Urban population in Egypt
Egypt: Urban population was 50.78 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Egypt, 1960–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
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.