Egypt Population 2024 (Live)

113,938,171

Egypt has a population of about 102 million people. According to current projections, Egypt’s population is expected to double by 2078. The population is currently growing at a rate of 1.94%, a rate that adds about 2 million people to the population every year.

Egypt’s fertility rate is about 3.3 births per woman, well above the population replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman. Egypt has a relatively young population, where about 60% of the population is under 30 years old.

The rapidly increasing population poses a threat to the Egyptian economy, where one-third of people live below the poverty line and the unemployment rate is around 10%.

Egypt Population Growth

Estimates made in 2012 predicted the population growth rate to be 1.922%, and a fertility rate of 2.94 children born per woman, the latter in line with South Asian and Middle Eastern averages. Besides these factors contributing to growth rate, there has been a general boom in population immigration and medical advances, although the recent political and military conflicts have caused a negative growth rate.

Egypt Population Projections

Egypt’s population is generally rising at an extremely progressive rate, which is causing concern within the government, and an increase in expenditure on family planning policies. However, scholars are questioning this move of the government, as they believe that the high fertility rate and population growth are no longer serious concerns. This is true to the extent that, though the fertility rate is high, it has fallen in the previous years. This can be proved by statistics that show a decrease from 7.2 children per woman in the early 1960’s to 3.4 children per woman in 1998. This rate has maintained itself even twenty years later, where it stands at 3.47 children per woman in 2018.

There is no doubt about the fact that Egypt’s population has been and will keep increasing as stabilization returns to the county, with forecasts predicting a total population of 123.5 million in 2050.

Population Rank
Growth Rate
2024 World Percentage
Land Area
995,450
The current population of Egypt is 113,938,171 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 114,484,252.

Egypt Growth Rate

Egypt Population 2024 (Live)

Egypt Population Clock

Egypt Population (as of 3/11/2024)113,938,171
Next UN Estimate (July 1, 2024)114,484,252
Births per Day6,703
Deaths per Day1,701
Migrations per Day-82
Net Change per Day4,920
Population Change Since Jan. 1349,320

Components of Population Change

One birth every 13 seconds
One death every 51 seconds
One emigrant every 17.57 minutes
Net gain of one person every 18 seconds

Egypt Population Clock

City
2024 Population
Cairo7,734,614
Alexandria3,811,516
Giza2,443,203
Port Said538,378
Suez488,125
Al Mahallah al Kubra431,052
Luxor422,407
Asyut420,585
Al Mansurah420,195
Tanda404,901

Egypt Area and Population Density

Cairo alone, which is the capital city of Egypt, has a population of around 10.902 million people (according to estimations made in 2009). The population density of Egypt as a whole is 84 people per square kilometer (218/square mile), with Cairo having the heaviest density at 46,349 per kilometer square. Overall, Egypt ranks 126th in the world in terms of population density.

Largest Cities in Egypt

After Nigeria and Ethiopia, Egypt is the most populated country on the African continent. A majority of the population lives near the banks of the Nile River, which amasses an area of 40,000 square kilometers. This area is the only arable land found in the country. The three largest cities of the country are Cairo, Alexandria, and Giza.

Egypt Population Density Map

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
2024114,484,2521.63%11514100
2023112,716,5981.67%11314101
2020107,465,1341.75%10814104
2019105,618,6711.81%10614107
2018103,740,7651.92%10414109
2017101,789,3862.01%10214109
201597,723,7992.29%9814110
201087,252,4131.99%8815114
200579,075,3102.07%7915115
200071,371,3712.15%7215117
199564,166,9082.32%6415121
199057,214,6302.72%5715126
198550,035,8432.72%5020127
198043,748,5562.44%4421128
197538,775,5842.2%3921129
197034,781,9862.45%3521128
196530,818,4692.66%3123126
196027,034,4992.54%2722126
195523,841,7012.43%2420127

Egypt Population by Year (Historical)

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
2024114,484,2521.63%11514100
2025116,275,4651.59%11714100
2030125,151,7251.48%1261498
2035134,183,7511.4%1351496
2040143,422,6851.34%1441295
2045152,256,9791.2%1531192
2050160,339,8891.04%1611193
2055167,631,3690.89%1681190
2060174,311,2850.78%1751189
2065180,466,1060.7%1811188
2070186,013,9270.61%1871186
2075190,924,6910.52%1921286
2080195,111,6850.43%1961283
2085198,684,1710.36%2001180
2090201,609,7180.29%2031078
2095203,788,8500.21%2051077

Egypt Population by Year (Projections)

Egypt Population Pyramid 2024

Egypt Median Age

24.1

Total

23.8

Male

24.5

Female

Egypt Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Egypt.

Census Years

Year
Date
2016November 2016
200611 December 2006
199619 November 1996
198618 November 1986

Egypt Population Pyramid

Egypt, known officially as the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country which spans the southwest corner of Asia and the northeast corner of Africa. This is made possible through a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Most of Egypt is located in North Africa. It is bordered by both land and sea: the Mediterranean is to its North, Israel and the Gaza Strip to the Northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba to its East, the Red Sea to the East and South, Libya to the West and Sudan to the South.

Egypt Demographics

Ethnic Egyptians account for 91% of the total population. The largest ethnic minorities include the Turks, Greeks, Abazas, and Bedouin Arab tribes in the Sinai Peninsula and the deserts to the east, as well as the Siwis in the Siwa Oasis and the Nubian people along the Nile.

The official language is Arabic, while other widely understood and spoken languages by the upper classes include English and French.

Approximately 2.7 million Egyptians are found living abroad, as estimated by the International Organization for Migration. These include the Arab countries, like Saudi Arabia, Libya, Jordan and Kuwait, where 70% of the Egyptian immigrants reside. The rest of the 30% inhabit Europe and North America (90,000 in Italy, 110,000 in Canada and 318,000 in the United States). Constituting 91%, Ethnic Egyptians are the leading group of Egypt’s population.

Egypt Religion, Economy and Politics

Life expectancy at birth in Egypt in 2012 was estimated at 72.93 years for the total population, with 70.33 years for the male population, and 75.66 years for the female population. The birth rate was of 24.22 births for 1000 people, and the death rate of 4.8 deaths for 1000 people.

In 2018, the median age of the population reached 23.9 years, with a total life expectancy of 73 years, according to the World Factbook. We can see a slow, but seemingly consistent improvement in this area as time passes.

According to estimates made in 2012, middle-aged people of 25 to 54 years dominate the age structure at 38.1%, with the least being from 65 years and above at 4.7%. Sex ratio in 2011 was calculated as: at birth (1.05 males/females), under 15 years (1.05 males/females), from 15 to 64 years (1.03 males/females) and 65 years and above (0.82 males/females).

As of 2017 estimates, this population age structure is now at 37.6% 25-54 years of age, 4.22% for 65 plus years of age, and a staggering 52.23 % of the population is under the age of 25. That's a slight increase in the working age population and a slight decrease in the elderly population.

Total education expenditures in 2008 constituted 3.8% of GDP, while health expenditures made in 2009 amounted 6.4% of GDP). In 2012, net migration was -0.2 migrants for 1000 people. The literacy rate calculated in 2010 gave a figure of 72% of the total population; 63.5% females and 80.3% males.

In 2010, Egypt’s urban population constituted 43.4% of its urban population. Currently, the rate of urbanization is 2.1% at an annual rate of change. 99.6% of the total population’s ethnicity was Egyptian, while others amounted to 0.4% in the 2006 census. The dominating religion in the country is that of Islam at 90% (mostly Sunnis); Christianity is at 10% while Judaism is practiced by fewer than 200 people. The Bahai community of fewer than 2000 individuals is not even recognized by the government.

Egypt Population History

From 1970 to 2010, there was a population boom due to advancements in agricultural productivity and medical fields, which were made possible due to [the Green Revolution](https://www.jpost.com/Jerusalem-Report/The-Region/Egypts-other-green-revolution). When Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt in 1798, the country’s population amounted to only 3 million. Over the years, the population has increased and decreased, due to erratic fluctuation patterns.

The population growth rate during every five years is given as: 1980 to 1985 was estimated at 2.39%, 1985 to 1990 at 2.30%, 1990 to 1995 at 1.76%, 1995 to 2000 at 1.72%, 2000 to 2005 at 1.85% and during 2005 to 2010 at 1.78%. Life expectancy at birth rose by 14.7 years from the period 1980 to 1985, to the period 2005 to 2010, increasing from 57.6 years to 72.3 years. The infant mortality rate was estimated at 101.1 infant deaths per 1000 live births; however this number has been decreasing as the years have progressed. In 2018, the infant mortality rate is at 19 deaths per 1000 live births.

Egypt Population Rank 2024
Country Age
Area (km²)
1,002,450
2024 Growth Rate
Capital
GDP (IMF '23)
$398.40
GDP (UN '22)
$409.31 Bn

Egypt - General Info

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