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Nationality:
noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective:
Egyptian
Ethnic groups:
Egyptian 99.6%, other 0.4% (2006 census)
Languages:
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Religions:
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
Population:
83,688,164 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 32.5% (male 13,917,469/female 13,298,009)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
18.2% (male 7,833,062/female 7,427,571)
25-54 years:
38.1% (male 16,166,968/female 15,723,340)
55-64 years:
6.5% (male 2,710,567/female 2,718,105)
65 years and over:
4.7% (male 1,750,195/female 2,142,878) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 24.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
24.3 years
female:
24.9 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.922% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
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Birth rate:
24.22 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
4.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 192
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 43.4% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
CAIRO (capital) 10.902 million; Alexandria 4.387 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
66 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 92
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 24.23 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 80
male:
25.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
22.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.93 years
country comparison to the world: 122
male:
70.33 years
female:
75.66 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.94 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
6.4% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.83 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
1.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 92% of population
total: 94% of population
unimproved:
