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Population in Egypt compared to Equatorial Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 1,998,075 in Equatorial Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 60.4 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
  • The countries together account for 1.48% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 2M (101.8% growth).

Egypt vs Equatorial Guinea: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Equatorial Guinea
2100 203,522,884 5,053,285
2099 203,403,368 5,030,801
2098 203,247,703 5,007,228
2097 203,074,807 4,983,150
2096 202,870,003 4,959,082
2095 202,625,820 4,933,332
2094 202,350,087 4,905,464
2093 202,040,251 4,877,815
2092 201,709,051 4,850,016
2091 201,347,225 4,823,911
2090 200,966,749 4,796,204
2089 200,561,011 4,765,373
2088 200,123,182 4,734,246
2087 199,650,440 4,703,695
2086 199,156,169 4,673,217
2085 198,637,936 4,642,131
2084 198,084,947 4,607,210
2083 197,501,965 4,574,316
2082 196,891,089 4,540,818
2081 196,242,522 4,505,519
2080 195,570,383 4,469,469
2079 194,850,670 4,430,966
2078 194,103,613 4,393,054
2077 193,324,592 4,354,278
2076 192,507,892 4,312,881
2075 191,661,705 4,271,277
2074 190,786,862 4,230,374
2073 189,886,620 4,189,634
2072 188,947,991 4,148,110
2071 187,981,245 4,106,996
2070 186,988,514 4,064,376
2069 185,965,572 4,021,900
2068 184,912,088 3,981,311
2067 183,835,428 3,939,430
2066 182,734,967 3,896,865
2065 181,620,901 3,852,791
2064 180,467,102 3,808,133
2063 179,293,260 3,764,740
2062 178,110,375 3,721,365
2061 176,907,621 3,677,181
2060 175,686,879 3,632,328
2059 174,441,815 3,586,049
2058 173,179,511 3,537,963
2057 171,897,733 3,491,303
2056 170,593,445 3,444,436
2055 169,269,144 3,396,599
2054 167,915,661 3,348,286
2053 166,538,943 3,300,634
2052 165,130,747 3,252,844
2051 163,704,732 3,205,569
2050 162,240,246 3,158,891
2049 160,743,182 3,112,260
2048 159,206,813 3,065,466
2047 157,631,586 3,019,272
2046 156,023,680 2,971,402
2045 154,371,216 2,922,377
2044 152,668,334 2,872,776
2043 150,927,496 2,823,692
2042 149,145,569 2,773,582
2041 147,333,445 2,723,897
2040 145,505,786 2,672,567
2039 143,662,428 2,622,347
2038 141,820,567 2,570,184
2037 139,977,812 2,519,310
2036 138,139,382 2,468,819
2035 136,315,557 2,418,856
2034 134,490,574 2,368,775
2033 132,681,153 2,319,952
2032 130,879,780 2,269,637
2031 129,085,888 2,220,861
2030 127,304,473 2,173,192
2029 125,524,007 2,126,230
2028 123,745,979 2,079,176
2027 121,973,080 2,032,075
2026 120,224,089 1,985,469
2025 118,473,897 1,938,873
2024 116,538,258 1,892,516
2023 114,535,772 1,847,549
2022 112,618,250 1,803,545
2021 110,957,008 1,758,786
2020 109,315,124 1,716,468
2019 107,553,158 1,670,177
2018 105,682,094 1,616,422
2017 103,696,057 1,562,396
2016 101,644,589 1,508,186
2015 99,597,342 1,453,923
2014 97,528,654 1,399,828
2013 95,333,553 1,346,218
2012 93,161,001 1,293,483
2011 91,093,059 1,241,835
2010 89,196,072 1,189,085
2009 87,501,636 1,135,673
2008 85,864,789 1,084,530
2007 84,276,225 1,036,044
2006 82,700,403 990,343
2005 81,101,004 947,367
2004 79,477,443 899,917
2003 77,853,548 847,862
2002 76,239,137 797,957
2001 74,652,029 749,836
2000 73,083,284 703,279
1999 71,520,954 667,214
1998 69,943,294 641,474
1997 68,431,740 616,893
1996 67,028,048 593,492
1995 65,652,622 571,264
1994 64,285,589 550,138
1993 62,915,681 530,023
1992 61,480,660 510,770
1991 60,028,997 492,217
1990 58,396,618 474,274
1989 56,710,642 456,808
1988 55,187,681 439,651
1987 53,674,435 422,522
1986 52,206,295 404,728
1985 50,734,968 385,547
1984 49,247,334 364,899
1983 47,786,402 343,421
1982 46,407,611 322,216
1981 45,147,224 303,252
1980 43,950,413 288,644
1979 42,818,628 279,846
1978 41,761,431 276,531
1977 40,748,870 276,779
1976 39,795,557 281,031
1975 38,875,327 287,901
1974 37,969,667 294,953
1973 37,102,043 302,281
1972 36,258,328 309,468
1971 35,433,368 315,940
1970 34,623,990 320,803
1969 33,811,615 322,517
1968 32,998,319 318,849
1967 32,196,360 311,805
1966 31,406,541 304,859
1965 30,629,174 298,238
1964 29,858,922 291,942
1963 29,091,869 285,965
1962 28,337,013 280,286
1961 27,600,898 274,896
1960 26,896,479 269,807

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/egypt/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Egypt's population will grow by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.1% to 3,158,891 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 5.05M people in 2100 for Equatorial Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Equatorial Guinea
2100 0.06% 0.45%
2099 0.08% 0.47%
2098 0.09% 0.48%
2097 0.1% 0.49%
2096 0.12% 0.52%
2095 0.14% 0.57%
2094 0.15% 0.57%
2093 0.16% 0.57%
2092 0.18% 0.54%
2091 0.19% 0.58%
2090 0.2% 0.65%
2089 0.22% 0.66%
2088 0.24% 0.65%
2087 0.25% 0.65%
2086 0.26% 0.67%
2085 0.28% 0.76%
2084 0.3% 0.72%
2083 0.31% 0.74%
2082 0.33% 0.78%
2081 0.34% 0.81%
2080 0.37% 0.87%
2079 0.38% 0.86%
2078 0.4% 0.89%
2077 0.42% 0.96%
2076 0.44% 0.97%
2075 0.46% 0.97%
2074 0.47% 0.97%
2073 0.5% 1%
2072 0.51% 1%
2071 0.53% 1.05%
2070 0.55% 1.06%
2069 0.57% 1.02%
2068 0.59% 1.06%
2067 0.6% 1.09%
2066 0.61% 1.14%
2065 0.64% 1.17%
2064 0.65% 1.15%
2063 0.66% 1.17%
2062 0.68% 1.2%
2061 0.69% 1.23%
2060 0.71% 1.29%
2059 0.73% 1.36%
2058 0.75% 1.34%
2057 0.76% 1.36%
2056 0.78% 1.41%
2055 0.81% 1.44%
2054 0.83% 1.44%
2053 0.85% 1.47%
2052 0.87% 1.47%
2051 0.9% 1.48%
2050 0.93% 1.5%
2049 0.97% 1.53%
2048 1% 1.53%
2047 1.03% 1.61%
2046 1.07% 1.68%
2045 1.12% 1.73%
2044 1.15% 1.74%
2043 1.19% 1.81%
2042 1.23% 1.82%
2041 1.26% 1.92%
2040 1.28% 1.92%
2039 1.3% 2.03%
2038 1.32% 2.02%
2037 1.33% 2.05%
2036 1.34% 2.07%
2035 1.36% 2.11%
2034 1.36% 2.1%
2033 1.38% 2.22%
2032 1.39% 2.2%
2031 1.4% 2.19%
2030 1.42% 2.21%
2029 1.44% 2.26%
2028 1.45% 2.32%
2027 1.45% 2.35%
2026 1.48% 2.4%
2025 1.66% 2.45%
2024 1.75% 2.43%
2023 1.7% 2.44%
2022 1.5% 2.54%
2021 1.5% 2.47%
2020 1.64% 2.77%
2019 1.77% 3.33%
2018 1.92% 3.46%
2017 2.02% 3.59%
2016 2.06% 3.73%
2015 2.12% 3.86%
2014 2.3% 3.98%
2013 2.33% 4.08%
2012 2.27% 4.16%
2011 2.13% 4.44%
2010 1.94% 4.7%
2009 1.91% 4.72%
2008 1.88% 4.68%
2007 1.91% 4.61%
2006 1.97% 4.54%
2005 2.04% 5.27%
2004 2.09% 6.14%
2003 2.12% 6.25%
2002 2.13% 6.42%
2001 2.15% 6.62%
2000 2.18% 5.41%
1999 2.26% 4.01%
1998 2.21% 3.98%
1997 2.09% 3.94%
1996 2.1% 3.89%
1995 2.13% 3.84%
1994 2.18% 3.8%
1993 2.33% 3.77%
1992 2.42% 3.77%
1991 2.8% 3.78%
1990 2.97% 3.82%
1989 2.76% 3.9%
1988 2.82% 4.05%
1987 2.81% 4.4%
1986 2.9% 4.98%
1985 3.02% 5.66%
1984 3.06% 6.25%
1983 2.97% 6.58%
1982 2.79% 6.25%
1981 2.72% 5.06%
1980 2.64% 3.14%
1979 2.53% 1.2%
1978 2.48% -0.09%
1977 2.4% -1.51%
1976 2.37% -2.39%
1975 2.39% -2.39%
1974 2.34% -2.42%
1973 2.33% -2.32%
1972 2.33% -2.05%
1971 2.34% -1.52%
1970 2.4% -0.53%
1969 2.46% 1.15%
1968 2.49% 2.26%
1967 2.51% 2.28%
1966 2.54% 2.22%
1965 2.58% 2.16%
1964 2.64% 2.09%
1963 2.66% 2.03%
1962 2.67% 1.96%
1961 2.62% 1.89%

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/egypt/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Equatorial Guinea's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Egypt Equatorial Guinea
Current population
120697176
1998075
Population rank 13/197 148/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.02%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
11.7 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
9.61 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
36.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +123
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +44,967
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 30/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
2.3 hours
Annual migration change -57,305 +3,812
Net migration rank 177/196 53/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 248,930
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 106/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 13.2%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 52/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Equatorial Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 3,812
2024 - 123,884 - 3,891
2023 1,780,230 305,006 40,140 3,997
2022 1,736,123 13,707 39,873 3,997
2021 1,566,491 6,161 39,160 6,493
2020 1,704,988 6,016 38,994 0
2019 1,805,818 7,050 38,894 14,695
2018 1,908,512 20,788 38,332 15,581
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 37,740 16,399
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 37,180 17,107
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 36,543 17,697
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 35,889 18,058
2013 2,156,922 130,305 35,158 18,106
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 34,347 17,860
2011 1,951,851 126,170 33,502 17,604
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 32,368 22,027
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 31,184 21,235
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 29,941 19,925
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 28,672 18,433
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 27,404 16,889
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 26,116 15,548
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 24,666 28,578
2003 1,614,293 9,854 23,168 27,696
2002 1,593,474 11,205 21,744 27,198
2001 1,568,962 556 20,376 26,919
2000 1,540,084 27,873 19,132 26,695
1999 1,534,697 22,026 18,465 7,846
1998 1,519,728 78,858 17,854 7,307
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 17,305 6,696
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 16,802 6,003
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 16,345 5,300
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 15,937 4,664
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 15,459 4,175
1992 1,421,372 74,950 15,010 3,867
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 14,581 3,642
1990 1,450,747 406,994 14,158 3,511
1989 1,461,547 52,648 13,724 3,545
1988 1,465,620 66,147 13,266 3,777
1987 1,436,059 58,678 12,727 4,482
1986 1,410,249 31,299 12,061 6,317
1985 1,388,718 112,411 11,179 8,816
1984 1,351,297 122,791 10,076 11,221
1983 1,318,474 129,242 8,886 12,766
1982 1,258,574 51,229 8,182 12,568
1981 1,206,830 4,140 7,573 9,605
1980 1,181,914 738 7,142 4,903
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 5,786 -235
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 5,635 -4,553
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 5,550 -7,131
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 2,451 -9,377
1975 987,822 -62,368 4,580 -11,398
1974 946,052 -60,174 5,697 -12,983
1973 905,068 -55,702 6,508 -13,875
1972 893,333 -55,282 6,572 -13,576
1971 868,365 -56,503 4,822 -10,760
1970 841,952 -35,064 2,715 -6,499
1969 824,564 -6,703 2,593 -2,237
1968 809,482 -764 6,417 565
1967 788,908 6,286 6,135 974
1966 774,391 10,089 5,868 915
1965 752,682 17,605 5,618 837
1964 749,608 20,596 5,393 735
1963 738,788 25,109 5,192 632
1962 720,128 25,696 5,013 528
1961 703,216 23,184 4,858 384
1960 685,403 -2,954 4,727 210

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

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

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). In Equatorial Guinea 77% is from natural causes (a gain of 382,745 people) and 23% is from migration (a gain of 114,024 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 248,930 people or 13.2% in Equatorial Guinea.

Biggest 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
Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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