The current population of Egypt is 119,759,833 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 116,538,258 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 81.1M people to 120M (47.7% growth in 20 years).
- Egypt accounts for 1.45% of the world's population.
- Egypt is ranked 13/197 by population and was ranked 14th in 2005.
- Egypt is projected to reach 202M people in 2100.
- For the last 20 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of 2.38% per year.
Egypt population clock
Egypt
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
119759833
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 13/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 1.45% | N/A |
| One net population change |
15.7 seconds
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
13.1 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
50.4 seconds
|
0.52 seconds
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| Daily growth/decline | +5,486 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,002,486 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.75% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 66/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
4.24 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +123,884 | N/A |
Egypt population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26,896,479 | - |
| 1961 | 27,600,898 | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 28,337,013 | 2.67% |
| 1963 | 29,091,869 | 2.66% |
| 1964 | 29,858,922 | 2.64% |
| 1965 | 30,629,174 | 2.58% |
| 1966 | 31,406,541 | 2.54% |
| 1967 | 32,196,360 | 2.51% |
| 1968 | 32,998,319 | 2.49% |
| 1969 | 33,811,615 | 2.46% |
| 1970 | 34,623,990 | 2.4% |
| 1971 | 35,433,368 | 2.34% |
| 1972 | 36,258,328 | 2.33% |
| 1973 | 37,102,043 | 2.33% |
| 1974 | 37,969,667 | 2.34% |
| 1975 | 38,875,327 | 2.39% |
| 1976 | 39,795,557 | 2.37% |
| 1977 | 40,748,870 | 2.4% |
| 1978 | 41,761,431 | 2.48% |
| 1979 | 42,818,628 | 2.53% |
| 1980 | 43,950,413 | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 45,147,224 | 2.72% |
| 1982 | 46,407,611 | 2.79% |
| 1983 | 47,786,402 | 2.97% |
| 1984 | 49,247,334 | 3.06% |
| 1985 | 50,734,968 | 3.02% |
| 1986 | 52,206,295 | 2.9% |
| 1987 | 53,674,435 | 2.81% |
| 1988 | 55,187,681 | 2.82% |
| 1989 | 56,710,642 | 2.76% |
| 1990 | 58,396,618 | 2.97% |
| 1991 | 60,028,997 | 2.8% |
| 1992 | 61,480,660 | 2.42% |
| 1993 | 62,915,681 | 2.33% |
| 1994 | 64,285,589 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | 65,652,622 | 2.13% |
| 1996 | 67,028,048 | 2.1% |
| 1997 | 68,431,740 | 2.09% |
| 1998 | 69,943,294 | 2.21% |
| 1999 | 71,520,954 | 2.26% |
| 2000 | 73,083,284 | 2.18% |
| 2001 | 74,652,029 | 2.15% |
| 2002 | 76,239,137 | 2.13% |
| 2003 | 77,853,548 | 2.12% |
| 2004 | 79,477,443 | 2.09% |
| 2005 | 81,101,004 | 2.04% |
| 2006 | 82,700,403 | 1.97% |
| 2007 | 84,276,225 | 1.91% |
| 2008 | 85,864,789 | 1.88% |
| 2009 | 87,501,636 | 1.91% |
| 2010 | 89,196,072 | 1.94% |
| 2011 | 91,093,059 | 2.13% |
| 2012 | 93,161,001 | 2.27% |
| 2013 | 95,333,553 | 2.33% |
| 2014 | 97,528,654 | 2.3% |
| 2015 | 99,597,342 | 2.12% |
| 2016 | 101,644,589 | 2.06% |
| 2017 | 103,696,057 | 2.02% |
| 2018 | 105,682,094 | 1.92% |
| 2019 | 107,553,158 | 1.77% |
| 2020 | 109,315,124 | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 110,957,008 | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 112,618,250 | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 114,535,772 | 1.7% |
| 2024 | 116,538,258 | 1.75% |
| 2025 | 118,365,997 | 1.57% |
| 2026 | 120,101,181 | 1.47% |
| 2027 | 121,847,622 | 1.45% |
| 2028 | 123,608,457 | 1.45% |
| 2029 | 125,373,058 | 1.43% |
| 2030 | 127,139,323 | 1.41% |
| 2031 | 128,912,256 | 1.39% |
| 2032 | 130,695,084 | 1.38% |
| 2033 | 132,485,612 | 1.37% |
| 2034 | 134,287,838 | 1.36% |
| 2035 | 136,097,214 | 1.35% |
| 2036 | 137,913,263 | 1.33% |
| 2037 | 139,738,699 | 1.32% |
| 2038 | 141,565,835 | 1.31% |
| 2039 | 143,393,267 | 1.29% |
| 2040 | 145,213,662 | 1.27% |
| 2041 | 147,018,554 | 1.24% |
| 2042 | 148,800,785 | 1.21% |
| 2043 | 150,547,655 | 1.17% |
| 2044 | 152,255,332 | 1.13% |
| 2045 | 153,919,190 | 1.09% |
| 2046 | 155,535,951 | 1.05% |
| 2047 | 157,114,404 | 1.01% |
| 2048 | 158,657,392 | 0.98% |
| 2049 | 160,161,615 | 0.95% |
| 2050 | 161,630,197 | 0.92% |
Egypt has a population of 120M as of 2025, compared to 99.6M in 2015, 81.1M in 2005, and 65.7M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.02% per year. Egypt is ranked 66th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Egypt will have 153,919,190 people (28.5% growth) with a rank change from 13th to 11th.
By the year 2100, Egypt's population is projected to grow by 68.6% to 202M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Egypt
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Cairo | 9.61M |
| Giza | 5.6M |
| Alexandria | 4.87M |
| Shubra El Kheima | 1.03M |
| Mansoura | 622K |
| Helwan | 619K |
| El Mahalla El Kubra | 593K |
| Port Said | 524K |
| Faiyum | 519K |
| Suez | 517K |
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Egypt population statistics
|
Egypt
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 28.5 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 25.3 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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