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Egypt, Arab Rep. — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Egypt, Arab Rep., 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
42.90%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +13.4% since 1960
Urban population for Egypt, Arab Rep. was 42.90% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 43.97% in 1986. The lowest was 37.83% in 1960 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.19% per year.
Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 167 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 77%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 79.48%, so Egypt, Arab Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1986 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
42.90%
First (1960)
37.83%
Change
+13.4%
Highest
43.97%
in 1986
Lowest
37.83%
in 1960
Average
42.69%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.19%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.9% |
| 2024 | 42.8% |
| 2023 | 42.71% |
| 2022 | 42.63% |
| 2021 | 42.57% |
| 2020 | 42.52% |
| 2019 | 42.48% |
| 2018 | 42.46% |
| 2017 | 42.45% |
| 2016 | 42.52% |
| 2015 | 42.61% |
| 2014 | 42.68% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. 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.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.