Population ages 15-64 in Egypt
Egypt: Population ages 15-64 was 63.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 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 15-64 in Egypt stood at 63.2%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Egypt peaked at 63.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 1961.
That places Egypt 136th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.0% | — |
| 1961 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 54.1% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 54.1% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 54.2% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 54.3% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 54.8% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 54.9% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 54.9% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 54.9% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 54.8% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 54.8% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 54.8% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 54.8% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 54.8% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 55.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 55.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.2% | 53.9% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.9% | 54.6% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.8% | 54.8% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.7% | 55.2% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 59.0% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 61.5% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 61.8% | 63.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0646 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0676 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Egypt?
- Population ages 15-64 in Egypt was 63.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for population ages 15-64?
- Egypt ranks 136th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64 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.