Al-Baḥr al-Aḥmar

Governorate in Egypt

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Name	Status	Native	Population Census 1996-11-19	Population Census 2006-11-11	Population Census 2017-03-28	Population Estimate 2023-07-01
Al-Baḥr al-Aḥmar [Red Sea]	Governorate	البحر الأحمر	157,314	288,661	359,888	403,077
Al-Ghurdaqah 1 [Hurghada]	Kism (fully urban)	قسم أول الغردقة	...	69,616	75,239	84,534	→
Al-Ghurdaqah 2 [Hurghada]	Kism (fully urban)	قسم ثان الغردقة	...	91,285	115,393	129,713	→
Al-Quṣayr	Kism (urban and rural parts)	قسم القصير	27,618	35,920	47,817	53,637	→
Ash-Shalātīn	Kism (urban and rural parts)	قسم الشلاتين	9,417	15,210	12,433	13,860	→
Ḥalāyib	Kism (fully rural)	قسم حلايب	1,665	2,268	7,920	8,339	→
Marsā 'Alam	Kism (urban and rural parts)	قسم مرسى علم	3,382	6,614	8,553	9,190	→
Ras Ghārib [Ras Gharib]	Kism (urban and rural parts)	قسم رأس غارب	28,435	32,369	41,526	46,654	→
Safājā [Safaga]	Kism (urban and rural parts)	قسم سفاجا	26,712	35,379	51,007	57,150	→
Miṣr [Egypt]	Republic	مِصر‎	59,276,672	72,798,031	94,798,827	105,174,090

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)
Males	208,653
Females	194,424

Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years	130,193
15-64 years	219,978
65+ years	9,717

Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years	300
80-89 years	1,060
70-79 years	3,808
60-69 years	11,634
50-59 years	22,132
40-49 years	37,599
30-39 years	64,153
20-29 years	59,136
10-19 years	65,147
0-9 years	94,919

Urbanization (E 2023)
Rural	12,621
Urban	390,456