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Egypt

 
     
    • Population: 
      62,359,623 (1997 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) (1997 est.) 
     
    • Population growth rate: 
      1.95% (1997 est.) 
     
    • Birth rate: 
      28.69 births/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
     
    • Death rate: 
      8.86 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
     
    • Net migration rate: 
      -0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
     
    • Infant mortality rate: 
      74.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.) 
     
    • Life expectancy at birth: 
     
        total population: 
        61.12 years 
     
        male: 
        59.22 years 
     
        female: 
        63.12 years (1997 est.) 
     
    • Total fertility rate: 
      3.67 children born/woman (1997 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  
     
        total population: 
        48% 
     
        male: 
        63% 
     
        female: 
        34% 
     
    • Labor force: 
      16 million (1997 est.) 
     
        by occupation: 
        government, public sector enterprises, and armed forces 36%, agriculture 34%, privately owned service and manufacturing enterprises 20%  
     
        note: 
        shortage of skilled labor; 2,500,000 Egyptians work abroad, mostly in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab states (1993 est.) 
         
    • Women in the Labor Force:

      • 25% (1997) 
         
    • Refugee Information: