.3 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 77
1.541% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 100
18.97 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 175
5.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 40
1.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 92% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 1.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
Tel Aviv-Yafo 3.219 million; Haifa 1.027 million; JERUSALEM (capital) 768,000 (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.78 male(s)/female Total population 1.01 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 164
7 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 199
Total 4.07 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 4.25 deaths/1,000 live births Female 3.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 18
Total population 81.07 years
Male 78.88 years Female 83.36 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 76
2.67 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 36
9.5% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
3.633 physicians/1,000 population (2007) Hospital bed density
5.83 beds/1,000 population (2007) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 94
0.2% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 109
7,500 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 116
Fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 15
22.9% (2001)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 30
5.9% of GDP (2007)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 97.1%Male 98.5% Female 95.9% (2004 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 15 years
Male 15 years Female 16 years (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 78
Total 14.7%
Male 15.7% Female 13.9% (2009)
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