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Population:
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74,718,797 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 33.9% (male 12,964,852; female 12,346,808)
15-64 years: 61.9% (male 23,375,037; female 22,865,190)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 1,359,685; female 1,807,225) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 23.1 years
male: 22.8 years
female: 23.5 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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1.88% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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24.36 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.35 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 35.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 34.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 36.02 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.41 years
male: 67.94 years
female: 73 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3.02 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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8,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian
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Ethnic groups:
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Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
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Religions:
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Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
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Languages:
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Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.7%
male: 68.3%
female: 46.9% (2003 est.)
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