Population: 4,477,105 (July 1991), growth rate 1.5% (1991); includes 90,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank, 13,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 2,500 in the Gaza Strip, and 120,000 in East Jerusalem (1990 est.)

Birth rate: 21 births/1,000 population (1991)

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

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 9 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 76 years male, 79 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 2.9 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Israeli(s); adjective--Israeli

Ethnic divisions: Jewish 83%, non-Jewish (mostly Arab) 17%

Religion: Judaism 82%, Islam (mostly Sunni Muslim) 14%, Christian 2%, Druze and other 2%

Language: Hebrew (official); Arabic used officially for Arab minority; English most commonly used foreign language

Literacy: 92% (male 95%, female 89%) age 15 and over can read and write (1983)

Labor force: 1,400,000 (1984 est.); public services 29.3%; industry, mining, and manufacturing 22.8%; commerce 12.8%; finance and business 9.5%; transport, storage, and communications 6.8%; construction and public works 6.5%; personal and other services 5.8%; agriculture, forestry, and fishing 5.5%; electricity and water 1.0% (1983)

Organized labor: 90% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Israel 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 Israel People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Israel People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.