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Israel:
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Other pages in this profile of Israel:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 7,112,359 note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 349.8 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 28% (male 1,018,229/female 971,083) 15-64 years: 62.2% (male 2,242,928/female 2,183,688) 65 years and over: 9.8% (male 303,289/female 393,142) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 28.9 years male: 28.2 years female: 29.7 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.713% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 20.02 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.41 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 4.28 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.43 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 80.61 years male: 78.54 years female: 82.79 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.77 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 3,000 (1999 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 100 (2001 est.) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Israeli(s) adjective: Israeli |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Jewish 76.4% (of which Israel-born 67.1%, Europe/America-born 22.6%, Africa-born 5.9%, Asia-born 4.2%), non-Jewish 23.6% (mostly Arab) (2004) |
Religions |
Definition Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004) |
Languages |
Definition Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.1% male: 98.5% female: 95.9% (2004 est.) |
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