| Source | UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2018) |
| Date | 01 Apr 2024 |
| Code | City | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | Egypt | World | Population | (%) | |||
| Al-Q | Al-Qahirah (Cairo) | 22,183,201 | 22,623,874 | 19.8 | 1 | 6 | 440,673 | 1.99 |
| Al-I | Al-Iskandariyah (Alexandria) | 5,588,477 | 5,696,131 | 4.98 | 2 | 80 | 107,654 | 1.93 |
| Bur | Bur Sa'id | 778,280 | 792,925 | 0.693 | 3 | 801 | 14,645 | 1.88 |
| As-S | As-Suways | 672,826 | 685,249 | 0.599 | 4 | 935 | 12,423 | 1.85 |
| Al-M | Al-Mansurah | 584,952 | 595,588 | 0.520 | 5 | 1079 | 10,636 | 1.82 |
| Al-M | Al-Mahallah al-Kubra | 538,658 | 547,176 | 0.478 | 6 | 1188 | 8,518 | 1.58 |
| Tant | Tanta | 522,994 | 531,496 | 0.464 | 7 | 1217 | 8,502 | 1.63 |
| Asyu | Asyut | 480,732 | 488,527 | 0.427 | 8 | 1313 | 7,795 | 1.62 |
| Al-F | Al-Fayyum | 432,726 | 440,916 | 0.385 | 9 | 1454 | 8,190 | 1.89 |
| Az-Z | Az-Zaqazig | 373,685 | 379,736 | 0.332 | 10 | 1644 | 6,051 | 1.62 |
| Al-I | Al-Ismailiyah | 370,146 | 376,361 | 0.329 | 11 | 1659 | 6,215 | 1.68 |
| Aswa | Aswan | 364,528 | 371,432 | 0.324 | 12 | 1684 | 6,904 | 1.89 |
| Kafr | Kafr-ad-Dawwar | 361,301 | 367,775 | 0.321 | 13 | 1696 | 6,474 | 1.79 |