Egypt People:
Population:
77,505,756 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 33% (male:13,106,043; female:12,483,899)
15-64 years: 62.6% (male:24,531,266; female:23,972,216)
65 years and over: 4.4% (male:1,457,097; female:1,955,235) (2005)
Median age:
total: 23.68 years
male: 23.31 years
female: 24.05 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.78% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
23.32 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
5.26 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.22 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 32.59 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 33.31 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 31.83 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 71 years (2005 est.)
male: 68.5 years
female: 73.62 years
Total fertility rate:
2.88 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
12,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
700 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian
Ethnic groups:
Eastern Hamitic stock 99% (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers), Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European 1% (primarily Italian and French)
Religions:
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
Languages:
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.7%
male: 68.3%
female: 46.9% (2003)
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