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Egypt vs. Sudan

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EgyptSudan
Population106,437,241 (July 2021 est.)46,751,152 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 33.62% (male 18,112,550/female 16,889,155)

15-24 years: 18.01% (male 9,684,437/female 9,071,163)

25-54 years: 37.85% (male 20,032,310/female 19,376,847)

55-64 years: 6.08% (male 3,160,438/female 3,172,544)

65 years and over: 4.44% (male 2,213,539/female 2,411,457) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 42.01% (male 9,726,937/female 9,414,988)

15-24 years: 20.94% (male 4,852,903/female 4,687,664)

25-54 years: 29.89% (male 6,633,567/female 6,986,241)

55-64 years: 4.13% (male 956,633/female 923,688)

65 years and over: 3.03% (male 729,214/female 649,721) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 24.1 years

male: 23.8 years

female: 24.5 years (2020 est.)
total: 18.3 years

male: 18.1 years

female: 18.5 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate2.17% (2021 est.)2.55% (2021 est.)
Birth rate26.44 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)33.63 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate4.36 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)6.41 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female

total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female

total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 18.25 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 19.74 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 16.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 43.15 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 48.66 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 37.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 74.01 years

male: 72.54 years

female: 75.57 years (2021 est.)
total population: 66.79 years

male: 64.58 years

female: 69.11 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate3.23 children born/woman (2021 est.)4.66 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2020 est.)0.2% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Egyptian(s)

adjective: Egyptian
noun: Sudanese (singular and plural)

adjective: Sudanese
Ethnic groupsEgyptian 99.7%, other 0.3% (2006 est.)

note: data represent respondents by nationality
unspecified Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS24,000 (2020 est.)49,000 (2020 est.)
ReligionsMuslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10% (2015 est.)Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority
HIV/AIDS - deaths<500 (2020 est.)2,300 (2020 est.)
LanguagesArabic (official), English, and French widely understood by educated classes

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Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur

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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 71.2%

male: 76.5%

female: 65.5% (2017)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 60.7%

male: 65.4%

female: 56.1% (2018)
Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: intermediate (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

water contact diseases: schistosomiasis
degree of risk: very high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and Rift Valley fever

water contact diseases: schistosomiasis

animal contact diseases: rabies

respiratory diseases: meningococcal meningitis
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2017)
total: 8 years

male: 8 years

female: 7 years (2015)
Education expendituresNANA
Urbanizationurban population: 42.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 35.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 3.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 98.8% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 1.2% of population

total: 0.6% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 99% of population

rural: 80.7% of population

total: 87% of population

unimproved: urban: 1% of population

rural: 19.3% of population

total: 13% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 99.8% of population

rural: 97.6% of population

total: 98.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population

rural: 2.4% of population

total: 1.5% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 72.1% of population

rural: 30.6% of population

total: 44.9% of population

unimproved: urban: 27.9% of population

rural: 69.4% of population

total: 55.1% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population21.323 million CAIRO (capital), 5.381 million Alexandria (2021)5.989 million KHARTOUM (capital), 967,000 Nyala (2021)
Maternal mortality rate37 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)295 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight7% (2014)33% (2014)
Health expenditures5% (2018)4.5% (2018)
Physicians density0.45 physicians/1,000 population (2018)0.26 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density1.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)0.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate32% (2016)6.6% (2014)
Contraceptive prevalence rate58.5% (2014)12.2% (2014)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 64.6

youth dependency ratio: 55.8

elderly dependency ratio: 8.8

potential support ratio: 11.4 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 76.9

youth dependency ratio: 70.4

elderly dependency ratio: 6.5

potential support ratio: 15.4 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook