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The population of the districts of Greater Cairo according to census results and latest official estimates.

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NameStatusNativeGovernoratePopulation
Census
1996-11-19		Population
Census
2006-11-11		Population
Census
2017-03-28		Population
Estimate
2023-07-01
15 Māyū [15th of May City]Kism (fully urban)قسم 15 مايوAl-Qāhirah65,56090,74093,574100,511
'ĀbidīnKism (fully urban)قسم عابدينAl-Qāhirah48,70442,22340,32143,347
Ad-Darb al-AḥmarKism (fully urban)قسم الدرب الأحمرAl-Qāhirah78,37560,48858,48962,837
Ad-DuqqīKism (fully urban)قسم الدقيAl-Jīzah...83,43070,92676,528
'Ain SchamsKism (fully urban)قسم عين شمسAl-Qāhirah469,030525,034614,391660,111
Al-AhrāmKism (fully urban)قسم الأهرامAl-Jīzah......659,305711,161
Al-'AjūzahKism (fully urban)قسم العجوزةAl-Jīzah...258,511278,479300,422
Al-AmīriīahKism (fully urban)قسم الاميريهAl-Qāhirah164,211165,407152,554163,925
Al-Azbakiyah [Azbakeya]Kism (fully urban)قسم الأزبكيةAl-Qāhirah30,37528,03319,76321,241
Al-Badrashayn [Badrshein]Markazمركز البدرشينAl-Jīzah285,858383,610537,133606,623
Al-BasātīnKism (fully urban)قسم البساتينAl-Qāhirah326,220390,894495,443532,191
Al-ḤawāmidiyahKism (urban and rural parts)قسم الحوامديةAl-Jīzah115,376140,408190,847208,535
Al-JamāliyahKism (fully urban)قسم الجماليةAl-Qāhirah59,15949,83436,36839,077
Al-Jīzah [Giza]Kism (fully urban)قسم الجيزةAl-Jīzah238,567251,596285,723308,253
Al-Jīzah [Giza]Markazمركز الجيزةAl-Jīzah180,568241,506367,663413,839
Al-KhalīfahKism (fully urban)قسم الخليفةAl-Qāhirah......105,235113,064
Al-KhānkahKism (fully urban)قسم الخانكهAl-Qalyūbyah55,01359,07776,45583,981
Al-KhānkahMarkazمركز الخانكةAl-Qalyūbyah...377,014572,584621,221
Al-KhuṣūṣKism (fully urban)قسم الخصوصAl-Qalyūbyah...291,242457,852502,864
Al-Ma'ādī [Maadi]Kism (fully urban)قسم المعاديAl-Qāhirah70,41578,12288,57595,194
Al-Marj [El Marg]Kism (fully urban)قسم المرجAl-Qāhirah251,589507,035798,646858,032
Al-Ma'ṣarahKism (fully urban)قسم المعصرهAl-Qāhirah...252,780270,032290,148
Al-Maṭariyah [Matariyyah]Kism (fully urban)قسم المطريةAl-Qāhirah498,670498,663602,485647,260
Al-MuqaṭṭamKism (fully urban)قسم المقطمAl-Qāhirah......224,138240,799
Al-MūskīKism (fully urban)قسم الموسكيAl-Qāhirah28,58222,29416,66217,908
Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 1 [New Cairo]Kism (fully urban)قسم أول القاهرة الجديدةAl-Qāhirah...27,990135,834145,923
Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 2 [New Cairo]Kism (fully urban)قسم ثان القاهرة الجديدةAl-Qāhirah...40,00590,66897,423
Al-Qāhirah al-Jadīdah 3 [New Cairo]Kism (fully urban)قسم ثالث القاهره الجديدهAl-Qāhirah...54,34470,88576,142
Al-Qanāṭir al-KhayriyahMarkazمركز القناطر الخيريةAl-Qalyūbyah296,731383,102505,401549,392
Al-'Ubūr [El Ubour]Kism (fully urban)قسم العبورAl-Qalyūbyah...43,600130,161142,955
Al-'UmrāniyahKism (fully urban)قسم العمرانيةAl-Jīzah......366,066394,884
Al-WarrāqKism (urban and rural parts)قسم الوراقAl-Jīzah395,258509,129722,083797,066
Al-WaylīKism (fully urban)قسم الوايليAl-Qāhirah89,75877,64979,29285,217
An-NuzhahKism (fully urban)قسم النزهةAl-Qāhirah154,969161,946231,241248,464
Ash-SharābiyahKism (fully urban)قسم الشرابيةAl-Qāhirah247,433215,595187,201201,154
Ash-Shaykh Zāyid [Sheikh Zayed City]Kism (fully urban)قسم الشيخ زايدAl-Jīzah029,42290,69997,848
Ash-ShurūqKism (fully urban)قسم الشروقAl-Qāhirah...22,57087,28593,759
As-SāḥilKism (fully urban)قسم الساحلAl-Qāhirah333,929305,322316,421339,975
As-Salām 1Kism (fully urban)قسم أول السلامAl-Qāhirah304,553441,000480,721516,440
As-Salām 2Kism (fully urban)قسم ثان السلامAl-Qāhirah52,329108,000153,772165,186
As-Sayyidah ZaynabKism (fully urban)قسم السيدة زينبAl-Qāhirah156,142132,249136,278146,446
Aṭ-ṬālbīahKism (fully urban)قسم الطالبيهAl-Jīzah......457,667493,760
At-TibbīnKism (fully urban)قسم التبينAl-Qāhirah59,36668,89772,04077,413
Awsīm [Ossim]Markazمركز أوسيمAl-Jīzah193,751275,059382,779430,609
Aẓ-ẒāhirKism (fully urban)قسم الظاهرAl-Qāhirah67,03164,00971,87077,236
Az-Zamālik [Zamalek]Kism (fully urban)قسم الزمالكAl-Qāhirah15,34317,36514,94616,064
Az-Zāwiyah al-Ḥamrā'Kism (fully urban)قسم الزاوية الحمراءAl-Qāhirah306,165315,465318,170341,866
Az-Zaytūn [Zeitoun]Kism (fully urban)قسم الزيتونAl-Qāhirah159,172156,910174,176187,179
Bāb ash-Sha'riyahKism (fully urban)قسم باب الشعريةAl-Qāhirah59,95654,08446,67350,140
BūlāqKism (fully urban)قسم بولاقAl-Qāhirah75,09862,47048,14751,741
Būlāq al-DakrūrKism (fully urban)قسم بولاق الدكرورAl-Jīzah...701,655960,0311,035,628
Dār as-SalāmKism (fully urban)قسم دار السلامAl-Qāhirah340,708430,763525,638564,684
Hada'iq al-Qubbah Kism (fully urban)قسم حدائق القبةAl-Qāhirah304,478289,758316,072339,612
Ḥulwān [Helwan]Kism (fully urban)قسم حلوانAl-Qāhirah...396,791521,239560,070
Imbābah [Imbaba]Kism (fully urban)قسم امبابةAl-Jīzah523,265598,882632,599682,349
KirdāsahMarkazمركز كرداسةAl-Jīzah......447,593501,949
Madīnat an-Naṣr 1 [Nasr City]Kism (fully urban)قسم مدينة نصر أولAl-Qāhirah291,571501,597634,818681,942
Madīnat an-Naṣr 2 [Nasr City]Kism (fully urban)قسم ثانى مدينه نصرAl-Qāhirah68,15675,91772,18277,529
Madīnat 'Ashirh min-Ramaḍān 1 [10th of Ramadan City]Kism (fully urban)قسم أول مدينة عشرة رمضانAsh-Sharqiyah...58,98673,63888,996
Madīnat 'Ashirh min-Ramaḍān 2 [10th of Ramadan City]Kism (fully urban)قسم ثان مدينة عشرة رمضانAsh-Sharqiyah...66,934144,246174,325
Madīnat BadrKism (fully urban)قسم مدينة بدرAl-Qāhirah24817,15831,29933,602
Madīnat Sittah Uktūbar 2 [6th of October City]Kism (fully urban)قسم ثان 6 أكتوبرAl-Jīzah...115,302196,373211,811
Madīnat Sittah Uktūbar 1 & 3 [6th of October City]Kism (fully urban)قسم أول 6 أكتوبر / قسم ثالث 6 أكتوبرAl-Jīzah...38,791152,497164,491
Miṣr al-Jādidah [Heliopolis]Kism (fully urban)قسم مصر الجديدةAl-Qāhirah120,977113,611134,116144,106
Miṣr al-Qadīmah [Old Cairo]Kism (fully urban)قسم مصر القديمةAl-Qāhirah228,683217,390250,313268,920
Munsha'āt Nāṣr [Manshiyat Naser]Kism (fully urban)قسم منشأة ناصرAl-Qāhirah168,425262,050258,372277,575
QalyūbKism (fully urban)قسم قليوبAl-Qalyūbyah77,081107,303146,430160,831
QalyūbMarkazمركز قليوبAl-Qalyūbyah264,375365,892559,315606,830
Qaṣr an-NīlKism (fully urban)قسم قصر النيلAl-Qāhirah12,93510,03510,56311,358
Rūd al-Faraj [Rod El Farag]Kism (fully urban)قسم روض الفرجAl-Qāhirah178,145144,510145,632156,505
ShubrāKism (fully urban)قسم شبراAl-Qāhirah83,75371,11876,69582,421
Shubrā al-Khaymah 1 [Shubra el-Kheima]Kism (fully urban)قسم أول شبرا الخيمةAl-Qalyūbyah416,812461,689481,936529,337
Shubrā al-Khaymah 2 [Shubra el-Kheima]Kism (fully urban)قسم ثان شبرا الخيمةAl-Qalyūbyah453,963563,880679,578746,363
Ṭurah [Tura]Kism (fully urban)قسم طرهAl-Qāhirah67,27094,107230,438246,648
Al-Qāhirah al-Kubrā [Greater Cairo]Metropolitan Areaالقاهرة الكبرى12,600,00015,628,32520,165,73221,891,236

Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Egypt.

Explanation: Some figures for 2006 are computed using preliminary census results. Area figures of districts are derived from geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2023)
Males11,304,311
Females10,586,925
Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years6,183,581
15-64 years13,211,248
65+ years770,903
Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years12,627
80-89 years69,377
70-79 years303,959
60-69 years995,367
50-59 years1,679,702
40-49 years2,278,469
30-39 years3,204,416
20-29 years3,581,714
10-19 years3,647,691
0-9 years4,392,410
Urbanization (E 2023)
Rural3,618,973
Urban18,272,263