!!!Israel: People & Society ||Population|8,174,527 (includes populations of the Golan Heights of Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2016 est.) \\ ''__note__'': approximately 21,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2015); approximately 201,000 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014) \\ ||Nationality|''noun'': Israeli(s) \\ ''adjective'': Israeli \\ ||Ethnic groups|Jewish 74.8% (of which Israel-born 75.6%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 16.6%, Africa-born 4.9%, Asia-born 2.9%), non-Jewish 25.2% (mostly Arab) (2015 est.) ||Languages|Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), English (most commonly used foreign language) ||Religions|Jewish 74.8%, Muslim 17.6%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.6%, other 4% (2015 est.) ||Age structure|''0-14 years'': 27.73% (male 1,159,980/female 1,106,946) \\ ''15-24 years'': 15.52% (male 648,199/female 620,218) \\ ''25-54 years'': 37.15% (male 1,552,754/female 1,484,059) \\ ''55-64 years'': 8.51% (male 340,601/female 355,382) \\ ''65 years and over'': 11.09% (male 405,511/female 500,877) (2016 est.) \\ ||Dependency ratios|''total dependency ratio'': 64.1% \\ ''youth dependency ratio'': 45.7% \\ ''elderly dependency ratio'': 18.4% \\ ''potential support ratio'': 5.4% (2015 est.) \\ ||Median age|''total'': 29.7 years \\ ''male'': 29.1 years \\ ''female'': 30.4 years (2016 est.) \\ ||Population growth rate|1.53% (2016 est.) ||Birth rate|18.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) ||Death rate|5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) ||Net migration rate|2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) ||Population distribution|population concentrated in and around Tel-Aviv, as well as around the Sea of Galilee; the south remains sparsely populated with the exception of the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba ||Urbanization|''urban population'': 92.1% of total population (2015) \\ ''rate of urbanization'': 1.37% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) \\ ||Major urban areas - population|Tel Aviv-Yafo 3.608 million; Haifa 1.097 million; JERUSALEM (proclaimed capital) 839,000 (2015) ||Sex ratio|''at birth'': 1.05 male(s)/female \\ ''0-14 years'': 1.05 male(s)/female \\ ''15-24 years'': 1.05 male(s)/female \\ ''25-54 years'': 1.05 male(s)/female \\ ''55-64 years'': 0.96 male(s)/female \\ ''65 years and over'': 0.81 male(s)/female \\ ''total population'': 1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.) \\ ||Mother's mean age at first birth|27.3 (2011 est.) ||Maternal mortality rate|5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) ||Infant mortality rate|''total'': 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births \\ ''male'': 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births \\ ''female'': 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) \\ ||Life expectancy at birth|''total population'': 82.4 years \\ ''male'': 80.6 years \\ ''female'': 84.4 years (2016 est.) \\ ||Total fertility rate|2.66 children born/woman (2016 est.) ||Health expenditures|7.8% of GDP (2014) ||Physicians density|3.34 physicians/1,000 population (2012) ||Hospital bed density|3.3 beds/1,000 population (2012) ||Drinking water source|''improved'': \\ urban: 100% of population \\ rural: 100% of population \\ total: 100% of population \\ ''unimproved'': \\ urban: 0% of population \\ rural: 0% of population \\ total: 0% of population (2015 est.) \\ ||Sanitation facility access|''improved'': \\ urban: 100% of population \\ rural: 100% of population \\ total: 100% of population \\ ''unimproved'': \\ urban: 0% of population \\ rural: 0% of population \\ total: 0% of population (2015 est.) \\ ||HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate|NA ||HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS|NA ||HIV/AIDS - deaths|NA ||Obesity - adult prevalence rate|25.8% (2014) ||Education expenditures|5.9% of GDP (2013) ||Literacy|''definition'': age 15 and over can read and write \\ ''total population'': 97.8% \\ ''male'': 98.7% \\ ''female'': 96.8% (2011 est.) \\ ||School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)|''total'': 16 years \\ ''male'': 16 years \\ ''female'': 16 years (2014) \\ ||Unemployment, youth ages 15-24|''total'': 10.6% \\ ''male'': 10.1% \\ ''female'': 11.1% (2014 est.) \\