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Population in Egypt

Egypt: Population was 114.54 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
114.54 million people
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
14th
of 238 countries
All-time high
114.54 million people
in 2023
All-time low
3.50 million people
in 1800
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Egypt, 1000–2023

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 114.54 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 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, population in Egypt peaked at 114.54 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.50 million people, in 1800.

Egypt ranks 14th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 5.00 million people 5.00 million people 5.00 million people 1
1100s 4.35 million people 4.35 million people 4.35 million people 1
1200s 4.00 million people 4.00 million people 4.00 million people 1
1300s 4.70 million people 4.70 million people 4.70 million people 1
1400s 4.05 million people 4.05 million people 4.05 million people 1
1500s 4.00 million people 4.00 million people 4.00 million people 1
1600s 5.00 million people 5.00 million people 5.00 million people 1
1700s 4.50 million people 4.50 million people 4.50 million people 1
1710s 4.40 million people 4.40 million people 4.40 million people 1
1720s 4.30 million people 4.30 million people 4.30 million people 1
1730s 4.20 million people 4.20 million people 4.20 million people 1
1740s 4.10 million people 4.10 million people 4.10 million people 1
1750s 4.00 million people 4.00 million people 4.00 million people 1
1760s 3.90 million people 3.90 million people 3.90 million people 1
1770s 3.80 million people 3.80 million people 3.80 million people 1
1780s 3.70 million people 3.70 million people 3.70 million people 1
1790s 3.60 million people 3.60 million people 3.60 million people 1
1800s 3.65 million people 3.50 million people 3.80 million people 10
1810s 3.99 million people 3.83 million people 4.15 million people 10
1820s 4.25 million people 4.18 million people 4.32 million people 10
1830s 4.40 million people 4.33 million people 4.48 million people 10
1840s 5.00 million people 4.53 million people 5.54 million people 10
1850s 5.93 million people 5.64 million people 6.20 million people 10
1860s 6.53 million people 6.26 million people 6.82 million people 10
1870s 7.19 million people 6.89 million people 7.51 million people 10
1880s 8.05 million people 7.59 million people 8.53 million people 10
1890s 9.21 million people 8.64 million people 9.80 million people 10
1900s 10.57 million people 9.94 million people 11.22 million people 10
1910s 11.97 million people 11.36 million people 12.59 million people 10
1920s 13.39 million people 12.73 million people 14.08 million people 10
1930s 15.14 million people 14.25 million people 16.12 million people 10
1940s 18.41 million people 16.42 million people 20.62 million people 10
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 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Egypt?
Population in Egypt was 114.54 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 114.54 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 3.50 million people in 1800.
How does Egypt rank for population?
Egypt ranks 14th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.