The population of Egypt is estimated at about 74 million people in (2005) with an average annual growth rate of 1.91 percent (2005). The rural population is 58 percent of the total population. Overall population density is 74 inhabitants per square kilometer; however, with about 97 percent of all people living in the Nile Valley and Delta, population density reaches more than 1 165 inhabitants per square kilometer in these areas, while in the desert it drops to only 1.2 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Population indicators
Source: The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics

Indicator	1991	2004
Population (million people)	54.08	70*
Annual population growth rate (%)	2.28	1.94
Number of households (million)	10.7**	15.1*

          * Jan. 2005
          ** 1992

Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality Rate
Source: The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics

Life Expectancy (years)	1994	2004
Male	64.2	68.4
Female	68	72.8
Infant mortality rate - less than one year (per thousand)	30.8*	21.9**

         * 1993/1994
         ** 2003