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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 139,917,664 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 1.16 times bigger than Egypt's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 3.14% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 140M (73.4% growth).

Egypt vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Ethiopia
2100 203,522,884 371,192,732
2099 203,403,368 369,452,188
2098 203,247,703 367,626,914
2097 203,074,807 365,680,268
2096 202,870,003 363,648,440
2095 202,625,820 361,707,589
2094 202,350,087 359,642,227
2093 202,040,251 357,570,752
2092 201,709,051 355,499,462
2091 201,347,225 353,327,595
2090 200,966,749 351,068,287
2089 200,561,011 348,859,203
2088 200,123,182 346,624,222
2087 199,650,440 344,268,493
2086 199,156,169 341,777,395
2085 198,637,936 339,272,558
2084 198,084,947 336,753,372
2083 197,501,965 334,186,307
2082 196,891,089 331,503,693
2081 196,242,522 328,816,892
2080 195,570,383 326,114,551
2079 194,850,670 323,382,593
2078 194,103,613 320,521,381
2077 193,324,592 317,590,857
2076 192,507,892 314,615,353
2075 191,661,705 311,583,813
2074 190,786,862 308,511,275
2073 189,886,620 305,477,711
2072 188,947,991 302,351,806
2071 187,981,245 299,211,554
2070 186,988,514 296,054,535
2069 185,965,572 292,847,034
2068 184,912,088 289,612,061
2067 183,835,428 286,279,975
2066 182,734,967 282,992,981
2065 181,620,901 279,662,528
2064 180,467,102 276,283,161
2063 179,293,260 272,866,834
2062 178,110,375 269,424,014
2061 176,907,621 265,885,347
2060 175,686,879 262,350,260
2059 174,441,815 258,772,570
2058 173,179,511 255,284,371
2057 171,897,733 251,733,988
2056 170,593,445 248,079,002
2055 169,269,144 244,501,471
2054 167,915,661 240,868,686
2053 166,538,943 237,228,269
2052 165,130,747 233,551,340
2051 163,704,732 229,804,463
2050 162,240,246 226,124,819
2049 160,743,182 222,420,063
2048 159,206,813 218,694,640
2047 157,631,586 214,950,242
2046 156,023,680 211,226,920
2045 154,371,216 207,525,986
2044 152,668,334 203,812,674
2043 150,927,496 200,097,321
2042 149,145,569 196,411,774
2041 147,333,445 192,749,114
2040 145,505,786 189,081,695
2039 143,662,428 185,422,958
2038 141,820,567 181,789,129
2037 139,977,812 178,179,942
2036 138,139,382 174,569,201
2035 136,315,557 170,957,061
2034 134,490,574 167,367,920
2033 132,681,153 163,813,895
2032 130,879,780 160,216,774
2031 129,085,888 156,638,324
2030 127,304,473 153,070,380
2029 125,524,007 149,507,684
2028 123,745,979 145,989,372
2027 121,973,080 142,463,827
2026 120,224,089 138,973,582
2025 118,473,897 135,513,842
2024 116,538,258 132,059,767
2023 114,535,772 128,691,692
2022 112,618,250 125,384,287
2021 110,957,008 122,138,588
2020 109,315,124 118,917,671
2019 107,553,158 115,737,383
2018 105,682,094 112,664,152
2017 103,696,057 109,666,481
2016 101,644,589 106,718,162
2015 99,597,342 103,867,135
2014 97,528,654 101,115,610
2013 95,333,553 98,438,751
2012 93,161,001 95,798,767
2011 91,093,059 93,149,970
2010 89,196,072 90,538,514
2009 87,501,636 88,007,636
2008 85,864,789 85,543,668
2007 84,276,225 83,103,217
2006 82,700,403 80,703,490
2005 81,101,004 78,367,470
2004 79,477,443 76,077,206
2003 77,853,548 73,832,663
2002 76,239,137 71,635,517
2001 74,652,029 69,487,762
2000 73,083,284 67,411,494
1999 71,520,954 65,374,561
1998 69,943,294 63,363,524
1997 68,431,740 61,404,539
1996 67,028,048 59,467,635
1995 65,652,622 57,537,335
1994 64,285,589 55,611,508
1993 62,915,681 53,708,891
1992 61,480,660 51,853,747
1991 60,028,997 49,717,198
1990 58,396,618 47,609,755
1989 56,710,642 45,879,690
1988 55,187,681 44,150,825
1987 53,674,435 42,460,039
1986 52,206,295 41,037,656
1985 50,734,968 39,842,136
1984 49,247,334 38,735,722
1983 47,786,402 37,740,817
1982 46,407,611 36,701,290
1981 45,147,224 35,304,012
1980 43,950,413 34,428,514
1979 42,818,628 34,238,652
1978 41,761,431 33,734,592
1977 40,748,870 33,167,272
1976 39,795,557 32,534,418
1975 38,875,327 31,723,252
1974 37,969,667 30,957,273
1973 37,102,043 30,166,785
1972 36,258,328 29,374,608
1971 35,433,368 28,600,106
1970 34,623,990 27,829,128
1969 33,811,615 27,072,571
1968 32,998,319 26,337,930
1967 32,196,360 25,620,276
1966 31,406,541 24,952,689
1965 30,629,174 24,310,612
1964 29,858,922 23,666,548
1963 29,091,869 23,051,637
1962 28,337,013 22,465,126
1961 27,600,898 21,906,102
1960 26,896,479 21,376,693

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 61.6% to 226,124,819 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Ethiopia
2100 0.06% 0.47%
2099 0.08% 0.5%
2098 0.09% 0.53%
2097 0.1% 0.56%
2096 0.12% 0.54%
2095 0.14% 0.57%
2094 0.15% 0.58%
2093 0.16% 0.58%
2092 0.18% 0.61%
2091 0.19% 0.64%
2090 0.2% 0.63%
2089 0.22% 0.64%
2088 0.24% 0.68%
2087 0.25% 0.73%
2086 0.26% 0.74%
2085 0.28% 0.75%
2084 0.3% 0.77%
2083 0.31% 0.81%
2082 0.33% 0.82%
2081 0.34% 0.83%
2080 0.37% 0.84%
2079 0.38% 0.89%
2078 0.4% 0.92%
2077 0.42% 0.95%
2076 0.44% 0.97%
2075 0.46% 1%
2074 0.47% 0.99%
2073 0.5% 1.03%
2072 0.51% 1.05%
2071 0.53% 1.07%
2070 0.55% 1.1%
2069 0.57% 1.12%
2068 0.59% 1.16%
2067 0.6% 1.16%
2066 0.61% 1.19%
2065 0.64% 1.22%
2064 0.65% 1.25%
2063 0.66% 1.28%
2062 0.68% 1.33%
2061 0.69% 1.35%
2060 0.71% 1.38%
2059 0.73% 1.37%
2058 0.75% 1.41%
2057 0.76% 1.47%
2056 0.78% 1.46%
2055 0.81% 1.51%
2054 0.83% 1.53%
2053 0.85% 1.57%
2052 0.87% 1.63%
2051 0.9% 1.63%
2050 0.93% 1.67%
2049 0.97% 1.7%
2048 1% 1.74%
2047 1.03% 1.76%
2046 1.07% 1.78%
2045 1.12% 1.82%
2044 1.15% 1.86%
2043 1.19% 1.88%
2042 1.23% 1.9%
2041 1.26% 1.94%
2040 1.28% 1.97%
2039 1.3% 2%
2038 1.32% 2.03%
2037 1.33% 2.07%
2036 1.34% 2.11%
2035 1.36% 2.14%
2034 1.36% 2.17%
2033 1.38% 2.25%
2032 1.39% 2.28%
2031 1.4% 2.33%
2030 1.42% 2.38%
2029 1.44% 2.41%
2028 1.45% 2.47%
2027 1.45% 2.51%
2026 1.48% 2.55%
2025 1.66% 2.62%
2024 1.75% 2.62%
2023 1.7% 2.64%
2022 1.5% 2.66%
2021 1.5% 2.71%
2020 1.64% 2.75%
2019 1.77% 2.73%
2018 1.92% 2.73%
2017 2.02% 2.76%
2016 2.06% 2.74%
2015 2.12% 2.72%
2014 2.3% 2.72%
2013 2.33% 2.76%
2012 2.27% 2.84%
2011 2.13% 2.88%
2010 1.94% 2.88%
2009 1.91% 2.88%
2008 1.88% 2.94%
2007 1.91% 2.97%
2006 1.97% 2.98%
2005 2.04% 3.01%
2004 2.09% 3.04%
2003 2.12% 3.07%
2002 2.13% 3.09%
2001 2.15% 3.08%
2000 2.18% 3.12%
1999 2.26% 3.17%
1998 2.21% 3.19%
1997 2.09% 3.26%
1996 2.1% 3.35%
1995 2.13% 3.46%
1994 2.18% 3.54%
1993 2.33% 3.58%
1992 2.42% 4.3%
1991 2.8% 4.43%
1990 2.97% 3.77%
1989 2.76% 3.92%
1988 2.82% 3.98%
1987 2.81% 3.47%
1986 2.9% 3%
1985 3.02% 2.86%
1984 3.06% 2.64%
1983 2.97% 2.83%
1982 2.79% 3.96%
1981 2.72% 2.54%
1980 2.64% 0.55%
1979 2.53% 1.49%
1978 2.48% 1.71%
1977 2.4% 1.95%
1976 2.37% 2.56%
1975 2.39% 2.47%
1974 2.34% 2.62%
1973 2.33% 2.7%
1972 2.33% 2.71%
1971 2.34% 2.77%
1970 2.4% 2.79%
1969 2.46% 2.79%
1968 2.49% 2.8%
1967 2.51% 2.68%
1966 2.54% 2.64%
1965 2.58% 2.72%
1964 2.64% 2.67%
1963 2.66% 2.61%
1962 2.67% 2.55%
1961 2.62% 2.48%

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

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In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Egypt Ethiopia
Current population
120697176
139917664
Population rank 13/197 10/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 1.69%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
9.36 seconds
One birth every
13.1 seconds
7.68 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
41.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +9,228
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +3,368,075
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 25/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +24,054
Net migration rank 177/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 24,054
2024 - 123,884 - 30,069
2023 1,780,230 305,006 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 1,736,123 13,707 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 1,566,491 6,161 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 1,704,988 6,016 3,199,718 38,866
2019 1,805,818 7,050 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 1,908,512 20,788 3,015,231 9,302
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 2,899,143 71,766
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 2,809,889 115,823
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 2,713,529 62,785
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 2,623,647 103,122
2013 2,156,922 130,305 2,546,020 80,955
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 2,533,398 119,517
2011 1,951,851 126,170 2,527,811 116,793
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 2,498,048 80,213
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 2,467,118 16,315
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 2,436,753 -381
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 1,614,293 9,854 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 1,593,474 11,205 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 1,568,962 556 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 1,540,084 27,873 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 1,534,697 22,026 2,010,987 29,142
1998 1,519,728 78,858 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 1,896,364 41,456
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 1,831,068 91,727
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 1,788,133 140,715
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 1,734,851 141,545
1992 1,421,372 74,950 1,673,839 160,106
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 1,579,416 859,737
1990 1,450,747 406,994 1,479,663 296,014
1989 1,461,547 52,648 1,441,769 242,614
1988 1,465,620 66,147 1,393,356 379,966
1987 1,436,059 58,678 1,356,853 251,387
1986 1,410,249 31,299 1,050,277 186,227
1985 1,388,718 112,411 997,050 157,476
1984 1,351,297 122,791 920,670 137,632
1983 1,318,474 129,242 863,472 68,022
1982 1,258,574 51,229 1,080,853 66,702
1981 1,206,830 4,140 1,018,838 628,135
1980 1,181,914 738 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 987,203 -711,455
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 943,388 -210,991
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 929,381 -527,133
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 899,577 -36,125
1975 987,822 -62,368 801,425 -42,540
1974 946,052 -60,174 777,306 -4,232
1973 905,068 -55,702 807,535 347
1972 893,333 -55,282 779,808 -3,375
1971 868,365 -56,503 787,047 -14,510
1970 841,952 -35,064 760,821 8,589
1969 824,564 -6,703 736,428 7,258
1968 809,482 -764 715,602 9,992
1967 788,908 6,286 695,283 14,437
1966 774,391 10,089 616,281 9,160
1965 752,682 17,605 642,359 16,348
1964 749,608 20,596 618,667 10,749
1963 738,788 25,109 590,998 9,418
1962 720,128 25,696 563,650 8,960
1961 703,216 23,184 538,518 6,938
1960 685,403 -2,954 511,694 1,696

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). In Ethiopia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,237,373 people) and 1.19% is from migration (a gain of 365,488 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

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
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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