Population: 596,261 (July 1989), growth rate 3.2% (1989); in addition, there are 2,500 Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip

Birth rate: 47 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: - 8 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 56 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 63 years male, 66 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 7.2 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: NA

Ethnic divisions: 99.8% Palestinian Arab and other, 0.2% Jewish

Religion: 99% Muslim (predominantly Sunni), 0.7% Christian, 0.3% Jewish

Language: Arabic, Israeli settlers speak Hebrew, English widely understood

Literacy: NA%

Labor force: (excluding Israeli Jewish settlers) 32.0% small industry, commerce and business, 24.4% construction, 25.5% service and other, and 18.1% agriculture (1984)

Organized labor: NA

NOTE: The information regarding Gaza Strip on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gaza Strip People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gaza Strip People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.