🌆 Largest Cities in Egypt
Cities of Egypt with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Cairo27%
Alexandria15%
Giza12%
Shubrā al Khaymah3.5%
Port Said2.2%
Suez2%
Madīnat an Naşr1.9%
Al Mansurah1.7%
Al Maḩallah al Kubrá1.7%
Tanta
Assiut
Al Fayyum
Al Khuşūş
Esna
Zagazig
Ismailia
Luxor
Kom Ombo
Aswān
6th of October City
Ḩadā’iq al Qubbah
Damanhur
Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah
New Cairo
Damietta
Rosetta
Minya
Banī Suwayf
Shibīn al Kawm
Sohag
Az-Zuhūr
Qina
Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān
Ḩalwān
Mallawī
Hurghada
Arīsh
Kafr ash Shaykh
Bilbeis
10 others4.5%
1
CairoCairo
9,606,916
2
AlexandriaAlexandria
5,263,542
3
GizaGiza
4,367,343
4
Shubrā al KhaymahQalyubia
1,240,289
5
Port SaidPort Said
780,515
6
SuezSuez
699,541
7
Madīnat an NaşrCairo
668,413
8
Al MansurahDakahlia
621,953
9
Al Maḩallah al KubráGharbia
592,573
10
TantaGharbia
576,648
11
AssiutAsyut
528,669
12
Al FayyumFaiyum
519,047
13
Al KhuşūşQalyubia
488,904
14
EsnaQena
462,787
15
ZagazigSharqia
430,445
16
IsmailiaIsmailia
429,465
17
LuxorLuxor
422,407
18
Kom OmboAswan
409,311
19
AswānAswan
379,774
20
6th of October CityGiza
368,650
21
Ḩadā’iq al QubbahCairo
339,612
22
DamanhurBeheira
318,207
23
Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah
313,139
24
New CairoCairo
313,139
25
DamiettaDamietta
305,920
26
RosettaBeheira
301,795
27
MinyaMinya
283,605
28
Banī SuwayfBeni Suweif
273,151
29
Shibīn al KawmMonufia
267,945
30
SohagSohag
266,944
31
Az-ZuhūrPort Said
266,381
32
QinaQena
252,883
33
Al ‘Āshir min RamaḑānSharqia
246,148
34
ḨalwānCairo
230,000
35
MallawīMinya
212,628
36
HurghadaRed Sea
207,132
37
ArīshNorth Sinai
199,243
38
Kafr ash ShaykhKafr el-Sheikh
194,569
39
BilbeisSharqia
185,237
40
BanhāQalyubia
182,254
41
IdkūBeheira
177,152
42
Marsá MaţrūḩMatruh
176,498
43
Al MaţarīyahDakahlia
162,045
44
QalyubQalyubia
156,363
45
Al ḨawāmidīyahGiza
155,055
46
Abū KabīrSharqia
154,466
47
Mīt GhamrDakahlia
153,754
48
AkhmīmSohag
151,430
49
GirgaSohag
151,256
50
DisūqKafr el-Sheikh
149,291
Highlights
Within Egypt, Cairo ranks first in 2026 with 9,606,916, followed by Alexandria (5,263,542) and Giza (4,367,343).
Cairo is 1.8 times higher than Alexandria, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 9,606,916 (Cairo) to 149,291 (Disūq), with a median of 303,858.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.