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Gaza Strip People 1996

Population:

813,322 (July 1995 est.)

note:

in addition, there are 4,800 Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip (August 1994 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

52% (female 205,192; male 215,158)

15-64 years:

45% (female 185,748; male 183,886)

65 years and over:

3% (female 13,106; male 10,232) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

4.55% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

50.24 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

4.75 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

30.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

71.09 years

male:

69.56 years

female:

72.69 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

7.74 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

adjective:

Ethnic divisions:

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), English (widely understood)

Literacy:

NA%

Labor force:

by occupation:

construction 33.4%, agriculture 20.0%, commerce, restaurants, and hotels 14.9%, industry 10.0%, other services 21.7% (1991)

note:

excluding Jewish settlers

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