Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Egypt

Egypt: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0618 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0618 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
46th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0618 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961–2023

0.020.030.040.050.06196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Egypt stood at 0.0618 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 0.0618 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Egypt ranks 46th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1963 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1964 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1965 0.0187 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1966 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1967 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1968 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1969 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1970 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1971 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1972 0.0213 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1973 0.0216 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1974 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1975 0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1976 0.0227 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1977 0.0232 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1978 0.0237 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1979 0.0243 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1980 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1981 0.0255 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1982 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1983 0.0268 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1984 0.0275 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1985 0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
1986 0.0291 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1987 0.0299 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1988 0.0308 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1989 0.0317 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1990 0.0326 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1991 0.0334 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1992 0.0342 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1993 0.035 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1994 0.0358 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1995 0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1996 0.0374 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1997 0.0381 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1998 0.0388 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1999 0.0395 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2000 0.0402 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2001 0.0409 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2002 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2003 0.0424 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2004 0.0432 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2005 0.0439 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2006 0.0447 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2007 0.0455 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2008 0.0463 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2009 0.0472 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2010 0.0481 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
2011 0.0492 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
2012 0.0503 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2013 0.0515 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
2014 0.0527 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2015 0.0539 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
2016 0.055 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
2017 0.0561 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
2018 0.0572 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2019 0.0582 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2020 0.0592 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2021 0.0601 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2022 0.061 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
2023 0.0618 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0187 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0243 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0281 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0317 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0361 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0326 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0395 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0436 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0402 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0472 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0532 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0481 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0582 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0605 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0592 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0618 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 43 Sierra Leone 0.0659 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 44 Thailand 0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 45 Marshall Islands 0.0627 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 47 Indonesia 0.0613 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 48 Samoa 0.0604 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 49 Lebanon 0.0597 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Egypt?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Egypt was 0.0618 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.0618 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Egypt rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.