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Egypt, Arab Rep. — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Egypt, Arab Rep., 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
1.56%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -39.8% since 1961
Population growth for Egypt, Arab Rep. was 1.56% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.01% in 1984. The lowest was 1.49% in 2022 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.79% per year.
Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 68 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 31%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Egypt, Arab Rep. sits level with it. It peaked in 1984 and has fallen 48% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 26%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
1.56%
First (1961)
2.59%
Change
-39.8%
Highest
3.01%
in 1984
Lowest
1.49%
in 2022
Average
2.28%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.79%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.56% |
| 2024 | 1.73% |
| 2023 | 1.69% |
| 2022 | 1.49% |
| 2021 | 1.49% |
| 2020 | 1.62% |
| 2019 | 1.75% |
| 2018 | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 2% |
| 2016 | 2.03% |
| 2015 | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.28% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.