| Population : |
6,199,008 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 26.7% (male 847,591; female 808,399)
15-64 years: 63.4% (male 1,976,539; female 1,954,782)
65 years and over: 9.9% (male 262,781; female 348,916) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.29% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
18.45 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
6.19 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 7.21 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 79.17 years
male: 77.08 years
female: 81.37 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.47 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
2,400 (1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
100 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Israeli(s)
adjective: Israeli |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Jewish 80.1% (Europe/America-born 32.1%, Israel-born 20.8%, Africa-born 14.6%, Asia-born 12.6%), non-Jewish 19.9% (mostly Arab) (1996 est.) |
| Religions : |
Jewish 80.1%, Muslim 14.6% (mostly Sunni Muslim), Christian 2.1%, other 3.2% (1996 est.) |
| Languages : |
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.4%
male: 97.3%
female: 93.6% (2003 est.) |
