West Bank: People & Society#
| Population | 2,697,687 (represents Palestinian population only) (July 2016 est.) note: approximately 385,900 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank; approximately 201,200 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014) |
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| Nationality | noun: NA adjective: NA |
| Ethnic groups | Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17% |
| Languages | Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood) |
| Religions | Muslim 80-85% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 12-14%, Christian 1-2.5% (mainly Greek Orthodox), other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1% note: the proportion of Christians continues to fall mainly as a result of the growth of the Muslim population but also because of migration and the declining birth rate of the Christian population (2012 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 36.91% (male 511,026/female 484,808) 15-24 years: 21.56% (male 297,058/female 284,677) 25-54 years: 33.71% (male 462,201/female 447,200) 55-64 years: 4.35% (male 60,360/female 56,936) 65 years and over: 3.46% (male 41,587/female 51,834) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 76% youth dependency ratio: 70.8% elderly dependency ratio: 5.2% potential support ratio: 19.2% note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 20.8 years male: 20.7 years female: 21 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.86% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 26.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -4.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | Palestinian settlements are primarily located in the central to western half of the territory; Jewish colonies are found in pockets throughout, particularly in the northeast, north-central, and around Jerusalem |
| Urbanization | urban population: 75.3% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 2.81% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) note: data represent Gaza Strip and West Bank |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 45 deaths/100,000 live births note: data represent Gaza Strip and West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 14.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.4 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75 years male: 73 years female: 77.1 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 3.33 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 52.5% (includes Gaza Strip and West Bank) (2010) |
| Physicians density | 1.3 physicians/1,000 population (2013) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.2 beds/1,000 population (2010) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 50.7% of population rural: 81.5% of population total: 58.4% of population unimproved: urban: 49.3% of population rural: 18.5% of population total: 41.6% of population note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 93% of population rural: 90.2% of population total: 92.3% of population unimproved: urban: 7% of population rural: 9.8% of population total: 7.7% of population note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Education expenditures | 1.3% of GDP note: includes Gaza Strip (2015) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.5% male: 98.4% female: 94.5% note: estimates are for Gaza and West Bank (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 13 years male: 12 years female: 14 years note: data represent Gaza and West Bank (2014) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 41% male: 37% female: 64.7% note: includes Gaza Strip (2013 est.) |