Demographics
Further information: Christianity in Egypt and Christianity in SudanLiving in a country of Muslim majority, the size of the population of Copts is a continuously disputed matter, frequently for reasons of religious jealousy and animosity. Some official estimates state that Christians represent from 5% to 10% or less of a population of over 83 million Egyptians while other independent and Christian sources estimate much higher numbers, up to 23% of the population.
Coptic population in Sudan is at about half a million or 1% of Sudanese population.
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