| 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.) |
| Median age: |
total: 23.4 years
male: 23 years
female: 23.8 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
1.83% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
23.84 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate: |
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: |
total: 33.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 33.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 34.64 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 70.71 years
male: 68.22 years
female: 73.31 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
2.95 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
8,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
| 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.) |
