Largest cities in Egypt
49 cities with more than 300,000 people, ranked by 2025 population.
- cities of 300k+
- 49
- combined population
- 65 million
- largest
- Cairo
| # | City | 2025 | 2050 (projected) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairo | 25.6 million | 32.4 million | +26.6% |
| 2 | Alexandria | 7.3 million | 9 million | +24.2% |
| 3 | Luxor | 4.2 million | 7.6 million | +80.8% |
| 4 | Banha | 2.1 million | 3.7 million | +75.7% |
| 5 | El Mansura | 1.7 million | 2.2 million | +28.4% |
| 6 | Al Zaqaziq | 1.4 million | 2.3 million | +61.6% |
| 7 | Asyut | 1.4 million | 2 million | +44.1% |
| 8 | El Mahalla El Kubra | 1.2 million | 1.7 million | +42.7% |
| 9 | Suhaj | 1.1 million | 1.5 million | +35.4% |
| 10 | Tanta | 1 million | 1.4 million | +36.8% |
| 11 | Port Said | 850,000 | 991,000 | +16.6% |
| 12 | Faiyum | 847,000 | 1.4 million | +64.7% |
| 13 | Mit Ghamr | 813,000 | 1.4 million | +75.8% |
| 14 | Damietta | 743,000 | 965,000 | +29.9% |
| 15 | Beni Suef | 684,000 | 972,000 | +42.1% |
| 16 | Al Ismailiya | 612,000 | 1 million | +64.7% |
| 17 | Shibin Al-Kom | 606,000 | 1.2 million | +102.5% |
| 18 | Damanhur | 579,000 | 979,000 | +69.1% |
| 19 | Suez | 568,000 | 849,000 | +49.5% |
| 20 | Al Minya | 562,000 | 775,000 | +37.9% |
| 21 | Dairut | 501,000 | 750,000 | +49.7% |
| 22 | Aswan | 494,000 | 833,000 | +68.6% |
| 23 | Tahta | 482,000 | 727,000 | +50.8% |
| 24 | Faqous | 470,000 | 791,000 | +68.3% |
| 25 | Al Abbasa al Sharqiya | 458,000 | 792,000 | +72.9% |
| 26 | Maragha | 440,000 | 715,000 | +62.5% |
| 27 | Samadon | 428,000 | 980,000 | +129% |
| 28 | Kafr Al Sheikh | 415,000 | 662,000 | +59.5% |
| 29 | Sanhur | 413,000 | 682,000 | +65.1% |
| 30 | Minya Al-Qamh | 403,000 | 662,000 | +64.3% |
| 31 | Mallawi | 401,000 | 513,000 | +27.9% |
| 32 | Mit Habib | 397,000 | 725,000 | +82.6% |
| 33 | Birimbal al Quadima | 389,000 | 518,000 | +33.2% |
| 34 | Al Roda | 387,000 | 649,000 | +67.7% |
| 35 | Al-Asafra | 380,000 | 561,000 | +47.6% |
| 36 | Al-Manshah | 370,000 | 492,000 | +33% |
| 37 | Dusuq | 366,000 | 646,000 | +76.5% |
| 38 | Balyana | 355,000 | 478,000 | +34.6% |
| 39 | Kafr Al-Zaiyat | 354,000 | 623,000 | +76% |
| 40 | Bilbeis | 354,000 | 721,000 | +103.7% |
| 41 | Sidfa | 337,000 | 508,000 | +50.7% |
| 42 | Garawan | 336,000 | 713,000 | +112.2% |
| 43 | Banha | 329,000 | 709,000 | +115.5% |
| 44 | Abu Tig | 329,000 | 583,000 | +77.2% |
| 45 | Girga | 327,000 | 418,000 | +27.8% |
| 46 | Samalut | 313,000 | 612,000 | +95.5% |
| 47 | Girza | 313,000 | 515,000 | +64.5% |
| 48 | Sers Al Layyan | 303,000 | 805,000 | +165.7% |
| 49 | Al-Santa | 303,000 | 564,000 | +86.1% |