Population estimates and projections in Egypt

Egypt had an estimated population of 114,535,772 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Egypt, 2023 (latest estimate) 114,535,772 People
Change from 2022 +1.7% 2022: 112,618,250 people
Projection for 2030 127,139,322 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 161,630,192 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 201,895,184 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 14th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Egypt over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Egypt
2100 201,895,184 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 201,078,011 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 199,500,190 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 197,258,869 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 194,292,900 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 190,502,723 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 185,940,690 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 180,677,455 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 174,845,206 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 168,531,682 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 161,630,192 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 153,919,189 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 145,213,654 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 136,097,218 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 127,139,322 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 118,365,994 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 114,535,772 people
2022 112,618,250 people
2021 110,957,008 people
2020 109,315,124 people
2019 107,553,158 people
2018 105,682,094 people
2017 103,696,057 people
2016 101,644,589 people
2015 99,597,342 people
2014 97,528,654 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7% from 112,618,250 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 95,333,553 people, the figure has changed by +20.1%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Egypt has the 14th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Egypt
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024