Population: |
81,713,520 (July 2008 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 31.8% (male 13,292,961/female 12,690,711)
15-64 years: 63.5% (male 26,257,440/female 25,627,390)
65 years and over: 4.7% (male 1,636,560/female 2,208,455) (2008 est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 24.5 years
male: 24.1 years
female: 24.9 years (2008 est.) |
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Population growth rate: |
1.682% (2008 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
22.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
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Death rate: |
5.09 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 28.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 30.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 26.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 71.85 years
male: 69.3 years
female: 74.52 years (2008 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
2.72 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
12,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
700 (2003 est.) |
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Major infectious diseases: |
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008) |
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Nationality: |
noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian |
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Ethnic groups: |
Egyptian 99.6%, other 0.4% (2006 census) |
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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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Education expenditures: |
4.2% of GDP (2006) |
