The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 6,338,193 people in El Salvador in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,120,267 people compared to 6,391,525 in El Salvador.
Population statistics:
- Egypt's population is 18.8 times bigger than El Salvador's.
- Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while El Salvador is the 111th.
- The countries together account for 1.53% of the world: 1.45% for Egypt vs 0.08% for El Salvador.
- For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.29% in El Salvador.
- Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 120M (45.2% growth), while El Salvador has grown from 6M to 6.39M (6.48% growth).
- Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 202M people compared to the peak of 6.67M people in 2047 for El Salvador.
Egypt vs El Salvador: live population counter
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| Current population |
120120267
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6391525
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| Population rank | 13/197 | 111/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.45% | 0.08% |
| One net population change |
15.7 seconds
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18.4 minutes
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| One birth every |
13.1 seconds
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5.29 minutes
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| One death every |
50.4 seconds
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11.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.24 minutes
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22.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +123,884 | -23,102 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,486 | +78 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,002,486 | +28,569 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.75% | +0.45% |
| Population growth rate rank | 62/197 | 140/197 |
Egypt and El Salvador: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 26,896,479 | 2,791,459 | - | - |
| 1961 | 27,600,898 | 2,870,016 | 2.62% | 2.81% |
| 1962 | 28,337,013 | 2,949,204 | 2.67% | 2.76% |
| 1963 | 29,091,869 | 3,028,679 | 2.66% | 2.69% |
| 1964 | 29,858,922 | 3,111,883 | 2.64% | 2.75% |
| 1965 | 30,629,174 | 3,199,466 | 2.58% | 2.81% |
| 1966 | 31,406,541 | 3,290,961 | 2.54% | 2.86% |
| 1967 | 32,196,360 | 3,385,184 | 2.51% | 2.86% |
| 1968 | 32,998,319 | 3,480,773 | 2.49% | 2.82% |
| 1969 | 33,811,615 | 3,576,485 | 2.46% | 2.75% |
| 1970 | 34,623,990 | 3,668,796 | 2.4% | 2.58% |
| 1971 | 35,433,368 | 3,757,523 | 2.34% | 2.42% |
| 1972 | 36,258,328 | 3,846,830 | 2.33% | 2.38% |
| 1973 | 37,102,043 | 3,938,068 | 2.33% | 2.37% |
| 1974 | 37,969,667 | 4,029,671 | 2.34% | 2.33% |
| 1975 | 38,875,327 | 4,120,449 | 2.39% | 2.25% |
| 1976 | 39,795,557 | 4,210,310 | 2.37% | 2.18% |
| 1977 | 40,748,870 | 4,301,256 | 2.4% | 2.16% |
| 1978 | 41,761,431 | 4,394,114 | 2.48% | 2.16% |
| 1979 | 42,818,628 | 4,480,388 | 2.53% | 1.96% |
| 1980 | 43,950,413 | 4,540,382 | 2.64% | 1.34% |
| 1981 | 45,147,224 | 4,570,599 | 2.72% | 0.67% |
| 1982 | 46,407,611 | 4,622,477 | 2.79% | 1.14% |
| 1983 | 47,786,402 | 4,707,367 | 2.97% | 1.84% |
| 1984 | 49,247,334 | 4,798,003 | 3.06% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 50,734,968 | 4,894,706 | 3.02% | 2.02% |
| 1986 | 52,206,295 | 4,992,769 | 2.9% | 2% |
| 1987 | 53,674,435 | 5,092,441 | 2.81% | 2% |
| 1988 | 55,187,681 | 5,195,833 | 2.82% | 2.03% |
| 1989 | 56,710,642 | 5,298,979 | 2.76% | 1.99% |
| 1990 | 58,396,618 | 5,399,726 | 2.97% | 1.9% |
| 1991 | 60,028,997 | 5,495,077 | 2.8% | 1.77% |
| 1992 | 61,480,660 | 5,585,609 | 2.42% | 1.65% |
| 1993 | 62,915,681 | 5,659,957 | 2.33% | 1.33% |
| 1994 | 64,285,589 | 5,714,129 | 2.18% | 0.96% |
| 1995 | 65,652,622 | 5,762,131 | 2.13% | 0.84% |
| 1996 | 67,028,048 | 5,805,286 | 2.1% | 0.75% |
| 1997 | 68,431,740 | 5,844,578 | 2.09% | 0.68% |
| 1998 | 69,943,294 | 5,880,781 | 2.21% | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 71,520,954 | 5,913,900 | 2.26% | 0.56% |
| 2000 | 73,083,284 | 5,943,366 | 2.18% | 0.5% |
| 2001 | 74,652,029 | 5,968,060 | 2.15% | 0.42% |
| 2002 | 76,239,137 | 5,986,631 | 2.13% | 0.31% |
| 2003 | 77,853,548 | 5,998,599 | 2.12% | 0.2% |
| 2004 | 79,477,443 | 6,004,671 | 2.09% | 0.1% |
| 2005 | 81,101,004 | 6,005,578 | 2.04% | 0.02% |
| 2006 | 82,700,403 | 6,002,319 | 1.97% | -0.05% |
| 2007 | 84,276,225 | 6,009,824 | 1.91% | 0.13% |
| 2008 | 85,864,789 | 6,029,297 | 1.88% | 0.32% |
| 2009 | 87,501,636 | 6,048,279 | 1.91% | 0.31% |
| 2010 | 89,196,072 | 6,068,249 | 1.94% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 91,093,059 | 6,090,127 | 2.13% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 93,161,001 | 6,113,975 | 2.27% | 0.39% |
| 2013 | 95,333,553 | 6,138,839 | 2.33% | 0.41% |
| 2014 | 97,528,654 | 6,162,955 | 2.3% | 0.39% |
| 2015 | 99,597,342 | 6,183,676 | 2.12% | 0.34% |
| 2016 | 101,644,589 | 6,200,800 | 2.06% | 0.28% |
| 2017 | 103,696,057 | 6,213,533 | 2.02% | 0.21% |
| 2018 | 105,682,094 | 6,219,807 | 1.92% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | 107,553,158 | 6,222,318 | 1.77% | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 109,315,124 | 6,234,673 | 1.64% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 110,957,008 | 6,255,782 | 1.5% | 0.34% |
| 2022 | 112,618,250 | 6,280,319 | 1.5% | 0.39% |
| 2023 | 114,535,772 | 6,309,624 | 1.7% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 116,538,258 | 6,338,193 | 1.75% | 0.45% |
| 2025 | 118,365,997 | 6,365,499 | 1.57% | 0.43% |
| 2026 | 120,101,181 | 6,391,250 | 1.47% | 0.4% |
| 2027 | 121,847,622 | 6,416,437 | 1.45% | 0.39% |
| 2028 | 123,608,457 | 6,440,931 | 1.45% | 0.38% |
| 2029 | 125,373,058 | 6,464,413 | 1.43% | 0.36% |
| 2030 | 127,139,323 | 6,486,202 | 1.41% | 0.34% |
| 2031 | 128,912,256 | 6,506,399 | 1.39% | 0.31% |
| 2032 | 130,695,084 | 6,525,787 | 1.38% | 0.3% |
| 2033 | 132,485,612 | 6,544,657 | 1.37% | 0.29% |
| 2034 | 134,287,838 | 6,562,182 | 1.36% | 0.27% |
| 2035 | 136,097,214 | 6,578,179 | 1.35% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 137,913,263 | 6,593,325 | 1.33% | 0.23% |
| 2037 | 139,738,699 | 6,607,014 | 1.32% | 0.21% |
| 2038 | 141,565,835 | 6,619,816 | 1.31% | 0.19% |
| 2039 | 143,393,267 | 6,631,169 | 1.29% | 0.17% |
| 2040 | 145,213,662 | 6,640,751 | 1.27% | 0.14% |
| 2041 | 147,018,554 | 6,649,288 | 1.24% | 0.13% |
| 2042 | 148,800,785 | 6,656,208 | 1.21% | 0.1% |
| 2043 | 150,547,655 | 6,661,886 | 1.17% | 0.09% |
| 2044 | 152,255,332 | 6,665,748 | 1.13% | 0.06% |
| 2045 | 153,919,190 | 6,668,028 | 1.09% | 0.03% |
| 2046 | 155,535,951 | 6,669,403 | 1.05% | 0.02% |
| 2047 | 157,114,404 | 6,669,832 | 1.01% | 0.006% |
| 2048 | 158,657,392 | 6,669,220 | 0.98% | -0.009% |
| 2049 | 160,161,615 | 6,666,756 | 0.95% | -0.04% |
| 2050 | 161,630,197 | 6,663,341 | 0.92% | -0.05% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while El Salvador gained 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 18,475,678 (a 18.2% growth), while El Salvador's population increased by 190,725 (a 3.08% growth).
Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. El Salvador was ranked 103rd in 2006 and ranked 111th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Egypt's population will grow by 34.6% to 161,630,197 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of El Salvador will increase by 4.25% to 6,663,341 people and rank change from 111th to 116th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Cairo | 9.61M |
| Giza | 5.6M |
| Alexandria | 4.87M |
| Shubra El Kheima | 1.03M |
| Mansoura | 622K |
| Helwan | 619K |
| El Mahalla El Kubra | 593K |
| Port Said | 524K |
| Faiyum | 519K |
| Suez | 517K |
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| City | Population |
| San Salvador | 331K |
| Santa Ana | 251K |
| San Miguel | 233K |
| Soyapango | 230K |
| Mejicanos | 137K |
| Apopa | 129K |
| Ahuachapan | 127K |
| Santa Tecla | 126K |
| Sonsonate | 72.2K |
| Usulutan | 66.1K |
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Population differences between Egypt and El Salvador
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| Life expectancy | 72.2 years | 72.7 years |
| Average age | 28.5 years | 31.7 years |
| Median age | 25.3 years | 28.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 47.5:52.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 792 ppl/mi² |
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