{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"eg-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-urban-population-pct/","title":"Egypt Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"Egypt's Urban Population Share: 42.9 % of total population in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Egypt","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Egypt","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Egypt Urban Population Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=EG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Egypt"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Egypt (2025)","value":"42.9","unit":"% of total population","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Egypt Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":43.7627538490255},{"period":"1977","value":43.8038991538137},{"period":"1978","value":43.8347149234644},{"period":"1979","value":43.8627061415982},{"period":"1980","value":43.8877089226138},{"period":"1981","value":43.9095593809095},{"period":"1982","value":43.9280936308841},{"period":"1983","value":43.9431477869359},{"period":"1984","value":43.9545579634636},{"period":"1985","value":43.9621602748655},{"period":"1986","value":43.9656842703086},{"period":"1987","value":43.9514369138869},{"period":"1988","value":43.8726789286798},{"period":"1989","value":43.7398336516572},{"period":"1990","value":43.5688827270165},{"period":"1991","value":43.3758077989551},{"period":"1992","value":43.1765905116707},{"period":"1993","value":42.9872125093605},{"period":"1994","value":42.823655436222},{"period":"1995","value":42.7019009364527},{"period":"1996","value":42.6396966117235},{"period":"1997","value":42.6357980293511},{"period":"1998","value":42.6559554142127},{"period":"1999","value":42.6900387539957},{"period":"2000","value":42.7339398932519},{"period":"2001","value":42.7835506765333},{"period":"2002","value":42.8347629483917},{"period":"2003","value":42.8834685533792},{"period":"2004","value":42.9255593360476},{"period":"2005","value":42.9569271409488},{"period":"2006","value":42.9729991680104},{"period":"2007","value":42.9729666344509},{"period":"2008","value":42.9608989120873},{"period":"2009","value":42.9383470624904},{"period":"2010","value":42.9057175520154},{"period":"2011","value":42.8634168470177},{"period":"2012","value":42.8118514138525},{"period":"2013","value":42.7514277188751},{"period":"2014","value":42.6825522284408},{"period":"2015","value":42.6056314089048},{"period":"2016","value":42.5210717266225},{"period":"2017","value":42.4486008687179},{"period":"2018","value":42.4577177449969},{"period":"2019","value":42.4812027332648},{"period":"2020","value":42.5181534630674},{"period":"2021","value":42.5686062621468},{"period":"2022","value":42.6325129008032},{"period":"2023","value":42.7098115041919},{"period":"2024","value":42.8004363938404},{"period":"2025","value":42.9043204925248}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"42.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"42.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"42.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"42.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"42.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"42.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2019","value":"42.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"42.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"42.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"42.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"42.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"42.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"42.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"42.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"42.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"42.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"42.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"43.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"43.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2006","value":"43.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in Egypt from 1990 to present. Urbanisation is a structural driver of consumer spending, infrastructure investment, and financial services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 44 % of total population in 1986 and reached its lowest recorded value of 42.4 in 2017. The latest reading of 42.9 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}