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Population: |
74,718,797 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 33.9% (male 12,964,852; female 12,346,808)
15-64 years: 61.9% (male 23,375,037; female 22,865,190)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 1,359,685; female 1,807,225)
(2003 est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 23.1 years
male: 22.8 years
female: 23.5 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate: |
1.88% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
24.36 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate: |
5.35 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate |
-0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 35.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 34.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 36.02 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.41 years
male: 67.94 years
female: 73 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
3.02 children born/woman (2003 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: |
8,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS -deaths: |
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: 57.7%
male: 68.3%
female: 46.9% (2003 est.) |
