Population ages 0-14 in Egypt
Egypt: Population ages 0-14 was 31.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Egypt is 31.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Egypt peaked at 42.4% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2025.
Egypt ranks 63rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.3% | — |
| 1961 | 42.4% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 42.3% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 42.0% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 41.7% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 41.6% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 41.4% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 41.2% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 41.3% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 41.3% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 41.3% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 40.9% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 40.7% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 40.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 40.1% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 39.7% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 38.5% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 31.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.1% | 41.6% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.2% | 41.0% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.2% | 41.2% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 37.5% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 33.9% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 33.7% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 31.6% | 33.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 60 Botswana 32.0% compare
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 31.9% compare
- 62 Mongolia 31.6% compare
- 64 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.5% compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 31.3% compare
- 66 Turkmenistan 31.2% compare
More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Egypt?
- Population ages 0-14 in Egypt was 31.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 1961.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for population ages 0-14?
- Egypt ranks 63rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.