| Population |
2,311,204
note: in addition, there are about 187,000 israeli settlers in the west bank and fewer than 177,000 in east jerusalem (july 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 43.8% (male 518,470; female 493,531)
15-64 years: 52.8% (male 623,785; female 595,376)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 34,226; female 45,816) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 18 years
male: 17.8 years
female: 18.2 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
3.21% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
33.21 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
4.07 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
2.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
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: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 20.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 22.28 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 72.88 years
male: 71.14 years
female: 74.72 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
4.52 children born/woman (2004 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 |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: west bank |