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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 82,575,542 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 1.46 times bigger than Germany's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 2.45% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

Egypt vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Germany
2100 203,522,884 69,929,981
2099 203,403,368 69,956,854
2098 203,247,703 69,973,838
2097 203,074,807 70,015,834
2096 202,870,003 70,046,713
2095 202,625,820 70,067,131
2094 202,350,087 70,085,911
2093 202,040,251 70,106,718
2092 201,709,051 70,132,132
2091 201,347,225 70,178,440
2090 200,966,749 70,240,137
2089 200,561,011 70,294,005
2088 200,123,182 70,352,443
2087 199,650,440 70,434,814
2086 199,156,169 70,532,124
2085 198,637,936 70,627,602
2084 198,084,947 70,722,960
2083 197,501,965 70,829,392
2082 196,891,089 70,932,273
2081 196,242,522 71,045,881
2080 195,570,383 71,171,519
2079 194,850,670 71,305,544
2078 194,103,613 71,445,484
2077 193,324,592 71,601,117
2076 192,507,892 71,757,525
2075 191,661,705 71,891,567
2074 190,786,862 72,046,795
2073 189,886,620 72,206,145
2072 188,947,991 72,356,324
2071 187,981,245 72,517,749
2070 186,988,514 72,664,462
2069 185,965,572 72,828,330
2068 184,912,088 72,993,859
2067 183,835,428 73,178,408
2066 182,734,967 73,370,207
2065 181,620,901 73,561,648
2064 180,467,102 73,762,096
2063 179,293,260 73,971,537
2062 178,110,375 74,198,775
2061 176,907,621 74,426,082
2060 175,686,879 74,678,280
2059 174,441,815 74,932,496
2058 173,179,511 75,206,278
2057 171,897,733 75,482,742
2056 170,593,445 75,756,281
2055 169,269,144 76,041,477
2054 167,915,661 76,325,196
2053 166,538,943 76,595,801
2052 165,130,747 76,839,962
2051 163,704,732 77,084,029
2050 162,240,246 77,325,459
2049 160,743,182 77,569,721
2048 159,206,813 77,818,888
2047 157,631,586 78,049,343
2046 156,023,680 78,272,834
2045 154,371,216 78,497,690
2044 152,668,334 78,722,126
2043 150,927,496 78,936,540
2042 149,145,569 79,130,312
2041 147,333,445 79,324,161
2040 145,505,786 79,536,735
2039 143,662,428 79,754,631
2038 141,820,567 79,978,474
2037 139,977,812 80,194,225
2036 138,139,382 80,425,162
2035 136,315,557 80,640,951
2034 134,490,574 80,844,719
2033 132,681,153 81,069,119
2032 130,879,780 81,286,326
2031 129,085,888 81,520,272
2030 127,304,473 81,736,996
2029 125,524,007 81,963,002
2028 123,745,979 82,178,048
2027 121,973,080 82,384,302
2026 120,224,089 82,575,542
2025 118,473,897 83,233,941
2024 116,538,258 83,516,593
2023 114,535,772 83,287,273
2022 112,618,250 83,177,813
2021 110,957,008 83,196,078
2020 109,315,124 83,160,871
2019 107,553,158 83,092,962
2018 105,682,094 82,905,782
2017 103,696,057 82,657,002
2016 101,644,589 82,348,669
2015 99,597,342 81,686,611
2014 97,528,654 80,982,500
2013 95,333,553 80,645,605
2012 93,161,001 80,425,823
2011 91,093,059 80,274,983
2010 89,196,072 81,776,930
2009 87,501,636 81,902,307
2008 85,864,789 82,110,097
2007 84,276,225 82,266,372
2006 82,700,403 82,376,451
2005 81,101,004 82,469,422
2004 79,477,443 82,516,260
2003 77,853,548 82,534,176
2002 76,239,137 82,488,495
2001 74,652,029 82,349,925
2000 73,083,284 82,211,508
1999 71,520,954 82,100,243
1998 69,943,294 82,047,195
1997 68,431,740 82,034,771
1996 67,028,048 81,914,831
1995 65,652,622 81,678,051
1994 64,285,589 81,438,348
1993 62,915,681 81,156,363
1992 61,480,660 80,624,598
1991 60,028,997 80,013,896
1990 58,396,618 79,433,029
1989 56,710,642 78,751,283
1988 55,187,681 78,144,619
1987 53,674,435 77,839,920
1986 52,206,295 77,720,436
1985 50,734,968 77,684,873
1984 49,247,334 77,858,685
1983 47,786,402 78,128,282
1982 46,407,611 78,333,366
1981 45,147,224 78,407,907
1980 43,950,413 78,288,576
1979 42,818,628 78,126,350
1978 41,761,431 78,091,820
1977 40,748,870 78,159,814
1976 39,795,557 78,336,950
1975 38,875,327 78,673,554
1974 37,969,667 78,967,433
1973 37,102,043 78,936,666
1972 36,258,328 78,688,452
1971 35,433,368 78,312,842
1970 34,623,990 78,169,289
1969 33,811,615 77,909,682
1968 32,998,319 77,294,314
1967 32,196,360 76,951,336
1966 31,406,541 76,600,311
1965 30,629,174 75,963,695
1964 29,858,922 75,318,337
1963 29,091,869 74,714,353
1962 28,337,013 74,025,784
1961 27,600,898 73,377,632
1960 26,896,479 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Germany
2100 0.06% -0.04%
2099 0.08% -0.02%
2098 0.09% -0.06%
2097 0.1% -0.04%
2096 0.12% -0.03%
2095 0.14% -0.03%
2094 0.15% -0.03%
2093 0.16% -0.04%
2092 0.18% -0.07%
2091 0.19% -0.09%
2090 0.2% -0.08%
2089 0.22% -0.08%
2088 0.24% -0.12%
2087 0.25% -0.14%
2086 0.26% -0.14%
2085 0.28% -0.13%
2084 0.3% -0.15%
2083 0.31% -0.15%
2082 0.33% -0.16%
2081 0.34% -0.18%
2080 0.37% -0.19%
2079 0.38% -0.2%
2078 0.4% -0.22%
2077 0.42% -0.22%
2076 0.44% -0.19%
2075 0.46% -0.22%
2074 0.47% -0.22%
2073 0.5% -0.21%
2072 0.51% -0.22%
2071 0.53% -0.2%
2070 0.55% -0.23%
2069 0.57% -0.23%
2068 0.59% -0.25%
2067 0.6% -0.26%
2066 0.61% -0.26%
2065 0.64% -0.27%
2064 0.65% -0.28%
2063 0.66% -0.31%
2062 0.68% -0.31%
2061 0.69% -0.34%
2060 0.71% -0.34%
2059 0.73% -0.36%
2058 0.75% -0.37%
2057 0.76% -0.36%
2056 0.78% -0.38%
2055 0.81% -0.37%
2054 0.83% -0.35%
2053 0.85% -0.32%
2052 0.87% -0.32%
2051 0.9% -0.31%
2050 0.93% -0.31%
2049 0.97% -0.32%
2048 1% -0.3%
2047 1.03% -0.29%
2046 1.07% -0.29%
2045 1.12% -0.29%
2044 1.15% -0.27%
2043 1.19% -0.24%
2042 1.23% -0.24%
2041 1.26% -0.27%
2040 1.28% -0.27%
2039 1.3% -0.28%
2038 1.32% -0.27%
2037 1.33% -0.29%
2036 1.34% -0.27%
2035 1.36% -0.25%
2034 1.36% -0.28%
2033 1.38% -0.27%
2032 1.39% -0.29%
2031 1.4% -0.27%
2030 1.42% -0.28%
2029 1.44% -0.26%
2028 1.45% -0.25%
2027 1.45% -0.23%
2026 1.48% -0.79%
2025 1.66% -0.34%
2024 1.75% 0.28%
2023 1.7% 0.13%
2022 1.5% -0.02%
2021 1.5% 0.04%
2020 1.64% 0.08%
2019 1.77% 0.23%
2018 1.92% 0.3%
2017 2.02% 0.37%
2016 2.06% 0.81%
2015 2.12% 0.87%
2014 2.3% 0.42%
2013 2.33% 0.27%
2012 2.27% 0.19%
2011 2.13% -1.84%
2010 1.94% -0.15%
2009 1.91% -0.25%
2008 1.88% -0.19%
2007 1.91% -0.13%
2006 1.97% -0.11%
2005 2.04% -0.06%
2004 2.09% -0.02%
2003 2.12% 0.06%
2002 2.13% 0.17%
2001 2.15% 0.17%
2000 2.18% 0.14%
1999 2.26% 0.06%
1998 2.21% 0.02%
1997 2.09% 0.15%
1996 2.1% 0.29%
1995 2.13% 0.29%
1994 2.18% 0.35%
1993 2.33% 0.66%
1992 2.42% 0.76%
1991 2.8% 0.73%
1990 2.97% 0.87%
1989 2.76% 0.78%
1988 2.82% 0.39%
1987 2.81% 0.15%
1986 2.9% 0.05%
1985 3.02% -0.22%
1984 3.06% -0.35%
1983 2.97% -0.26%
1982 2.79% -0.1%
1981 2.72% 0.15%
1980 2.64% 0.21%
1979 2.53% 0.04%
1978 2.48% -0.09%
1977 2.4% -0.23%
1976 2.37% -0.43%
1975 2.39% -0.37%
1974 2.34% 0.04%
1973 2.33% 0.32%
1972 2.33% 0.48%
1971 2.34% 0.18%
1970 2.4% 0.33%
1969 2.46% 0.8%
1968 2.49% 0.45%
1967 2.51% 0.46%
1966 2.54% 0.84%
1965 2.58% 0.86%
1964 2.64% 0.81%
1963 2.66% 0.93%
1962 2.67% 0.88%
1961 2.62% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Egypt Germany
Current population
120697176
82575542
Population rank 13/197 19/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 1%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
2.29 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
45.6 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +628
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 151/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -334,072
Net migration rank 177/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -334,072
2024 - 123,884 - 36,954
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -333,149 609,553
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -324,394 981,552
2021 1,566,491 6,161 -224,629 310,264
2020 1,704,988 6,016 -216,218 203,468
2019 1,805,818 7,050 -157,877 319,082
2018 1,908,512 20,788 -165,812 403,908
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 -148,783 452,988
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 -123,523 517,480
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 -153,866 592,338
2013 2,156,922 130,305 -209,679 462,384
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 -193,022 199,143
2011 1,951,851 126,170 -184,632 295,282
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 -179,909 130,116
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 -188,375 46,533
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 -164,220 -23,341
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 -148,080 -24,772
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 -148,278 -489,056
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 -148,445 81,351
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 -107,271 81,735
2003 1,614,293 9,854 -140,309 142,009
2002 1,593,474 11,205 -123,733 218,795
2001 1,568,962 556 -98,820 272,875
2000 1,540,084 27,873 -73,990 174,594
1999 1,534,697 22,026 -73,890 219,280
1998 1,519,728 78,858 -65,637 -754,469
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 -49,221 93,281
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 -90,107 281,280
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 -114,349 398,077
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 -114,013 315,585
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 -105,503 462,096
1992 1,421,372 74,950 -80,625 811,606
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 -80,014 602,638
1990 1,450,747 406,994 -15,887 679,702
1989 1,461,547 52,648 -23,625 761,002
1988 1,465,620 66,147 -7,815 515,962
1987 1,436,059 58,678 -31,136 174,272
1986 1,410,249 31,299 -77,721 212,822
1985 1,388,718 112,411 -116,527 103,556
1984 1,351,297 122,791 -109,002 -150,771
1983 1,318,474 129,242 -109,380 -81,349
1982 1,258,574 51,229 -78,333 -58,121
1981 1,206,830 4,140 -94,090 130,713
1980 1,181,914 738 -86,117 324,203
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 -125,002 237,705
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 -140,566 117,167
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 -125,055 33,881
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 -164,508 -79,761
1975 987,822 -62,368 -212,418 -207,740
1974 946,052 -60,174 -150,038 -15,126
1973 905,068 -55,702 -149,980 386,881
1972 893,333 -55,282 -62,950 336,015
1971 868,365 -56,503 46,988 450,328
1970 841,952 -35,064 70,352 -273,498
1969 824,564 -6,703 155,820 584,017
1968 809,482 -764 239,612 293,307
1967 788,908 6,286 353,977 -174,155
1966 774,391 10,089 405,982 134,107
1965 752,682 17,605 410,204 338,258
1964 749,608 20,596 482,038 69,825
1963 738,788 25,109 455,757 205,976
1962 720,128 25,696 436,752 276,505
1961 703,216 23,184 462,279 27,534
1960 685,403 -2,954 385,919 212,666

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 Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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