| Population | 80,335,036 (July 2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Median age | total: 24.2 years
male: 23.9 years
female: 24.6 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.721% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 22.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 5.11 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 71.57 years
male: 69.04 years
female: 74.22 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 2.77 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 12,000 (2001 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 700 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian |
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| Ethnic groups | Egyptian 98%, Berber, Nubian, Bedouin, and Beja 1%, Greek, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1% |
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| Religions | Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1% |
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| Languages | Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 71.4%
male: 83%
female: 59.4% (2005 est.) |
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