Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Egypt
Egypt: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Egypt stood at 81.8%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Egypt peaked at 81.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1960.
That places Egypt 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.1% | — |
| 1961 | 49.0% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 49.9% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 51.4% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 52.0% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 52.5% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 53.3% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 57.1% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 60.1% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 61.7% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 62.9% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 63.6% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 64.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 65.2% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 67.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 72.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 81.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 81.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.6%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 48.1% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.3% | 53.8% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.2% | 59.6% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 66.1% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 74.0% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 76.6% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 77.6% | 81.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Egypt?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Egypt was 81.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Egypt ranks 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.