Egypt Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Egypt at Findmypast; index & images ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Egypt at Findmypast; index & images ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Egypt at Findmypast; index & images ($)
 * British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, Egypt at Findmypast; index & images ($)

Offices to Contact
Department of Civil Status (under the Ministry of Interior) Magles El Shaab Street Kasr El Aini St Cairo, Egypt

Telephone: +20 7958014 Fax: +20 7958048

4417 local health units register births, deaths and fetal deaths. Registration of marriages and divorces is done by 231 Family Affairs Courts and 2 Real Estate Publicity Departments (located in Cairo and Alexandria).

Adoption is illegal in Egypt. State Information Service 3 Al Estad Al Bahary St. Nasr City, Cairo

Telephone: 22617304 - 22617308 - 22617358 - 22617344 - 22617345 E-mail: [mailto:feedback@sis.gov.eg feedback@sis.gov.eg]

Historical Background
Civil registration began in 1839, though only births and deaths. In 1907, the Ottoman Empire made a decree that expanded record keeping by penalizing those who did not comply. As a result, there is a greater microdata coverage after 1907, and sparse coverage prior to 1907.