Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 8:38 PM

SERIAL · 818Africa

Egypt

CapitalCairo

CurrencyEGP · Egyptian pound

LanguageArabic

Area1.0M km²

Since1922

ISOEGY · EG

Population

118.4Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in North Africa

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan and the Sahara to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital, largest city, and leading cultural centre, while Alexandria is the second-largest city and an important hub of industry and tourism. With over 107 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world, third-most populous country in Africa, and 15th-most populated in the world.

Text: Wikipedia — EgyptCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31

— FACTS —

Capital: Cairo
Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)
Official language: Arabic
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +20
Licence plate code: ET
Top-level domain: .eg
Independence / founding: 28 Feb 1922
Highest point: Mount Catherine (2,637 m)
Lowest point: Qattara Depression (-134 m)
Anthem: Bilady, Bilady, Bilady

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

0.0%% of land area

#207 of 2132023

0% of world average

Forest area

450km²

#168 of 2132023

0% of world average

Agricultural land

4.1%% of land area

#195 of 2092023

11% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

3.1%% of land area

#154 of 2062023

22% of world average

Land area

1.0Mkm²

#29 of 2152023

153% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

118.4Mpeople

#13 of 2162025

312% of world average

Population growth

1.6%% per year

#68 of 2162025

158% of world average

Population density

115people per km²

#92 of 2152023

25% of world average

People living in cities

42.9%% of population

#167 of 2162025

68% of world average

Urban population growth

1.8%% per year

#78 of 2162025

118% of world average

People living rurally

57.1%% of population

#50 of 2162025

155% of world average

Population aged 0-14

31.6%% of population

#63 of 2162025

126% of world average

Population aged 15-64

63.2%% of population

#135 of 2162025

99% of world average

Population aged 65+

5.3%% of population

#142 of 2162025

49% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

58.3%% of working-age population

#82 of 2162025

102% of world average

Female population

49.5%% of population

#173 of 2162025

99% of world average

Births per woman

3births per woman

#62 of 2162024

116% of world average

Birth rate

20.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#68 of 2162024

121% of world average

Death rate

5.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#177 of 2162024

72% of world average

Net migration

-57,305people (5-year total)

#197 of 2162025

-52043% of world average

Migrants living in the country

1.0%% of population

#172 of 2152024

8% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$365.25Bcurrent US$

#43 of 2112025

66% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$2.39Tcurrent int'l $

#18 of 1992025

229% of world average

GDP per person

$3,086current US$

#160 of 2112025

13% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$20,204current int'l $

#104 of 1992025

60% of world average

GDP growth

4.4%% per year

#68 of 2102025

130% of world average

GDP per person growth

2.8%% per year

#90 of 2102025

117% of world average

Gross national income

$349.41Bcurrent US$

#44 of 2042025

61% of world average

Gross national income per person

$3,260current US$

#149 of 2032025

16% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$19,330current int'l $

#106 of 1972025

61% of world average

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Inflation

14.1%% per year

#175 of 1902025

164% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

25.0%% per year

#198 of 2092025

352% of world average

Real interest rate

-7.0%%

#129 of 1342024

-170% of world average

Lending interest rate

24.3%%

#6 of 1342024

215% of world average

Government debt

85.8%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2007

144% of world average

Government revenue

21.0%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2015

80% of world average

Government spending

30.2%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2015

109% of world average

Government consumption

5.4%% of GDP

#177 of 1812025

31% of world average

Household consumption

93.4%% of GDP

#13 of 1812025

145% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

12.9%% of GDP

#163 of 1782025

55% of world average

Fixed investment

11.7%% of GDP

#162 of 1732025

52% of world average

Gross savings

8.1%% of GDP

#154 of 1682025

37% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$15.45Bcurrent US$

#29 of 2012025

184% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

4.2%% of GDP

#53 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.2%% of GDP

#111 of 1792025

9% of world average

Current account balance

-3.8%% of GDP

#126 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$48.88Bcurrent US$

#50 of 1772025

49% of world average

External debt

$155.97Bcurrent US$

#108 of 1212024

202% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

290-100

#20 of 1472021

80% of world average

People below the poverty line

1.4%% of population

#69 of 1472021

11% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

24.6%%

#41 of 1472021

88% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

4.2%%

#7 of 1472021

150% of world average

Stock market value

17.2%% of GDP

#71 of 882025

23% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$41.52Bcurrent US$

#4 of 1862025

805% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.1%% of GNI

#122 of 1372023

2% of world average

Exchange rate

49local currency per US$

#80 of 2112025

3% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

16.6%% of GDP

#49 of 1992025

166% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

32.1%% of GDP

#46 of 2022025

131% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

14.5%% of GDP

#48 of 1952025

132% of world average

Services' share of the economy

47.3%% of GDP

#158 of 2022025

82% of world average

— TRADE —

Exports

19.8%% of GDP

#149 of 1872025

46% of world average

Imports

31.5%% of GDP

#133 of 1872025

63% of world average

Trade balance

-11.7%% of GDP

#134 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

40.8%% of GDP

#141 of 2052025

63% of world average

Goods exported

$51.40Bcurrent US$

#55 of 2072025

42% of world average

Goods imported

$97.54Bcurrent US$

#41 of 2072025

77% of world average

Services exported

$34.07Bcurrent US$

#44 of 1912025

70% of world average

Services imported

$29.61Bcurrent US$

#44 of 1912025

67% of world average

Goods and services exported

$76.46Bcurrent US$

#53 of 1912025

44% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$115.08Bcurrent US$

#45 of 1912025

68% of world average

High-tech share of exports

3.8%% of manufactured exports

#109 of 1792024

31% of world average

Terms of trade

112index

#63 of 2062024

106% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

71.8 yrsyears

#139 of 2162024

97% of world average

Life expectancy, women

74.0 yrsyears

#144 of 2162024

97% of world average

Life expectancy, men

69.7 yrsyears

#130 of 2162024

98% of world average

Infant deaths

20.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#130 of 1962024

112% of world average

Deaths under age 5

22.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#128 of 1962024

93% of world average

Maternal deaths

17per 100,000 live births

#66 of 1942023

15% of world average

Health spending

4.9%% of GDP

#129 of 1932023

72% of world average

Health spending per person

$141current US$

#137 of 1932023

10% of world average

Physicians

0.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#129 of 1872020

32% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

1.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#142 of 1962018

38% of world average

Hospital beds

1.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#122 of 1572021

36% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

97.3%% of population

#107 of 2142024

107% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

97.1%% of population

#86 of 2132024

121% of world average

Suicide rate

1per 100,000 people

#4 of 1852021

7% of world average

Adults who smoke

25.0%% of adults

#119 of 1662024

127% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#13 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

10per 100,000 people

#59 of 2082024

10% of world average

Undernourishment

9.4%% of population

#109 of 1682023

93% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

97.0%% of children 12-23 months

#34 of 1932024

113% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

3.8%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2008

87% of world average

Education spending

10.9%% of government spending

not enough data to rank2008

81% of world average

Adult literacy

79.5%% aged 15+

#79 of 1192022

95% of world average

Youth literacy

95.2%% aged 15-24

#74 of 1262022

104% of world average

Primary school enrolment

96.7%% gross

#139 of 2002024

96% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

84.8%% gross

#123 of 1882024

97% of world average

University enrolment

38.0%% gross

#101 of 1672025

76% of world average

Primary school completion

98.2%% of relevant age group

#58 of 1802024

109% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

24pupils per teacher

#104 of 1602018

107% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

12.0 yrsyears

#41 of 1972025

120% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

6.8%% of labour force

#122 of 1862025

98% of world average

Youth unemployment

18.3%% of labour force aged 15-24

#125 of 1862025

117% of world average

Labour force participation

44.6%% aged 15+

#167 of 1862025

74% of world average

Women in the labour force

18.5%% of women aged 15+

#178 of 1862025

36% of world average

Men in the labour force

70.5%% of men aged 15+

#87 of 1862025

101% of world average

Labour force

36.1Mpeople

#19 of 1862025

178% of world average

Working in agriculture

17.5%% of employment

#85 of 1862025

80% of world average

Working in industry

29.4%% of employment

#23 of 1862025

150% of world average

Working in services

53.1%% of employment

#111 of 1862025

91% of world average

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Self-employed

27.0%% of employment

#109 of 1862025

70% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

66.7%% of labour force

#150 of 1712024

88% of world average

Employed

41.5%% aged 15+

#161 of 1862025

73% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

74.6%% of population

#124 of 2072024

105% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

97per 100 people

#145 of 2102024

84% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

12per 100 people

#113 of 2082024

64% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

11per 100 people

#99 of 2132024

76% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#31 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

99.9%% of population

#63 of 1892023

143% of world average

Electricity used per person

1,493kWh per person

#97 of 1492023

35% of world average

Energy used per person

928kg oil equivalent per person

#96 of 1492023

41% of world average

Air passengers carried

16.7Mpassengers

#40 of 1652023

64% of world average

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Air freight

493million tonne-km

#41 of 1632023

38% of world average

Rail network

5,153route-km

#27 of 842016

49% of world average

Rail passengers

40,837million passenger-km

not enough data to rank2008

148% of world average

Container port traffic

8.6MTEU

#26 of 1672024

157% of world average

Research and development spending

1.0%% of GDP

#41 of 1272024

104% of world average

Patent applications by residents

881count

#35 of 1422021

5% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

22,854count

#22 of 1972023

139% of world average

Tourists arriving

13.0Mcount

#19 of 1942019

254% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$4.87Bcurrent US$

#31 of 1752020

132% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

3tonnes per person

#99 of 2032024

56% of world average

Carbon emissions

292Mt CO2

#183 of 2032024

156% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

387Mt CO2-equivalent

#182 of 2032024

153% of world average

Protected land

13.1%% of land area

#139 of 2132025

69% of world average

Protected coastal waters

5.1%% of territorial waters

#62 of 1742025

49% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

7,750.0%% of internal resources

#177 of 1772022

6106% of world average

Renewable water available per person

9m³ per person

#181 of 1832022

0% of world average

Renewable energy use

6.1%% of final energy consumption

#164 of 2122021

21% of world average

Electricity from renewables

12.2%% of total

#137 of 2062021

35% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

87.2%% of total

#147 of 2092023

147% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#80 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

20.3%% of energy use

#82 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

0.7%% of GDP

#138 of 1562024

30% of world average

Military spending

$2.40Bcurrent US$

#61 of 1602024

14% of world average

Military spending

2.9%% of government spending

#125 of 1532024

40% of world average

Armed forces personnel

836,000people

#7 of 1702020

522% of world average

Armed forces

2.8%% of labour force

#19 of 1682020

220% of world average

Tax revenue

12.5%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2015

75% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#56 of 1582017

17% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Egypt.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Bilady, Bilady, BiladyAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Cairo · approx. UTC+2

Neighbours

Landmarks

Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to DahshurImage: Wikimedia Commons

Saint Catherine AreaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to PhilaeImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Naguib MahfouzEgyptian writer (1911–2006)

Hosni MubarakPresident of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

Anwar SadatPresident of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

Mohamed Morsipresident of Egypt from 2012 to 2013

Umm KulthumEgyptian singer and actress (1904–1975)

Abdel Fattah el-SisiPresident of Egypt since 2014

Mohamed SalahEgyptian association football player (born 1992)

Ayman al-Zawahirial-Qaeda terrorist leader (1951–2022), Muslim jurist and theologian (Sunni), surgeon

Boutros Boutros-GhaliSecretary-General of the United Nations from 1992 to 1996

Omar SharifEgyptian actor (1932–2015)

Mohamed ElBaradeiEgyptian law scholar and diplomat, 4th Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

Rami MalekAmerican actor (born 1981)

History

28 Feb 1922Egypt — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population118.4M2025

GDP$365.25B2025

GDP per person$3,0862025