Cairo, Egypt Metro Area Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Cairo, Egypt metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Cairo in 2020 is 20,901,000, a 2.03% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Cairo in 2019 was 20,485,000, a 2.04% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Cairo in 2018 was 20,076,000, a 2.18% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Cairo in 2017 was 19,648,000, a 2.17% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in Egypt | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Cairo | 20,901,000 |
| Alexandria | 5,281,000 |
| Bur Said | 737,000 |
| As-Suways | 638,000 |
| Al-Mansurah | 556,000 |
| Al-Mahallah al-Kubra | 518,000 |
| Tanta | 501,000 |
| Asyut | 461,000 |
| Al-Fayyum | 410,000 |
| Az-Zaqazig | 358,000 |
| Al-Ismailiyah | 354,000 |
| Aswan | 345,000 |
| Kafr-ad-Dawwar | 344,000 |
| Cairo - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 20,901,000 | 2.03% |
| 2019 | 20,485,000 | 2.04% |
| 2018 | 20,076,000 | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 19,648,000 | 2.17% |
| 2016 | 19,230,000 | 2.18% |
| 2015 | 18,820,000 | 2.18% |
| 2014 | 18,419,000 | 2.17% |
| 2013 | 18,027,000 | 2.18% |
| 2012 | 17,643,000 | 2.18% |
| 2011 | 17,267,000 | 2.18% |
| 2010 | 16,899,000 | 2.18% |
| 2009 | 16,539,000 | 2.17% |
| 2008 | 16,187,000 | 2.18% |
| 2007 | 15,842,000 | 2.18% |
| 2006 | 15,504,000 | 2.17% |
| 2005 | 15,174,000 | 2.17% |
| 2004 | 14,851,000 | 2.18% |
| 2003 | 14,534,000 | 2.17% |
| 2002 | 14,225,000 | 2.18% |
| 2001 | 13,922,000 | 2.17% |
| 2000 | 13,626,000 | 2.18% |
| 1999 | 13,335,000 | 2.18% |
| 1998 | 13,051,000 | 2.18% |
| 1997 | 12,773,000 | 2.79% |
| 1996 | 12,426,000 | 3.88% |
| 1995 | 11,962,000 | 3.87% |
| 1994 | 11,516,000 | 3.87% |
| 1993 | 11,087,000 | 3.87% |
| 1992 | 10,674,000 | 3.88% |
| 1991 | 10,275,000 | 3.87% |
| 1990 | 9,892,000 | 3.87% |
| 1989 | 9,523,000 | 3.86% |
| 1988 | 9,169,000 | 3.89% |
| 1987 | 8,826,000 | 3.36% |
| 1986 | 8,539,000 | 2.53% |
| 1985 | 8,328,000 | 2.52% |
| 1984 | 8,123,000 | 2.54% |
| 1983 | 7,922,000 | 2.54% |
| 1982 | 7,726,000 | 2.53% |
| 1981 | 7,535,000 | 2.53% |
| 1980 | 7,349,000 | 2.54% |
| 1979 | 7,167,000 | 2.53% |
| 1978 | 6,990,000 | 2.54% |
| 1977 | 6,817,000 | 2.68% |
| 1976 | 6,639,000 | 2.93% |
| 1975 | 6,450,000 | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 6,267,000 | 2.92% |
| 1973 | 6,089,000 | 2.92% |
| 1972 | 5,916,000 | 2.92% |
| 1971 | 5,748,000 | 2.92% |
| 1970 | 5,585,000 | 2.93% |
| 1969 | 5,426,000 | 2.92% |
| 1968 | 5,272,000 | 2.93% |
| 1967 | 5,122,000 | 2.91% |
| 1966 | 4,977,000 | 5.04% |
| 1965 | 4,738,000 | 5.24% |
| 1964 | 4,502,000 | 5.24% |
| 1963 | 4,278,000 | 5.24% |
| 1962 | 4,065,000 | 5.26% |
| 1961 | 3,862,000 | 4.95% |
| 1960 | 3,680,000 | 3.98% |
| 1959 | 3,539,000 | 3.97% |
| 1958 | 3,404,000 | 3.97% |
| 1957 | 3,274,000 | 3.94% |
| 1956 | 3,150,000 | 3.99% |
| 1955 | 3,029,000 | 3.95% |
| 1954 | 2,914,000 | 4.00% |
| 1953 | 2,802,000 | 3.93% |
| 1952 | 2,696,000 | 4.01% |
| 1951 | 2,592,000 | 3.93% |
| 1950 | 2,494,000 | 0.00% |
