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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 13.4 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.57% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Belarus vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Egypt
2100 4,398,633 203,522,884
2099 4,449,573 203,403,368
2098 4,500,269 203,247,703
2097 4,550,935 203,074,807
2096 4,601,487 202,870,003
2095 4,652,286 202,625,820
2094 4,703,117 202,350,087
2093 4,754,252 202,040,251
2092 4,805,369 201,709,051
2091 4,856,664 201,347,225
2090 4,908,430 200,966,749
2089 4,960,656 200,561,011
2088 5,013,287 200,123,182
2087 5,066,741 199,650,440
2086 5,120,920 199,156,169
2085 5,176,048 198,637,936
2084 5,232,002 198,084,947
2083 5,288,854 197,501,965
2082 5,346,728 196,891,089
2081 5,405,543 196,242,522
2080 5,465,448 195,570,383
2079 5,526,121 194,850,670
2078 5,587,557 194,103,613
2077 5,650,096 193,324,592
2076 5,713,205 192,507,892
2075 5,777,144 191,661,705
2074 5,841,895 190,786,862
2073 5,907,671 189,886,620
2072 5,974,027 188,947,991
2071 6,041,554 187,981,245
2070 6,109,593 186,988,514
2069 6,178,463 185,965,572
2068 6,247,964 184,912,088
2067 6,318,511 183,835,428
2066 6,389,815 182,734,967
2065 6,461,651 181,620,901
2064 6,533,883 180,467,102
2063 6,606,470 179,293,260
2062 6,679,180 178,110,375
2061 6,751,939 176,907,621
2060 6,825,105 175,686,879
2059 6,898,206 174,441,815
2058 6,970,893 173,179,511
2057 7,043,508 171,897,733
2056 7,115,638 170,593,445
2055 7,187,104 169,269,144
2054 7,257,138 167,915,661
2053 7,326,052 166,538,943
2052 7,393,630 165,130,747
2051 7,459,522 163,704,732
2050 7,524,239 162,240,246
2049 7,588,059 160,743,182
2048 7,651,163 159,206,813
2047 7,712,657 157,631,586
2046 7,773,226 156,023,680
2045 7,833,564 154,371,216
2044 7,893,753 152,668,334
2043 7,953,762 150,927,496
2042 8,013,962 149,145,569
2041 8,075,253 147,333,445
2040 8,136,633 145,505,786
2039 8,198,487 143,662,428
2038 8,260,287 141,820,567
2037 8,321,922 139,977,812
2036 8,384,012 138,139,382
2035 8,446,649 136,315,557
2034 8,509,786 134,490,574
2033 8,573,478 132,681,153
2032 8,637,170 130,879,780
2031 8,700,460 129,085,888
2030 8,764,169 127,304,473
2029 8,827,965 125,524,007
2028 8,890,419 123,745,979
2027 8,952,131 121,973,080
2026 9,013,835 120,224,089
2025 9,073,924 118,473,897
2024 9,132,629 116,538,258
2023 9,178,298 114,535,772
2022 9,228,071 112,618,250
2021 9,302,585 110,957,008
2020 9,379,952 109,315,124
2019 9,419,758 107,553,158
2018 9,438,785 105,682,094
2017 9,458,989 103,696,057
2016 9,469,379 101,644,589
2015 9,461,076 99,597,342
2014 9,448,515 97,528,654
2013 9,443,211 95,333,553
2012 9,446,836 93,161,001
2011 9,461,643 91,093,059
2010 9,483,836 89,196,072
2009 9,504,583 87,501,636
2008 9,527,985 85,864,789
2007 9,560,953 84,276,225
2006 9,604,924 82,700,403
2005 9,663,915 81,101,004
2004 9,730,146 79,477,443
2003 9,796,749 77,853,548
2002 9,865,548 76,239,137
2001 9,928,549 74,652,029
2000 9,979,610 73,083,284
1999 10,026,738 71,520,954
1998 10,071,963 69,943,294
1997 10,117,433 68,431,740
1996 10,159,569 67,028,048
1995 10,193,831 65,652,622
1994 10,226,955 64,285,589
1993 10,239,050 62,915,681
1992 10,216,470 61,480,660
1991 10,194,050 60,028,997
1990 10,189,348 58,396,618
1989 10,170,000 56,710,642
1988 10,140,000 55,187,681
1987 10,111,000 53,674,435
1986 10,043,000 52,206,295
1985 9,975,000 50,734,968
1984 9,910,000 49,247,334
1983 9,843,000 47,786,402
1982 9,776,000 46,407,611
1981 9,710,000 45,147,224
1980 9,643,000 43,950,413
1979 9,584,000 42,818,628
1978 9,525,000 41,761,431
1977 9,463,000 40,748,870
1976 9,411,000 39,795,557
1975 9,367,000 38,875,327
1974 9,317,584 37,969,667
1973 9,257,272 37,102,043
1972 9,188,968 36,258,328
1971 9,115,576 35,433,368
1970 9,040,000 34,623,990
1969 8,960,304 33,811,615
1968 8,874,552 32,998,319
1967 8,785,648 32,196,360
1966 8,696,496 31,406,541
1965 8,610,000 30,629,174
1964 8,524,224 29,858,922
1963 8,437,232 29,091,869
1962 8,351,928 28,337,013
1961 8,271,216 27,600,898
1960 8,198,000 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).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd 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) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Egypt
2100 -1.14% 0.06%
2099 -1.13% 0.08%
2098 -1.11% 0.09%
2097 -1.1% 0.1%
2096 -1.09% 0.12%
2095 -1.08% 0.14%
2094 -1.08% 0.15%
2093 -1.06% 0.16%
2092 -1.06% 0.18%
2091 -1.05% 0.19%
2090 -1.05% 0.2%
2089 -1.05% 0.22%
2088 -1.05% 0.24%
2087 -1.06% 0.25%
2086 -1.07% 0.26%
2085 -1.07% 0.28%
2084 -1.07% 0.3%
2083 -1.08% 0.31%
2082 -1.09% 0.33%
2081 -1.1% 0.34%
2080 -1.1% 0.37%
2079 -1.1% 0.38%
2078 -1.11% 0.4%
2077 -1.1% 0.42%
2076 -1.11% 0.44%
2075 -1.11% 0.46%
2074 -1.11% 0.47%
2073 -1.11% 0.5%
2072 -1.12% 0.51%
2071 -1.11% 0.53%
2070 -1.11% 0.55%
2069 -1.11% 0.57%
2068 -1.12% 0.59%
2067 -1.12% 0.6%
2066 -1.11% 0.61%
2065 -1.11% 0.64%
2064 -1.1% 0.65%
2063 -1.09% 0.66%
2062 -1.08% 0.68%
2061 -1.07% 0.69%
2060 -1.06% 0.71%
2059 -1.04% 0.73%
2058 -1.03% 0.75%
2057 -1.01% 0.76%
2056 -0.99% 0.78%
2055 -0.97% 0.81%
2054 -0.94% 0.83%
2053 -0.91% 0.85%
2052 -0.88% 0.87%
2051 -0.86% 0.9%
2050 -0.84% 0.93%
2049 -0.82% 0.97%
2048 -0.8% 1%
2047 -0.78% 1.03%
2046 -0.77% 1.07%
2045 -0.76% 1.12%
2044 -0.75% 1.15%
2043 -0.75% 1.19%
2042 -0.76% 1.23%
2041 -0.75% 1.26%
2040 -0.75% 1.28%
2039 -0.75% 1.3%
2038 -0.74% 1.32%
2037 -0.74% 1.33%
2036 -0.74% 1.34%
2035 -0.74% 1.36%
2034 -0.74% 1.36%
2033 -0.74% 1.38%
2032 -0.73% 1.39%
2031 -0.73% 1.4%
2030 -0.72% 1.42%
2029 -0.7% 1.44%
2028 -0.69% 1.45%
2027 -0.68% 1.45%
2026 -0.66% 1.48%
2025 -0.64% 1.66%
2024 -0.5% 1.75%
2023 -0.54% 1.7%
2022 -0.8% 1.5%
2021 -0.82% 1.5%
2020 -0.42% 1.64%
2019 -0.2% 1.77%
2018 -0.21% 1.92%
2017 -0.11% 2.02%
2016 0.09% 2.06%
2015 0.13% 2.12%
2014 0.06% 2.3%
2013 -0.04% 2.33%
2012 -0.16% 2.27%
2011 -0.23% 2.13%
2010 -0.22% 1.94%
2009 -0.25% 1.91%
2008 -0.34% 1.88%
2007 -0.46% 1.91%
2006 -0.61% 1.97%
2005 -0.68% 2.04%
2004 -0.68% 2.09%
2003 -0.7% 2.12%
2002 -0.63% 2.13%
2001 -0.51% 2.15%
2000 -0.47% 2.18%
1999 -0.45% 2.26%
1998 -0.45% 2.21%
1997 -0.41% 2.09%
1996 -0.34% 2.1%
1995 -0.32% 2.13%
1994 -0.12% 2.18%
1993 0.22% 2.33%
1992 0.22% 2.42%
1991 0.05% 2.8%
1990 0.19% 2.97%
1989 0.3% 2.76%
1988 0.29% 2.82%
1987 0.68% 2.81%
1986 0.68% 2.9%
1985 0.66% 3.02%
1984 0.68% 3.06%
1983 0.69% 2.97%
1982 0.68% 2.79%
1981 0.69% 2.72%
1980 0.62% 2.64%
1979 0.62% 2.53%
1978 0.66% 2.48%
1977 0.55% 2.4%
1976 0.47% 2.37%
1975 0.53% 2.39%
1974 0.65% 2.34%
1973 0.74% 2.33%
1972 0.81% 2.33%
1971 0.84% 2.34%
1970 0.89% 2.4%
1969 0.97% 2.46%
1968 1.01% 2.49%
1967 1.03% 2.51%
1966 1% 2.54%
1965 1.01% 2.58%
1964 1.03% 2.64%
1963 1.02% 2.66%
1962 0.98% 2.67%
1961 0.89% 2.62%

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

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/egypt | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Belarus Egypt
Current population
9013835
120697176
Population rank 102/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.46%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
15.7 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline -125 +5,486
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 62/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -57,305
Net migration rank 109/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -57,305
2024 - -3,119 - 123,884
2023 -56,924 -3,034 1,780,230 305,006
2022 -47,839 -8,000 1,736,123 13,707
2021 -67,118 -33,954 1,566,491 6,161
2020 -64,703 -33,954 1,704,988 6,016
2019 -32,969 -33,954 1,805,818 7,050
2018 -26,429 8,615 1,908,512 20,788
2017 -17,026 3,337 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 -1,894 8,272 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 -946 18,088 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 -2,834 14,979 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 -6,610 10,550 2,156,922 130,305
2012 -11,336 10,903 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 -26,493 5,686 1,951,851 126,170
2010 -29,400 10,300 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 -25,662 13,610 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 -25,726 -495 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 -28,683 -4,013 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 -41,301 -8,303 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 -50,252 -15,451 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 -50,597 -10,424 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 -53,882 -10,795 1,614,293 9,854
2002 -58,207 -11,945 1,593,474 11,205
2001 -48,650 -4,469 1,568,962 556
2000 -40,916 1,812 1,540,084 27,873
1999 -49,131 2,028 1,534,697 22,026
1998 -44,316 13,192 1,519,728 78,858
1997 -46,540 -235 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 -37,591 5,205 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 -32,621 481 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 -19,431 -12,570 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 -11,263 19,652 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 11,238 29,477 1,421,372 74,950
1991 18,349 -5,876 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 32,606 -26,497 1,450,747 406,994
1989 49,833 5,639 1,461,547 52,648
1988 60,840 -5,424 1,465,620 66,147
1987 62,689 -12,462 1,436,059 58,678
1986 74,318 -11,499 1,410,249 31,299
1985 58,852 -784 1,388,718 112,411
1984 64,415 -3,051 1,351,297 122,791
1983 75,791 -2,938 1,318,474 129,242
1982 65,499 3,339 1,258,574 51,229
1981 65,057 14,998 1,206,830 4,140
1980 62,101 16,616 1,181,914 738
1979 64,481 395 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 67,342 -11,143 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 67,434 -4,925 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 66,677 -5,350 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 65,494 -6,302 987,822 -62,368
1974 71,158 -5,157 946,052 -60,174
1973 70,911 -7,357 905,068 -55,702
1972 74,036 -7,966 893,333 -55,282
1971 77,464 -5,818 868,365 -56,503
1970 75,520 -8,643 841,952 -35,064
1969 74,567 -12,833 824,564 -6,703
1968 76,782 -7,511 809,482 -764
1967 81,136 -13,409 788,908 6,286
1966 84,191 -14,544 774,391 10,089
1965 90,611 -17,979 752,682 17,605
1964 101,618 -17,837 749,608 20,596
1963 113,160 -28,653 738,788 25,109
1962 124,945 -32,996 720,128 25,696
1961 134,490 -26,780 703,216 23,184
1960 136,399 -27,382 685,403 -2,954

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

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Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 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, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
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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