Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Egypt
Egypt: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 42.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Egypt, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Egypt is 42.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Egypt peaked at 44.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1000.
Egypt ranks 182nd of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1100s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1500s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 1720s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 1730s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1740s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 1750s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 1760s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 1770s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 1780s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 1790s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 1800s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 1810s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 1820s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 1830s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 1840s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 1850s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 1860s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
| 1870s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 1880s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 1890s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
| 1900s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
| 1910s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 1920s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 1 |
| 1930s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
| 1940s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
| 1950s | 34.3% | 31.4% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.3% | 37.8% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.4% | 42.6% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.9% | 43.7% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 42.6% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 42.7% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 42.4% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 42.5% | 42.9% | 6 |
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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 population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Egypt?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Egypt was 42.9% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1000.
- How does Egypt rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Egypt ranks 182nd out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.