Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Egypt

Share of women in the population in Egypt in 2025 — 49.51%. Ranked 174 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.28 pp.

2025 49.51% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 174of 217
Period maximum 49.91%1973
Period minimum 49.25%2001

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Egypt, 1960–202549.249.449.649.85019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.79%1962: 49.82%1964: 49.82%1966: 49.84%1968: 49.87%1970: 49.89%1972: 49.9%1974: 49.91%1976: 49.88%1978: 49.85%1980: 49.8%1982: 49.75%1984: 49.7%1986: 49.65%1988: 49.57%1990: 49.45%1992: 49.35%1994: 49.31%1996: 49.29%1998: 49.28%2000: 49.26%2002: 49.26%2004: 49.27%2006: 49.31%2008: 49.37%2010: 49.43%2012: 49.45%2014: 49.46%2016: 49.5%2018: 49.51%2020: 49.51%2022: 49.5%2024: 49.51%2025: 49.51%
Change over the period: −0.28 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 49.51%
World 49.73%
Northern Africa computed 49.65%
Share of women in the population — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.51 +0 pp
2024 49.51 +0 pp
2023 49.51 +0 pp
2022 49.5 −0 pp
2021 49.51 −0 pp
2020 49.51 +0 pp
2019 49.51 +0 pp
2018 49.51 −0 pp
2017 49.51 +0 pp
2016 49.5 +0.02 pp
2015 49.48 +0.02 pp
2014 49.46 +0.01 pp
2013 49.45 +0 pp
2012 49.45 +0 pp
2011 49.45 +0.02 pp
2010 49.43 +0.03 pp
2009 49.4 +0.03 pp
2008 49.37 +0.03 pp
2007 49.34 +0.03 pp
2006 49.31 +0.02 pp
2005 49.29 +0.01 pp
2004 49.27 +0.01 pp
2003 49.26 +0.01 pp
2002 49.26 +0 pp
2001 49.25 −0 pp
2000 49.26 −0.01 pp
1999 49.26 −0.02 pp
1998 49.28 −0.01 pp
1997 49.29 −0 pp
1996 49.29 −0 pp
1995 49.3 −0.01 pp
1994 49.31 −0.01 pp
1993 49.32 −0.03 pp
1992 49.35 −0.03 pp
1991 49.38 −0.07 pp
1990 49.45 −0.09 pp
1989 49.53 −0.04 pp
1988 49.57 −0.04 pp
1987 49.62 −0.03 pp
1986 49.65 −0.03 pp
1985 49.68 −0.02 pp
1984 49.7 −0.03 pp
1983 49.73 −0.03 pp
1982 49.75 −0.03 pp
1981 49.78 −0.02 pp
1980 49.8 −0.02 pp
1979 49.83 −0.02 pp
1978 49.85 −0.02 pp
1977 49.87 −0.02 pp
1976 49.88 −0.01 pp
1975 49.9 −0.01 pp
1974 49.91 −0 pp
1973 49.91 +0 pp
1972 49.9 +0 pp
1971 49.9 +0.01 pp
1970 49.89 +0.01 pp
1969 49.88 +0.01 pp
1968 49.87 +0.01 pp
1967 49.86 +0.02 pp
1966 49.84 +0.01 pp
1965 49.83 +0.01 pp
1964 49.82 +0 pp
1963 49.82 +0 pp
1962 49.82 +0.01 pp
1961 49.81 +0.02 pp
1960 49.79

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.