EGY / Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Egypt

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Capital
Cairo
Currency
Egyptian pound
Continent
Africa
Area
1,010,407.87 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q79 · Official languages: Arabic
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
118.37M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
365.25B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
3,085.81 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
14.07 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
6.78 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
2.74 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
71.81 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Egypt: 118.37M
Egypt · Population79.13M89.83M100.53M111.23M121.93M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Egypt · Population · people
YearEgypt
2025118,365,995
2024116,538,258
2023114,535,772
2022112,618,250
2021110,957,008
2020109,315,124
2019107,553,158
2018105,682,094
2017103,696,057
2016101,644,589
201599,597,342
201497,528,654
201395,333,553
201293,161,001
201191,093,059
201089,196,072
200987,501,636
200885,864,789
200784,276,225
200682,700,403
current US$ · 20062025
2025Egypt: 365.25B
Egypt · GDP70.49B181.29B292.09B402.88B513.68B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Egypt · GDP · current US$
YearEgypt
2025365,254,630,179.74
2024389,059,910,593.1
2023395,926,071,447.59
2022476,747,720,364.74
2021424,671,765,455.7
2020383,817,841,547.1
2019318,678,815,489.75
2018262,588,632,526.73
2017248,362,771,739.13
2016332,441,717,791.41
2015329,366,576,819.41
2014305,595,408,895.27
2013288,434,108,527.13
2012279,116,666,666.67
2011235,989,672,977.63
2010218,983,666,061.71
2009189,147,005,444.65
2008162,818,181,818.18
2007130,437,828,371.28
2006107,426,086,956.52

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Egypt: 3,085.81
Egypt · GDP per capita1,005.551,885.842,766.143,646.444,526.742006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Egypt · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearEgypt
20253,085.81
20243,338.47
20233,456.79
20224,233.31
20213,827.35
20203,511.11
20192,962.99
20182,484.7
20172,395.1
20163,270.63
20153,306.98
20143,133.39
20133,025.53
20122,996.07
20112,590.64
20102,455.08
20092,161.64
20081,896.22
20071,547.74
20061,298.98
% · 20062025
2025Egypt: 14.07
Egypt · Inflation2.1610.8119.4628.1236.772006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Egypt · Inflation · %
YearEgypt
202514.07
202428.27
202333.88
202213.9
20215.21
20205.04
20199.15
201814.4
201729.51
201613.81
201510.37
201410.07
20139.47
20127.11
201110.06
201011.27
200911.76
200818.32
20079.32
20067.64

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Egypt: 6.78
Egypt · Unemployment5.897.879.8511.8313.812006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Egypt · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearEgypt
20256.78
20246.82
20236.75
20226.55
20217.44
20207.97
20197.85
20189.86
201711.77
201612.45
201513.05
201413.11
201313.15
201212.6
201111.85
20108.76
20099.09
20088.52
20078.8
200610.49

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Egypt:
Egypt · Fertility rate2.662.893.123.353.582006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Egypt · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearEgypt
2025No data available
20242.74
20232.75
20222.75
20212.75
20202.85
20192.87
20183.02
20173.31
20163.35
20153.5
20143.49
20133.49
20123.4
20113.31
20103.3
20093.26
20083.24
20073.24
20063.22

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Egypt:
Egypt · Life expectancy68.1669.1670.1571.1472.142006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Egypt · Life expectancy · years
YearEgypt
2025No data available
202471.81
202371.63
202271.01
202168.98
202069.79
201971.21
201870.97
201770.71
201670.44
201570.14
201469.91
201369.63
201269.46
201169.23
201069.08
200968.92
200868.76
200768.63
200668.49
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology