Demographics of Egypt

The total population of Egypt is 99,375,741 people. People in Egypt speak the Modern Standard Arabic language. The linguistic diversity of Egypt is almost homogeneous according to a fractionalization scale which for Egypt is 0.0237. The median age is approximately 25.1 years. Life expectancy in Egypt is 71. The female fertility rate in Egypt is 3.5. Around 33% of the population of Egypt are obese. The ethnic diversity is almost uniform according to a fractionalization scale which for Egypt is 0.1836. To find out specifics of language, religion, age, gender distribution, and advancement of people in Egypt see the sections below, as well as visit the section concerning the education in the country.

Population

In Egypt, the population density is 89.58 people per square kilometer (233 per square mile). Because of this statistic, this country is considered to be sparsely populated. The total population of Egypt is 99,375,741 people. Egypt has approximately 297,448 foreign immigrants. Immigrants in Egypt represent 0.2 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Immigrants in Egypt represent 0.4 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. The ethnic diversity of Egypt is almost uniform according to a fractionalization scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic fractionalization (EF) deals with the number, sizes, socioeconomic distribution, and geographical location of distinct cultural groups, usually in a state or some otherwise delineated territory. Specific cultural features might refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. Frequently, these features are used for social exclusion and the monopolization of power. The index of ethnic fractionalization in Egypt is 0.1836. This means that the people living in Egypt are coming from a narrow group of ethnicities, all of which are related to one another. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group shares, which reproduces the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Read below for statistics of Egypt on median age and gender distribution at various ages.

Age

The median age is approximately 25.1 years. The median age for men is 24.7, while the median age for women is 25.4.

Gender

The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.05. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 - 1.05; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 1.03; sex ratio over 64 - 0.83; total sex ratio - 1.03. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.

Religion

The majority religion of Egypt is Islam, the followers of which comprise 94.9% of all religious believers in the country. Islam (Arabic: الإسلام‎) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion articulated by the Quran, a religious text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God (Allāh), and, for the vast majority of adherents, by the teachings and normative example (called the sunnah, Arabic سنة, composed of accounts called hadith, Arabic حديث) of Muhammad, considered by most of them to be the last prophet of God. An adherent of Islam is called a Muslim. Besides Islam, there are some followers of folk religions in Egypt. The religious diversity of Egypt is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of religions in Egypt. The index of religious fractionalization in Egypt is 0.1979. This score means that within the country there is one major with a few other minor beliefs.

General development

Egypt is considered to be a developing nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developing nation, Egypt may not be able to offer consistent social services to its citizens. These social services may include things like public education, reliable healthcare, and law enforcement. Citizens of developing nations may have lower life expectancies than citizens of developed nations. In Egypt, 44.07 in every 100 people use internet. Egypt has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.682. Egypt has an upper medium HDI score. This indicates that the majority of citizens will be able to attain a desirable life, though some citizens will not be able to achieve high living standards. The migration rate in Egypt is -0.19%. In Egypt, 25.2% of the population lives below the poverty line. The percentage of citizens living below the poverty line in Egypt is fairly high, but is not reason for complete concern with regard to investments. Potential financial backers should look at other economic markers, including GDP, urbanization rate, and strength of currency, before making any decisions regarding investments.

Language

People in Egypt speak the Modern Standard Arabic language. The linguistic diversity of Egypt is almost homogeneous according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of unrelated languages spoken in Egypt. The index of linguistic fractionalization in Egypt is 0.0237. This means that within the country there is one major language and a few minor languages. Unrelated languages share few characteristics of grammatical structure, vocabulary, and etymological heritage. Linguistic diversity often results in issues of social and cultural fractionalization that can impact a country’s political circumstance and public policies.