Basic Country Facts

People Population: 63,575,107 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 37% (male 11,970,197; female 11,462,689) 15-64 years: 60% (male 19,127,696; female 18,738,304) 65 years and over: 3% (male 1,028,916; female 1,247,305) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 1.91% (1996 est.) Birth rate: 28.18 births/1,000 population (1996 est.) Death rate: 8.7 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.) Net migration rate: -0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female all ages: 1.02 male(s)/female (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 72.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 61.43 years male: 59.51 years female: 63.46 years (1996 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.58 children born/woman (1996 est.) Nationality: noun: Egyptian(s) adjective: Egyptian Ethnic divisions: 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: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 51.4% male: 63.6% female: 38.8%