Population 66,050,004 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 36% (male 12,173,882; female 11,637,239)
15-64 years: 60% (male 20,108,426; female 19,718,302)
65 years and over: 4% (male 1,074,271; female 1,337,884) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.86% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 27.31 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 8.41 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 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: 0.8 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 69.23 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 62.07 years
male: 60.09 years
female: 64.14 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 3.41 children born/woman (1998 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% (official estimate), Coptic Christian and other 6% (official estimate)

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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Egypt on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Egypt People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Egypt People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.