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Population in Australia compared to Egypt: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,196,812 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,799,169 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 4.34 times bigger than Australia's.
  • Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.79% of the world: 0.34% for Australia vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 27.8M (35.9% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Australia vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Australia
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Australia Egypt
2100 44,031,396 203,522,884
2099 43,809,392 203,403,368
2098 43,581,416 203,247,703
2097 43,339,542 203,074,807
2096 43,103,046 202,870,003
2095 42,875,281 202,625,820
2094 42,654,231 202,350,087
2093 42,420,140 202,040,251
2092 42,183,554 201,709,051
2091 41,942,760 201,347,225
2090 41,703,255 200,966,749
2089 41,471,675 200,561,011
2088 41,232,214 200,123,182
2087 41,005,392 199,650,440
2086 40,785,916 199,156,169
2085 40,573,592 198,637,936
2084 40,363,192 198,084,947
2083 40,140,606 197,501,965
2082 39,925,452 196,891,089
2081 39,703,018 196,242,522
2080 39,490,533 195,570,383
2079 39,277,415 194,850,670
2078 39,063,163 194,103,613
2077 38,847,269 193,324,592
2076 38,637,253 192,507,892
2075 38,425,571 191,661,705
2074 38,212,169 190,786,862
2073 38,002,408 189,886,620
2072 37,795,438 188,947,991
2071 37,589,598 187,981,245
2070 37,376,868 186,988,514
2069 37,159,014 185,965,572
2068 36,939,616 184,912,088
2067 36,721,604 183,835,428
2066 36,504,952 182,734,967
2065 36,297,175 181,620,901
2064 36,095,981 180,467,102
2063 35,883,588 179,293,260
2062 35,673,924 178,110,375
2061 35,465,080 176,907,621
2060 35,260,552 175,686,879
2059 35,055,719 174,441,815
2058 34,839,385 173,179,511
2057 34,630,577 171,897,733
2056 34,422,531 170,593,445
2055 34,208,970 169,269,144
2054 33,996,776 167,915,661
2053 33,788,097 166,538,943
2052 33,580,016 165,130,747
2051 33,366,925 163,704,732
2050 33,152,099 162,240,246
2049 32,937,633 160,743,182
2048 32,711,001 159,206,813
2047 32,496,856 157,631,586
2046 32,269,549 156,023,680
2045 32,047,969 154,371,216
2044 31,829,535 152,668,334
2043 31,610,306 150,927,496
2042 31,387,780 149,145,569
2041 31,168,179 147,333,445
2040 30,952,283 145,505,786
2039 30,740,454 143,662,428
2038 30,521,772 141,820,567
2037 30,307,856 139,977,812
2036 30,085,861 138,139,382
2035 29,862,898 136,315,557
2034 29,641,453 134,490,574
2033 29,418,053 132,681,153
2032 29,191,922 130,879,780
2031 28,959,421 129,085,888
2030 28,722,798 127,304,473
2029 28,484,745 125,524,007
2028 28,236,324 123,745,979
2027 27,984,287 121,973,080
2026 27,730,530 120,224,089
2025 27,466,430 118,473,897
2024 27,196,812 116,538,258
2023 26,659,922 114,535,772
2022 26,018,721 112,618,250
2021 25,685,412 110,957,008
2020 25,649,248 109,315,124
2019 25,334,826 107,553,158
2018 24,963,258 105,682,094
2017 24,592,588 103,696,057
2016 24,190,907 101,644,589
2015 23,815,995 99,597,342
2014 23,475,686 97,528,654
2013 23,128,129 95,333,553
2012 22,733,465 93,161,001
2011 22,340,024 91,093,059
2010 22,031,750 89,196,072
2009 21,691,653 87,501,636
2008 21,249,199 85,864,789
2007 20,827,622 84,276,225
2006 20,450,966 82,700,403
2005 20,176,844 81,101,004
2004 19,932,722 79,477,443
2003 19,720,737 77,853,548
2002 19,495,210 76,239,137
2001 19,274,701 74,652,029
2000 19,028,802 73,083,284
1999 18,812,264 71,520,954
1998 18,607,584 69,943,294
1997 18,423,037 68,431,740
1996 18,224,767 67,028,048
1995 18,004,882 65,652,622
1994 17,805,468 64,285,589
1993 17,634,808 62,915,681
1992 17,478,635 61,480,660
1991 17,284,036 60,028,997
1990 17,065,128 58,396,618
1989 16,814,416 56,710,642
1988 16,532,164 55,187,681
1987 16,263,874 53,674,435
1986 16,018,350 52,206,295
1985 15,788,312 50,734,968
1984 15,579,391 49,247,334
1983 15,393,472 47,786,402
1982 15,184,247 46,407,611
1981 14,923,260 45,147,224
1980 14,692,000 43,950,413
1979 14,514,000 42,818,628
1978 14,358,000 41,761,431
1977 14,192,000 40,748,870
1976 14,033,000 39,795,557
1975 13,893,000 38,875,327
1974 13,723,000 37,969,667
1973 13,380,000 37,102,043
1972 13,177,000 36,258,328
1971 12,937,000 35,433,368
1970 12,507,000 34,623,990
1969 12,263,000 33,811,615
1968 12,009,000 32,998,319
1967 11,799,000 32,196,360
1966 11,651,000 31,406,541
1965 11,388,000 30,629,174
1964 11,167,000 29,858,922
1963 10,950,000 29,091,869
1962 10,742,000 28,337,013
1961 10,483,000 27,600,898
1960 10,276,477 26,896,479

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,608,262 people (a 14.9% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19.3% to 33,152,099 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Australia
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Australia Egypt
2100 0.51% 0.06%
2099 0.52% 0.08%
2098 0.56% 0.09%
2097 0.55% 0.1%
2096 0.53% 0.12%
2095 0.52% 0.14%
2094 0.55% 0.15%
2093 0.56% 0.16%
2092 0.57% 0.18%
2091 0.57% 0.19%
2090 0.56% 0.2%
2089 0.58% 0.22%
2088 0.55% 0.24%
2087 0.54% 0.25%
2086 0.52% 0.26%
2085 0.52% 0.28%
2084 0.55% 0.3%
2083 0.54% 0.31%
2082 0.56% 0.33%
2081 0.54% 0.34%
2080 0.54% 0.37%
2079 0.55% 0.38%
2078 0.56% 0.4%
2077 0.54% 0.42%
2076 0.55% 0.44%
2075 0.56% 0.46%
2074 0.55% 0.47%
2073 0.55% 0.5%
2072 0.55% 0.51%
2071 0.57% 0.53%
2070 0.59% 0.55%
2069 0.59% 0.57%
2068 0.59% 0.59%
2067 0.59% 0.6%
2066 0.57% 0.61%
2065 0.56% 0.64%
2064 0.59% 0.65%
2063 0.59% 0.66%
2062 0.59% 0.68%
2061 0.58% 0.69%
2060 0.58% 0.71%
2059 0.62% 0.73%
2058 0.6% 0.75%
2057 0.6% 0.76%
2056 0.62% 0.78%
2055 0.62% 0.81%
2054 0.62% 0.83%
2053 0.62% 0.85%
2052 0.64% 0.87%
2051 0.65% 0.9%
2050 0.65% 0.93%
2049 0.69% 0.97%
2048 0.66% 1%
2047 0.7% 1.03%
2046 0.69% 1.07%
2045 0.69% 1.12%
2044 0.69% 1.15%
2043 0.71% 1.19%
2042 0.7% 1.23%
2041 0.7% 1.26%
2040 0.69% 1.28%
2039 0.72% 1.3%
2038 0.71% 1.32%
2037 0.74% 1.33%
2036 0.75% 1.34%
2035 0.75% 1.36%
2034 0.76% 1.36%
2033 0.77% 1.38%
2032 0.8% 1.39%
2031 0.82% 1.4%
2030 0.84% 1.42%
2029 0.88% 1.44%
2028 0.9% 1.45%
2027 0.92% 1.45%
2026 0.96% 1.48%
2025 0.99% 1.66%
2024 2.01% 1.75%
2023 2.46% 1.7%
2022 1.3% 1.5%
2021 0.14% 1.5%
2020 1.24% 1.64%
2019 1.49% 1.77%
2018 1.51% 1.92%
2017 1.66% 2.02%
2016 1.57% 2.06%
2015 1.45% 2.12%
2014 1.5% 2.3%
2013 1.74% 2.33%
2012 1.76% 2.27%
2011 1.4% 2.13%
2010 1.57% 1.94%
2009 2.08% 1.91%
2008 2.02% 1.88%
2007 1.84% 1.91%
2006 1.36% 1.97%
2005 1.22% 2.04%
2004 1.07% 2.09%
2003 1.16% 2.12%
2002 1.14% 2.13%
2001 1.29% 2.15%
2000 1.15% 2.18%
1999 1.1% 2.26%
1998 1% 2.21%
1997 1.09% 2.09%
1996 1.22% 2.1%
1995 1.12% 2.13%
1994 0.97% 2.18%
1993 0.89% 2.33%
1992 1.13% 2.42%
1991 1.28% 2.8%
1990 1.49% 2.97%
1989 1.71% 2.76%
1988 1.65% 2.82%
1987 1.53% 2.81%
1986 1.46% 2.9%
1985 1.34% 3.02%
1984 1.21% 3.06%
1983 1.38% 2.97%
1982 1.75% 2.79%
1981 1.57% 2.72%
1980 1.23% 2.64%
1979 1.09% 2.53%
1978 1.17% 2.48%
1977 1.13% 2.4%
1976 1.01% 2.37%
1975 1.24% 2.39%
1974 2.56% 2.34%
1973 1.54% 2.33%
1972 1.86% 2.33%
1971 3.44% 2.34%
1970 1.99% 2.4%
1969 2.12% 2.46%
1968 1.78% 2.49%
1967 1.27% 2.51%
1966 2.31% 2.54%
1965 1.98% 2.58%
1964 1.98% 2.64%
1963 1.94% 2.66%
1962 2.47% 2.67%
1961 2.01% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Australia grew by 2.01%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Australia Egypt
Current population
27799169
120697176
Population rank 55/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.34% 1.46%
One net population change
58.7 seconds
15.7 seconds
One birth every
1.83 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
2.86 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,471 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +536,890 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 62/197
One migration net change every
3.84 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change +137,109 -57,305
Net migration rank 11/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 8,111,404 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 9/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 30.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 18/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Australia
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Australia Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 137,109 - -57,305
2024 - 138,510 - 123,884
2023 103,974 140,232 1,780,230 305,006
2022 111,881 140,972 1,736,123 13,707
2021 138,701 116,768 1,566,491 6,161
2020 133,376 44,447 1,704,988 6,016
2019 136,808 207,142 1,805,818 7,050
2018 157,269 226,412 1,908,512 20,788
2017 150,015 255,023 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 152,403 254,648 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 150,041 212,350 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 154,940 200,177 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 159,584 215,823 2,156,922 130,305
2012 161,408 235,776 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 156,380 197,657 1,951,851 126,170
2010 158,628 166,752 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 160,518 235,628 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 155,119 275,773 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 154,124 249,873 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 132,931 191,985 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 129,132 131,371 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 115,610 110,072 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 118,325 104,437 1,614,293 9,854
2002 116,971 108,852 1,593,474 11,205
2001 117,575 117,552 1,568,962 556
2000 119,882 111,186 1,540,084 27,873
1999 118,517 92,900 1,534,697 22,026
1998 120,949 81,310 1,519,728 78,858
1997 121,592 67,661 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 125,751 82,965 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 131,436 80,456 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 131,761 51,941 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 137,551 23,833 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 139,829 40,767 1,421,372 74,950
1991 138,273 68,847 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 143,347 100,093 1,450,747 406,994
1989 127,789 144,042 1,461,547 52,648
1988 127,298 153,330 1,465,620 66,147
1987 128,484 136,421 1,436,059 58,678
1986 123,342 113,061 1,410,249 31,299
1985 143,674 98,327 1,388,718 112,411
1984 123,077 79,617 1,351,297 122,791
1983 130,844 73,251 1,318,474 129,242
1982 126,030 111,722 1,258,574 51,229
1981 125,356 121,921 1,206,830 4,140
1980 117,536 89,189 1,181,914 738
1979 116,112 52,137 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 116,299 45,832 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 117,793 44,946 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 115,070 32,792 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 123,648 25,336 987,822 -62,368
1974 128,996 56,167 946,052 -60,174
1973 136,476 62,928 905,068 -55,702
1972 155,488 54,895 893,333 -55,282
1971 165,593 223,991 868,365 -56,503
1970 145,081 256,295 841,952 -35,064
1969 143,477 108,770 824,564 -6,703
1968 132,099 100,963 809,482 -764
1967 126,249 80,904 788,908 6,286
1966 126,996 110,864 774,391 10,089
1965 122,990 118,891 752,682 17,605
1964 128,420 91,588 749,608 20,596
1963 140,161 73,237 738,788 25,109
1962 143,943 58,315 720,128 25,696
1961 150,955 64,495 703,216 23,184
1960 141,816 85,707 685,403 -2,954

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Australia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,389,408 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,798,171 people). In Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 8,111,404 residents or 30.4% of the population were not native-born in Australia, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

Biggest cities by population

Australia
City Population
Sydney 5.45M
Melbourne 5.35M
Brisbane 2.71M
Perth 2.14M
Adelaide 1.39M
Gold Coast 608K
Canberra 381K
Sunshine Coast 284K
Wollongong 262K
Ipswich 233K
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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