2.24M
2021111M
2021■ Sheep ■ People
More People Than Sheep
Highest Sheep Pop.
5.59M
2009Lowest Sheep Pop.
1.55M
1961Max sheep per person
0.08
1994Min sheep per person
0.02
2020Summary
The sheep population of Egypt grew from 1,552,000 in 1961 to 2,239,210 in 2021 — a 44% increase over six decades. The flock peaked at 5,591,580 in 2009. In 2021, there was 1 sheep for every 49.6 people.
Fun Sheep Fact
Ancient Egyptians loved their woolly friends so much they bred special fat-tailed sheep that stored energy in their tails. These sheep were absolutely un-baa-lievable at surviving the desert heat, making them the ewe-timate survival experts of the Nile!
Sheep Population (1961-2021)
Sheep & People (% of combined)
Year by Year
| Year | Sheep | People | Sheep per person | Persons per sheep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,239,2102.24M | 110,957,008111M | 0.02 | 49.55 |
| 2020 | 1,936,0001.94M | 109,315,124109M | 0.02 | 56.46 |
| 2019 | 2,082,0002.08M | 107,553,158108M | 0.02 | 51.66 |
| 2018 | 4,830,0004.83M | 105,682,094106M | 0.05 | 21.88 |
| 2017 | 5,305,3375.31M | 103,696,057104M | 0.05 | 19.55 |
| 2016 | 5,556,3375.56M | 101,644,589102M | 0.05 | 18.29 |
| 2015 | 5,463,1695.46M | 99,597,34299.6M | 0.05 | 18.23 |
| 2014 | 5,502,6375.5M | 97,528,65497.5M | 0.06 | 17.72 |
| 2013 | 5,564,1175.56M | 95,333,55395.3M | 0.06 | 17.13 |
| 2012 | 5,429,5245.43M | 93,161,00193.2M | 0.06 | 17.16 |
| 2011 | 5,365,0655.37M | 91,093,05991.1M | 0.06 | 16.98 |
| 2010 | 5,529,5295.53M | 89,196,07289.2M | 0.06 | 16.13 |
| 2009 | 5,591,5805.59M | 87,501,63687.5M | 0.06 | 15.65 |
| 2008 | 5,498,0265.5M | 85,864,78985.9M | 0.06 | 15.62 |
| 2007 | 5,467,4695.47M | 84,276,22584.3M | 0.06 | 15.41 |
| 2006 | 5,385,0005.39M | 82,700,40382.7M | 0.07 | 15.36 |
| 2005 | 5,232,0005.23M | 81,101,00481.1M | 0.06 | 15.50 |
| 2004 | 5,043,0005.04M | 79,477,44379.5M | 0.06 | 15.76 |
| 2003 | 4,939,0004.94M | 77,853,54877.9M | 0.06 | 15.76 |
| 2002 | 5,105,0005.11M | 76,239,13776.2M | 0.07 | 14.93 |
| 2001 | 4,671,2434.67M | 74,652,02974.7M | 0.06 | 15.98 |
| 2000 | 4,469,1314.47M | 73,083,28473.1M | 0.06 | 16.35 |
| 1999 | 4,390,7274.39M | 71,520,95471.5M | 0.06 | 16.29 |
| 1998 | 4,351,8344.35M | 69,943,29469.9M | 0.06 | 16.07 |
| 1997 | 4,260,1384.26M | 68,431,74068.4M | 0.06 | 16.06 |
| 1996 | 4,240,3204.24M | 67,028,04867M | 0.06 | 15.81 |
| 1995 | 4,220,2704.22M | 65,652,62265.7M | 0.06 | 15.56 |
| 1994 | 4,951,0004.95M | 64,285,58964.3M | 0.08 | 12.98 |
| 1993 | 3,924,0003.92M | 62,915,68162.9M | 0.06 | 16.03 |
| 1992 | 4,398,0004.4M | 61,480,66061.5M | 0.07 | 13.98 |
| 1991 | 4,270,0004.27M | 60,028,99760M | 0.07 | 14.06 |
| 1990 | 3,363,6353.36M | 58,396,61858.4M | 0.06 | 17.36 |
| 1989 | 3,481,1733.48M | 56,710,64256.7M | 0.06 | 16.29 |
| 1988 | 3,908,0003.91M | 55,187,68155.2M | 0.07 | 14.12 |
| 1987 | 3,793,0003.79M | 53,674,43553.7M | 0.07 | 14.15 |
| 1986 | 3,683,0003.68M | 52,206,29552.2M | 0.07 | 14.17 |
| 1985 | 3,576,0003.58M | 50,734,96850.7M | 0.07 | 14.19 |
| 1984 | 3,472,0003.47M | 49,247,33449.2M | 0.07 | 14.18 |
| 1983 | 3,153,0003.15M | 47,786,40247.8M | 0.07 | 15.16 |
| 1982 | 2,650,0002.65M | 46,407,61146.4M | 0.06 | 17.51 |
| 1981 | 2,100,0002.1M | 45,147,22445.1M | 0.05 | 21.50 |
| 1980 | 1,593,1081.59M | 43,950,41344M | 0.04 | 27.59 |
| 1979 | 1,678,5201.68M | 42,818,62842.8M | 0.04 | 25.51 |
| 1978 | 1,754,5321.75M | 41,761,43141.8M | 0.04 | 23.80 |
| 1977 | 1,821,0001.82M | 40,748,87040.7M | 0.04 | 22.38 |
| 1976 | 1,878,4001.88M | 39,795,55739.8M | 0.05 | 21.19 |
| 1975 | 1,926,0001.93M | 38,875,32738.9M | 0.05 | 20.18 |
| 1974 | 1,965,0001.97M | 37,969,66738M | 0.05 | 19.32 |
| 1973 | 1,994,0001.99M | 37,102,04337.1M | 0.05 | 18.61 |
| 1972 | 2,013,0002.01M | 36,258,32836.3M | 0.06 | 18.01 |
| 1971 | 2,023,0002.02M | 35,433,36835.4M | 0.06 | 17.52 |
| 1970 | 2,066,0002.07M | 34,623,99034.6M | 0.06 | 16.76 |
| 1969 | 2,001,0002M | 33,811,61533.8M | 0.06 | 16.90 |
| 1968 | 1,935,0001.94M | 32,998,31933M | 0.06 | 17.05 |
| 1967 | 2,044,0002.04M | 32,196,36032.2M | 0.06 | 15.75 |
| 1966 | 1,947,0001.95M | 31,406,54131.4M | 0.06 | 16.13 |
| 1965 | 1,855,0001.86M | 30,629,17430.6M | 0.06 | 16.51 |
| 1964 | 1,770,0001.77M | 29,858,92229.9M | 0.06 | 16.87 |
| 1963 | 1,691,0001.69M | 29,091,86929.1M | 0.06 | 17.20 |
| 1962 | 1,619,0001.62M | 28,337,01328.3M | 0.06 | 17.50 |
| 1961 | 1,552,0001.55M | 27,600,89827.6M | 0.06 | 17.78 |
