Population, female in Egypt
Egypt: Population, female was 58.61 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
58.61 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
13th
of 218 countries
All-time high
58.61 million
in 2025
All-time low
13.39 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 58.61 million for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Egypt peaked at 58.61 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.39 million, in 1960.
That places Egypt 13th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.39 million | — |
| 1961 | 13.75 million | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 14.12 million | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 14.49 million | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 14.88 million | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 15.26 million | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 15.65 million | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 16.05 million | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 16.46 million | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 16.87 million | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 17.28 million | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 17.68 million | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 18.09 million | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 18.52 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 18.95 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 19.40 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 19.85 million | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 20.32 million | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 20.82 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 21.33 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 21.89 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 22.47 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 23.09 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 23.76 million | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 24.48 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 25.20 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 25.92 million | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 26.63 million | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 27.36 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 28.09 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 28.88 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 29.64 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 30.34 million | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 31.03 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 31.70 million | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 32.37 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 33.04 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 33.73 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 34.47 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 35.23 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 36.00 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 36.77 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 37.55 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 38.35 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 39.16 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 39.97 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 40.78 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 41.58 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 42.39 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 43.23 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 44.09 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 45.04 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 46.07 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 47.14 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 48.24 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 49.28 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 50.32 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 51.34 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 52.32 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 53.25 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 54.12 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 54.93 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 55.75 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 56.71 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 57.70 million | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 58.61 million | +1.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 58.61 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.25 million, 9.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 58.61 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.59 million, 10.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.09 million | 13.39 million | 16.87 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.22 million | 17.28 million | 21.33 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.89 million | 21.89 million | 28.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.04 million | 28.88 million | 35.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.58 million | 36.00 million | 43.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.71 million | 44.09 million | 53.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.30 million | 54.12 million | 58.61 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Egypt?
- Population, female in Egypt was 58.61 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 58.61 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.39 million in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for population, female?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.