Total Population |
72,536,644 (July 2005 est.) |
Age structure |
0-14 years: 34.59% (male 12,313,585; female 11,739,072)
15-64 years: 61.6% (male 21,614,284; female 21,217,978)
65 years and over: 3.81% (male 1,160,967; female 1,490,758) (2001 est.) |
Population growth rate |
1.69% (2005 est.) |
Birth rate |
24.89 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
Death rate |
7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
Net migration rate |
-0.24 migrant (s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.78 male (s)/female
total population: 1.02 male (s)/female (2005 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: |
60.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 63.69 years
male: 61.62 years
female: 65.85 years (2005 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
3.07 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.02% (2002 est.) |
Ethnic groups |
Eastern Hamitic stock (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%, Greek,
Nubian , Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1% |
Literacy |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.4%
male: 63.6%
female: 38.8% (2002 est.) |
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