Egypt Civil Registration

Egypt

Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

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

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.

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.