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Gaza Strip People 2009
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SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Gaza Strip People 2009
SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Population:
1,551,859 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.4% (male 353,489/female 334,770)
15-64 years: 53% (male 420,618/female 402,297)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 16,483/female 24,202) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 17.4 years
male: 17.2 years
female: 17.5 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
3.349% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
36.93 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
3.53 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 72% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 18.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.42 years
male: 71.82 years
female: 75.12 years (2009 est.)


See also: Healthy Life Expectancy


See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
5.03 children born/woman (2009 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

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

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

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.4%
male: 96.7%
female: 88% (2004 est.)

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

Education expenditures:
NA


NOTE: The information regarding Gaza Strip on this page is re-published from the 2009 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gaza Strip People 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gaza Strip People 2009 should be addressed to the CIA.






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