Alexandria — governorate population
Alexandria has a recorded base population of 5,599,387 for the governorate definition (Population reference date not supplied in local record). GeoNames administrative-unit record; the moving counter uses World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Alexandria UN urban centre: 7,266,957 people (2025), larger than the displayed governorate figure of 5,599,387. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 5,263,542; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Comparable database records
Same definition label: governorate. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 5,599,387 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Alexandria |
|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 10,203,693 | +82.2% |
| Suez | 843,385 | −84.9% |
| Port Said | 789,241 | −85.9% |
About these numbers
Source: GeoNames administrative-unit record. Reference: Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date). Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-07-01 using World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth (+1.56% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 5,599,387, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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