About Cairo
Cairo is located in Egypt, part of Africa. Find essential geography and continue exploring more places in the same country.
Population9,606,916
Figure applies toCairo (city)
Data as ofLatest recorded figure
Last checkedSeptember 3, 2026
CountryEgypt
ContinentAfrica
Place typeCapital
Country codeEG
Source: GeoNames geographical database. Population figures can use different geographic boundaries and should be read together with “Figure applies to”.