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Egypt
Last update: 2025-08-05
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$160
Inflation rate
33.88% (2023)
Unemployment rate
7.31% (2023)
Below the poverty line
29.7% (2019)
Gini coefficient
31.9 (2019)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
24.3%
Smoking men
48.1%
Smoking women
0.4%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
1001450
Land area
995450
Water area
6000
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
91.59%
iOS
8.28%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+20
Internet domain
.eg
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
93 (2022)
Internet user penetration
72% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
12% (2023)
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Region
Middle East
Time zone
UTC+2
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
EG
Capital
Cairo
Official language
Arabic
Average consumer spendings
Food products
36.9%
Alcohol and tobacco
4.6%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
0.14
Beer
0.09
Wine
0.01
Spirits
0.04
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
111247248
Male population
57142484
Female population
54104764
Population growth rate
1.49% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
19.5 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
1.49% (2024)
Urbanization
43.1% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
B+ (2019)
Moody's
B2 (2019)
Standard & Poors
B (2018)
Age structure
0-14 years
33.8%
15-64 years
60.6%
65+ years
5.6%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
Last update: 2025-08-05