Egypt Demographics

Population of Egypt (2024)

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Egypt Population
116,538,258
Yearly Change
+ 1.75%
Global Share
1.43%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in Egypt is 24.3 years (2024).

Fertility in Egypt

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline

pregnant_woman Total Fertiliy Rate (TFR)
2.7
(Live Births per Woman, 2024)

Life Expectancy in Egypt

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
71.8 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
74.0 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
69.7 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Egypt

Infant Mortality
13.2
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
16.2
(per 1,000 live births)

Egypt Urban Population

Currently, 40.8 % of the population of Egypt is urban (47,497,912 people in 2024)

Population Density

The 2024 population density in Egypt is 117 people per Km2 (303 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 995,450 Km2 (384,345 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Egypt

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Cairo 9,606,916
2 Alexandria 5,263,542
3 Giza 4,367,343
4 Shubra al Khaymah 1,240,289
5 Port Said 780,515
6 Suez 699,541
7 Madinat an Nasr 668,413
8 Al Mansurah 621,953
9 Al Mahallah al Kubra 592,573
10 Tanta 576,648
11 Assiut 528,669
12 Al Fayyum 519,047
13 Al Khusus 488,904
14 Zagazig 430,445
15 Ismailia 429,465
16 Luxor 422,407
17 Aswan 379,774
18 6th of October City 368,650
19 Hada'iq al Qubbah 339,612
20 Damanhur 318,207
21 Al Qahirah al Jadidah 313,139
21 New Cairo 313,139
22 Damietta 305,920
23 Minya 283,605
24 Bani Suwayf 273,151
25 Shibin al Kawm 267,945
26 Sohag 266,944
27 Qina 252,883
28 Al 'Ashir min Ramadan 246,148
29 Halwan 230,000

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Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigera Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

 

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio
Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.