Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Egypt
Egypt: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 5.69 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Egypt, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 5.69 million people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Egypt peaked at 5.69 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 623,659 people, in 1950.
Egypt ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 780,279 people | 623,659 people | 941,647 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.15 million people | 978,772 people | 1.32 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.53 million people | 1.36 million people | 1.71 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.97 million people | 1.75 million people | 2.21 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.55 million people | 2.27 million people | 2.87 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.19 million people | 2.94 million people | 3.42 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.15 million people | 3.51 million people | 4.94 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.38 million people | 5.13 million people | 5.69 million people | 4 |
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More population data for Egypt
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11.08 million people (2100)
- Population density 202.82 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 238,014 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Egypt?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Egypt was 5.69 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.69 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 623,659 people in 1950.
- How does Egypt rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Egypt ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.