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People of Egypt

Population:80,335,036 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 32.2% (male 13,234,428/female 12,631,681)
15-64 years: 63.2% (male 25,688,703/female 25,082,200)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 1,576,376/female 2,121,648) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 24.2 years
male: 23.9 years
female: 24.6 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:1.721% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:22.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:5.11 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.024 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.743 male(s)/female
total population: 1.017 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 29.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 27.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 71.57 years
male: 69.04 years
female: 74.22 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.77 children born/woman (2007 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:Egyptian 98%, Berber, Nubian, Bedouin, and Beja 1%, Greek, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
Religions:Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
Languages:Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 71.4%
male: 83%
female: 59.4% (2005 est.)

Egypt Quickstats

  • Population: 80,335,036 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1,001,450 sq km
  • Density: 74 /km² (120th)
  • GDP (total): $329.791 billion (29th)
  • GDP (per capita): $4,836 (110th)
  • Literacy: 71.4%

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  • Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)
  • Dial code: +20

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