Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.429 people per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Egypt is 0.429 people per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.4397 people per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.3783 people per person, in 1960.
That places Egypt 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3783 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3842 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3905 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3968 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4027 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4079 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4121 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4156 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4191 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4225 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4257 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4286 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4313 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4336 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4354 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4368 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4376 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.438 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4383 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4386 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4389 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4391 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4393 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4394 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4395 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4396 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4397 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4395 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4387 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4374 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4357 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4338 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4318 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4299 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4282 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.427 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4264 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4264 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4266 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4269 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4273 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4278 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4283 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4288 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4293 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4296 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4297 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4297 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4296 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4294 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4291 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4286 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4281 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4275 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4268 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4261 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4252 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4245 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4246 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4248 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4252 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4257 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4263 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4271 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.428 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.429 people per person | +0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.429 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.429 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.403 people per person | 0.3783 people per person | 0.4225 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4344 people per person | 0.4257 people per person | 0.4386 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4391 people per person | 0.4374 people per person | 0.4397 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4293 people per person | 0.4264 people per person | 0.4357 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.429 people per person | 0.4273 people per person | 0.4297 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4265 people per person | 0.4245 people per person | 0.4291 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4269 people per person | 0.4252 people per person | 0.429 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More population data for Egypt
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0962 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1102 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 160,340 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.43 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4636 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 202.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11.08 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Egypt?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Egypt was 0.429 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4397 people per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3783 people per person in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.