Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Egypt
Egypt: Share of urban population who live in the largest city was 22.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Egypt, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban population who live in the largest city in Egypt is 22.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population who live in the largest city in Egypt peaked at 22.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1950.
Egypt ranks 105th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.8% | 17.4% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 1960s | 19.7% | 18.8% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.0% | 20.8% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 20.8% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 21.2% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More population data for Egypt
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 238,014 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.68 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population who live in the largest city in Egypt?
- Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Egypt was 22.7% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1950.
- How does Egypt rank for share of urban population who live in the largest city?
- Egypt ranks 105th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of urban population who live in the largest city rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population who live in the largest city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.