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COUNTRY PROFILE / EGY

Egypt, Arab Rep.

Egypt, Arab Rep. / EG

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Egypt, Arab Rep. in numbers.

Area1,001,450 kmยฒWorld # 29 โ†’Population118.4MWorld # 13 โ†’Population density118.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 87 โ†’Life expectancy71.8 yearsWorld # 138 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,086World # 159 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Egypt, Arab Rep. across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area1,001,450 kmยฒWorld # 29 / 2023 โ†’Population118.4MWorld # 13 / 2025 โ†’Population density118.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 87 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,922World # 124 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.6%World # 68 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.7World # 62 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate20.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 68 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 176 / 2024 โ†’Median age24 yearsWorld # 171 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+5.3%World # 141 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1431.6%World # 63 / 2025 โ†’Urban population42.9%World # 166 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-57.3KWorld # 196 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 118 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1%World # 171 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy71.8 yearsWorld # 138 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy60.4 yearsWorld # 121 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 133 / 2020 โ†’Smoking rate25%World # 48 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,086World # 159 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 365.3BWorld # 43 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 20,204World # 105 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.4%World # 69 / 2025 โ†’Inflation14.1%World # 16 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment6.8%World # 65 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment18.3%World # 62 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,369 hours/yearWorld # 12 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)28.5World # 143 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million people1,120.2 per million peopleWorld # 57 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1%World # 41 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people7.4 per million peopleWorld # 86 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,094 kcal/dayWorld # 75 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person27.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 137 / 2023 โ†’Rice production6.4M tWorld # 15 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production9.4M tWorld # 17 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area0%World # 207 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,493 kWh/personWorld # 97 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.2 tWorld # 128 / 2024 โ†’Internet use74.6%World # 123 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions97.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 145 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 125 / 2017 โ†’Road traffic death rate10.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 126 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.7%World # 140 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament26.8%World # 91 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals13MWorld # 19 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 4.9BWorld # 33 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites7 sitesWorld # 50 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam90%Main languageArabicMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal3,250 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftArabicLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEgyptian PoundEGPDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeople and mythological figuresMizraim, Ptah