Short facts about people of West Bank

Population:

2,090,713 (July 2001 est.) note:  in addition, there are some 176,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and about 173,000 in East Jerusalem (August 1999 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  44.61% (male 478,232; female 454,439) 15-64 years:  51.8% (male 552,661; female 530,230) 65 years and over:  3.59% (male 32,629; female 42,522) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.48% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

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

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.77 male(s)/female total population:  1.04 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  72.28 years male:  70.58 years female:  74.07 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.9 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 83%, Jewish 17%

Religions:

Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%

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