Share of the population that is female in Egypt
Egypt: Share of the population that is female was 49.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
172nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
49.9%
in 1973
All-time low
49.3%
in 2001
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 49.5% for share of the population that is female in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Egypt peaked at 49.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2001.
That places Egypt 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.9% | 49.8% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 49.5% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 169 Mali 49.6% compare
- 170 Uzbekistan 49.5% compare
- 171 Vanuatu 49.5% compare
- 173 Afghanistan 49.5% compare
- 174 French Polynesia 49.5% compare
- 175 Nigeria 49.4% compare
More gender data for Egypt
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Egypt?
- Share of the population that is female in Egypt was 49.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for share of the population that is female?
- Egypt ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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