Tanta, Egypt Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Tanta, Egypt metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Tanta in 2024 is 531,000, a 1.53% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Tanta in 2023 was 523,000, a 1.55% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Tanta in 2022 was 515,000, a 1.38% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Tanta in 2021 was 508,000, a 1.4% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Egypt
City Name Population
Cairo 22,624,000
Alexandria 5,696,000
Bur Said 793,000
As-Suways 685,000
Al-Mansurah 596,000
Al-Mahallah al-Kubra 547,000
Tanta 531,000
Asyut 489,000
Al-Fayyum 441,000
Az-Zaqazig 380,000
Al-Ismailiyah 376,000
Aswan 371,000
Kafr-ad-Dawwar 368,000
Tanta - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 531,000 1.53%
2023 523,000 1.55%
2022 515,000 1.38%
2021 508,000 1.40%
2020 501,000 1.21%
2019 495,000 1.02%
2018 490,000 1.24%
2017 484,000 1.47%
2016 477,000 1.27%
2015 471,000 1.07%
2014 466,000 1.30%
2013 460,000 1.32%
2012 454,000 1.34%
2011 448,000 1.13%
2010 443,000 1.37%
2009 437,000 1.16%
2008 432,000 1.41%
2007 426,000 1.19%
2006 421,000 1.20%
2005 416,000 1.46%
2004 410,000 1.23%
2003 405,000 1.25%
2002 400,000 1.27%
2001 395,000 1.28%
2000 390,000 1.30%
1999 385,000 1.05%
1998 381,000 1.33%
1997 376,000 1.35%
1996 371,000 0.82%
1995 368,000 1.10%
1994 364,000 1.11%
1993 360,000 1.12%
1992 356,000 0.85%
1991 353,000 1.15%
1990 349,000 0.87%
1989 346,000 1.17%
1988 342,000 0.88%
1987 339,000 1.50%
1986 334,000 1.52%
1985 329,000 1.86%
1984 323,000 1.57%
1983 318,000 1.92%
1982 312,000 1.63%
1981 307,000 1.66%
1980 302,000 1.68%
1979 297,000 1.71%
1978 292,000 1.74%
1977 287,000 2.14%
1976 281,000 1.81%
1975 276,000 2.22%
1974 270,000 1.89%
1973 265,000 1.92%
1972 260,000 1.96%
1971 255,000 2.00%
1970 250,000 2.04%
1969 245,000 2.08%
1968 240,000 2.13%
1967 235,000 2.17%
1966 230,000 3.60%
1965 222,000 4.23%
1964 213,000 3.90%
1963 205,000 4.06%
1962 197,000 3.68%
1961 190,000 3.83%
1960 183,000 1.67%
1959 180,000 2.27%
1958 176,000 1.73%
1957 173,000 2.37%
1956 169,000 1.81%
1955 166,000 2.47%
1954 162,000 1.89%
1953 159,000 1.92%
1952 156,000 1.96%
1951 153,000 2.00%
1950 150,000 0.00%