Egypt Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Egypt is 120,697,176 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 116,538,258 in 2024.

For the last 20 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of 2.3% per year.
Since 2006, population has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth in 20 years).
Egypt accounts for 1.46% of the world's population.
Egypt is projected to reach 204M people in 2100.
Egypt is ranked 13/197 by population and was ranked 13th in 2006.

Egypt population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	203,522,884	0.06%
2099	203,403,368	0.08%
2098	203,247,703	0.09%
2097	203,074,807	0.1%
2096	202,870,003	0.12%
2095	202,625,820	0.14%
2094	202,350,087	0.15%
2093	202,040,251	0.16%
2092	201,709,051	0.18%
2091	201,347,225	0.19%
2090	200,966,749	0.2%
2089	200,561,011	0.22%
2088	200,123,182	0.24%
2087	199,650,440	0.25%
2086	199,156,169	0.26%
2085	198,637,936	0.28%
2084	198,084,947	0.3%
2083	197,501,965	0.31%
2082	196,891,089	0.33%
2081	196,242,522	0.34%
2080	195,570,383	0.37%
2079	194,850,670	0.38%
2078	194,103,613	0.4%
2077	193,324,592	0.42%
2076	192,507,892	0.44%
2075	191,661,705	0.46%
2074	190,786,862	0.47%
2073	189,886,620	0.5%
2072	188,947,991	0.51%
2071	187,981,245	0.53%
2070	186,988,514	0.55%
2069	185,965,572	0.57%
2068	184,912,088	0.59%
2067	183,835,428	0.6%
2066	182,734,967	0.61%
2065	181,620,901	0.64%
2064	180,467,102	0.65%
2063	179,293,260	0.66%
2062	178,110,375	0.68%
2061	176,907,621	0.69%
2060	175,686,879	0.71%
2059	174,441,815	0.73%
2058	173,179,511	0.75%
2057	171,897,733	0.76%
2056	170,593,445	0.78%
2055	169,269,144	0.81%
2054	167,915,661	0.83%
2053	166,538,943	0.85%
2052	165,130,747	0.87%
2051	163,704,732	0.9%
2050	162,240,246	0.93%
2049	160,743,182	0.97%
2048	159,206,813	1%
2047	157,631,586	1.03%
2046	156,023,680	1.07%
2045	154,371,216	1.12%
2044	152,668,334	1.15%
2043	150,927,496	1.19%
2042	149,145,569	1.23%
2041	147,333,445	1.26%
2040	145,505,786	1.28%
2039	143,662,428	1.3%
2038	141,820,567	1.32%
2037	139,977,812	1.33%
2036	138,139,382	1.34%
2035	136,315,557	1.36%
2034	134,490,574	1.36%
2033	132,681,153	1.38%
2032	130,879,780	1.39%
2031	129,085,888	1.4%
2030	127,304,473	1.42%
2029	125,524,007	1.44%
2028	123,745,979	1.45%
2027	121,973,080	1.45%
2026	120,224,089	1.48%
2025	118,473,897	1.66%
2024	116,538,258	1.75%
2023	114,535,772	1.7%
2022	112,618,250	1.5%
2021	110,957,008	1.5%
2020	109,315,124	1.64%
2019	107,553,158	1.77%
2018	105,682,094	1.92%
2017	103,696,057	2.02%
2016	101,644,589	2.06%
2015	99,597,342	2.12%
2014	97,528,654	2.3%
2013	95,333,553	2.33%
2012	93,161,001	2.27%
2011	91,093,059	2.13%
2010	89,196,072	1.94%
2009	87,501,636	1.91%
2008	85,864,789	1.88%
2007	84,276,225	1.91%
2006	82,700,403	1.97%
2005	81,101,004	2.04%
2004	79,477,443	2.09%
2003	77,853,548	2.12%
2002	76,239,137	2.13%
2001	74,652,029	2.15%
2000	73,083,284	2.18%
1999	71,520,954	2.26%
1998	69,943,294	2.21%
1997	68,431,740	2.09%
1996	67,028,048	2.1%
1995	65,652,622	2.13%
1994	64,285,589	2.18%
1993	62,915,681	2.33%
1992	61,480,660	2.42%
1991	60,028,997	2.8%
1990	58,396,618	2.97%
1989	56,710,642	2.76%
1988	55,187,681	2.82%
1987	53,674,435	2.81%
1986	52,206,295	2.9%
1985	50,734,968	3.02%
1984	49,247,334	3.06%
1983	47,786,402	2.97%
1982	46,407,611	2.79%
1981	45,147,224	2.72%
1980	43,950,413	2.64%
1979	42,818,628	2.53%
1978	41,761,431	2.48%
1977	40,748,870	2.4%
1976	39,795,557	2.37%
1975	38,875,327	2.39%
1974	37,969,667	2.34%
1973	37,102,043	2.33%
1972	36,258,328	2.33%
1971	35,433,368	2.34%
1970	34,623,990	2.4%
1969	33,811,615	2.46%
1968	32,998,319	2.49%
1967	32,196,360	2.51%
1966	31,406,541	2.54%
1965	30,629,174	2.58%
1964	29,858,922	2.64%
1963	29,091,869	2.66%
1962	28,337,013	2.67%
1961	27,600,898	2.62%
1960	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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Egypt has a population of 121M as of 2026, compared to 102M in 2016, 82.7M in 2006, and 67M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.87% per year. Egypt is ranked 65th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Egypt will have 156,023,680 people (29.3% growth) with a rank change from 13th to 11th.

By the year 2100, Egypt's population is projected to grow by 68.6% from its current level to 204M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-57,305
2024	-	-	123,884
2023	2,085,236	1,780,230	305,006
2022	1,749,830	1,736,123	13,707
2021	1,572,652	1,566,491	6,161
2020	1,711,004	1,704,988	6,016
2019	1,812,868	1,805,818	7,050
2018	1,929,300	1,908,512	20,788
2017	2,042,866	2,122,866	-80,000
2016	2,060,086	2,131,690	-71,604
2015	2,034,296	2,227,594	-193,298
2014	2,102,960	2,195,761	-92,801
2013	2,287,227	2,156,922	130,305
2012	2,057,909	2,060,535	-2,626
2011	2,078,021	1,951,851	126,170
2010	1,716,034	1,910,134	-194,100
2009	1,672,932	1,848,123	-175,191
2008	1,600,744	1,792,943	-192,199
2007	1,576,301	1,749,322	-173,021
2006	1,575,319	1,693,374	-118,055
2005	1,623,495	1,660,624	-37,129
2004	1,623,701	1,626,745	-3,044
2003	1,624,147	1,614,293	9,854
2002	1,604,679	1,593,474	11,205
2001	1,569,518	1,568,962	556
2000	1,567,957	1,540,084	27,873
1999	1,556,723	1,534,697	22,026
1998	1,598,586	1,519,728	78,858
1997	1,424,520	1,470,119	-45,599
1996	1,382,889	1,427,161	-44,272
1995	1,368,015	1,406,935	-38,920
1994	1,366,102	1,402,840	-36,738
1993	1,373,705	1,409,374	-35,669
1992	1,496,322	1,421,372	74,950
1991	1,406,984	1,440,936	-33,952
1990	1,857,741	1,450,747	406,994
1989	1,514,195	1,461,547	52,648
1988	1,531,767	1,465,620	66,147
1987	1,494,737	1,436,059	58,678
1986	1,441,548	1,410,249	31,299
1985	1,501,129	1,388,718	112,411
1984	1,474,088	1,351,297	122,791
1983	1,447,716	1,318,474	129,242
1982	1,309,803	1,258,574	51,229
1981	1,210,970	1,206,830	4,140
1980	1,182,652	1,181,914	738
1979	1,080,898	1,145,655	-64,757
1978	1,033,515	1,107,179	-73,664
1977	991,593	1,065,298	-73,705
1976	915,002	1,030,546	-115,544
1975	925,454	987,822	-62,368
1974	885,878	946,052	-60,174
1973	849,366	905,068	-55,702
1972	838,051	893,333	-55,282
1971	811,862	868,365	-56,503
1970	806,888	841,952	-35,064
1969	817,861	824,564	-6,703
1968	808,718	809,482	-764
1967	795,194	788,908	6,286
1966	784,480	774,391	10,089
1965	770,287	752,682	17,605
1964	770,204	749,608	20,596
1963	763,897	738,788	25,109
1962	745,824	720,128	25,696
1961	726,400	703,216	23,184
1960	682,449	685,403	-2,954

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

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Over the last 10 years, 99.6% of the population change in Egypt 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, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 323,177 and 0.4% in 2010.

Egypt population clock

	Egypt	Rank
Current population	120697176	13/197
Percent of world population	1.46%	13/197
One net population change	15.7 seconds	8/197
One birth every	13.1 seconds	11/196
One death every	50.4 seconds	21/196
Daily growth/decline	+5,486	8/197
Annual growth/decline	+2,002,486	8/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.75%	62/197
One migration net change every	9.2 minutes	177/196
Annual migration change	-57,305	177/196
Foreign-born residents	1,139,820	55/195
Foreign-born share of population	1%	153/195

Largest cities by population

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

Egypt population statistics

	Egypt	World
Life expectancy	72.2 years	73.8 years
Average age	28.5 years	33.8 years
Median age	25.3 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.5:49.5	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.75 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	313 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Egypt.

Population map with other countries

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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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