Population aged 14 years or younger in Egypt
Egypt: Population aged 14 years or younger was 37,344 thousands in 2025. β² Rising
Population aged 14 years or younger in Egypt, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in thousands.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population aged 14 years or younger in Egypt is 37,344 thousands, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 14 years or younger in Egypt peaked at 37,344 thousands in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,197 thousands, in 1970.
Egypt ranks 11th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,680 thousands | 14,197 thousands | 17,393 thousands | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,374 thousands | 17,860 thousands | 23,063 thousands | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,388 thousands | 23,636 thousands | 26,684 thousands | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,938 thousands | 26,902 thousands | 29,381 thousands | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,101 thousands | 29,922 thousands | 36,132 thousands | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,958 thousands | 36,449 thousands | 37,344 thousands | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 51,075 thousands compare
- 9 Bangladesh 48,565 thousands compare
- 10 Brazil 41,480 thousands compare
- 12 Philippines 31,988 thousands compare
- 13 Mexico 31,937 thousands compare
- 14 Tanzania 29,515 thousands compare
More population data for Egypt
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 11.08 million (2100)
- Population density 202.82 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.048 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.73 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 238,014 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.73 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.73 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.55 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.75 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 14 years or younger in Egypt?
- Population aged 14 years or younger in Egypt was 37,344 thousands in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 37,344 thousands in 2025.
- What is the lowest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,197 thousands in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for population aged 14 years or younger?
- Egypt ranks 11th out of 230 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 14 years or younger rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release