Population ages 65 and above in Egypt
Egypt: Population ages 65 and above was 5.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above in Egypt stood at 5.3%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Egypt peaked at 5.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 141st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 6 |
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- 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 65 and above in Egypt?
- Population ages 65 and above in Egypt was 5.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for population ages 65 and above?
- Egypt ranks 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.