Demographic profile
Egypt is the 13th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 1.44% of everyone alive. Within Northern Africa, it ranks 1 of 7.
Each day brings roughly 7,155 births and 1,879 deaths, adding about 1,927,019 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 1.6% annually, the population would double in roughly 44 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Qalyubia, holding an estimated 20.6% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 27 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 73.1% and adult smoking prevalence around 24.3%, with life expectancy at about 63.3 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Egypt in 2026? Approximately 120,431,430 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Egypt growing? About 1.6% per year — roughly 7,155 births and 1,879 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Egypt? Around 1.44% — ranked 13 worldwide by population.
