The practice of conducting a periodic census began in Egypt in the second millennium BC, where it was used for tax gathering and to determine fitness for military services.
Censuses in Egypt first appeared in the late Middle Kingdom and develops in the New Kingdom.[1]Pharaoh Amasis, according to Herodotus, required every Egyptian to declare annually to the nomarch, "whence he gained his living".[2] Under the Ptolemies and the Romans several censuses were conducted in Egypt by government officials.[3]
Roman censuses in Egypt estimated the population at 4.5 million inhabitants in the year 14 AD and 5 million in 164 AD.
Islamic era (600 AD)edit
A census also took place in the era of Hesham Abdel Malek ben Marwan in the year 600 AD including the number of people, their ages and residences.[citation needed]
Napoleonic era (1798)edit
In 1798, Egypt's population was estimated at 3 million when Napoleon invaded the country.[citation needed]
1848 and 1868 Censusesedit
After preliminary enumerations in some urban areas and villages the first countrywide census was carried out in 1848.[4][5] A modern analysis of the 1848 census records, which attempts to adjust for various discrepancies in the data, concluded that Egypt's population was 4.476 million people back then.[6] The 1848 census is said to be the first in a non-Western country to include demographic, social, and economic data on practically all individuals including females, children, and slaves. Digitization of the 1848 and 1868 census records is underway based on documents in the National Archives of Egypt.[7]
Modern censusesedit
Population censusesedit
During the last 135 years, Egypt has managed to carry out around 14 official population censuses, the first being in 1882 and the last in 2017.
A census in 1976 revealed that the population had risen to 36.6 million.[citation needed]
1986edit
In 1986, a census indicated that the population of Egypt reached a total of 50.4 million, including about 2.3 million Egyptians working in other countries.[citation needed]
1996edit
In 1996, the census found a population of 59.3 million.[citation needed]
2006edit
In 2006, the thirteenth census in the Egyptian census series revealed that the Egypt's population hit 76.5 million inside and outside the country.[citation needed]
2017edit
A new census was done in 2017. Census day was 18 April 2017 and Egypt's population on that date was estimated to be 94,798,827.[13]
At current pace, Egypt's population is expected to reach 160 million by 2050. However, if the current rate of reproduction diminishes, the population may be limited to 120 million by 2050. Egypt already has one of the highest real population densities in the world.[14]
^Paul Cartledge, Peter Garnsey, Erich S. Gruen Hellenistic Constructs: Essays in Culture, History, and Historiography 242 ss.
^Cuno, Kenneth M.; Reimer, Michael J. (1997). "The Census Registers of Nineteenth-Century Egypt: A New Source for Social Historians". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 24 (2): 193–216. doi:10.1080/13530199708705646. JSTOR 195772.
^Fargues, Philippe. Family and household in mid-nineeenth century Cairo. In Doumani, Beshara, ed. Family history in the Middle East: household, property, and gender
^Alleaume, G. and P. Fargues. 1998. La naissance d'une statistique d'état. Histoire & Mesure 13: 147-193
^Saleh, Mohamed. "A Pre-Colonial Population Brought to Light: Digitization of the Nineteenth Century Egyptian Censuses," Historical Methods 46:1 (January 2013) 5-18. (online draft)
^egypt.unfpa.org (June 2018). "National Report of Egypt by census". Retrieved 16 July 2020.[permanent dead link]
^monitordeoriente.com (26 February 2022). "La población de Egipto alcanza los 103 millones de habitantes". Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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The practice of conducting a periodic census began in Egypt in the second millennium BC where it was used for tax gathering and to determine fitness for military services Contents 1 Pre modern censuses 1 1 Pharaonic era 1 2 Roman era 1 3 Islamic era 600 AD 1 4 Napoleonic era 1798 1 5 1848 and 1868 Censuses 2 Modern censuses 2 1 Population censuses 2 2 1882 2 3 1947 2 4 1976 2 5 1986 2 6 1996 2 7 2006 2 8 2017 3 Latest census details 2006 3 1 Nationwide demographics 3 2 Population by sex and residence 3 3 Population by governorate 4 Future projections 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPre modern censuses editPharaonic era edit Censuses in Egypt first appeared in the late Middle Kingdom and develops in the New Kingdom 1 Pharaoh Amasis according to Herodotus required every Egyptian to declare annually to the nomarch whence he gained his living 2 Under the Ptolemies and the Romans several censuses were conducted in Egypt by government officials 3 Roman era edit See also Demography of the Roman Empire Roman censuses in Egypt estimated the population at 4 5 million inhabitants in the year 14 AD and 5 million in 164 AD Islamic era 600 AD edit A census also took place in the era of Hesham Abdel Malek ben Marwan in the year 600 AD including the number of people their ages and residences citation needed Napoleonic era 1798 edit In 1798 Egypt s population was estimated at 3 million when Napoleon invaded the country citation needed 1848 and 1868 Censuses edit After preliminary enumerations in some urban areas and villages the first countrywide census was carried out in 1848 4 5 A modern analysis of the 1848 census records which attempts to adjust for various discrepancies in the data concluded that Egypt s population was 4 476 million people back then 6 The 1848 census is said to be the first in a non Western country to include demographic social and economic data on practically all individuals including females children and slaves Digitization of the 1848 and 1868 census records is underway based on documents in the National Archives of Egypt 7 Modern censuses editPopulation censuses edit During the last 135 years Egypt has managed to carry out around 14 official population censuses the first being in 1882 and the last in 2017 Population Censuses carried out officially in Egypt since 1882 8 N º Year Population Census Census Carried Out During photo1 1882 6 712 000 1882 Egyptian Census Reign of the Khedive Tewfik Pasha 1879 1892 nbsp 1852 1892 2 1897 9 669 000 1897 Egyptian Census Reign of the Khedive Abbas II Hilmi 1892 1914 nbsp 1874 1944 3 1907 11 190 000 1907 Egyptian Census Reign of the Khedive Abbas II Hilmi 1892 1914 nbsp 1805 1852 4 1917 12 718 000 1917 Egyptian Census Reign of Sultan Fuad I 1917 1936 nbsp 1868 1836 5 1927 14 178 000 1927 Egyptian Census Reign of Sultan Fuad I 1917 1936 nbsp 1868 1836 6 1937 15 921 000 1937 Egyptian Census Reign of Sultan Faruq 1936 1952 nbsp 1920 1965 7 1947 18 967 000 1947 Egyptian Census Reign of Sultan Faruq I 1936 1952 nbsp 1920 1965 8 1960 26 085 000 1960 Egyptian Census Government of President Gamal Abdel Nasser 1954 1970 nbsp 1918 1970 9 1966 30 076 000 1966 Egyptian Census Government of President Gamal Abdel Nasser 1954 1970 nbsp 1918 1970 10 1976 36 626 000 1976 Egyptian Census Government of President Anwar El Sadat 1970 1981 nbsp 1918 1981 11 1986 48 205 049 1986 Egyptian Census Government of President Hosni Mubarak 1981 2011 nbsp 1928 2020 12 1996 59 276 672 1996 Egyptian Census Government of President Hosni Mubarak 1981 2011 nbsp 1928 2020 13 2006 72 798 031 2006 Egyptian Census Government of President Hosni Mubarak 1981 2011 nbsp 1928 2020 14 2017 94 798 827 2017 Egyptian Census Government of Marshal Abdel Fattah el Sisi 2014 Presente nbsp 1954 2022 103 011 914 Estimates CAPMAS 9 CensusYear Population 10 in thousands Arithmetic Density 11 inhabitants km2 1882 6 712 6 651897 9 669 9 581907 11 190 11 091917 12 718 12 601927 14 178 14 051937 15 921 15 781947 18 967 18 791960 26 085 25 841966 30 076 29 791976 36 626 36 281986 48 254 47 801996 59 312 58 762006 72 798 70 701882 edit 1882 The first census in Egypt had been carried out The total population was 6 7 million 1947 edit According to the 1947 census Egypt s population had reached 19 million inhabitants 12 Province or governorate Population 1947 census Alexandria 928 237Aswan 285 551Asyut 1 379 875Beheira 1 242 478Beni Suef 613 365Cairo 2 100 486Dakahlia 1 366 085Damietta 124 104Faiyum 671 885Frontiers 216 872Gharbia 2 316 619Girga currently Sohag Governorate 1 288 425Giza 822 424Ismailia 132 810Minya 1 061 417Monufia 1 168 777Port Said 178 432Qalyubia 687 169Qena 1 106 296Sharqia 1 290 890Suez 108 250Total population 19 090 4471976 edit A census in 1976 revealed that the population had risen to 36 6 million citation needed 1986 edit In 1986 a census indicated that the population of Egypt reached a total of 50 4 million including about 2 3 million Egyptians working in other countries citation needed 1996 edit In 1996 the census found a population of 59 3 million citation needed 2006 edit In 2006 the thirteenth census in the Egyptian census series revealed that the Egypt s population hit 76 5 million inside and outside the country citation needed 2017 edit A new census was done in 2017 Census day was 18 April 2017 and Egypt s population on that date was estimated to be 94 798 827 13 Latest census details 2006 editNationwide demographics edit Statement Total country Change in Population compared with Census 1996 22 Change in Population Under 6 Years Old 168 Change in Population Under 15 Years Old 256 Change in Population Over 45 Years Old 289Number of Households 17 265 567Household Population 72 131 096Family average 4 to 5Number of university graduates 5 476 704Number of Illiterates 2006 16 806 657Raw Birth Rate 26Raw Death Rate 6Population by sex and residence edit Residence Males Females TotalUrban areas 1 1 1Rural areas 1 1 1Total Egypt 1 1 1Population by governorate edit Governorate 1996 2006 Change Cairo 6 800 991 7 786 640 14 49Giza 4 784 095 6 272 571 31 11Sharqia 4 281 068 5 340 058 24 74Dakahlia 4 223 338 4 985 187 18 04Beheira 3 994 297 4 737 129 18 6Gharbia 3 404 339 4 010 298 17 8Alexandria 3 339 076 4 110 015 23 09Minya 3 310 129 4 179 309 26 26Qalyubia 3 281 135 4 237 003 29 13Sohag 3 123 114 3 746 377 19 96Asyut 2 802 334 3 441 597 22 81Monufia 2 760 429 3 270 404 18 47Qena 2 442 016 3 001 494 22 91Kafr el Sheikh 2 223 383 2 618 111 17 75Faiyum 1 989 772 2 512 792 26 29Beni Suef 1 859 213 2 290 527 23 2Aswan 960 510 1 184 432 23 31Damietta 913 555 1 092 316 19 57Ismailia 714 828 942 832 31 9Port Said 472 331 570 768 20 84Suez 417 526 510 935 22 37Luxor 361 138 451 318 24 97North Sinai 252 160 339 752 34 74Matruh 212 001 322 341 52 05Red Sea 157 314 288 233 83 22New Valley 141 774 187 256 32 08South Sinai 54 806 149 335 172 48Total Egypt 59 276 672 72 579 030 22 44Future projections editFurther information List of countries by past and future population At current pace Egypt s population is expected to reach 160 million by 2050 However if the current rate of reproduction diminishes the population may be limited to 120 million by 2050 Egypt already has one of the highest real population densities in the world 14 See also editCentral Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics Demographics of Egypt Population history of EgyptReferences editGeneralhttps web archive org web 20070930225811 http www sis gov eg En EgyptOnline Miscellaneous 000002 0207000000000000001038 htm https web archive org web 20070928001729 http www sis gov eg En EgyptOnline Miscellaneous 000002 0207000000000000001446 htm http countrystudies us egypt 55 htm https web archive org web 20070930230227 http www sis gov eg En Pub yearbook yearbook2006 110104000000000001 htm http www citypopulation de Egypt html http scriptorium lib duke edu papyrus records 971r html CAPMAS websiteSpecific D Valbelle Les recensements dans l Egypte pharaonique des troisieme et deuxieme 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de Egipto alcanza los 103 millones de habitantes Retrieved 17 March 2022 Population in Censuses By Sex amp Sex Ratio 1882 2006 PDF Egypt in Figures 2010 Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics p 6 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 23 Retrieved 2011 04 17 Osman Maged 11 17 May 2006 No strength in numbers Al Ahram Weekly 794 Archived from the original on 2011 04 03 Retrieved 2011 04 17 Shousha Aly Tewfik 1947 Cholera Epidemic in Egypt A Preliminary Report Bull World Health Organ 1 2 371 PMC 2553924 PMID 20603928 الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء PDF www capmas gov eg Retrieved 13 October 2017 Egypt weighed down by population woes AFP 10 June 2008 Archived from the original on 2011 04 25 Retrieved 2011 04 18 External links editPopulation Distribution by Sex permanent dead link Average Size of Household and Sex Ratio permanent dead link Population Distribution by Educational Status permanent dead link Population Distribution by Age Groups permanent dead link 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