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Egyptian People

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Population: 83,082,869 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 31.4% (male 13,345,500/female 12,743,878) 15-64 years: 63.8% (male 26,823,127/female 26,169,421) 65 years and over: 4.8% (male 1,701,068/female 2,299,875) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 24.8 years male: 24.4 years female: 25.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.642% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 5.09 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 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: 0.74 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 27.26 deaths/1,000 live births male: 28.93 deaths/1,000 live births female: 25.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.12 years male: 69.56 years female: 74.81 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.66 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 9,200 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 500 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Egyptian(s) adjective: Egyptian

Ethnic groups: Egyptian 99.6%, other 0.4% (2006 census)

Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%

Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 71.4% male: 83% female: 59.4% (2005 est.)