Urban population, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Urban population, per capita was 0.429 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Urban population, per capita in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Egypt is 0.429 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.4397 units per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.3783 units per person, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 168th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3783 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3842 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3905 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3968 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4027 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4079 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4121 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4156 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4191 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4225 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4257 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4286 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4313 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4336 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4354 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4368 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4376 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.438 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4383 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4386 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4389 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4391 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4393 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4394 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4395 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4396 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4397 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4395 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4387 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4374 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4357 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4338 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4318 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4299 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4282 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.427 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4264 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4264 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4266 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4269 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4273 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4278 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4283 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4288 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4293 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4296 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4297 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4297 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4296 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4294 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4291 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4286 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4281 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4275 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4268 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4261 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4252 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4245 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4246 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4248 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4252 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4257 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4263 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4271 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.428 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.429 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.403 units per person | 0.3783 units per person | 0.4225 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4344 units per person | 0.4257 units per person | 0.4386 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4391 units per person | 0.4374 units per person | 0.4397 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4293 units per person | 0.4264 units per person | 0.4357 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.429 units per person | 0.4273 units per person | 0.4297 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4265 units per person | 0.4245 units per person | 0.4291 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4269 units per person | 0.4252 units per person | 0.429 units per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for Egypt
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.83 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,413 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 586.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,891 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,022 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.79 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Egypt?
- Urban population, per capita in Egypt was 0.429 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4397 units per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3783 units per person in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for urban population, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 168th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.