Israel Population: 5 643 966 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 28% (male 814 558; female 776 630) 15-64 years: 62% (male 1 751 111; female 1 745 499) 65 years and over: 10% (male 239 658; female 316 510) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.91% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 19.99 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 6.19 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 5.25 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 8.02 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.41 years male: 76.52 years female: 80.39 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.71 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Israeli(s) adjective: Israeli Ethnic groups: Jewish 82% (Israel-born 50% Europe/Americas/Oceania-born 20% Africa-born 7% Asia-born 5%) non-Jewish 18% (mostly Arab) (1993 est.) Religions: Judaism 82% Islam 14% (mostly Sunni Muslim) Christian 2% Druze and other 2% Languages: Hebrew (official) Arabic used officially for Arab minority English most commonly used foreign language Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 97% female: 93% (1992 est.)
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