| Population |
6,199,008
note: includes about 187,000 israeli settlers in the west bank, about 20,000 in the israeli-occupied golan heights, more than 5,000 in the gaza strip, and fewer than 177,000 in east jerusalem (july 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 26.7% (male 847,591; female 808,399)
15-64 years: 63.4% (male 1,976,539; female 1,954,782)
65 years and over: 9.9% (male 262,781; female 348,916) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 29.2 years
male: 28.3 years
female: 30 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
1.29% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
18.45 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
6.19 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 7.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 7.96 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 79.17 years
male: 77.08 years
female: 81.37 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
2.47 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
2,400 (1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
100 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: israeli(s)
adjective: israeli |
| Ethnic groups |
Jewish 80.1% (Europe/America-born 32.1%, Israel-born 20.8%, Africa-born 14.6%, Asia-born 12.6%), non-Jewish 19.9% (mostly Arab) (1996 est.) |
| Religions |
Jewish 80.1%, Muslim 14.6% (mostly Sunni Muslim), Christian 2.1%, other 3.2% (1996 est.) |
| Languages |
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: state of israel
conventional short form: israel
local short form: yisra'el
local long form: medinat yisra'el |