Egyptians

Egyptians
Total population
	120 million (2023)[1]
Regions with significant populations
	Egypt; 109,000,000 (2023 estimate)[1][2]
Saudi Arabia	2,900,000[3]
United States	1,000,000–1,500,000[4][5]
Libya	~1,000,000 (2011)[6]
United Arab Emirates	750,000[3]
Jordan	600,000[3]
Kuwait	500,000[3]
Sudan	500,000[7]
Qatar	230,000[3]
Italy	140,322[8]
India	122,042
Pakistan	111,000
Canada	73,250[9]
Israel	57,500[10]
Oman	56,000[7]
Lebanon	40,000[7]
South Africa	40,000[7]
United Kingdom	39,000[11]
Australia	36,532[12]
Germany	32,505[13]
Greece	29,000[14]
Netherlands	28,400[15]
France	15,000[16]
Iraq	14,710[17]
Sweden	8,846[17]
Yemen	7,710[17]
Kenya	6,830
New Zealand	1,110 (2013)[1]
Languages
	Majority: Arabic (mainly Egyptian Arabic); Minority: Coptic, Nubian, Beja
Religion
	Majority: Islam (predominantly Sunni); Minority: Christianity (predominantly Coptic);
Related ethnic groups
	Afroasiatic-speaking peoples

Egyptians (Arabic: مِصرِيُّون, romanized: Miṣriyyūn, IPA: [mɪsˤrɪjˈjuːn]; Egyptian Arabic: مَصرِيِّين, romanized: Maṣryyīn, IPA: [mɑsˤɾɪjˈjiːn]; Coptic: ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, romanized: remenkhēmi) are an ethnic group[18] native to the Nile Valley in Egypt. Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population is concentrated in the Nile Valley, a small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to the Mediterranean and enclosed by desert both to the east and to the west. This unique geography has been the basis of the development of Egyptian society since antiquity.

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The daily language of the Egyptians is a continuum of the local varieties of Arabic; the most famous dialect is known as Egyptian Arabic or Masri. Additionally, a sizable minority of Egyptians living in Upper Egypt speak Sa'idi Arabic. Egyptians are predominantly adherents of Sunni Islam with a Shia minority and a significant proportion who follow native Sufi orders.[19] A considerable percentage of Egyptians are Coptic Christians who belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church, whose liturgical language, Coptic, is the most recent stage of the ancient Egyptian language and is still used in prayers along with Egyptian Arabic.

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Total population

120 million (2023)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Egypt 109,000,000 (2023 estimate)[1][2]
Saudi Arabia	2,900,000[3]
United States	1,000,000–1,500,000[4][5]
Libya	~1,000,000 (2011)[6]
United Arab Emirates	750,000[3]
Jordan	600,000[3]
Kuwait	500,000[3]
Sudan	500,000[7]
Qatar	230,000[3]
Italy	140,322[8]
India	122,042
Pakistan	111,000
Canada	73,250[9]
Israel	57,500[10]
Oman	56,000[7]
Lebanon	40,000[7]
South Africa	40,000[7]
United Kingdom	39,000[11]
Australia	36,532[12]
Germany	32,505[13]
Greece	29,000[14]
Netherlands	28,400[15]
France	15,000[16]
Iraq	14,710[17]
Sweden	8,846[17]
Yemen	7,710[17]
Kenya	6,830
New Zealand	1,110 (2013)[1]
Languages
Majority: Arabic (mainly Egyptian Arabic) Minority: Coptic, Nubian, Beja
Religion
Majority: Islam (predominantly Sunni) Minority: Christianity (predominantly Coptic)
Related ethnic groups
Afroasiatic-speaking peoples