Number of people living in the capital city in Egypt
Egypt: Number of people living in the capital city was 36.75 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in the capital city in Egypt, 2020–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 36.75 million people for number of people living in the capital city in 2100. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Egypt peaked at 36.75 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 24.00 million people, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24.00 million people | — |
| 2025 | 25.57 million people | +6.5% |
| 2030 | 27.18 million people | +6.3% |
| 2035 | 28.70 million people | +5.6% |
| 2040 | 30.18 million people | +5.2% |
| 2045 | 31.36 million people | +3.9% |
| 2050 | 32.37 million people | +3.2% |
| 2055 | 33.21 million people | +2.6% |
| 2060 | 33.96 million people | +2.3% |
| 2065 | 34.65 million people | +2.0% |
| 2070 | 35.22 million people | +1.6% |
| 2075 | 35.73 million people | +1.4% |
| 2080 | 36.08 million people | +1.0% |
| 2085 | 36.38 million people | +0.9% |
| 2090 | 36.57 million people | +0.5% |
| 2095 | 36.73 million people | +0.5% |
| 2100 | 36.75 million people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 24.78 million people | 24.00 million people | 25.57 million people | 2 |
| 2030s | 27.94 million people | 27.18 million people | 28.70 million people | 2 |
| 2040s | 30.77 million people | 30.18 million people | 31.36 million people | 2 |
| 2050s | 32.79 million people | 32.37 million people | 33.21 million people | 2 |
| 2060s | 34.31 million people | 33.96 million people | 34.65 million people | 2 |
| 2070s | 35.47 million people | 35.22 million people | 35.73 million people | 2 |
| 2080s | 36.23 million people | 36.08 million people | 36.38 million people | 2 |
| 2090s | 36.65 million people | 36.57 million people | 36.73 million people | 2 |
| 2100s | 36.75 million people | 36.75 million people | 36.75 million people | 1 |
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More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in Egypt?
- Number of people living in the capital city in Egypt was 36.75 million people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 36.75 million people in 2100.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.00 million people in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- Egypt ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.