NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (Egypt)Tabulations only Geography Egypt (EGY) Coverage type Country Time period covered 11/2006 - 12/2006 Data type Census: De factoNationally representativeSubnationally representativeUrban-rural representative Summary Censuses provide population numbers, household or family size and composition, and information on sex and age distribution. They often include other demographic, economic and health-related topics as well. The 2006 Egypt de facto census collected data through face-to-face interviews on housing, household demographics, employment and education for those six and older, migration, and disability. The census days were November 20 and 21, 2006, and fieldwork continued for the following two weeks. All individuals (Egyptians and foreigners) who were present within the political boundaries of Egypt on census night were counted. Keywords Assets, Birth place, Child labor, Congenital anomalies, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Hearing loss, Housing conditions, Internet, Lighting, Literacy, Marital status, Mass media, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mortality, Paralysis, Polio, Population, Refrigeration, Religion, Sanitation, School enrollment, Summary birth history, Telephones, Transportation, Unintentional injuries, Vision loss, Water supply Citation Contributors Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (Egypt) Suggested citation Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (Egypt). Egypt General Census for Population, Housing, and Establishments 2006. GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 29, 2022