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Population Cairo (Egypt)
8 105 071
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Cairo is 8 105 071 people, including children under the age of 6 - 810 507 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 956 398 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 972 609 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 3 485 181 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 1 766 905 people, and the centenarians Cairo over 80 years old - 113 471 people.
Population size Cairo by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 810 507 / 10% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 956 398 / 11.8% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 972 609 / 12% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 3 485 181 / 43% |
| Elderly over 60 | 1 766 905 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 113 471 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Cairo
Total Cairo permanent residents 3 720 228 men (45.9%) and 4 384 843 women (54.1%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 242 341 / 5.8% | 193 874 / 5.9% | 46.8% |
| 5 – 9 | 242 341 / 5.8% | 190 146 / 5.8% | 46.6% |
| 10 - 14 | 216 243 / 5.1% | 171 504 / 5.3% | 46.6% |
| 15 - 19 | 182 688 / 4.2% | 149 134 / 4.7% | 47.1% |
| 20 - 24 | 216 243 / 5.1% | 178 961 / 5.5% | 48.1% |
| 25 - 29 | 320 636 / 7.9% | 268 441 / 7.9% | 48% |
| 30 - 34 | 313 179 / 7.7% | 268 441 / 7.9% | 48.5% |
| 35 - 39 | 287 081 / 7% | 260 984 / 7.7% | 50.2% |
| 40 - 44 | 264 711 / 6.4% | 246 071 / 7.3% | 50.6% |
| 45 - 49 | 242 341 / 5.8% | 227 429 / 6.8% | 50.9% |
| 50 - 54 | 275 896 / 6.7% | 275 897 / 8.1% | 52.7% |
| 55 - 59 | 290 809 / 7.1% | 316 909 / 9.2% | 54.6% |
| 60 - 64 | 242 341 / 5.8% | 283 354 / 8.3% | 56.4% |
| 65 - 69 | 167 774 / 3.8% | 223 701 / 6.7% | 59.5% |
| 70 - 74 | 70 838 / 1.2% | 119 307 / 3.9% | 64.9% |
| 75 - 79 | 89 479 / 1.7% | 186 417 / 5.7% | 69.1% |
| 80+ | 63 381 / 1% | 167 776 / 5.2% | 74.3% |
Education level
Education level of residents Cairo: have higher education 22.4% (1 815 536 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (259 362 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (2 869 195 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (1 248 181 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (680 826 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (688 931 people), have no education — 0.1% (8 105 people), illiterate — 0.9% (72 946 people).
| Higher education | 1 815 536 / 22.4% |
| Incomplete higher | 259 362 / 3.2% |
| Secondary vocational | 2 869 195 / 35.4% |
| Elementary school | 1 248 181 / 15.4% |
| Middle school | 680 826 / 8.4% |
| High school | 688 931 / 8.5% |
| Without education | 8 105 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 72 946 / 0.9% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Cairo
Total Cairo the number of officially employed population is 5 008 934 people (61.8%), pensioners 2 188 369 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 664 616 people (8.2%).
| Employed population | 5 008 934 / 61.8% |
| Unemployed | 664 616 / 8.2% |
| Pensioners | 2 188 369 / 27% |
Disability
Total Cairo have a disability 869 674 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 143 460 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 325 824 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 313 666 (3.87.%), disabled children 86 724 (1.07.%).
| Total disabled | 869 674 / 10.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 143 460 / 1.77% |
| Disabled of the group II | 325 824 / 4.02% |
| Disabled of the group III | 313 666 / 3.87% |
| Disabled children | 86 724 / 1.07% |