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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 68,551,653 people in France in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 68,788,006 in France.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 1.75 times bigger than France's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while France is the 23rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.29% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.83% for France.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.35% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.8M (8.12% growth).

Egypt vs France: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt France
2100 203,522,884 70,613,012
2099 203,403,368 70,629,584
2098 203,247,703 70,639,488
2097 203,074,807 70,644,570
2096 202,870,003 70,651,179
2095 202,625,820 70,644,818
2094 202,350,087 70,628,949
2093 202,040,251 70,603,242
2092 201,709,051 70,580,656
2091 201,347,225 70,553,277
2090 200,966,749 70,520,528
2089 200,561,011 70,486,909
2088 200,123,182 70,447,851
2087 199,650,440 70,408,245
2086 199,156,169 70,365,710
2085 198,637,936 70,328,248
2084 198,084,947 70,285,895
2083 197,501,965 70,234,175
2082 196,891,089 70,193,367
2081 196,242,522 70,148,354
2080 195,570,383 70,107,021
2079 194,850,670 70,065,621
2078 194,103,613 70,025,358
2077 193,324,592 69,983,383
2076 192,507,892 69,940,036
2075 191,661,705 69,897,457
2074 190,786,862 69,862,353
2073 189,886,620 69,830,973
2072 188,947,991 69,804,981
2071 187,981,245 69,777,127
2070 186,988,514 69,764,791
2069 185,965,572 69,754,867
2068 184,912,088 69,756,896
2067 183,835,428 69,764,705
2066 182,734,967 69,773,902
2065 181,620,901 69,794,612
2064 180,467,102 69,818,938
2063 179,293,260 69,848,255
2062 178,110,375 69,886,879
2061 176,907,621 69,926,483
2060 175,686,879 69,968,809
2059 174,441,815 70,014,435
2058 173,179,511 70,057,256
2057 171,897,733 70,102,722
2056 170,593,445 70,146,920
2055 169,269,144 70,196,482
2054 167,915,661 70,236,369
2053 166,538,943 70,270,537
2052 165,130,747 70,295,830
2051 163,704,732 70,321,018
2050 162,240,246 70,335,872
2049 160,743,182 70,345,142
2048 159,206,813 70,343,943
2047 157,631,586 70,332,332
2046 156,023,680 70,314,243
2045 154,371,216 70,283,430
2044 152,668,334 70,244,405
2043 150,927,496 70,198,284
2042 149,145,569 70,137,343
2041 147,333,445 70,071,925
2040 145,505,786 70,006,064
2039 143,662,428 69,936,874
2038 141,820,567 69,858,693
2037 139,977,812 69,770,244
2036 138,139,382 69,681,800
2035 136,315,557 69,590,103
2034 134,490,574 69,496,656
2033 132,681,153 69,406,955
2032 130,879,780 69,316,572
2031 129,085,888 69,227,320
2030 127,304,473 69,136,856
2029 125,524,007 69,043,072
2028 123,745,979 68,951,924
2027 121,973,080 68,856,735
2026 120,224,089 68,762,523
2025 118,473,897 68,659,633
2024 116,538,258 68,551,653
2023 114,535,772 68,372,286
2022 112,618,250 68,184,457
2021 110,957,008 67,842,811
2020 109,315,124 67,601,110
2019 107,553,158 67,382,061
2018 105,682,094 67,158,348
2017 103,696,057 66,918,020
2016 101,644,589 66,724,104
2015 99,597,342 66,548,272
2014 97,528,654 66,312,067
2013 95,333,553 65,997,932
2012 93,161,001 65,657,659
2011 91,093,059 65,340,830
2010 89,196,072 65,026,211
2009 87,501,636 64,706,436
2008 85,864,789 64,375,116
2007 84,276,225 64,016,890
2006 82,700,403 63,622,342
2005 81,101,004 63,180,854
2004 79,477,443 62,707,588
2003 77,853,548 62,249,855
2002 76,239,137 61,812,142
2001 74,652,029 61,364,377
2000 73,083,284 60,918,661
1999 71,520,954 60,501,986
1998 69,943,294 60,190,684
1997 68,431,740 59,968,066
1996 67,028,048 59,754,504
1995 65,652,622 59,541,294
1994 64,285,589 59,324,863
1993 62,915,681 59,103,094
1992 61,480,660 58,846,584
1991 60,028,997 58,554,242
1990 58,396,618 58,261,012
1989 56,710,642 57,943,062
1988 55,187,681 57,598,186
1987 53,674,435 57,266,167
1986 52,206,295 56,956,002
1985 50,734,968 56,665,619
1984 49,247,334 56,383,085
1983 47,786,402 56,108,330
1982 46,407,611 55,806,789
1981 45,147,224 55,603,353
1980 43,950,413 55,274,184
1979 42,818,628 54,979,851
1978 41,761,431 54,734,030
1977 40,748,870 54,486,467
1976 39,795,557 54,232,383
1975 38,875,327 54,002,853
1974 37,969,667 53,746,571
1973 37,102,043 53,392,161
1972 36,258,328 52,962,356
1971 35,433,368 52,499,553
1970 34,623,990 52,007,169
1969 33,811,615 51,536,014
1968 32,998,319 51,112,980
1967 32,196,360 50,722,791
1966 31,406,541 50,311,637
1965 30,629,174 49,877,725
1964 29,858,922 49,401,492
1963 29,091,869 48,877,567
1962 28,337,013 48,389,516
1961 27,600,898 47,905,982
1960 26,896,479 47,412,964

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/france | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while France's population increased by 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd 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 France will increase by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 70.7M people in 2096 for France.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt France
2100 0.06% -0.02%
2099 0.08% -0.01%
2098 0.09% -0.007%
2097 0.1% -0.009%
2096 0.12% 0.009%
2095 0.14% 0.02%
2094 0.15% 0.04%
2093 0.16% 0.03%
2092 0.18% 0.04%
2091 0.19% 0.05%
2090 0.2% 0.05%
2089 0.22% 0.06%
2088 0.24% 0.06%
2087 0.25% 0.06%
2086 0.26% 0.05%
2085 0.28% 0.06%
2084 0.3% 0.07%
2083 0.31% 0.06%
2082 0.33% 0.06%
2081 0.34% 0.06%
2080 0.37% 0.06%
2079 0.38% 0.06%
2078 0.4% 0.06%
2077 0.42% 0.06%
2076 0.44% 0.06%
2075 0.46% 0.05%
2074 0.47% 0.04%
2073 0.5% 0.04%
2072 0.51% 0.04%
2071 0.53% 0.02%
2070 0.55% 0.01%
2069 0.57% -0.003%
2068 0.59% -0.01%
2067 0.6% -0.01%
2066 0.61% -0.03%
2065 0.64% -0.03%
2064 0.65% -0.04%
2063 0.66% -0.06%
2062 0.68% -0.06%
2061 0.69% -0.06%
2060 0.71% -0.07%
2059 0.73% -0.06%
2058 0.75% -0.06%
2057 0.76% -0.06%
2056 0.78% -0.07%
2055 0.81% -0.06%
2054 0.83% -0.05%
2053 0.85% -0.04%
2052 0.87% -0.04%
2051 0.9% -0.02%
2050 0.93% -0.01%
2049 0.97% 0.002%
2048 1% 0.02%
2047 1.03% 0.03%
2046 1.07% 0.04%
2045 1.12% 0.06%
2044 1.15% 0.07%
2043 1.19% 0.09%
2042 1.23% 0.09%
2041 1.26% 0.09%
2040 1.28% 0.1%
2039 1.3% 0.11%
2038 1.32% 0.13%
2037 1.33% 0.13%
2036 1.34% 0.13%
2035 1.36% 0.13%
2034 1.36% 0.13%
2033 1.38% 0.13%
2032 1.39% 0.13%
2031 1.4% 0.13%
2030 1.42% 0.14%
2029 1.44% 0.13%
2028 1.45% 0.14%
2027 1.45% 0.14%
2026 1.48% 0.15%
2025 1.66% 0.16%
2024 1.75% 0.26%
2023 1.7% 0.28%
2022 1.5% 0.5%
2021 1.5% 0.36%
2020 1.64% 0.33%
2019 1.77% 0.33%
2018 1.92% 0.36%
2017 2.02% 0.29%
2016 2.06% 0.26%
2015 2.12% 0.36%
2014 2.3% 0.48%
2013 2.33% 0.52%
2012 2.27% 0.48%
2011 2.13% 0.48%
2010 1.94% 0.49%
2009 1.91% 0.51%
2008 1.88% 0.56%
2007 1.91% 0.62%
2006 1.97% 0.7%
2005 2.04% 0.75%
2004 2.09% 0.74%
2003 2.12% 0.71%
2002 2.13% 0.73%
2001 2.15% 0.73%
2000 2.18% 0.69%
1999 2.26% 0.52%
1998 2.21% 0.37%
1997 2.09% 0.36%
1996 2.1% 0.36%
1995 2.13% 0.36%
1994 2.18% 0.38%
1993 2.33% 0.44%
1992 2.42% 0.5%
1991 2.8% 0.5%
1990 2.97% 0.55%
1989 2.76% 0.6%
1988 2.82% 0.58%
1987 2.81% 0.54%
1986 2.9% 0.51%
1985 3.02% 0.5%
1984 3.06% 0.49%
1983 2.97% 0.54%
1982 2.79% 0.37%
1981 2.72% 0.6%
1980 2.64% 0.54%
1979 2.53% 0.45%
1978 2.48% 0.45%
1977 2.4% 0.47%
1976 2.37% 0.43%
1975 2.39% 0.48%
1974 2.34% 0.66%
1973 2.33% 0.81%
1972 2.33% 0.88%
1971 2.34% 0.95%
1970 2.4% 0.91%
1969 2.46% 0.83%
1968 2.49% 0.77%
1967 2.51% 0.82%
1966 2.54% 0.87%
1965 2.58% 0.96%
1964 2.64% 1.07%
1963 2.66% 1.01%
1962 2.67% 1.01%
1961 2.62% 1.04%

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/france | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while France's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Egypt France
Current population
120697176
68788006
Population rank 13/197 23/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.83%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
2.93 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
46.6 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
50.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +491
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +179,367
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 152/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
5.75 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +91,737
Net migration rank 177/196 18/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 9,186,757
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 5/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 13.8%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 49/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
France
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt France
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 91,737
2024 - 123,884 - 90,527
2023 1,780,230 305,006 47,860 91,862
2022 1,736,123 13,707 54,547 179,377
2021 1,566,491 6,161 74,627 131,465
2020 1,704,988 6,016 67,602 145,593
2019 1,805,818 7,050 141,503 71,972
2018 1,908,512 20,788 147,749 132,925
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 160,604 102,984
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 193,500 15,548
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 206,300 -345
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 265,248 52,342
2013 2,156,922 130,305 244,192 116,297
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 256,065 103,287
2011 1,951,851 126,170 280,966 70,178
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 286,116 52,644
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 278,238 58,032
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 283,250 79,528
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 288,076 91,973
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 305,387 132,512
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 271,677 191,417
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 282,185 200,629
2003 1,614,293 9,854 230,325 195,616
2002 1,593,474 11,205 253,430 191,373
2001 1,568,962 556 263,867 179,476
2000 1,540,084 27,873 268,042 171,637
1999 1,534,697 22,026 229,907 169,448
1998 1,519,728 78,858 222,705 20,216
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 215,885 -15,255
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 221,092 -21,463
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 220,303 -17,128
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 201,704 -4,232
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 224,592 16,892
1992 1,421,372 74,950 229,502 61,964
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 234,216 35,201
1990 1,450,747 406,994 238,870 43,323
1989 1,461,547 52,648 243,361 82,052
1988 1,465,620 66,147 247,672 69,935
1987 1,436,059 58,678 251,971 59,890
1986 1,410,249 31,299 250,606 51,642
1985 1,388,718 112,411 249,328 66,149
1984 1,351,297 122,791 248,086 76,175
1983 1,318,474 129,242 235,655 88,166
1982 1,258,574 51,229 234,389 81,084
1981 1,206,830 4,140 222,414 69,365
1980 1,181,914 738 210,042 54,718
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 208,923 34,295
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 213,462 18,692
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 217,946 44,918
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 227,776 59,515
1975 987,822 -62,368 248,413 16,139
1974 946,052 -60,174 268,733 26,203
1973 905,068 -55,702 282,979 103,910
1972 893,333 -55,282 296,589 101,223
1971 868,365 -56,503 309,747 144,321
1970 841,952 -35,064 322,444 182,941
1969 824,564 -6,703 329,831 160,403
1968 809,482 -764 337,346 113,115
1967 788,908 6,286 339,843 63,018
1966 774,391 10,089 352,181 96,097
1965 752,682 17,605 354,132 82,879
1964 749,608 20,596 360,631 163,039
1963 738,788 25,109 361,694 190,925
1962 720,128 25,696 358,082 141,634
1961 703,216 23,184 354,504 128,618
1960 685,403 -2,954 346,115 143,032

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

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/france | 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 France 59.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 9,186,757 people or 13.8% in France.

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
France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K

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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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