EgyptPeople

Population:	77,505,756 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:	0-14 years: 33% (male 13,106,043/female 12,483,899) 15-64 years: 62.6% (male 24,531,266/female 23,972,216) 65 years and over: 4.4% (male 1,457,097/female 1,955,235) (2005 est.)
Median age:	total: 23.68 years male: 23.31 years female: 24.05 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:	1.78% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:	23.32 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:	5.26 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:	-0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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 (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:	total: 32.59 deaths/1,000 live births male: 33.31 deaths/1,000 live births female: 31.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:	total population: 71 years male: 68.5 years female: 73.62 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:	2.88 children born/woman (2005 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:	Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
Religions:	Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
Languages:	Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Literacy:	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.7% male: 68.3% female: 46.9% (2003 est.)

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