Population and Demographics of Egypt
Population changed +1.75% in 2024 · median age 24 years
The age balance in Egypt spans 31.99% under 15 and 5.12% aged 65 or older, and its age structure leaves 62.89% of residents in the 15-to-64 group. The longer record adds perspective: the population changed by +59.5% between 2000 and 2024. The medium projection reaches 161.63 million in 2050, placing the mid-century total 38.7% above 2024.
Population Over Time in Egypt
Egypt's population stood at 73.083M in 2000 and 116.538M in 2024, equivalent to a +59.5% change over that period. The UN medium projection places 2050 at 161.630M, about 38.7% above the 2024 reference point. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
In 2024, Egypt's age mix can be described as young on the broad UN age-group measures. At 31.99%, the under-15 group is larger than the 5.12% aged 65+, while ages 15 to 64 account for 62.89%. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
Egypt's 2024 population is 49.5% female and 50.5% male in the World Bank series. Males exceed females by 1.0 percentage points.
Female and male population share
Males made up 50.5% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 49.5% females.
What Is Shaping Population Change
The short-run measure for Egypt is +1.75% population change in 2024, alongside fertility of 2.7, against an age structure of 31.99% under 15, 62.89% aged 15 to 64 and 5.12% at 65-plus.
Across the historical reference points, Egypt moved +59.5% from 2000 to 2024, followed by +38.7% projected change from 2024 to 2050; the figures describe direction, not a causal split between migration and natural change.
2024 estimate for Egypt. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Egypt vs. World
The comparison puts Egypt's +1.75% annual change beside a world rate of +0.87%, a fertility rate of 2.7 beside 2.25, and a median age of 24 years beside 30.6 globally.
| Indicator | Egypt | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +1.75% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.7 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 24 | 30.6 | 2024 |
No national-only figure is inserted into this world comparison. The country and global values share the same 2024 table and source context.
Key Takeaways
The 2024 total is 116,538,258 people. Annual change in the same harmonized table is +1.75%.
Broad age shares show 5.12% aged 65+ compared with 31.99% under 15; the 15 to 64 group accounts for 62.89%.
The 2024 female and male shares are 49.5% and 50.5% respectively.
By 2050, the medium projection is 161.630M, differing from 2024 by roughly 45.09 million people.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Egypt?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Egypt is 116,538,258 people.
Is the population of Egypt growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Egypt's population is growing, with annual change of +1.75%.
What percentage of the population of Egypt is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 5.12% of Egypt's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Egypt in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Egypt's 2050 population at 161,630,192.
What is the fertility rate in Egypt?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Egypt is 2.7 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.