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Egypt

Population

120,637,812

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
13th
Share of world
1.45%
Annual change
+1,735,1801.60%

Population of Egypt

50M100M150M200M250M300M350M2026120.6M2050 projection161.6M↑ 34% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 120,637,812. 2050 projection: 161,630,192.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Egypt. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
2026120,101,1751.60%13
2025118,365,9951.60%13
2020109,315,1241.64%14
2019107,553,1581.77%14
2018105,682,0941.92%14
2017103,696,0572.02%14
201599,597,3422.23%14
201089,196,0721.92%14
200581,101,0042.10%14
200073,083,2842.17%15

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Population by City

Cairo is home to 10,119,520 people, 8.43% of Egypt's population.

City population10M4M2M
Cairo 10.1MAlexandria 5.5MGiza 4.6MSharm el-Sheikh 3.1MShubra el-Kheima 1.3MPort Said 811.3KSuez 702.2KEl Mansoura 672.8KTanta 643.4K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Cairo10.1M8.43%
2Alexandria5.5M4.60%
3Giza4.6M3.84%
4Sharm el-Sheikh3.1M2.56%
5Shubra el-Kheima1.3M1.11%
6Port Said811.3K0.68%
7Suez702.2K0.58%
8El Mansoura672.8K0.56%
9Mahalla el-Kubra661.1K0.55%
10Tanta643.4K0.54%

Egypt by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Egypt is home to an estimated 120,637,812 people, the 13th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Egypt has a net population change of approximately 4,749 people per day, driven by 6,733 births, 1,841 deaths, and net emigration of 143 people.
Share of world
Egypt makes up 1.45% of the world's population and 7.58% of Africa's.
Density
120.7 people per km² of land (312.5 per mi²), ranking 103rd among countries and territories.
Urban living
42.9% of people live in urban areas.

Egypt Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 35100+ years, female: 10595–99 years, male: 83795–99 years, female: 2,21390–94 years, male: 8,96790–94 years, female: 21,26785–89 years, male: 44,77985–89 years, female: 91,60480–84 years, male: 161,12480–84 years, female: 281,58775–79 years, male: 435,71275–79 years, female: 647,68370–74 years, male: 842,01270–74 years, female: 1,103,65465–69 years, male: 1,331,55565–69 years, female: 1,547,10560–64 years, male: 1,845,30060–64 years, female: 1,951,03555–59 years, male: 2,318,50455–59 years, female: 2,304,75950–54 years, male: 2,795,62750–54 years, female: 2,717,58445–49 years, male: 3,350,95145–49 years, female: 3,261,92040–44 years, male: 3,934,41140–44 years, female: 3,851,90835–39 years, male: 4,361,41235–39 years, female: 4,240,41630–34 years, male: 4,420,58330–34 years, female: 4,227,14325–29 years, male: 4,744,14825–29 years, female: 4,539,12720–24 years, male: 5,110,83720–24 years, female: 4,922,40615–19 years, male: 5,801,02015–19 years, female: 5,534,22610–14 years, male: 6,731,15910–14 years, female: 6,431,9495–9 years, male: 6,285,8585–9 years, female: 5,993,0250–4 years, male: 6,104,4460–4 years, female: 5,801,187100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–42M2M4M4M6M6M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

25.7 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

72.2 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.48%

Female

49.52%

Life expectancy 70Life expectancy 74.4

Ethnicity

99.7%

Egyptian

  • Egyptian99.7%
  • Other0.3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2006 est.

Religion

90%

Muslim (predominantly Sunni), the largest religion

  • Muslim (predominantly Sunni)90%
  • Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox)10%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2015 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Egypt United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS)