| Population: |
69,536,644 (July 2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.69% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
24.89 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-0.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
60.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
63.69 years
male:
61.62 years
female:
65.85 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
3.07 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.02% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Egyptian(s)
adjective:
Egyptian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
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| Religions: |
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
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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:
51.4%
male:
63.6%
female:
38.8% (1995 est.)
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