Egypt
Population 2026
120,101,178
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.47%
- Density
- 121 per km²
- Land area
- 995,450 km²
- Capital
- Cairo
- Currency
- Pound (EGP)
- Official languages
- AR-EG, EN, FR
- Urban population
- 42.9%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 2,459,3172026
- Deaths
- 672,4412026
- Birth rate
- 20.9per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.5per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.74
- Life expectancy
- 71.8At birth, years
- Median age
- 24.7
- Net migration
- -57,305
Age distribution
- 0–1431.6%
- 15–6463.2%
- 65+5.3%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $365B
- GDP per capita
- $3.1K
- GDP growth
- +4.4%
- Inflation
- 14.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.8%
- Exports
- $72.4B
- Imports
- $115B
- Tourism receipts
- 12.2%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture16.6%
- Industry32.1%
- Manufacturing14.5%
- Services47.3%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture17.5%
- Industry29.4%
- Services53.1%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CairoCairo | 9,606,9162026 |
| 2 | AlexandriaAlexandria | 5,263,5422026 |
| 3 | GizaGiza | 4,367,3432024 |
| 4 | Shubrā al KhaymahQalyubia | 1,240,2892026 |
| 5 | Port SaidPort Said | 780,5152026 |
| 6 | SuezSuez | 699,5412022 |
| 7 | Al MansurahDakahlia | 621,9532026 |
| 8 | Al Maḩallah al KubráGharbia | 592,5732026 |
| 9 | TantaGharbia | 576,6482023 |
| 10 | AssiutAsyut | 528,6692024 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 120,101,178 | 2.5M | 672K |
| 2020 | 109,315,118 | 2.4M | 700K |
| 2010 | 89,196,073 | 2.5M | 542K |
| 2000 | 73,083,287 | 2.0M | 462K |
| 1990 | 58,396,625 | 2.0M | 508K |
| 1980 | 43,950,413 | 1.8M | 583K |
| 1970 | 34,623,990 | 1.5M | 609K |
| 1960 | 26,896,480 | 1.3M | 591K |
| 1950 | 21,148,168 | 1.2M | 688K |