Number of local governments (number) in Egypt
Egypt: Number of local governments (number) was 27 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
27
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 82 countries
All-time high
27
in 2005
All-time low
27
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024
Number of local governments in Egypt, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of local governments in Egypt stood at 27. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local governments in Egypt peaked at 27 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2005.
Egypt ranks 51st of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of local governments (number) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27 | — |
| 2006 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 27 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61, 44% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 27 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12, 2.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27 | 27 | 27 | 5 |
| 2010s | 27 | 27 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27 | 27 | 27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 48 Malawi 34 compare
- 49 Botswana 32 compare
- 49 Mexico 32 compare
- 51 Ukraine 27 compare
- 53 Switzerland 26 compare
- 54 Marshall Islands 24 compare
- 54 Montenegro 24 compare
More public sector data for Egypt
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 697.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -93.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Egypt?
- Number of local governments in Egypt was 27 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 27 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for number of local governments?
- Egypt ranks 51st out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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