Egypt People 2007

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.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

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