Egypt - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Egypt was 43,781,730 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43,781,730 in 2020 and a minimum value of 10,084,280 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 10,084,280
1961 10,473,610
1962 10,858,080
1963 11,253,200
1964 11,659,630
1965 12,077,650
1966 12,508,160
1967 12,950,510
1968 13,401,990
1969 13,857,720
1970 14,315,310
1971 14,773,800
1972 15,235,330
1973 15,704,280
1974 16,186,600
1975 16,688,310
1976 17,210,390
1977 17,668,390
1978 18,089,500
1979 18,530,890
1980 18,994,490
1981 19,480,110
1982 19,987,200
1983 20,516,520
1984 21,068,790
1985 21,643,300
1986 22,241,760
1987 22,812,400
1988 23,358,960
1989 23,893,890
1990 24,406,150
1991 24,890,670
1992 25,351,100
1993 25,795,990
1994 26,238,200
1995 26,687,690
1996 27,145,810
1997 27,681,740
1998 28,270,160
1999 28,862,920
2000 29,457,840
2001 30,055,500
2002 30,659,220
2003 31,267,890
2004 31,879,900
2005 32,495,530
2006 33,111,800
2007 33,700,830
2008 34,289,700
2009 34,919,600
2010 35,603,060
2011 36,347,580
2012 37,114,900
2013 37,919,410
2014 38,737,020
2015 39,551,540
2016 40,359,120
2017 41,185,810
2018 42,030,820
2019 42,895,820
2020 43,781,730

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization