years was 41.9% and above 65 years 3%. Out of 224 listed countries and territories, the West Bank ranked 48th with a total fertility rate (TFR) of 3.2, and the Gaza Strip ranked 31st with a TFR of 3.97 according to The World Factbook in 2018. In 2018, the West Bank had an estimated population growth rate of 1.81% (country comparison to the world: 56th) and the Gaza Strip had a population growth rate of 2.25% (35th). Vital statistics UN estimates Births and deaths Population pyramids Census (01/12/2007) : Estimates (01/07/2013) : Source: Palestinian Central Bureau Source: Life expectancy Average life expectancy at age 0 of the total population. Demographics of the West Bank The following demographic statistics are from The World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. Population Total 2,939,418 (July 2018 est.); 71.72% of the population is Arab (predominantly Sunni), 28.28% is Jewish (cf. Israel: Jewish 74%, Arab 21%, other 5%; and Gaza: Arab 99%) Palestinian Arab 2,155,743 (July 2017 est.), 71.72% Israeli Jew 850,481 (2016, 2020 est.), 28.28% approximately 475,481 Israeli Jews thereof live in the West Bank (2020) approximately 375,000 Israeli Jews thereof live in East Jerusalem (2016) Age structure 0–14 years: 36.1% (male 518,376/female 491,676) 15–24 years: 21.8% (male 302,474/female 289,852) 25–54 years: 34.5% (male 489,559/female 475,402) 55–64 years: 4.7% (male 68,317/female 64,233) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 44,662/female 53,943) (2018 est.) Population growth rate 1.81% (2018 est.) Birth rate 26 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Mortality rate 3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Net migration rate -4.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.) Sex ratio at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0–14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15–24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25–54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55–64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.) Infant mortality rate total: 13.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.) Life expectancy at birth total population: 75.4 years male: 73.4 years female: 77.6 years (2018 est.) Total fertility rate 3.2 children born/woman (2018 est.) Jewish population: 5.07 children born/woman (West Bank alone) Nationality noun: Arabs: Palestinian Ethnic groups Palestinian Arab: 83%Israeli Jewish and other: 17% Religions Muslim 80–85% (predominantly Sunni)Jewish 12–14%Christian 1.0–2.5%, (mainly Greek Orthodox)Other religious minorities include Palestinian Metawalis, Palestinian Druze and Palestinian Baha'is. Languages Arabic, English (compulsory in schools, widely spoken by Palestinians), and Hebrew (spoken by Israeli Jews in the West Bank, and spoken by many Palestinians) are commonly