Egypt Demographics Profile 2002

Population

70,712,345 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 33.96% (male 12,292,185; female 11,721,469)
15-64 years: 62.18% (male 22,190,637; female 21,775,504)
65 years and over: 3.86% (male 1,191,091; female 1,541,459) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate

1.66% (2002 est.)

Birth rate

24.41 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate

7.58 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate

58.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 64.05 years
male: 61.96 years
female: 66.24 years (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.99 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.02% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

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: 51.4%
male: 63.6%
female: 38.8% (1995 est.)