Urban Development in Egypt 13 indicators covering urban development for Egypt. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 45.4% 2025 up 2.4% 28th Population density 115.06 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 20.1% 93rd PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 43.15 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 7.3% 17th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 28.88 million 2025 up 22.3% 13th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.244 units per person 2025 up 2.9% 52nd Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.98 % change on previous year 2025 down 7.6% 45th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 10.3% 32nd Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 27.9 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.7% 39th Population in largest city 23.07 million 2025 up 22.6% 5th Crude steelmaking capacity 16.4 Tonnes 2025 up 37.0% 15th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 259.48 Hectares 2020 up 43.2% 32nd PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen 2.43 million 2023 up 14.4% 68th