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Egypt
Home to one of humanity's oldest civilizations, Egypt bridges northeast Africa and the Middle East with the Nile Valley as its lifeline through an otherwise desert landscape. The capital Cairo, the Arab world's largest city, sits near the Great Pyramids of Giza. The Suez Canal, connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas, is one of the world's most vital shipping lanes.
Major cities: Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Shubra El Kheima
2024
116.5M
UN
2050
161.6M
UN
2100
201.9M
UN
~2200
151.0M
GPU
~2500
43.0M
GPU
Population116.5M
Fertility (TFR)2.74
Life expectancy71.8
Median age24.0
Infant mortality16.1 per 1,000
Pop. density115/km²
Urbanization43%
Youth share (0-14)32%
Land area995,450 km²
LanguageArabic
ReligionMuslim
HDI0.754 (#100)
RegionAfrica
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 21.1M | 7.06 | 34.0 | 54.6 | 32.5 | -28K | 2.2% |
| 1955 | 23.8M | 7.01 | 40.2 | 52.2 | 26.4 | -29K | 2.6% |
| 1960 | 26.9M | 6.79 | 44.4 | 47.5 | 22.0 | -3K | 2.5% |
| 1965 | 30.6M | 6.39 | 47.6 | 43.5 | 18.9 | +18K | 2.5% |
| 1970 | 34.6M | 6.06 | 49.0 | 41.9 | 17.6 | -35K | 2.4% |
| 1975 | 38.9M | 5.75 | 51.7 | 41.2 | 15.8 | -62K | 2.5% |
| 1980 | 44.0M | 5.49 | 55.7 | 40.2 | 13.3 | +1K | 2.7% |
| 1985 | 50.7M | 5.12 | 59.4 | 38.1 | 10.8 | +112K | 2.7% |
| 1990 | 58.4M | 4.51 | 62.5 | 33.5 | 8.7 | +407K | 2.5% |
| 1995 | 65.7M | 3.76 | 65.2 | 28.6 | 7.2 | -39K | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 73.1M | 3.50 | 67.3 | 27.4 | 6.3 | +28K | 2.1% |
| 2005 | 81.1M | 3.25 | 68.4 | 26.6 | 6.1 | -37K | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 89.2M | 3.30 | 69.1 | 27.5 | 6.1 | -194K | 2.1% |
| 2015 | 99.6M | 3.50 | 70.1 | 28.2 | 5.8 | -193K | 2.2% |
| 2020 | 109M | 2.85 | 69.8 | 22.0 | 6.4 | +6K | 1.6% |
| 2024Now | 117M | 2.74 | 71.8 | 20.9 | 5.5 | +124K | 1.5% |
| 2025 | 118M | 2.71 | 72.0 | 20.7 | 5.5 | -57K | 1.5% |
| 2030 | 127M | 2.59 | 72.8 | 19.9 | 5.8 | -23K | 1.4% |
| 2035 | 136M | 2.48 | 73.7 | 19.5 | 6.1 | -25K | 1.3% |
| 2040 | 145M | 2.39 | 74.5 | 18.9 | 6.3 | -21K | 1.3% |
| 2045 | 154M | 2.29 | 75.3 | 17.4 | 6.6 | -24K | 1.1% |
| 2050 | 162M | 2.21 | 76.1 | 16.0 | 6.9 | -17K | 0.9% |
| 2055 | 169M | 2.15 | 76.8 | 15.1 | 7.2 | -22K | 0.8% |
| 2060 | 175M | 2.09 | 77.6 | 14.6 | 7.5 | -24K | 0.7% |
| 2065 | 181M | 2.04 | 78.4 | 14.2 | 7.9 | -28K | 0.6% |
| 2070 | 186M | 2.00 | 79.2 | 13.6 | 8.2 | -25K | 0.5% |
| 2075 | 191M | 1.97 | 79.9 | 13.0 | 8.5 | -11K | 0.4% |
| 2080 | 194M | 1.94 | 80.7 | 12.3 | 8.8 | -20K | 0.4% |
| 2085 | 197M | 1.91 | 81.4 | 11.8 | 9.1 | -26K | 0.3% |
| 2090 | 200M | 1.89 | 82.1 | 11.5 | 9.5 | -28K | 0.2% |
| 2095 | 201M | 1.86 | 82.8 | 11.2 | 9.9 | -16K | 0.1% |
| 2100 | 202M | 1.84 | 83.5 | 10.9 | 10.3 | -19K | 0.1% |