What is the population of Egypt?
Egypt has 118.4 million people (2025). Since 1960, the population has grown from 26.9 million to 118.4 million, 4.4 times the 1960 figure.
Population by decade
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 26,896,479 |
| 1970 | 34,623,990 |
| 1980 | 43,950,413 |
| 1990 | 58,396,618 |
| 2000 | 73,083,284 |
| 2010 | 89,196,072 |
| 2020 | 109,315,124 |
| 2025 | 118,365,995 |
What is the capital of Egypt?
The capital of Egypt is Cairo.
What currency does Egypt use?
Egypt uses the Egyptian pound (EGP).
What language is spoken in Egypt?
The official language of Egypt is Arabic.
Where is Egypt?
Egypt is in Africa.
Location on the map
Neighboring countries
Countries that border this country:
How big is Egypt?
Egypt covers 1,001,450 km² (386,662 sq mi). The United States is about 9.8 times as large.
Economy of Egypt
- Gross domestic product (GDP)
- $365 billion
- GDP per person
- $3,086
- Life expectancy
- 71.8 years
Data: World Bank (GDP 2025, GDP per person 2025, life expectancy 2024)
Economic development
Income group World Bank classification
Based on economic indicators, Egypt is classified as lower middle income. Lower-middle-income countries have a gross national income per person between $1,146 and $4,515.
Data based on World Bank classifications
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Where does Egypt rank?
Egypt is in the top 50 on two of our six rankings: