Demographics
Population: 78,887,007 (July 2006 est.) 
Age structure:
0-14 years: 32.6% (male 13,172,641; female 12,548,346)
15-64 years: 62.9% (male 25,102,754; female 24,519,698)
65 years and over: 4.5% (male 1,510,280; female 2,033,288) (2006 est.) 

Population growth rate: 1.75% (2006 est.) 
Birth rate: 22.94 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) 
Death rate: 5.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) 
Net migration rate: -0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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 (2006 est.) 

Infant mortality rate: 31.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) 

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.29 years
male: 68.77 yearsf
emale: 73.93 years (2006 est.) 
Total fertility rate: 2.83 children born/woman (2006 est.) 

Nationality:
noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian

Ethnic groups: Egyptians 97%, Nubians, Berbers, Bedouin Arabs, Beja, Dom 2%, European and other 1% 

Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic Christian and other 10% 

Languages: Arabic (official), Masri (national), Egyptian (inc. Coptic). English and French widely understood by educated classes 

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 57.7%
male: 68.3%
female: 46.9% (2003 est.)