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Age structure:
0-14 years:
28% (male 825,443; female 787,159)
15-64 years:
63% (male 1,831,142; female 1,820,424)
65 years and over:
9% (male 248,695; female 329,591) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.67% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 19.32 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.22 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 3.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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 (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
78.57 years
male:
76.57 years
female:
80.67 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.6 children born/woman (2000 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%
male:
97%
female:
93% (1992 est.)