Egypt Shapefiles – Free Download for GIS Mapping & Research

Egypt shapefiles are now available for free download to support your GIS mapping, academic research, and professional projects. Whether you are studying population distribution, analysing infrastructure, or creating custom maps of Egypt’s diverse regions, this package provides the essential geospatial layers—cleaned, clipped, and ready to use in QGIS, ArcGIS, Google Earth Pro, and Mapbox.

What’s Included in the Egypt Shapefile Package?

Egypt Shapefiles – Free Download for GIS Mapping & Research

The Egypt shapefile package has been carefully curated and preprocessed to support your GIS workflows. Each dataset is provided in ESRI Shapefile (.shp) format, compressed into ZIP folders for convenient download.

Included in this package are:

  • Administrative Boundaries (ADM0 & ADM1): Includes the national boundary of Egypt (ADM0) and internal divisions such as governorates (ADM1). Data sourced from GADM and OpenStreetMap.

  • Road Network: Vector layers representing Egypt’s major highways, roads, and transportation infrastructure from OpenStreetMap.

  • Water Bodies: Features Egypt’s major rivers (including the Nile), lakes, and coastal outlines, sourced from Natural Earth.

👉 For detailed district and municipal boundaries (ADM2/ADM3), visit GADM Egypt.

Coordinate Reference System (CRS) Information

All Egypt shapefiles are provided in WGS 84 (EPSG:4326).
This global reference system ensures compatibility with nearly all GIS platforms, including:

  • QGIS
  • ArcGIS
  • Google Earth Pro
  • Mapbox

You can import and analyse these files without CRS errors. If needed, you may reproject into UTM or national coordinate systems directly in your GIS software.

Download Egypt Shapefiles

Updated: September 2025

Format: Shapefiles in ZIP

Size: ~ 764kb

👉 Download Egypt Shapefiles Here

Population Spatial Data for Egypt

For detailed population distribution data, we recommend downloading from WorldPop Egypt.
These gridded population datasets (GeoTIFF format) provide high-resolution estimates ideal for:

  • Demographic and health research

  • Urban and rural planning

  • Humanitarian and development projects

  • Spatial analysis of population growth

👉 Access here: WorldPop Egypt

Learn How to Use Shapefiles

If you are new to shapefiles, our tutorials will help you get started:

These guides walk you through importing shapefiles, adjusting projections, and performing basic spatial analysis.

Looking for More Shapefiles?

Our growing archive includes free shapefiles for countries worldwide, featuring administrative boundaries, transportation layers, and water bodies.

👉 Browse the full shapefile archive here

Can’t find your country? Contact us—we’re always updating our collection.

Licensing & Attribution

  • OpenStreetMap (Roads): ODbL 1.0

  • Natural Earth (Water, boundaries):Public Domain

  • GADM (Administrative Boundaries): License

  • WorldPop (Population): CC BY 4.0

All files are redistributed under their respective open licenses.

Idara Eniang is a passionate digital creator and geographer dedicated to making geography simple, visual, and accessible.

Idara Eniang
Idara Eniang

Idara Eniang is a passionate digital creator and geographer dedicated to making geography simple, visual, and accessible.

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