Egypt Population
Egypt had an estimated population of 118,365,995 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 13th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 1.44% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +1.56% a year.
Egypt at a glance
How Egypt's population is changing
Egypt's population is growing fast: +1.56% a year, which works out to about +1,841,995 people per year, or +5,043 a day. Births (20.9 per 1,000) and deaths (5.5 per 1,000) alone would give +1.54% a year; net migration removes about 57,305 people a year (−0.05%). Roughly one in every 69 people on Earth lives in Egypt.
Population of Egypt since 1960
In 1960, Egypt had 26,896,479 people. By 2025 that was 118,365,995 — 4.4× larger. The fastest growth came between 1981 and 1991, when the population rose by 33%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26,896,479 | — |
| 1970 | 34,623,990 | +28.7% |
| 1980 | 43,950,413 | +26.9% |
| 1990 | 58,396,618 | +32.9% |
| 2000 | 73,083,284 | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 89,196,072 | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 109,315,124 | +22.6% |
| 2025 | 118,365,995 | +8.3% |
Egypt from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Egypt at about 3,500,000 people in 1800; the UN estimates 118,365,995 in 2025 (34× 1800) and projects 201,895,187 for 2100 in its medium scenario. That is still 71% growth over the rest of this century.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 3,500,000 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 5,638,537 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 9,940,289 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 21,148,168 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 73,083,287 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 118,365,995 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 161,630,196 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 190,502,717 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 201,895,187 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Egypt
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 118,365,995. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairo | 10,203,693 | governorate | 8.62% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
| 2 | Alexandria | 5,599,387 | governorate | 4.73% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
| 3 | Giza | 4,367,343 | GeoNames settlement | 3.69% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | Luxor | 4,188,023 | UN urban centre | 3.54% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 5 | Banhā | 2,088,520 | UN urban centre | 1.76% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 6 | Shubrā al Khaymah | 1,240,289 | GeoNames settlement | 1.05% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | Tanta | 1,018,577 | UN urban centre | 0.86% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 8 | Suez | 843,385 | governorate | 0.71% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
| 9 | Mīt Ghamr | 812,947 | UN urban centre | 0.69% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 10 | Port Said | 789,241 | governorate | 0.67% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
How Egypt compares
Egypt has almost the same population as Philippines (116,786,962).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Egypt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 |  Mexico | 131,946,900 | +11% | compare → |
| #12 |  Japan | 123,366,734 | +4% | compare → |
| #14 |  Philippines | 116,786,962 | −1% | compare → |
| #15 |  DR Congo | 112,832,473 | −5% | compare → |
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Same region (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan): Pakistan, Iran, Algeria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen.
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Land neighbours (3)
Sudan 51,662,147 · 2.3× smaller · compare
Israel 10,122,800 · 11.7× smaller · compare
Libya 7,458,555 · 15.9× smaller · compare
Egypt's 3 neighbours together hold 69,243,502 people — 0.6× Egypt's population. The most populous is Sudan (51,662,147).
In its region
Egypt is the 2nd most populous of the 23 economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, holding 14.3% of the region's 828,025,185 people.
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Cities
Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Luxor, Banhā, Shubrā al Khaymah, Tanta, Suez — all Egypt's cities on the map.
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