Urban population in Egypt

Egypt: Urban population was 50.78 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
50.78 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
19th
of 218 countries
All-time high
50.78 million
in 2025
All-time low
10.17 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Urban population in Egypt, 1960–2025

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Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

Egypt recorded 50.78 million for urban population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population in Egypt peaked at 50.78 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.17 million, in 1960.

Egypt ranks 19th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Urban population in Egypt, 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 10.17 million
1961 10.60 million +4.2%
1962 11.06 million +4.3%
1963 11.54 million +4.3%
1964 12.02 million +4.2%
1965 12.49 million +3.9%
1966 12.94 million +3.6%
1967 13.38 million +3.4%
1968 13.83 million +3.4%
1969 14.29 million +3.3%
1970 14.74 million +3.2%
1971 15.19 million +3.0%
1972 15.64 million +3.0%
1973 16.09 million +2.9%
1974 16.53 million +2.8%
1975 16.98 million +2.7%
1976 17.42 million +2.6%
1977 17.85 million +2.5%
1978 18.31 million +2.6%
1979 18.78 million +2.6%
1980 19.29 million +2.7%
1981 19.82 million +2.8%
1982 20.39 million +2.8%
1983 21.00 million +3.0%
1984 21.65 million +3.1%
1985 22.30 million +3.0%
1986 22.95 million +2.9%
1987 23.59 million +2.8%
1988 24.21 million +2.6%
1989 24.81 million +2.4%
1990 25.44 million +2.6%
1991 26.04 million +2.3%
1992 26.55 million +1.9%
1993 27.05 million +1.9%
1994 27.53 million +1.8%
1995 28.03 million +1.8%
1996 28.58 million +1.9%
1997 29.18 million +2.1%
1998 29.84 million +2.3%
1999 30.53 million +2.3%
2000 31.23 million +2.3%
2001 31.94 million +2.3%
2002 32.66 million +2.2%
2003 33.39 million +2.2%
2004 34.12 million +2.2%
2005 34.84 million +2.1%
2006 35.54 million +2.0%
2007 36.22 million +1.9%
2008 36.89 million +1.9%
2009 37.57 million +1.9%
2010 38.27 million +1.9%
2011 39.05 million +2.0%
2012 39.88 million +2.1%
2013 40.76 million +2.2%
2014 41.63 million +2.1%
2015 42.43 million +1.9%
2016 43.22 million +1.9%
2017 44.02 million +1.8%
2018 44.87 million +1.9%
2019 45.69 million +1.8%
2020 46.48 million +1.7%
2021 47.23 million +1.6%
2022 48.01 million +1.6%
2023 48.92 million +1.9%
2024 49.88 million +2.0%
2025 50.78 million +1.8%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 50.78 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.62 million, 7.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 50.78 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.90 million, 5.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.23 million 10.17 million 14.29 million 10
1970s 16.75 million 14.74 million 18.78 million 10
1980s 22.00 million 19.29 million 24.81 million 10
1990s 27.88 million 25.44 million 30.53 million 10
2000s 34.44 million 31.23 million 37.57 million 10
2010s 41.98 million 38.27 million 45.69 million 10
2020s 48.55 million 46.48 million 50.78 million 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 16 United Kingdom 57.90 million compare
  2. 17 France 54.18 million compare
  3. 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 50.90 million compare
  4. 20 Thailand 44.98 million compare
  5. 21 Argentina 42.34 million compare
  6. 22 Colombia 42.09 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population in Egypt?
Urban population in Egypt was 50.78 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest urban population recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 50.78 million in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 10.17 million in 1960.
How does Egypt rank for urban population?
Egypt ranks 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.