Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Egypt

Population aged 65 and over in Egypt in 2025 — 6,239,303 people. Ranked 26 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 537.4%.

2025 6.24M people +4.64% vs 2024
World rank 26of 217
Period maximum 6.24M people2025
Period minimum 978,801 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Egypt, 1960–202502M4M6M8M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 978,801 people1962: 1,054,376 people1964: 1,130,344 people1966: 1,206,774 people1968: 1,283,112 people1970: 1,360,051 people1972: 1,437,056 people1974: 1,515,103 people1976: 1,593,015 people1978: 1,669,072 people1980: 1,750,372 people1982: 1,840,020 people1984: 1,940,256 people1986: 2,045,930 people1988: 2,153,304 people1990: 2,266,309 people1992: 2,381,365 people1994: 2,502,152 people1996: 2,638,769 people1998: 2,792,913 people2000: 2,942,221 people2002: 3,074,608 people2004: 3,183,235 people2006: 3,263,505 people2008: 3,355,423 people2010: 3,505,286 people2012: 3,747,656 people2014: 4,036,276 people2016: 4,347,344 people2018: 4,726,375 people2020: 5,128,171 people2022: 5,437,664 people2024: 5,962,442 people2025: 6,239,303 people
Change over the period: +5.26M (+537.44%) Average annual rate: 2.89 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Egypt 6.24M people
World 855M people
Northern Africa computed 16.08M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.24M +276,861 +4.64%
2024 5.96M +270,374 +4.75%
2023 5.69M +254,404 +4.68%
2022 5.44M +177,290 +3.37%
2021 5.26M +132,203 +2.58%
2020 5.13M +187,686 +3.8%
2019 4.94M +214,110 +4.53%
2018 4.73M +198,286 +4.38%
2017 4.53M +180,745 +4.16%
2016 4.35M +162,967 +3.89%
2015 4.18M +148,101 +3.67%
2014 4.04M +144,047 +3.7%
2013 3.89M +144,573 +3.86%
2012 3.75M +132,851 +3.68%
2011 3.61M +109,519 +3.12%
2010 3.51M +85,146 +2.49%
2009 3.42M +64,717 +1.93%
2008 3.36M +50,148 +1.52%
2007 3.31M +41,770 +1.28%
2006 3.26M +38,815 +1.2%
2005 3.22M +41,455 +1.3%
2004 3.18M +49,566 +1.58%
2003 3.13M +59,061 +1.92%
2002 3.07M +65,110 +2.16%
2001 3.01M +67,277 +2.29%
2000 2.94M +71,565 +2.49%
1999 2.87M +77,743 +2.78%
1998 2.79M +78,783 +2.9%
1997 2.71M +75,361 +2.86%
1996 2.64M +70,540 +2.75%
1995 2.57M +66,077 +2.64%
1994 2.5M +61,926 +2.54%
1993 2.44M +58,861 +2.47%
1992 2.38M +56,545 +2.43%
1991 2.32M +58,511 +2.58%
1990 2.27M +58,395 +2.64%
1989 2.21M +54,610 +2.54%
1988 2.15M +54,211 +2.58%
1987 2.1M +53,163 +2.6%
1986 2.05M +52,905 +2.65%
1985 1.99M +52,769 +2.72%
1984 1.94M +51,379 +2.72%
1983 1.89M +48,857 +2.66%
1982 1.84M +45,821 +2.55%
1981 1.79M +43,827 +2.5%
1980 1.75M +41,701 +2.44%
1979 1.71M +39,599 +2.37%
1978 1.67M +38,550 +2.36%
1977 1.63M +37,507 +2.35%
1976 1.59M +38,215 +2.46%
1975 1.55M +39,697 +2.62%
1974 1.52M +39,232 +2.66%
1973 1.48M +38,815 +2.7%
1972 1.44M +38,689 +2.77%
1971 1.4M +38,316 +2.82%
1970 1.36M +38,426 +2.91%
1969 1.32M +38,513 +3%
1968 1.28M +38,220 +3.07%
1967 1.24M +38,118 +3.16%
1966 1.21M +38,241 +3.27%
1965 1.17M +38,189 +3.38%
1964 1.13M +38,017 +3.48%
1963 1.09M +37,951 +3.6%
1962 1.05M +37,950 +3.73%
1961 1.02M +37,625 +3.84%
1960 978,801

Northern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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