Rural population in Egypt
Egypt: Rural population was 67.58 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
67.58 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
9th
of 218 countries
All-time high
67.58 million
in 2025
All-time low
16.72 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Rural population in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population in Egypt is 67.58 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Egypt peaked at 67.58 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.72 million, in 1960.
That places Egypt 9th 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.
Rural population in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.72 million | — |
| 1961 | 17.00 million | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 17.27 million | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 17.55 million | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 17.83 million | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 18.13 million | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 18.46 million | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 18.81 million | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 19.17 million | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 19.53 million | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 19.88 million | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 20.25 million | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 20.62 million | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 21.02 million | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 21.44 million | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 21.89 million | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 22.38 million | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 22.90 million | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 23.46 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 24.04 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 24.66 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 25.32 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 26.02 million | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 26.79 million | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 27.60 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 28.43 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 29.25 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 30.08 million | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 30.98 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 31.91 million | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 32.95 million | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 33.99 million | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 34.94 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 35.87 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 36.76 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 37.62 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 38.45 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 39.26 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 40.11 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 40.99 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 41.85 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 42.71 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 43.58 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 44.47 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 45.36 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 46.26 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 47.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 48.06 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 48.98 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 49.93 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 50.93 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 52.05 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 53.28 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 54.58 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 55.90 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 57.16 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 58.42 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 59.68 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 60.81 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 61.86 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 62.84 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 63.72 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 64.61 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 65.62 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 66.66 million | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 67.58 million | +1.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 67.58 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.28 million, 12.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 67.58 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.62 million, 41.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.05 million | 16.72 million | 19.53 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.79 million | 19.88 million | 24.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.10 million | 24.66 million | 31.91 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.09 million | 32.95 million | 40.99 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.84 million | 41.85 million | 49.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.47 million | 50.93 million | 61.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.17 million | 62.84 million | 67.58 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 6 Ethiopia 102.81 million compare
- 7 Nigeria 86.04 million compare
- 8 United States 67.70 million compare
- 10 Vietnam 62.15 million compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 61.93 million compare
- 12 Philippines 51.65 million compare
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Egypt?
- Rural population in Egypt was 67.58 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 67.58 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.72 million in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for rural population?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.