Gaza Strip Demographics Profile 2002

Population

1,225,911 (July 2002 est.)
note: in addition, there are more than 5,000 Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip (February 2002 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 49.7% (male 312,253; female 297,008)
15-64 years: 47.5% (male 296,488; female 286,393)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 14,407; female 19,362) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate

3.95% (2002 est.)

Birth rate

41.85 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate

4.12 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate

1.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate

24.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 71.2 years
male: 69.95 years
female: 72.52 years (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

6.29 children born/woman (2002 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 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%