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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:
1,710,257 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 43.9% (male 374,110/female 354,088)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 53.5% (male 453,253/female 432,855)
[see also: Age structure 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 17,326/female 25,523) (2011 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 17.7 years
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male: 17.5 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 17.9 years (2011 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
3.108% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
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Birth rate:
34.3 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
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Death rate:
3.22 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 216
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
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Urbanization:
urban population: 72% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 3.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 16.55 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 105
male: 17.65 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 15.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.16 years
country comparison to the world: 109
male: 72.48 years
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female: 75.95 years (2012 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
4.57 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
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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

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.4%
male: 96.7%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 88% (2004 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

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