Key demographics
- Population
- 107.9M
- Density
- 114.3/km²
- HDI
- 0.754 (High)
- Gini index (2017)
- 31.5
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 71.8 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.74
- Urban population (2025)
- 42.9%
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 79.5%
- Labor force (2025)
- 47.4%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 5.5%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 58.3%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 42.9%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 20.9 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.5 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 45.4%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.74
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 20.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 3.8%
- Tourism (2019)
- 13.0M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
- Demonym (male)
- Egyptian
- Demonym (female)
- Egyptian
- National anthem
- Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 71.8 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 60.4 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.9% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 20.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 71/100
- Hospital beds (2021)
- 1.1/1000
- Physicians (2020)
- 0.67/1000
- Nurses (2018)
- 1.79/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $141
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 57.2%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 79.5%
- Education spending (2008)
- 3.8% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 356
- Internet users (2024)
- 74.7%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 97.1/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 11.7/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 82/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 11.7
Geography and practical
- Area
- 1,002,450 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Northern Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+02:00
- Calling codes
- +20
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .eg
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Egypt is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black, with Egypt's national emblem — a hoist-side facing gold eagle of Saladin — centered in the white band.
- National anthem
- Bilady, Bilady, Bilady