Gaza-stripPopulation: 532 173 (July 1998 est.) note: in addition there are 6 000 Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip (August 1997 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 52% (male 128 551; female 135 009) 15-64 years: 46% (male 111 420; female 128 857) 65 years and over: 2% (male 12 966; female 17 370) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.4% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 19.07 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 40.7 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 18.97 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: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 24.45 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.95 years male: 71.56 years female: 74.4 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 4.57 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: NA adjective: NA Ethnic groups: Palestinian Arab and other 99.4% Jewish 0.6% Religions: Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7% Christian 0.7% Jewish 0.6% Languages: Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians) English (widely understood) Literacy: NA
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