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Egypt Population 2023
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa, the Middle East, and the Arab world & the third-most populous in Africa (after Nigeria and Ethiopia), and the fourteenth-most populous in the world.
As per the World Population Prospects, 2022 by the United Nations, the estimated population of Egypt in 2023 is 112,716,598 (112 million or 11.27 Crore)
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Egypt’s population growth rate during 2022-2023 is 1.53%. Its population is 1.31% of the total world population. The total Land Area of Egypt is 995,450 sq. km (384,350 sq. mi) and the Population Density is 103 per Km2 (266 people per mi2).
Egypt | 2022 Population |
Total Population | 110,990,103 (110 million) |
Global Rank | 14th |
Share of World Pop. | 1.31% |
Land Area | 995,450 sq. km (384,350 sq. mi) |
Area Rank | 29 |
Pop. Density | 103 person/sq. km |
Capital City | Cairo |
Fertility Rate* in Egypt | 3.33 |
Infant mortality rate** in Egypt | 13.2 |
Median Age in Egypt | 24.6 years |
Life Expectancy in Egypt | 72.54 years |
Urban Population of Egypt | 43.0 % |
Source: UN World Populations Prospects
*Fertility rate, average number of children born to women during their reproductive years.
**Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under one year of age.
Religion in Egypt
Islam is the majority religion in Egypt and the state religion of Egypt is Islam. Among Muslims 85-95% are Sunni Muslims, with a small Mu’tazila, Shia Twelvers, and Ismailism communities making up the remainder.
Christianity is the second-largest religion in Egypt and the largest Christian community in the Middle East and North Africa standing at between 5% – 15% of Egypt’s population. About 95% of Egypt’s Christians are members of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (Oriental Orthodox Church)
Religion Percentage in Egypt in 2019 is as follows
- Islam – 90.3%
- Christianity – 9.6%
- Other – 0.1%
Source: census estimates
Top Cities in Egypt by Population
# | Name | Governorate | Population |
1 | Cairo* | Cairo | 12,230,350 |
2 | Alexandria | Alexandria | 5,046,231 |
3 | Giza* | Giza | 4,028,062 |
4 | Shubra El Kheima* | Qalyubia | 3,072,951 |
5 | Port Said | Port Said | 1,607,353 |
6 | Suez | Suez | 1,347,352 |
7 | El Mahalla El Kubra | Gharbia | 838,297 |
8 | Luxor | Luxor | 687,896 |
9 | Mansoura | Dakahlia | 670,494 |
10 | Tanta | Gharbia | 557,793 |
11 | Asyut | Asyut | 453,202 |
12 | Ismailia | Ismailia | 422,411 |
13 | Faiyum | Faiyum | 378,959 |
14 | Zagazig | Sharqia | 334,331 |
15 | Damietta | Damietta | 330,296 |
16 | Aswan | Aswan | 281,891 |
17 | Minya | Minya | 273,767 |
18 | Damanhur | Beheira | 272,017 |
19 | Beni Suef | Beni Suef | 253,789 |
20 | Hurghada | Red Sea | 253,124 |
21 | Qena | Qena | 230,392 |
22 | Sohag | Sohag | 201,339 |
23 | Shibin El Kom | Monufia | 186,345 |
24 | Banha | Qalyubia | 165,906 |
25 | Arish | North Sinai | 164,830 |
Source: 2010 Census of Egypt