Population in the largest city in Egypt
Egypt: Population in the largest city was 45.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in the largest city in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in the largest city in Egypt stood at 45.4%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in the largest city in Egypt peaked at 45.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 28th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in the largest city in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.2% | — |
| 1961 | 36.4% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 36.7% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 37.1% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 37.4% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 37.9% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 38.5% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 38.3% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 38.1% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 37.9% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 37.8% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 37.8% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 38.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 38.2% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 38.1% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 38.0% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 37.9% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 37.7% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 37.5% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 37.3% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 37.2% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 37.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 37.9% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 38.4% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 38.9% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 39.5% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 40.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 41.0% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 41.8% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 43.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.5% | 36.2% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.0% | 37.8% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 37.2% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 38.9% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 43.5% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 44.2% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 45.0% | 45.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More urban development data for Egypt
- Population density 115.06 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 43.15 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.244 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 28.88 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 27.9 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 23.07 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 16.4 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 259.48 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in the largest city in Egypt?
- Population in the largest city in Egypt was 45.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in the largest city recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in the largest city recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for population in the largest city?
- Egypt ranks 28th out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in the largest city rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.