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Other pages in this profile of the West Bank:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 2,611,904 note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 463.1 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 41.9% (male 560,604/female 533,590) 15-64 years: 54.8% (male 732,930/female 697,411) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 37,015/female 50,354) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 18.7 years male: 18.6 years female: 18.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.919% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 30.35 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.79 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 18.21 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.09 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 73.65 years male: 71.85 years female: 75.56 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.06 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Nationality |
Definition noun: NA adjective: NA |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17% |
Religions |
Definition Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8% |
Languages |
Definition Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood) |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.4% male: 96.7% female: 88% (2004 est.) |
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