Etudes par pays volume 2, PDF, 346 p., 1,4 Mo - Femise

11873_2002 Study D2: Poverty, Informal Sector, Health and Labour
Population growth rate: 2.8%
Birth rate: 29 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate: 7.18 migrants/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
FONDAZIONE CENSIS
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.14 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female
Infant mortality rate: 22.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: female: 72.4 years male: 70.6 years
Total fertility rate: 3.7 children born/woman
Ethnic groups: Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1% (Armenians only
make 0.1% of the population. There are also Chechens, Turkmens, and
Kurds).
Religions: Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but
some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox,
Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several
small Shi’a Muslim and Druze communities) (2001 est.)
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