Share of people living in cities in Egypt: 42.9% in 2025, ranking 167th of 217 countries. In 2010 it was 42.9%.
Data last updated · Period: 2010–2025
Understanding the chart
The line chart above tracks share of people living in cities in Egypt for each year from 2010 to 2025, 16 data points in all. Each dot is one year; the first and last years and the highest point are labelled with their values, and the vertical scale is in % of total. All values in this period were above zero. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2010–2025 and come from World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Key insights
- Egypt's urban population was 42.9% in 2025, about the same as in 2010.
- The highest value in this period was 42.9% in 2010; the lowest was 42.4% in 2017.
- Recently, the figure has risen in each of the last two years (2024: 42.8%; 2025: 42.9%).
- That is 14.9 percentage points below the world figure of 57.8%.
- Egypt has the 167th-highest value of 217 countries with recent data.
- In Northern Africa, Egypt has the 5th-highest value of 6 countries with recent data; the highest is Libya (87.9%), and the typical (median) value is 66.9%.
Analysis
Averaged over periods, the figure was 42.8% in 2010 to 2014, 42.5% in 2015 to 2019 and 42.7% in 2020 onwards. The value went up in 8 of the 15 year-to-year steps and down in 7. The biggest one-year rise came in 2025 (+0.1 percentage points). The biggest one-year fall came in 2016 (−0.1 percentage points). Year to year, the figure typically varied by about 0.2 percentage points around its average of 42.7%, a stable pattern.
What it means
For businesses and investors, the figure is most useful alongside related measures for the same country, such as growth, inflation, population and incomes, and compared with similar countries. Compared with its neighbours in Northern Africa, where the typical value is 66.9%, Egypt is 24.0 percentage points lower.
Related figures
- Urban population (% of total) by country, 2025: 100.0% (highest: Bahrain). The share of people living in areas defined as urban by each country.
- Share of people living in cities in Algeria, 2010–2025: 75.8% (Urban population, 2025 · 71st of 217). Share of people living in cities in Algeria: 75.8% in 2025, ranking 71st of 217 countries.
- Share of people living in cities in Libya, 2010–2025: 87.9% (Urban population, 2025 · 40th of 217). Share of people living in cities in Libya: 87.9% in 2025, ranking 40th of 217 countries.
About this statistic
The share of people living in areas defined as urban by each country. City dwellers are usually easier and cheaper to reach with deliveries, shops and services.
Population size, growth, age and urbanisation decide how many customers a market has, what they need, and where they live. The figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, which compile official national statistics in a consistent form so countries can be compared.
Questions and answers
What is the share of people living in cities in Egypt?
42.9% (Urban population, 2025 · 167th of 217). Share of people living in cities in Egypt: 42.9% in 2025, ranking 167th of 217 countries. In 2010 it was 42.9%.
How has urban population in Egypt changed since 2010?
Egypt's urban population was 42.9% in 2025, about the same as in 2010. The highest value in this period was 42.9% in 2010; the lowest was 42.4% in 2017.
Where does this data come from?
From World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), covering 2010–2025. The share of people living in areas defined as urban by each country. City dwellers are usually easier and cheaper to reach with deliveries, shops and services.
Data
| Year | Urban population (% of total) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 42.9% |
| 2011 | 42.9% |
| 2012 | 42.8% |
| 2013 | 42.8% |
| 2014 | 42.7% |
| 2015 | 42.6% |
| 2016 | 42.5% |
| 2017 | 42.4% |
| 2018 | 42.5% |
| 2019 | 42.5% |
| 2020 | 42.5% |
| 2021 | 42.6% |
| 2022 | 42.6% |
| 2023 | 42.7% |
| 2024 | 42.8% |
| 2025 | 42.9% |
Source and notes
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Period: 2010–2025. Coverage: Egypt.
The share of people living in areas defined as urban by each country. City dwellers are usually easier and cheaper to reach with deliveries, shops and services.
Cite this statistic
Please also credit the original source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).Related statistics
- Urban population (% of total) by country, 2025
- Share of people living in cities in Algeria, 2010–2025
- Share of people living in cities in Libya, 2010–2025
- Share of people living in cities in Morocco, 2010–2025
- Share of people living in cities in Sudan, 2010–2025
- GDP of Egypt, 2010–2025
- Economic growth (GDP growth) in Egypt, 2010–2025
- GDP per person in Egypt, 2010–2025
- GDP per person, adjusted for prices (PPP, international $) in Egypt, 2010–2024
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