Gaza Strip People
Gaza Strip People: A summary of information about Gaza Strip People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Gaza Strip: People
Population
1,132,063 note: in addition, there are some 6,500 Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 50% (male 289,954; female 275,628) 15-64 years: 47% (male 271,365; female 263,197) 65 years and over: 3% (male 13,792; female 18,127) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
3.97% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
43.14 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
4.31 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
0.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
25.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 70.82 years male: 69.58 years female: 72.11 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
6.55 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: NA adjective: NA
Ethnic groups
Palestinian Arab and other 99.4%, Jewish 0.6%
Religions
Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%
Languages
Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
Literacy
definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
