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

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The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 118,365,995 in 2025 vs 83,491,249 people in Germany in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 121,012,163 people compared to 82,830,814 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 +1.78% per year vs +0.28% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (46.3% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.8M (0.55% growth).

Egypt vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Germany
2100 203,337,521 70,146,161
2099 203,218,114 70,173,117
2098 203,062,591 70,190,154
2097 202,889,853 70,232,280
2096 202,685,235 70,263,255
2095 202,441,274 70,283,735
2094 202,165,793 70,302,573
2093 201,856,239 70,323,445
2092 201,525,341 70,348,937
2091 201,163,844 70,395,388
2090 200,783,715 70,457,276
2089 200,378,346 70,511,311
2088 199,940,915 70,569,930
2087 199,468,604 70,652,555
2086 198,974,783 70,750,166
2085 198,457,022 70,845,939
2084 197,904,537 70,941,592
2083 197,322,086 71,048,352
2082 196,711,766 71,151,552
2081 196,063,790 71,265,511
2080 195,392,263 71,391,537
2079 194,673,206 71,525,977
2078 193,926,829 71,666,350
2077 193,148,518 71,822,464
2076 192,332,562 71,979,354
2075 191,487,145 72,113,812
2074 190,613,099 72,269,519
2073 189,713,677 72,429,361
2072 188,775,903 72,580,006
2071 187,810,038 72,741,929
2070 186,818,210 72,889,095
2069 185,796,200 73,053,471
2068 184,743,675 73,219,511
2067 183,667,996 73,404,631
2066 182,568,538 73,597,022
2065 181,455,486 73,789,056
2064 180,302,738 73,990,123
2063 179,129,965 74,200,211
2062 177,948,157 74,428,152
2061 176,746,499 74,656,161
2060 175,526,868 74,909,139
2059 174,282,938 75,164,141
2058 173,021,784 75,438,769
2057 171,741,174 75,716,088
2056 170,438,073 75,990,472
2055 169,114,979 76,276,550
2054 167,762,729 76,561,146
2053 166,387,264 76,832,587
2052 164,980,351 77,077,503
2051 163,555,634 77,322,326
2050 162,092,482 77,564,502
2049 160,596,782 77,809,519
2048 159,061,812 78,059,456
2047 157,488,020 78,290,624
2046 155,881,578 78,514,805
2045 154,230,619 78,740,357
2044 152,529,288 78,965,486
2043 150,790,036 79,180,563
2042 149,009,732 79,374,934
2041 147,199,258 79,569,383
2040 145,373,264 79,782,613
2039 143,531,585 80,001,183
2038 141,691,401 80,225,718
2037 139,850,324 80,442,136
2036 138,013,568 80,673,787
2035 136,191,405 80,890,243
2034 134,368,084 81,094,641
2033 132,560,311 81,319,735
2032 130,760,579 81,537,613
2031 128,968,320 81,772,282
2030 127,188,528 81,989,677
2029 125,409,684 82,216,381
2028 123,633,275 82,432,092
2027 121,861,990 82,638,983
2026 120,114,593 82,830,814
2025 118,365,995 83,491,249
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% growth), while Germany's population increased by 482,145 people (a 0.59% 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 33.9% to 162,092,482 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 203M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M 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 1.57% -0.03%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Egypt grew by 1.57%, while Germany's population declined by 0.03%.

Live population counters

Egypt Germany
Current population
121012163
82830814
Population rank 13/197 19/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 1%
One net population change
17.3 seconds
20.8 minutes
One birth every
12.9 seconds
46.6 seconds
One death every
49.1 seconds
31.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,007 -69
Annual growth/decline +1,827,737 -25,344
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% -0.03%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 159/197
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 1,795,738 123,884 -334,066 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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/germany | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in Egypt is from natural causes (a gain of 18,780,050 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a gain of 137,710 people). In Germany 30.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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