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Egypt People 1996

Population:

62,359,623 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

37% (female 11,380,668; male 11,872,728)

15-64 years:

59% (female 18,250,706; male 18,641,830)

65 years and over:

4% (female 1,204,477; male 1,009,214) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.95% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

28.69 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

8.86 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

74.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

61.12 years

male:

59.22 years

female:

63.12 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.67 children born/woman (1995 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 (1990 est.)

total population:

48%

male:

63%

female:

34%

Labor force:

16 million (1994 est.)

by occupation:

government, public sector enterprises, and armed forces 36%, agriculture 34%, privately owned service and manufacturing enterprises 20% (1984)

note:

shortage of skilled labor; 2,500,000 Egyptians work abroad, mostly in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab states (1993 est.)

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