Egypt - Population in largest city

Population in largest city

The value for Population in largest city in Egypt was 21,322,750 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,322,750 in 2021 and a minimum value of 3,680,160 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 3,680,160
1961 3,862,355
1962 4,064,782
1963 4,277,817
1964 4,502,334
1965 4,737,968
1966 4,976,560
1967 5,122,042
1968 5,271,987
1969 5,425,890
1970 5,584,507
1971 5,747,762
1972 5,916,024
1973 6,088,729
1974 6,266,723
1975 6,449,922
1976 6,638,739
1977 6,816,915
1978 6,989,701
1979 7,166,868
1980 7,348,778
1981 7,534,786
1982 7,725,769
1983 7,921,592
1984 8,122,659
1985 8,328,255
1986 8,539,349
1987 8,826,380
1988 9,168,704
1989 9,523,307
1990 9,892,143
1991 10,275,260
1992 10,673,780
1993 11,086,590
1994 11,515,980
1995 11,961,990
1996 12,425,920
1997 12,772,790
1998 13,050,820
1999 13,334,900
2000 13,625,570
2001 13,921,740
2002 14,224,780
2003 14,534,420
2004 14,851,230
2005 15,174,050
2006 15,504,350
2007 15,841,830
2008 16,186,670
2009 16,539,010
2010 16,899,020
2011 17,266,860
2012 17,642,710
2013 18,026,750
2014 18,419,140
2015 18,820,070
2016 19,229,730
2017 19,648,310
2018 20,076,000
2019 20,484,960
2020 20,900,600
2021 21,322,750

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Egypt was 47.72 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 47.76 in 2018, while its lowest value was 36.49 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 36.49
1961 36.88
1962 37.44
1963 38.01
1964 38.61
1965 39.23
1966 39.79
1967 39.55
1968 39.34
1969 39.15
1970 39.01
1971 38.91
1972 38.83
1973 38.77
1974 38.72
1975 38.65
1976 38.57
1977 38.58
1978 38.64
1979 38.68
1980 38.69
1981 38.68
1982 38.65
1983 38.61
1984 38.55
1985 38.48
1986 38.39
1987 38.69
1988 39.25
1989 39.86
1990 40.53
1991 41.28
1992 42.10
1993 42.98
1994 43.89
1995 44.82
1996 45.77
1997 46.14
1998 46.16
1999 46.20
2000 46.25
2001 46.32
2002 46.40
2003 46.48
2004 46.58
2005 46.70
2006 46.82
2007 47.01
2008 47.21
2009 47.36
2010 47.47
2011 47.50
2012 47.54
2013 47.54
2014 47.55
2015 47.58
2016 47.65
2017 47.71
2018 47.76
2019 47.76
2020 47.74
2021 47.72

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization