Population ages 15-64, total in Egypt
Egypt: Population ages 15-64, total was 74.77 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 74.77 million for population ages 15-64, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Egypt peaked at 74.77 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.53 million, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 13th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.40 million | 14.53 million | 18.44 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.14 million | 18.92 million | 23.48 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.47 million | 24.09 million | 31.15 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.87 million | 32.22 million | 41.86 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.99 million | 43.14 million | 54.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.87 million | 55.46 million | 66.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.07 million | 67.59 million | 74.77 million | 6 |
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More health data for Egypt
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in Egypt?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Egypt was 74.77 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 74.77 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.53 million in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.