Egypt's People | 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 est.)

Median age: Total: 23.68 years male: 23.31 years female: 24.05 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.78% (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 under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 32.59 deaths/1,000 live births male: 33.31 deaths/1,000 live births female: 31.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 71 years male: 68.5 years female: 73.62 years (2005 est.)

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 (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.)

---