Egypt population
Egypt: 118 million people in 2025 (118,365,995), 13th of 217 countries and areas — and 162 million projected for 2050.
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Where it stands
In 2025 Egypt has 118,365,995 people, which is 1.44% of the 8.19 billion counted across the 217 countries and areas on this site. That puts it 13th by population, behind Japan and ahead of Philippines.
Since 1960
In 1960 the figure was 26,896,479. Since then the population has grown 4.4×, an average of 2.31% a year upward. It doubled at some point along the way — the year it first reached 53,792,958 was 1988.
The projection keeps rising to the end of the data: 161,630,192 in 2050, 36.6% above 2025. The highest figure on this page is that last one, so no peak has been reached yet.
The ranking in 2050
In 2050 the projected rank is 11th, up 2 places from 13th. Rankings move when other countries grow faster or slower, not only when Egypt changes.
People and land
Egypt covers 995,450 km² of land, so 2025 density is 119 people per km² — 93rd most crowded of 216 places with an area figure. At that density a square 10 km on a side holds about 11,891 people.
The fertility rate was 2.74 births per woman in 2024, above replacement level but falling in most countries; life expectancy at birth was 71.8 years (2024); 31.6% of people were under 15 and 5.3% were 65 or older (2025); 43% of the population lived in cities. These shape the curve above: a young population keeps growing after fertility falls, an old one starts shrinking sooner.
Its nearest neighbours in the ranking are Japan just above, with 123 million (1.04× as many), and Philippines just below, with 117 million (1.01× as many as the Philippines has).
How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.