Demographics ₪There is an estimated 7.5 million residents in Cairo ₪The people of Cairo are known as Cairenes ₪90-94% of Cairenes are Muslim ₪Most Muslims are Sunni ₪A majority of the remaining are Coptic Christian ₪Also a declining number of Catholics and Jews ₪An increasing number of protestants mostly Episcopal ₪Most Cairenes speak Arabic with an Egyptian dialect ₪A significant percentage of the educated population are capable in English, French and/or Italian ₪The total number of poor persons in 1995-96 was 749,400.