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Egypt: Rural population growth

1.37percent · 2025-38.5% since 2015

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Annual figures for Egypt from 1961 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20251.374
20241.575
20231.554
20221.375
20211.403
20201.561
20191.714
20181.881
20172.124
20162.182
20152.233
20142.397
20132.411
20122.335
20112.179
20101.975
20091.928
20081.889
20071.888
20061.925
20051.967
20041.991
20032.01
20022.014
20012.037
20002.084
19992.171
19982.15
19972.079
19962.182
19952.317
19942.44
19932.64
19922.741
19913.099
19903.233
19892.959
19882.921
19872.799
19862.852
19852.962
19842.991
19832.901
19822.72
19812.648
19802.564
19792.45
19782.4
19772.294
19762.193
19752.111
19741.982
19731.899
19721.839
19711.798
19701.821
19691.853
19681.859
19671.877
19661.801
19651.669
19641.613
19631.592
19621.609
19611.624

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Rural population growth. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-rural-population-growth (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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