Has the population peaked? in Egypt

Egypt: Has the population peaked? was 114.54 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
114.54 million people
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
14th
of 236 countries
All-time high
114.54 million people
in 2023
All-time low
21.15 million people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Has the population peaked? in Egypt, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for has the population peaked? in Egypt is 114.54 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, has the population peaked? in Egypt peaked at 114.54 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.15 million people, in 1950.

Egypt ranks 14th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 23.57 million people 21.15 million people 26.23 million people 10
1960s 30.28 million people 26.90 million people 33.81 million people 10
1970s 38.54 million people 34.62 million people 42.82 million people 10
1980s 50.11 million people 43.95 million people 56.71 million people 10
1990s 64.97 million people 58.40 million people 71.52 million people 10
2000s 80.27 million people 73.08 million people 87.50 million people 10
2010s 98.45 million people 89.20 million people 107.55 million people 10
2020s 111.86 million people 109.31 million people 114.54 million people 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 11 Ethiopia 128.69 million people compare
  2. 12 Japan 124.37 million people compare
  3. 13 Philippines 114.89 million people compare
  4. 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 105.79 million people compare
  5. 16 Vietnam 100.35 million people compare
  6. 17 Iran 90.61 million people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is has the population peaked? in Egypt?
Has the population peaked? in Egypt was 114.54 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest has the population peaked? recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 114.54 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest has the population peaked? recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 21.15 million people in 1950.
How does Egypt rank for has the population peaked??
Egypt ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is has the population peaked? rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Has the population peaked?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.