Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower-middle income
Egypt: key statistics
Egypt has 118m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $3,086. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Cairo
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Egyptian pound EGP
- Languages
- Arabic
- ISO codes
- EGEGY
Population118m2025 · rank 13 of 217GDP$365bn2025 · rank 43 of 211GDP per capita$3,0862025 · rank 161 of 211Life expectancy71.8 yrs2024 · rank 140 of 217Internet users74.6%2024 · rank 115 of 188Fertility2.732024 · rank 62 of 217CO₂ per person2.50 t2024 · rank 105 of 203Inflation14.1%2025 · rank 15 of 180
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Egypt, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Egypt by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 118m | 2025 | 13/217 | 2/23 | +19% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.56% | 2025 | 68/217 | 12/23 | −0.5 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 42.9% | 2025 | 167/217 | 20/23 | +0.3 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 2.73 | 2024 | 62/217 | 7/23 | −22% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 5.3% | 2025 | 143/217 | 8/23 | +1.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 31.6% | 2025 | 63/217 | 6/23 | −2.5 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 117.1 | 2024 | 93/216 | 12/23 | +19% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 20.9 | 2024 | 68/217 | 8/23 | −26% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 1,001,450 km² | 2024 | 29/216 | 5/23 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $365bn | 2025 | 43/211 | 5/22 | +11% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $3,086 | 2025 | 161/211 | 19/22 | −6.7% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $20,204 | 2025 | 104/199 | 9/22 | +85% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $3,260 | 2025 | 148/201 | 18/22 | +5.2% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 4.4% | 2025 | 68/210 | 5/22 | ±0.0 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.8% | 2025 | 91/210 | 6/22 | +0.6 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 16.6% | 2025 | 48/198 | 4/22 | +5.2 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 32.1% | 2025 | 46/201 | 11/22 | −4.6 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 47.3% | 2025 | 158/201 | 14/22 | −5.9 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 12.9% | 2025 | 161/175 | 18/20 | −1.4 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 8.1% | 2025 | 148/163 | 16/19 | −1.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 14.1% | 2025 | 15/180 | 3/21 | +3.7 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | -7.0% | 2024 | 131/136 | 14/14 | −7.4 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 24.3% | 2024 | 6/136 | 1/14 | +12.6 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 49.23 | 2025 | 79/210 | 10/22 | +540% | — | |
| Government debt | 85.8% | 2007 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 12.5% | 2015 | — | — | −1.5 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 30.2% | 2015 | — | — | +2.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 42.0% | 2024 | 62/119 | 6/12 | +28.0 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 0.61% | 2025 | 138/156 | 17/18 | −1.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 19.8% | 2025 | 147/184 | 17/21 | +6.6 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 31.5% | 2025 | 130/184 | 16/21 | +9.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 51.3% | 2025 | 142/184 | 18/21 | +16.5 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -3.8% | 2025 | 119/185 | 15/20 | +1.4 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 4.2% | 2025 | 52/197 | 6/21 | +2.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 11.4% | 2025 | 23/178 | 2/17 | +5.8 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 13.0m | 2019 | 19/196 | 2/18 | +3.9% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 6.8% | 2025 | 65/187 | 14/23 | −6.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 18.3% | 2025 | 62/187 | 13/23 | −15.9 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 44.6% | 2025 | 168/187 | 13/23 | −2.4 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 18.5% | 2025 | 179/187 | 16/23 | −4.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $480m | 2023 | 69/145 | 11/16 | −91% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.1% | 2023 | 124/139 | 13/15 | −1.8 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $4.2 | 2023 | 131/145 | 14/16 | −93% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 1.4% | 2021 | 81/151 | 7/13 | −0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 7.1% | 2021 | 69/151 | 6/13 | −2.9 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 33.5% | 2021 | 39/145 | 2/10 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 28.5 | 2021 | 132/151 | 11/13 | −5.6% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 8.4% | 2024 | 61/167 | 9/19 | +2.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 26.8% | 2025 | 90/190 | 4/22 | +24.9 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 79.5% | 2022 | 99/141 | 15/18 | +5.6 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 73.3% | 2022 | 106/147 | 16/20 | +7.5 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 96.7% | 2024 | 133/191 | 13/19 | +7.5 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 84.8% | 2024 | 120/176 | 13/17 | +11.5 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 38.0% | 2025 | 102/172 | 16/19 | +5.2 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 98.2% | 2024 | 55/168 | 5/19 | +9.4 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 23.7 | 2018 | 64/173 | 10/20 | −13% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.8% | 2008 | — | — | −0.9 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.8 yrs | 2024 | 140/217 | 17/23 | +2.7% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 20.8 | 2024 | 67/196 | 5/23 | −15% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 22.4 | 2024 | 68/196 | 6/23 | −17% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 17 | 2023 | 129/194 | 13/23 | −37% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.9% | 2023 | 129/193 | 16/23 | +0.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $141 | 2023 | 137/193 | 18/23 | +1.2% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.67 | 2020 | 123/180 | 19/22 | +36% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 97% | 2024 | 34/193 | 10/23 | +4.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 121/153 | 7/20 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 12.8% | 2021 | 83/154 | 8/20 | −17.9 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 97.3% | 2024 | 103/206 | 12/23 | −0.7 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 97.1% | 2024 | 84/203 | 13/23 | +2.1 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 74.6% | 2024 | 115/188 | 18/21 | +40.8 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 97.1 | 2024 | 145/210 | 15/23 | −0.6% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 11.7 | 2024 | 113/208 | 11/23 | +272% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 32/215 | 3/23 | +0.2 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 13/192 | 3/22 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.50 t | 2024 | 105/203 | 14/22 | +4.7% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 6.1% | 2021 | 164/212 | 11/23 | +0.7 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 12.2% | 2021 | 137/206 | 7/23 | +2.6 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 0.0% | 2024 | 210/214 | 23/23 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 3.3% | 2024 | 154/206 | 12/23 | +0.6 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 7,750.0% | 2022 | 1/177 | 1/22 | +520.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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