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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 87.1 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.47% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Cyprus vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus Egypt
2100 1,283,630 203,522,884
2099 1,288,020 203,403,368
2098 1,292,508 203,247,703
2097 1,296,742 203,074,807
2096 1,301,023 202,870,003
2095 1,305,479 202,625,820
2094 1,309,718 202,350,087
2093 1,313,969 202,040,251
2092 1,318,737 201,709,051
2091 1,323,639 201,347,225
2090 1,328,837 200,966,749
2089 1,334,392 200,561,011
2088 1,340,131 200,123,182
2087 1,346,159 199,650,440
2086 1,352,854 199,156,169
2085 1,359,724 198,637,936
2084 1,366,740 198,084,947
2083 1,373,868 197,501,965
2082 1,381,157 196,891,089
2081 1,388,924 196,242,522
2080 1,396,828 195,570,383
2079 1,404,677 194,850,670
2078 1,412,505 194,103,613
2077 1,420,434 193,324,592
2076 1,428,032 192,507,892
2075 1,435,762 191,661,705
2074 1,443,463 190,786,862
2073 1,450,943 189,886,620
2072 1,458,241 188,947,991
2071 1,464,781 187,981,245
2070 1,471,110 186,988,514
2069 1,477,182 185,965,572
2068 1,483,033 184,912,088
2067 1,488,356 183,835,428
2066 1,492,983 182,734,967
2065 1,497,204 181,620,901
2064 1,501,025 180,467,102
2063 1,504,504 179,293,260
2062 1,507,711 178,110,375
2061 1,509,940 176,907,621
2060 1,511,787 175,686,879
2059 1,513,161 174,441,815
2058 1,514,533 173,179,511
2057 1,515,475 171,897,733
2056 1,515,978 170,593,445
2055 1,516,427 169,269,144
2054 1,516,816 167,915,661
2053 1,517,078 166,538,943
2052 1,517,120 165,130,747
2051 1,516,244 163,704,732
2050 1,515,102 162,240,246
2049 1,513,890 160,743,182
2048 1,512,298 159,206,813
2047 1,510,494 157,631,586
2046 1,508,356 156,023,680
2045 1,506,087 154,371,216
2044 1,503,508 152,668,334
2043 1,500,726 150,927,496
2042 1,497,592 149,145,569
2041 1,493,983 147,333,445
2040 1,489,871 145,505,786
2039 1,485,335 143,662,428
2038 1,480,323 141,820,567
2037 1,475,124 139,977,812
2036 1,469,196 138,139,382
2035 1,463,098 136,315,557
2034 1,456,442 134,490,574
2033 1,449,244 132,681,153
2032 1,441,479 130,879,780
2031 1,433,522 129,085,888
2030 1,424,675 127,304,473
2029 1,415,483 125,524,007
2028 1,405,454 123,745,979
2027 1,394,504 121,973,080
2026 1,383,344 120,224,089
2025 1,371,233 118,473,897
2024 1,358,282 116,538,258
2023 1,344,976 114,535,772
2022 1,331,370 112,618,250
2021 1,317,309 110,957,008
2020 1,302,247 109,315,124
2019 1,286,671 107,553,158
2018 1,270,737 105,682,094
2017 1,254,275 103,696,057
2016 1,237,112 101,644,589
2015 1,219,502 99,597,342
2014 1,201,801 97,528,654
2013 1,183,895 95,333,553
2012 1,165,397 93,161,001
2011 1,146,493 91,093,059
2010 1,127,816 89,196,072
2009 1,109,371 87,501,636
2008 1,091,026 85,864,789
2007 1,072,714 84,276,225
2006 1,054,418 82,700,403
2005 1,036,151 81,101,004
2004 1,017,875 79,477,443
2003 999,590 77,853,548
2002 981,440 76,239,137
2001 964,127 74,652,029
2000 947,667 73,083,284
1999 931,234 71,520,954
1998 914,548 69,943,294
1997 897,568 68,431,740
1996 880,290 67,028,048
1995 862,695 65,652,622
1994 844,667 64,285,589
1993 826,034 62,915,681
1992 810,341 61,480,660
1991 798,944 60,028,997
1990 788,351 58,396,618
1989 777,420 56,710,642
1988 766,235 55,187,681
1987 754,785 53,674,435
1986 743,105 52,206,295
1985 731,277 50,734,968
1984 719,334 49,247,334
1983 707,225 47,786,402
1982 696,497 46,407,611
1981 688,893 45,147,224
1980 683,076 43,950,413
1979 677,549 42,818,628
1978 672,249 41,761,431
1977 667,101 40,748,870
1976 662,032 39,795,557
1975 659,405 38,875,327
1974 663,254 37,969,667
1973 665,937 37,102,043
1972 661,063 36,258,328
1971 654,050 35,433,368
1970 647,446 34,623,990
1969 641,189 33,811,615
1968 635,157 32,998,319
1967 629,251 32,196,360
1966 623,390 31,406,541
1965 617,736 30,629,174
1964 612,521 29,858,922
1963 607,252 29,091,869
1962 601,466 28,337,013
1961 595,514 27,600,898
1960 586,490 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/cyprus/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd 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) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd. The population of Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus Egypt
2100 -0.34% 0.06%
2099 -0.35% 0.08%
2098 -0.33% 0.09%
2097 -0.33% 0.1%
2096 -0.34% 0.12%
2095 -0.32% 0.14%
2094 -0.32% 0.15%
2093 -0.36% 0.16%
2092 -0.37% 0.18%
2091 -0.39% 0.19%
2090 -0.42% 0.2%
2089 -0.43% 0.22%
2088 -0.45% 0.24%
2087 -0.49% 0.25%
2086 -0.51% 0.26%
2085 -0.51% 0.28%
2084 -0.52% 0.3%
2083 -0.53% 0.31%
2082 -0.56% 0.33%
2081 -0.57% 0.34%
2080 -0.56% 0.37%
2079 -0.55% 0.38%
2078 -0.56% 0.4%
2077 -0.53% 0.42%
2076 -0.54% 0.44%
2075 -0.53% 0.46%
2074 -0.52% 0.47%
2073 -0.5% 0.5%
2072 -0.45% 0.51%
2071 -0.43% 0.53%
2070 -0.41% 0.55%
2069 -0.39% 0.57%
2068 -0.36% 0.59%
2067 -0.31% 0.6%
2066 -0.28% 0.61%
2065 -0.25% 0.64%
2064 -0.23% 0.65%
2063 -0.21% 0.66%
2062 -0.15% 0.68%
2061 -0.12% 0.69%
2060 -0.09% 0.71%
2059 -0.09% 0.73%
2058 -0.06% 0.75%
2057 -0.03% 0.76%
2056 -0.03% 0.78%
2055 -0.03% 0.81%
2054 -0.02% 0.83%
2053 -0.003% 0.85%
2052 0.06% 0.87%
2051 0.08% 0.9%
2050 0.08% 0.93%
2049 0.11% 0.97%
2048 0.12% 1%
2047 0.14% 1.03%
2046 0.15% 1.07%
2045 0.17% 1.12%
2044 0.19% 1.15%
2043 0.21% 1.19%
2042 0.24% 1.23%
2041 0.28% 1.26%
2040 0.31% 1.28%
2039 0.34% 1.3%
2038 0.35% 1.32%
2037 0.4% 1.33%
2036 0.42% 1.34%
2035 0.46% 1.36%
2034 0.5% 1.36%
2033 0.54% 1.38%
2032 0.56% 1.39%
2031 0.62% 1.4%
2030 0.65% 1.42%
2029 0.71% 1.44%
2028 0.79% 1.45%
2027 0.81% 1.45%
2026 0.88% 1.48%
2025 0.95% 1.66%
2024 0.99% 1.75%
2023 1.02% 1.7%
2022 1.07% 1.5%
2021 1.16% 1.5%
2020 1.21% 1.64%
2019 1.25% 1.77%
2018 1.31% 1.92%
2017 1.39% 2.02%
2016 1.44% 2.06%
2015 1.47% 2.12%
2014 1.51% 2.3%
2013 1.59% 2.33%
2012 1.65% 2.27%
2011 1.66% 2.13%
2010 1.66% 1.94%
2009 1.68% 1.91%
2008 1.71% 1.88%
2007 1.74% 1.91%
2006 1.76% 1.97%
2005 1.8% 2.04%
2004 1.83% 2.09%
2003 1.85% 2.12%
2002 1.8% 2.13%
2001 1.74% 2.15%
2000 1.76% 2.18%
1999 1.82% 2.26%
1998 1.89% 2.21%
1997 1.96% 2.09%
1996 2.04% 2.1%
1995 2.13% 2.13%
1994 2.26% 2.18%
1993 1.94% 2.33%
1992 1.43% 2.42%
1991 1.34% 2.8%
1990 1.41% 2.97%
1989 1.46% 2.76%
1988 1.52% 2.82%
1987 1.57% 2.81%
1986 1.62% 2.9%
1985 1.66% 3.02%
1984 1.71% 3.06%
1983 1.54% 2.97%
1982 1.1% 2.79%
1981 0.85% 2.72%
1980 0.82% 2.64%
1979 0.79% 2.53%
1978 0.77% 2.48%
1977 0.77% 2.4%
1976 0.4% 2.37%
1975 -0.58% 2.39%
1974 -0.4% 2.34%
1973 0.74% 2.33%
1972 1.07% 2.33%
1971 1.02% 2.34%
1970 0.98% 2.4%
1969 0.95% 2.46%
1968 0.94% 2.49%
1967 0.94% 2.51%
1966 0.92% 2.54%
1965 0.85% 2.58%
1964 0.87% 2.64%
1963 0.96% 2.66%
1962 1% 2.67%
1961 1.54% 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/cyprus/egypt | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Cyprus Egypt
Current population
1386362
120697176
Population rank 153/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.46%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
15.7 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
55.3 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +36 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 62/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change +7,749 -57,305
Net migration rank 46/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - -57,305
2024 - 8,138 - 123,884
2023 5,025 8,697 1,780,230 305,006
2022 4,466 9,014 1,736,123 13,707
2021 5,305 9,341 1,566,491 6,161
2020 5,826 9,653 1,704,988 6,016
2019 5,679 9,983 1,805,818 7,050
2018 5,905 10,311 1,908,512 20,788
2017 6,082 10,632 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 6,643 10,951 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 6,340 11,277 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 6,193 11,599 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 6,116 11,914 2,156,922 130,305
2012 6,726 12,237 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 6,271 12,566 1,951,851 126,170
2010 6,723 11,793 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 6,820 11,555 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 6,429 11,887 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 5,983 12,332 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 6,166 12,110 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 5,646 12,616 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 5,705 12,583 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 5,484 12,786 1,614,293 9,854
2002 5,225 12,814 1,593,474 11,205
2001 5,308 11,283 1,568,962 556
2000 5,570 10,753 1,540,084 27,873
1999 5,524 11,023 1,534,697 22,026
1998 5,879 10,942 1,519,728 78,858
1997 6,444 10,696 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 6,911 10,506 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 7,226 10,549 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 7,973 10,305 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 8,463 10,520 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 9,844 2,562 1,421,372 74,950
1991 9,102 1,294 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 9,417 1,371 1,450,747 406,994
1989 9,156 1,903 1,461,547 52,648
1988 9,595 1,727 1,465,620 66,147
1987 9,114 2,465 1,436,059 58,678
1986 9,412 2,362 1,410,249 31,299
1985 9,242 2,647 1,388,718 112,411
1984 9,516 2,485 1,351,297 122,791
1983 9,318 2,899 1,318,474 129,242
1982 9,282 -46 1,258,574 51,229
1981 7,135 -1,171 1,206,830 4,140
1980 7,954 -2,284 1,181,914 738
1979 6,620 -1,232 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 5,949 -735 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 5,607 -521 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 6,546 -1,496 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 5,023 -4,820 987,822 -62,368
1974 321 -8,220 946,052 -60,174
1973 5,405 -2,877 905,068 -55,702
1972 8,244 -1,037 893,333 -55,282
1971 8,398 -1,586 868,365 -56,503
1970 8,412 -2,001 841,952 -35,064
1969 8,857 -2,744 824,564 -6,703
1968 9,153 -3,207 809,482 -764
1967 9,313 -3,451 788,908 6,286
1966 9,478 -3,623 774,391 10,089
1965 9,643 -4,184 752,682 17,605
1964 8,322 -3,347 749,608 20,596
1963 8,568 -3,005 738,788 25,109
1962 9,455 -3,441 720,128 25,696
1961 9,584 -3,695 703,216 23,184
1960 8,385 3,766 685,403 -2,954

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Cyprus is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 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, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

Biggest cities by population

Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K
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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