Short facts about people of Egypt

Population:

69,536,644 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  34.59% (male 12,313,585; female 11,739,072) 15-64 years:  61.6% (male 21,614,284; female 21,217,978) 65 years and over:  3.81% (male 1,160,967; female 1,490,758) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.69% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

24.89 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.78 male(s)/female total population:  1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

60.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  63.69 years male:  61.62 years female:  65.85 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.07 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.02% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

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:  51.4% male:  63.6% female:  38.8% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook