People

Population:
83,082,869 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 31.4% (male 13,345,500/female 12,743,878)15-64 years: 63.8% (male 26,823,127/female 26,169,421)65 years and over: 4.8% (male 1,701,068/female 2,299,875) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 24.8 yearsmale: 24.4 yearsfemale: 25.2 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.642% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
22.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate:
5.09 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/femaleunder 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/femaletotal population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 27.26 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 28.93 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 25.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.12 yearsmale: 69.56 yearsfemale: 74.81 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.66 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
9,200 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Egyptian(s)adjective: Egyptian
Ethnic groups:
Egyptian 99.6%, other 0.4% (2006 census)
Religions:
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
Languages:
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 71.4%male: 83%female: 59.4% (2005 est.)