Egypt: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 74.6% (2024), 115th of 188 in the world and 18th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 97.1 (2024), 145th of 210 in the world and 15th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Fixed broadband is 11.7 (2024), 113th of 208 in the world and 11th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Digital & energy access: Egypt in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 74.6%2024 | 115/188 | 18/21 | 0.6% | 21.6% | 71.9% | +40.8 ppsince 2014 | 63.7% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 97.12024 | 145/210 | 15/23 | 1.9 | 79.2 | 87.2 | −0.6%since 2014 | 107.1 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 11.72024 | 113/208 | 11/23 | 0.12002 | 1.6 | 8.5 | +272%since 2014 | 9.7 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 11.42024 | 99/213 | 15/23 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 9.0 | +76%since 2014 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 822024 | 173/215 | 20/23 | · | 2 | 41 | +1,006%since 2014 | 1,179 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 32/215 | 3/23 | 97.7% | 99.4% | 100.0% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 96.8% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 33/211 | 3/22 | 96.4% | 99.1% | 100.0% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | 94.0% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 36/213 | 3/23 | 99.5% | 99.7% | 100.0% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 99.4% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 13/192 | 3/22 | 83.0% | 99.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 77.8% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 1,555 kWh2024 | 98/149 | 15/20 | 920 kWh | 1,612 kWh | 1,431 kWh | −1.3%since 2014 | 2,428 kWh | 928 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 883 kgoe2024 | 97/150 | 13/20 | 570 kgoe | 838 kgoe | 802 kgoe | +6.1%since 2014 | 1,622 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 19.9%2024 | 21/149 | 5/20 | 13.8% | 9.3% | 21.9% | +8.0 ppsince 2014 | 14.4% | 14.4% | 6.9% |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+40.8 pp74.6% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+272%11.7 in 2024
- Secure servers+1,006%82 in 2024
- Electricity access+0.2 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+8.0 pp19.9% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Egypt and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Egypt. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Egypt | Sudan | Israel | Libya |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 74.6%2024 | 18.6%2017 | 88.2%2024 | 82.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 97.12024 | 70.22022 | 177.42024 | 193.02022 |
| Fixed broadband | 11.72024 | 0.12022 | 29.22024 | 4.52022 |
| Fixed telephone | 11.42024 | 0.32022 | 27.72023 | 16.92022 |
| Secure servers | 822024 | 22024 | 12,3192024 | 3892024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 66.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 77.4%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 54.2%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 0.8%2012 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 87.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 47.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 95.0%2024 |