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Population
82,079,636 (July 2011 est.)
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Age structure
0-14 years: 32.7% (male 13,725,282/female 13,112,157)
15-64 years: 62.8% (male 26,187,921/female 25,353,947)
65 years and over: 4.5% (male 1,669,313/female 2,031,016) (2011 est.)
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Median age
total: 24.3 years
male: 24 years
female: 24.6 years (2011 est.)
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Population growth rate
1.96% (2011 est.)
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Birth rate
24.63 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
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Death rate
4.82 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
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Net migration rate
-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)
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Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
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Infant mortality rate
total: 25.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 26.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.66 years
male: 70.07 years
female: 75.38 years (2011 est.)
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Total fertility rate
2.97 children born/woman (2011 est.)
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HIV AIDS adult prevalence rate
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
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HIV AIDS people living with HIV AIDS
56,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV AIDS deaths
11,000 (2009 est.)
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Nationality
noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian
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Ethnic groups
Egyptian 99.6%, other 0.4% (2006 census)
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Religions
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
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Languages
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
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Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 71.4%
male: 83%
female: 59.4% (2005 est.)
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School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2004)
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Education expenditures percent of GDP
3.8% of GDP (2008)
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Source: CIA World Factbook
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