Largest cities in Egypt

The largest cities in Egypt, ranked by population.

The total population of Egypt is 98,722,400 as of 27-May-19 , which represents 1.28% of global population and ranks Egypt # 13 worldwide.

Numbers generally reflect the city population, rather than the urban areas, municipality, or urban agglomeration. Note that double listings may reflect different spellings or definitions of urban agglomerations.

List: the biggest cities in Egypt

City	Country	Population	Last update	Time zone
Cairo	Egypt	7,734,614	6/3/15	Africa/Cairo
Alexandria	Egypt	3,811,516	11/10/17	Africa/Cairo
Giza	Egypt	2,443,203	2/25/19	Africa/Cairo
Port Said	Egypt	538,378	7/6/16	Africa/Cairo
Suez	Egypt	488,125	12/1/13	Africa/Cairo
Al Maḩallah al Kubrá	Egypt	431,052	6/5/14	Africa/Cairo
Luxor	Egypt	422,407	1/28/16	Africa/Cairo
Asyūţ	Egypt	420,585	1/28/16	Africa/Cairo
Al Manşūrah	Egypt	420,195	6/5/13	Africa/Cairo
Tanda	Egypt	404,901	7/6/13	Africa/Cairo
Al Fayyūm	Egypt	306,393	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Zagazig	Egypt	285,097	4/21/13	Africa/Cairo
Ismailia	Egypt	284,813	5/12/14	Africa/Cairo
Kafr ad Dawwār	Egypt	267,370	8/7/15	Africa/Cairo
Aswan	Egypt	241,261	6/3/15	Africa/Cairo
Qinā	Egypt	235,362	2/28/19	Africa/Cairo
Ḩalwān	Egypt	230,000	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Damanhūr	Egypt	227,943	3/8/14	Africa/Cairo
Al Minyā	Egypt	227,150	4/11/17	Africa/Cairo
Idkū	Egypt	210,678	4/21/18	Africa/Cairo
Sohag	Egypt	209,419	1/28/16	Africa/Cairo
New Cairo	Egypt	200,000	12/6/17	Africa/Cairo
Banī Suwayf	Egypt	189,624	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Shibīn al Kawm	Egypt	186,345	8/4/13	Africa/Cairo
Banhā	Egypt	167,029	1/10/19	Africa/Cairo
Ţalkhā	Egypt	157,737	6/5/13	Africa/Cairo
Kafr ash Shaykh	Egypt	143,970	5/8/17	Africa/Cairo
Mallawī	Egypt	142,504	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Dikirnis	Egypt	137,542	7/6/13	Africa/Cairo
Idfū	Egypt	133,000	8/6/15	Africa/Cairo
Bilbays	Egypt	129,211	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Arish	Egypt	128,855	11/10/17	Africa/Cairo
Jirjā	Egypt	128,250	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Al Ḩawāmidīyah	Egypt	106,841	4/6/18	Africa/Cairo
Bilqās	Egypt	103,596	6/5/13	Africa/Cairo
Disūq	Egypt	102,037	9/6/15	Africa/Cairo
Abū Kabīr	Egypt	100,684	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Qalyūb	Egypt	100,495	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Akhmīm	Egypt	99,446	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Al Maţarīyah	Egypt	99,357	2/8/17	Africa/Cairo
Hurghada	Egypt	95,622	7/15/14	Africa/Cairo
Zefta	Egypt	92,667	3/26/18	Africa/Cairo
Ţahţā	Egypt	90,591	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Samālūţ	Egypt	90,465	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Būsh	Egypt	86,608	4/19/11	Africa/Cairo
Ḩawsh ‘Īsá	Egypt	85,352	3/15/18	Africa/Cairo
Munūf	Egypt	83,651	5/8/17	Africa/Cairo
Ashmūn	Egypt	82,507	5/8/17	Africa/Cairo
Manfalūţ	Egypt	78,744	7/12/17	Africa/Cairo
Damietta	Egypt	76,839	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Kafr az Zayyāt	Egypt	73,725	7/12/17	Africa/Cairo
Abū Tīj	Egypt	71,257	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Isnā	Egypt	69,335	10/17/17	Africa/Cairo
Abnūb	Egypt	68,749	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Al Qūşīyah	Egypt	68,394	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Al Jammālīyah	Egypt	68,381	5/8/17	Africa/Cairo
Dayrūţ	Egypt	67,788	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Al Khārijah	Egypt	67,700	4/11/17	Africa/Cairo
Toukh	Egypt	67,599	1/10/19	Africa/Cairo
Al Manzalah	Egypt	67,486	3/15/18	Africa/Cairo
Rosetta	Egypt	64,481	4/1/19	Africa/Cairo
Awsīm	Egypt	63,862	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Al Fashn	Egypt	63,793	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Fuwwah	Egypt	63,310	9/6/15	Africa/Cairo
Fāqūs	Egypt	62,821	5/8/17	Africa/Cairo
Al Khānkah	Egypt	62,434	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	62,042	5/28/14	Africa/Cairo
Al Qurayn	Egypt	61,730	4/6/18	Africa/Cairo
Abū Qurqāş	Egypt	61,182	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Al Manshāh	Egypt	61,134	3/15/18	Africa/Cairo
Kousa	Egypt	60,181	7/14/17	Africa/Cairo
Kawm Umbū	Egypt	59,787	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Fāraskūr	Egypt	58,284	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Banī Mazār	Egypt	58,153	3/15/18	Africa/Cairo
Minyat an Naşr	Egypt	56,951	7/6/13	Africa/Cairo
Shibīn al Qanāṭir	Egypt	56,872	3/15/18	Africa/Cairo
Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah	Egypt	56,302	4/13/18	Africa/Cairo
Basyūn	Egypt	55,523	3/15/18	Africa/Cairo
Samannūd	Egypt	54,980	7/6/13	Africa/Cairo
Shirbīn	Egypt	54,676	2/8/17	Africa/Cairo
Dishnā	Egypt	54,197	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Farshūţ	Egypt	53,851	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Diyarb Najm	Egypt	51,841	7/6/13	Africa/Cairo
At Tall al Kabīr	Egypt	51,569	3/15/18	Africa/Cairo
Talā	Egypt	51,498	1/10/19	Africa/Cairo
Ibshawāy	Egypt	51,173	1/10/19	Africa/Cairo
Al Balyanā	Egypt	48,801	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Ash Shuhadā’	Egypt	48,060	1/10/19	Africa/Cairo
Sīdī Sālim	Egypt	47,998	3/15/18	Africa/Cairo
Juhaynah	Egypt	47,821	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Ţāmiyah	Egypt	46,866	3/15/18	Africa/Cairo
Mashtūl as Sūq	Egypt	45,798	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Al Ḩāmūl	Egypt	45,798	3/15/18	Africa/Cairo
Ain Sukhna	Egypt	45,552	9/20/16	Africa/Cairo
Iţsā	Egypt	45,269	12/5/18	Africa/Cairo
Maţāy	Egypt	45,215	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Al Badārī	Egypt	44,132	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Hihyā	Egypt	43,432	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Al Qanāyāt	Egypt	42,912	1/10/19	Africa/Cairo
Quwaysinā	Egypt	42,708	2/28/12	Africa/Cairo
Madīnat Sittah Uktūbar	Egypt	41,930	4/19/11	Africa/Cairo
Abū al Maţāmīr	Egypt	41,302	3/15/18	Africa/Cairo
Naja' Ḥammādī	Egypt	41,184	7/10/17	Africa/Cairo
Dayr Mawās	Egypt	40,609	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Ad Dilinjāt	Egypt	40,386	1/10/19	Africa/Cairo
Az Zarqā	Egypt	40,010	7/7/13	Africa/Cairo
Aş Şaff	Egypt	38,213	7/16/17	Africa/Cairo
‘Izbat al Burj	Egypt	37,953	3/15/18	Africa/Cairo
Al Wāsiţah	Egypt	37,453	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Sumusţā as Sulţānī	Egypt	37,260	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Kawm Ḩamādah	Egypt	36,751	1/10/19	Africa/Cairo
Al Bājūr	Egypt	36,633	1/10/19	Africa/Cairo
Kafr Şaqr	Egypt	34,967	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Al ‘Ayyāţ	Egypt	34,796	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Ajā	Egypt	34,692	3/15/18	Africa/Cairo
Al Ibrāhīmīyah	Egypt	34,638	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Safaga	Egypt	32,944	4/21/17	Africa/Cairo
Ras Gharib	Egypt	32,000	8/6/15	Africa/Cairo
Al Quşayr	Egypt	24,653	10/19/18	Africa/Cairo
Quţūr	Egypt	23,842	7/14/17	Africa/Cairo
Al Bawīţī	Egypt	20,000	7/11/17	Africa/Cairo
El Gouna	Egypt	15,000	9/23/16	Africa/Cairo
El-Tor	Egypt	14,972	4/11/17	Africa/Cairo
Sharm el-Sheikh	Egypt	12,000	1/11/14	Africa/Cairo
Marsa Alam	Egypt	10,000	7/16/14	Africa/Cairo
Dahab	Egypt	8,000	11/24/17	Africa/Cairo
Al ‘Alamayn	Egypt	7,400	12/1/13	Africa/Cairo
Siwa Oasis	Egypt	7,000	8/19/14	Africa/Cairo
Qaşr al Farāfirah	Egypt	5,000	1/19/12	Africa/Cairo
Nuwaybi‘a	Egypt	5,000	9/26/16	Africa/Cairo
Abu Simbel	Egypt	5,000	12/24/16	Africa/Cairo
Saint Catherine	Egypt	4,603	5/9/13	Africa/Cairo
Makadi Bay	Egypt	4,000	11/26/13	Africa/Cairo
Munshāt ‘Alī Āghā	Egypt	3,847	7/10/17	Africa/Cairo

Country codes for Egypt

2 digit ISO country code (A2) for Egypt : EG
3 digit UN country code (A3) for Egypt : EGY
Numeric U.N. country code for Egypt : 818

DIALING CODE for Egypt : 20

Flag of Egypt (when applicable):

The population data for this list of cities and towns in Egypt was derived from several sources, including GeoNames and Wikipedia.

Largest cities in Egypt

List: the biggest cities in Egypt

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