Short facts about people of Gaza Strip

Population:

1,178,119 (July 2001 est.) note:  in addition, there are some 6,900 Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip (August 2000 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  49.89% (male 301,288; female 286,481) 15-64 years:  47.32% (male 283,274; female 274,189) 65 years and over:  2.79% (male 14,121; female 18,766) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

4.01% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

42.48 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

4.21 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

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:  0.75 male(s)/female total population:  1.03 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

25.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  71.01 years male:  69.76 years female:  72.32 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.42 children born/woman (2001 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%

Source: World Factbook