Gaza Strip: People & Society#
| Population | 1,753,327 (July 2016 est.) |
|---|---|
| Nationality | noun: NA adjective: NA |
| Ethnic groups | Palestinian Arab |
| Languages | Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood) |
| Religions | Muslim 98.0 - 99.0% (predominantly Sunni), Christian <1.0%, other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0% note: dismantlement of Israeli settlements was completed in September 2005; Gaza has had no Jewish population since then (2012 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 45.4% (male 408,601/female 387,463) 15-24 years: 21.21% (male 187,229/female 184,619) 25-54 years: 27.56% (male 237,162/female 246,021) 55-64 years: 3.32% (male 30,575/female 27,717) 65 years and over: 2.51% (male 22,613/female 21,327) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 76% youth dependency ratio: 70.8% elderly dependency ratio: 5.2% potential support ratio: 19.2% note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 16.9 years male: 16.6 years female: 17.2 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 2.39% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 32.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -5.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | population concentrated in major cities, particularly Gaza City in the north |
| Urbanization | urban population: 75.3% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 2.81% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) note: data represent Gaza Strip and West Bank |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 19 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2004 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 45 deaths/100,000 live births note: data represent Gaza Strip and West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 17.1 deaths/1,000 live births male: 18.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 73.9 years male: 72.3 years female: 75.7 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 4.3 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 52.5% (includes Gaza Strip and West Bank) (2010) |
| Physicians density | 2.1 physicians/1,000 population (2013) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2010) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 50.7% of population rural: 81.5% of population total: 58.4% of population unimproved: urban: 49.3% of population rural: 18.5% of population total: 41.6% of population note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 93% of population rural: 90.2% of population total: 92.3% of population unimproved: urban: 7% of population rural: 9.8% of population total: 7.7% of population note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Education expenditures | 1.3% of GDP note: includes West Bank (2015) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.5% male: 98.4% female: 94.5% note: estimates are for Gaza and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 13 years male: 12 years female: 14 years note: data represent Gaza and West Bank (2014) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 41% male: 37% female: 64.7% note: includes the West Bank (2013 est.) |