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Population, total

The value for Population, total in Egypt was 102,334,400 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 102,334,400 in 2020 and a minimum value of 26,632,890 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year	Value
1960	26,632,890
1961	27,366,240
1962	28,112,260
1963	28,871,380
1964	29,644,880
1965	30,433,020
1966	31,237,600
1967	32,056,510
1968	32,881,850
1969	33,703,130
1970	34,513,850
1971	35,311,900
1972	36,102,670
1973	36,896,550
1974	37,708,140
1975	38,549,130
1976	39,422,730
1977	40,329,590
1978	41,275,730
1979	42,267,430
1980	43,309,060
1981	44,400,110
1982	45,539,300
1983	46,728,280
1984	47,968,640
1985	49,258,730
1986	50,602,360
1987	51,991,700
1988	53,399,240
1989	54,788,680
1990	56,134,480
1991	57,424,550
1992	58,666,810
1993	59,880,660
1994	61,095,800
1995	62,334,020
1996	63,601,630
1997	64,892,270
1998	66,200,260
1999	67,515,590
2000	68,831,560
2001	70,152,660
2002	71,485,040
2003	72,826,100
2004	74,172,070
2005	75,523,580
2006	76,873,670
2007	78,232,130
2008	79,636,080
2009	81,134,790
2010	82,761,250
2011	84,529,250
2012	86,422,240
2013	88,404,660
2014	90,424,670
2015	92,442,550
2016	94,447,070
2017	96,442,590
2018	98,423,600
2019	100,388,100
2020	102,334,400

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Egypt was 50,631,540 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50,631,540 in 2020 and a minimum value of 13,082,040 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year	Value
1960	13,082,040
1961	13,440,860
1962	13,805,830
1963	14,177,670
1964	14,557,750
1965	14,946,720
1966	15,345,640
1967	15,753,300
1968	16,165,520
1969	16,576,620
1970	16,983,040
1971	17,383,860
1972	17,781,850
1973	18,181,770
1974	18,590,360
1975	19,013,180
1976	19,451,200
1977	19,905,070
1978	20,379,590
1979	20,880,350
1980	21,411,110
1981	21,972,260
1982	22,562,000
1983	23,178,600
1984	23,819,230
1985	24,480,360
1986	25,163,390
1987	25,864,880
1988	26,570,720
1989	27,262,610
1990	27,927,900
1991	28,559,740
1992	29,162,580
1993	29,749,250
1994	30,338,840
1995	30,945,130
1996	31,572,810
1997	32,217,490
1998	32,873,090
1999	33,529,870
2000	34,181,140
2001	34,828,100
2002	35,475,150
2003	36,122,890
2004	36,772,340
2005	37,425,950
2006	38,080,820
2007	38,741,310
2008	39,425,760
2009	40,158,280
2010	40,955,020
2011	41,822,900
2012	42,753,930
2013	43,730,650
2014	44,727,500
2015	45,724,870
2016	46,717,300
2017	47,706,820
2018	48,690,130
2019	49,665,480
2020	50,631,540

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Egypt was 49.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.76 in 1989, while its lowest value was 49.11 in 1963.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year	Value
1960	49.12
1961	49.11
1962	49.11
1963	49.11
1964	49.11
1965	49.11
1966	49.13
1967	49.14
1968	49.16
1969	49.18
1970	49.21
1971	49.23
1972	49.25
1973	49.28
1974	49.30
1975	49.32
1976	49.34
1977	49.36
1978	49.37
1979	49.40
1980	49.44
1981	49.49
1982	49.54
1983	49.60
1984	49.66
1985	49.70
1986	49.73
1987	49.75
1988	49.76
1989	49.76
1990	49.75
1991	49.73
1992	49.71
1993	49.68
1994	49.66
1995	49.64
1996	49.64
1997	49.65
1998	49.66
1999	49.66
2000	49.66
2001	49.65
2002	49.63
2003	49.60
2004	49.58
2005	49.56
2006	49.54
2007	49.52
2008	49.51
2009	49.50
2010	49.49
2011	49.48
2012	49.47
2013	49.47
2014	49.46
2015	49.46
2016	49.46
2017	49.47
2018	49.47
2019	49.47
2020	49.48

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Egypt was 51,702,860 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51,702,860 in 2020 and a minimum value of 13,550,850 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year	Value
1960	13,550,850
1961	13,925,380
1962	14,306,430
1963	14,693,710
1964	15,087,130
1965	15,486,310
1966	15,891,960
1967	16,303,210
1968	16,716,330
1969	17,126,510
1970	17,530,810
1971	17,928,040
1972	18,320,820
1973	18,714,780
1974	19,117,780
1975	19,535,950
1976	19,971,530
1977	20,424,520
1978	20,896,140
1979	21,387,080
1980	21,897,960
1981	22,427,860
1982	22,977,290
1983	23,549,680
1984	24,149,410
1985	24,778,360
1986	25,438,970
1987	26,126,810
1988	26,828,520
1989	27,526,070
1990	28,206,580
1991	28,864,810
1992	29,504,230
1993	30,131,410
1994	30,756,960
1995	31,388,900
1996	32,028,820
1997	32,674,780
1998	33,327,170
1999	33,985,720
2000	34,650,420
2001	35,324,560
2002	36,009,890
2003	36,703,210
2004	37,399,740
2005	38,097,620
2006	38,792,840
2007	39,490,810
2008	40,210,320
2009	40,976,500
2010	41,806,220
2011	42,706,360
2012	43,668,310
2013	44,674,000
2014	45,697,160
2015	46,717,680
2016	47,729,770
2017	48,735,780
2018	49,733,470
2019	50,722,600
2020	51,702,860

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Egypt was 50.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.89 in 1963, while its lowest value was 50.24 in 1989.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year	Value
1960	50.88
1961	50.89
1962	50.89
1963	50.89
1964	50.89
1965	50.89
1966	50.87
1967	50.86
1968	50.84
1969	50.82
1970	50.79
1971	50.77
1972	50.75
1973	50.72
1974	50.70
1975	50.68
1976	50.66
1977	50.64
1978	50.63
1979	50.60
1980	50.56
1981	50.51
1982	50.46
1983	50.40
1984	50.34
1985	50.30
1986	50.27
1987	50.25
1988	50.24
1989	50.24
1990	50.25
1991	50.27
1992	50.29
1993	50.32
1994	50.34
1995	50.36
1996	50.36
1997	50.35
1998	50.34
1999	50.34
2000	50.34
2001	50.35
2002	50.37
2003	50.40
2004	50.42
2005	50.44
2006	50.46
2007	50.48
2008	50.49
2009	50.50
2010	50.51
2011	50.52
2012	50.53
2013	50.53
2014	50.54
2015	50.54
2016	50.54
2017	50.53
2018	50.53
2019	50.53
2020	50.52

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population