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NOTE: 1) The information regarding Gaza Strip on this page is re-published from the 2019 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gaza Strip People 2019 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gaza Strip People 2019 should be addressed to the CIA.
1,836,713
(July 2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:
152
[see also: Population country ranks ]
noun:
NA
adjective:
NA
Palestinian Arab
Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
Muslim 98.0 - 99.0% (predominantly Sunni), Christian <1.0%, other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0% (2012 est.)
note: dismantlement of Israeli settlements was completed in September 2005; Gaza has had no Jewish population since then
0-14 years: 44.1%
(male 415,746 /female 394,195)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 21.34%
(male 197,797 /female 194,112)
[see also: Age structure - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 28.5%
(male 256,103 /female 267,285)
[see also: Age structure - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 3.48%
(male 33,413 /female 30,592)
[see also: Age structure - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 2.58%
(male 24,863 /female 22,607)
(2018 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Gaza Strip. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
total dependency ratio: 75.8
(2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 70.5
(2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 5.2
(2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 19.1
(2015 est.)
note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank
total: 17.4 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 17.1 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 17.8 years
(2018 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world:
219
2.25%
(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:
35
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
30.5 births/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:
34
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
3 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:
222
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
-5.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
191
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
population concentrated in major cities, particularly Gaza City in the north
urban population: 76.2% of total population
(2018)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
45 deaths/100,000 live births
(2015 est.)
note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank
country comparison to the world:
98
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
total: 16 deaths/1,000 live births
(2018 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 17.1 deaths/1,000 live births
(2018 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 14.9 deaths/1,000 live births
(2018 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world:
96
total population: 74.4 years
(2018 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 72.7 years
(2018 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 76.2 years
(2018 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world:
124
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]
3.97 children born/woman
(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:
32
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
57.2%
(includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank)
(2014)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]
2.2 physicians/1,000 population
(2014)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
1.32 beds/1,000 population
(2015)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 50.7% of population
[see also: Drinking water source - improved - urban country ranks ]
rural: 81.5% of population
[see also: Drinking water source - improved - rural country ranks ]
total: 58.4% of population
[see also: Drinking water source - improved - total country ranks ]
unimproved:
urban: 49.3% of population
[see also: Drinking water source - unimproved - urban country ranks ]
rural: 18.5% of population
[see also: Drinking water source - unimproved - rural country ranks ]
total: 41.6% of population
(2015 est.)
note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank
improved:
urban: 93% of population
(2015 est.)
[see also: Sanitation facility access - improved - urban country ranks ]
rural: 90.2% of population
(2015 est.)
[see also: Sanitation facility access - improved - rural country ranks ]
total: 92.3% of population
(2015 est.)
[see also: Sanitation facility access - improved - total country ranks ]
unimproved:
urban: 7% of population
(2015 est.)
[see also: Sanitation facility access - unimproved - urban country ranks ]
rural: 9.8% of population
(2015 est.)
[see also: Sanitation facility access - unimproved - rural country ranks ]
total: 7.7% of population
(2015 est.)
note: note includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
1.4%
(2014)
note: estimate is for Gaza Strip and the West Bank
country comparison to the world:
117
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]
5.7% of GDP
(2016)
note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank
country comparison to the world:
43
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
(2016 est.)
total population: 96.9%
(2016 est.)
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 98.6%
(2016 est.)
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 95.2%
(2016 est.)
note: estimates are for Gaza and the West Bank
total: 13 years
(2015)
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total country ranks ]
male: 12 years
(2015)
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male country ranks ]
female: 14 years
(2015)
note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank
total: 40.7%
(2015 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 36.4%
(2015 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 60.8%
(2015 est.)
note: includes the West Bank
country comparison to the world:
11
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