Egypt's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 112.7 million in 2021.
The population of Egypt grew at 1.9% in the last year and is ranked the 3rd most populated country in Africa, ahead of Congo, Dem. Rep.
Egypt last conducted a national census in 2017 and 99.4% of births in Egypt are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Egypt compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Egypt's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London