My World Factbook
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People
7,353,985 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
96
note: approximately 296,700 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2009 est.); approximately 19,100 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2008 est.); approximately 192,800 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2008 est.)
0-14 years: 27.9% (male 1,031,629/female 984,230)
15-64 years: 62.3% (male 2,283,034/female 2,221,301)
65 years and over: 9.9% (male 311,218/female 402,289) (2010 est.)
total: 29.3 years
male: 28.6 years
female: 30 years (2010 est.)
1.628% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
19.51 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
5.45 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 176
2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
urban population: 92% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
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: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 4.17 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 202
male: 4.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 80.86 years
country comparison to the world: 16
male: 78.7 years
female: 83.12 years (2010 est.)
2.72 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
5,100 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
fewer than 200 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
noun: Israeli(s)
adjective: Israeli
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)
Jewish 75.5%, Muslim 16.8%, Christian 2.1%, Druze 1.7%, other 3.9% (2008)
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 98.5%
female: 95.9% (2004 est.)
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2008)
6.4% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 30
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