What is the population of Alexandria?
Alexandria has a city population of 5,263,542. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Egypt · Africa
Alexandria
City population
5,263,542
#2
in Egypt
#1
in Alexandria
#55
worldwide
31.202, 29.916 · 180 km from Cairo
About Alexandria
With a metropolitan population of 5,484,000, Alexandria ranks among Africa's largest cities. The city-proper holds 5,263,542 residents at a density of 2,047 people per km², making it substantially built-up. Founded in -33, it sits at just 9 m elevation on the continent's northern coast. Alexandria International Airport (HBE) serves the city's transportation needs. Annual growth of 1.9% indicates steady demographic expansion in the urban area.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
5,484,000
0.066% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+1.85%
Archive estimateDensity
2,047/km²
2,679 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Alexandria
Rank in region
#1of 4
Founded
-33
Coordinates
31.202, 29.916
Record updated
23 February 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 235 in EgyptClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Alexandria | 5.26M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Alexandria International AirportHBE
37 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in Egypt
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 21,148,164 |
| 1960 | 26,896,479 |
| 1970 | 34,623,990 |
| 1980 | 43,950,413 |
| 1990 | 58,396,618 |
| 2000 | 73,083,284 |
| 2010 | 89,196,072 |
| 2020 | 109,315,124 |
| 2030 | 127,139,322 |
| 2040 | 145,213,654 |
| 2050 | 161,630,192 |
| 2060 | 174,845,206 |
| 2070 | 185,940,690 |
| 2080 | 194,292,900 |
| 2090 | 199,500,190 |
| 2100 | 201,895,184 |
Alexandria Population FAQ
Where is Alexandria?
Alexandria is in Alexandria, Egypt, 180 km from the capital, Cairo. Its coordinates are 31.202, 29.916.
How big is Alexandria compared with other cities in Egypt?
It is the 2nd largest of the 235 cities listed in Egypt, holding 4.4% of the national population.