Population 2,163,667 (July 2002 est.)
note: in addition, there are about 182,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and about 176,000 in East Jerusalem (August 2001 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 44.4% (male 492,446; female 468,321)
15-64 years: 52% (male 575,282; female 550,793)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 33,163; female 43,662) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 3.39% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 34.94 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 4.26 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 3.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 21.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.47 years
female: 74.29 years (2002 est.)
male: 70.76 years

Total fertility rate 4.77 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths NA

Nationality
noun: NA
adjective: NA

Ethnic groups Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%

Religions Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%

Languages Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)

Literacy
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

NOTE: The information regarding West Bank on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of West Bank People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about West Bank People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.