UIS · Demographics

Egypt: Rural population

56.74percent · 2024-0.7% since 2014

Rural population (% of total population). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS. Annual figures for Egypt from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202456.742
202356.9
202257.033
202157.138
202057.217
201957.27
201857.296
201757.295
201657.268
201557.215
201457.161
201357.107
201257.054
201157
201056.981
200956.961
200856.942
200756.922
200656.927
200556.973
200457.019
200357.065
200257.111
200157.157
200057.203

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Rural population. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-sp-rur-totl-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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