Ägypten - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Ägypten
4 190 285 000 EUR
5 346 869 000 EUR
27.60 %
Bekleidung
Ägypten
3 556 000 EUR
3 697 000 EUR
3.97 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Ägypten
592 253 000 EUR
465 672 000 EUR
-21.37 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Ägypten
222 556 000 EUR
213 208 000 EUR
-4.20 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Ägypten
218 607 000 EUR
250 451 000 EUR
14.57 %
Energieversorgung
Ägypten
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Ägypten
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Ägypten
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Ägypten
95 448 000 EUR
32 465 000 EUR
-65.99 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Ägypten
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Ägypten
407 000 EUR
232 000 EUR
-43.00 %
Getränke
Ägypten
1 898 000 EUR
1 039 000 EUR
-45.26 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Ägypten
40 968 000 EUR
44 683 000 EUR
9.07 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Ägypten
106 052 000 EUR
99 450 000 EUR
-6.23 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Ägypten
11 599 000 EUR
10 992 000 EUR
-5.23 %
Kohle
Ägypten
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Ägypten
22 751 000 EUR
23 945 000 EUR
5.25 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Ägypten
541 141 000 EUR
665 288 000 EUR
22.94 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Ägypten
1 337 000 EUR
1 556 000 EUR
16.38 %
Maschinen
Ägypten
909 899 000 EUR
1 160 959 000 EUR
27.59 %
Metalle
Ägypten
81 588 000 EUR
82 490 000 EUR
1.11 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Ägypten
73 190 000 EUR
76 486 000 EUR
4.50 %
Möbel
Ägypten
17 823 000 EUR
17 747 000 EUR
-0.43 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Ägypten
176 231 000 EUR
166 532 000 EUR
-5.50 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Ägypten
86 768 000 EUR
44 355 000 EUR
-48.88 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Ägypten
275 073 000 EUR
265 264 000 EUR
-3.57 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Ägypten
19 567 000 EUR
602 188 000 EUR
2 977.57 %
Sonstige Waren
Ägypten
643 260 000 EUR
1 067 449 000 EUR
65.94 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Ägypten
2 766 000 EUR
3 012 000 EUR
8.89 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Ägypten
20 411 000 EUR
27 837 000 EUR
36.38 %
Textilien
Ägypten
25 136 000 EUR
19 872 000 EUR
-20.94 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Ägypten Ägypten
Capital
name: Cairo

geographic coordinates: 30 03 N, 31 15 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: from the Arabic "al-Qahira," meaning "the victorious"
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: if the father was born in Egypt

dual citizenship recognized: only with prior permission from the government

residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years
Legal system
mixed legal system based on Napoleonic civil and penal law, Islamic religious law, and vestiges of colonial-era laws; judicial review of the constitutionality of laws by the Supreme Constitutional Court
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Area
total: 1,001,450 sq km

land: 995,450 sq km

water: 6,000 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 3.6% (2018 est.)

arable land: 2.8% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.8% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)

forest: 0.1% (2018 est.)

other: 96.3% (2018 est.)
Location
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
Age structure
0-14 years: 34.37% (male 19,381,371/female 18,271,080)

15-64 years: 60.27% (male 33,921,778/female 32,102,087)

65 years and over: 5.36% (2023 est.) (male 2,976,765/female 2,893,639)
Birth rate
20.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Arabic (official), English, and French widely understood by educated classes

major-language sample(s):
كتاب حقائق العالم، أفضل مصدر للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 73.5 years

female: 76 years
Major urban areas - population
22.183 million CAIRO (capital), 5.588 million Alexandria, 778,000 Bur Sa'id (2023)
Median age
total: 24.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 24.1 years

female: 24.1 years
Mother's mean age at first birth
22.6 years (2014 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
Net migration rate
-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
approximately 95% of the population lives within 20 km of the Nile River and its delta; vast areas of the country remain sparsely populated or uninhabited as shown in this population distribution map
Population growth rate
1.59% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.76 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 43.1% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
2.5% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 14 years (2018)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-8.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
-1.09% (2021 est.)
Labor force
30.179 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
32.5% (2017 est.)
Unemployment rate
9.33% (2021 est.)

9.17% (2020 est.)

7.84% (2019 est.)
Public debt
103% of GDP (2017 est.)

96.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: data cover central government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
5.21% (2021 est.)

5.04% (2020 est.)

9.15% (2019 est.)
Exports
$58.339 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$40.102 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$53.523 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
United States 8%, Turkey 7%, Greece 7%, Italy 6%, India 5% (2021)
Imports
$94.039 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$72.482 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$78.951 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
China 18%, Saudi Arabia 9%, United States 6%, Russia 5%, Turkey 5% (2021)
Airports
83 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 9,349,469 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 79.2 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 72% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 5,085 km (2014)

standard gauge: 5,085 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (62 km electrified)
Roadways
total: 65,050 km (2018)

paved: 48,000 km (2018)

unpaved: 17,050 km (2018)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 11,030,900 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 103,449,427 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 95 (2021 est.)
Waterways
3,500 km (2018) (includes the Nile River, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway, and numerous smaller canals in Nile Delta; the Suez Canal (193.5 km including approaches) is navigable by oceangoing vessels drawing up to 17.68 m)
Disputes - international
Egypt-Gaza Strip: constructed a barrier and established a buffer zone on its border with Gaza to halt the passage of weapons and militants through cross-border smuggling tunnels and pressure the Palestinian HAMAS terrorist group that runs the Gaza Strip

Egypt-Ethiopia: Ethiopia's construction of a large dam (the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam) on the Blue Nile in northern Ethiopia since 2011 has become a focal point of relations with Egypt and Sudan; Egypt has described the giant hydroelectric project as an existential threat because of its potential to control the flow of the river that is a key source of water for the country; Ethiopia completed filling the dam in 2023