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Egypt, Arab Rep.
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Global rank#28out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

45.443.140.838.536.2196019932025Egypt, Arab Rep. · 2025: 45Egypt, Arab Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Egypt, Arab Rep. records 45 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #28 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) increased from 36 in 1960 to 45 in 2025, a gain of 9.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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