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Population:
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2,237,194 (July 2002 est.)
note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (February 2002 est.) (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 44.1% (male 505,880; female 481,369)
15-64 years: 52.4% (male 598,992; female 572,511)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 33,688; female 44,754) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 17.9 years
male: 17.7 years
female: 18 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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3.3% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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34.07 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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4.16 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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3.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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 (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 20.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 22.86 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.68 years
male: 70.95 years
female: 74.51 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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4.65 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA%
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: NA
adjective: NA
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Ethnic groups:
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Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%
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Religions:
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Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
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Languages:
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Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
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Literacy:
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definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
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