| Population : |
76,117,421 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 33.4% (male 13,038,369; female 12,418,254)
15-64 years: 62.2% (male 23,953,949; female 23,419,418)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 1,407,248; female 1,880,183) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.83% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
23.84 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 33.9 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 70.71 years
male: 68.22 years
female: 73.31 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.95 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
8,000 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1% |
| 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 est.) |
