Population, female in Egypt
Egypt: Population, female was 58.61 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 215 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.
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 |
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More health data for Egypt
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 966,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 923,812 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 978,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 936,121 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 994,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 954,299 (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 215 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.