Population: 642,253 (July 1991), growth rate 3.2% (1991); in addition, there are 2,500 Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip (1990 est.)

Birth rate: 43 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 5 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 41 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 65 years male, 67 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 6.9 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: NA

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

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

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

Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)

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

Organized labor: NA

NOTE: The information regarding Gaza Strip on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gaza Strip People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gaza Strip People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.