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Nationality:
noun: NA
adjective: NA

Ethnic groups:
Palestinian Arab

Languages:
Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood)

Religions:
Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7%

Population:
1,763,387 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 43.5% (male 394,108/female 372,897)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 20.9% (male 188,626/female 179,529)
25-54 years: 29.6% (male 268,122/female 254,630)
55-64 years: 3.4% (male 29,682/female 29,933)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 18,701/female 27,159) (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 75.6 %
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 70.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.2 %
potential support ratio: 19.2
note: data represents the Palestinian Territories (2013)

Median age:
total: 18.1 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 17.9 years
female: 18.2 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
3.01% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
33.27 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 33
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
3.15 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 220
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 74.3% of total population (2011)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 3.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
64 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 95
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 16 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 104
male: 17.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.4 years
country comparison to the world: 111
male: 72.69 years
female: 76.21 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
4.41 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 31
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
NA
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.3%
male: 97.9%
female: 92.6%
note: estimates are for the Palestinian Territories (2011 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 38.8%
country comparison to the world: 16
male: 34.5%
female: 62.2%
note: includes West Bank (2012)