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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 35,885,254 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 3.36 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 1.89% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.9M (55.7% growth).

Egypt vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Ghana
2100 203,522,884 68,131,252
2099 203,403,368 68,021,644
2098 203,247,703 67,902,002
2097 203,074,807 67,772,694
2096 202,870,003 67,638,801
2095 202,625,820 67,494,855
2094 202,350,087 67,339,471
2093 202,040,251 67,176,337
2092 201,709,051 67,005,259
2091 201,347,225 66,817,473
2090 200,966,749 66,618,611
2089 200,561,011 66,408,323
2088 200,123,182 66,186,701
2087 199,650,440 65,950,524
2086 199,156,169 65,712,980
2085 198,637,936 65,464,770
2084 198,084,947 65,209,090
2083 197,501,965 64,935,455
2082 196,891,089 64,651,183
2081 196,242,522 64,355,091
2080 195,570,383 64,047,069
2079 194,850,670 63,730,285
2078 194,103,613 63,397,338
2077 193,324,592 63,059,578
2076 192,507,892 62,711,928
2075 191,661,705 62,350,445
2074 190,786,862 61,987,133
2073 189,886,620 61,616,792
2072 188,947,991 61,239,369
2071 187,981,245 60,847,204
2070 186,988,514 60,454,501
2069 185,965,572 60,053,700
2068 184,912,088 59,639,035
2067 183,835,428 59,215,226
2066 182,734,967 58,786,613
2065 181,620,901 58,353,059
2064 180,467,102 57,904,896
2063 179,293,260 57,451,482
2062 178,110,375 56,986,329
2061 176,907,621 56,511,652
2060 175,686,879 56,031,122
2059 174,441,815 55,540,726
2058 173,179,511 55,042,478
2057 171,897,733 54,535,407
2056 170,593,445 54,018,018
2055 169,269,144 53,492,136
2054 167,915,661 52,959,604
2053 166,538,943 52,417,582
2052 165,130,747 51,869,801
2051 163,704,732 51,311,110
2050 162,240,246 50,740,453
2049 160,743,182 50,163,262
2048 159,206,813 49,577,819
2047 157,631,586 48,982,219
2046 156,023,680 48,383,052
2045 154,371,216 47,776,375
2044 152,668,334 47,163,926
2043 150,927,496 46,548,210
2042 149,145,569 45,925,724
2041 147,333,445 45,300,725
2040 145,505,786 44,669,515
2039 143,662,428 44,038,043
2038 141,820,567 43,402,009
2037 139,977,812 42,760,604
2036 138,139,382 42,120,700
2035 136,315,557 41,478,927
2034 134,490,574 40,831,962
2033 132,681,153 40,184,070
2032 130,879,780 39,540,131
2031 129,085,888 38,900,194
2030 127,304,473 38,258,832
2029 125,524,007 37,623,609
2028 123,745,979 36,986,250
2027 121,973,080 36,349,705
2026 120,224,089 35,713,042
2025 118,473,897 35,071,292
2024 116,538,258 34,427,414
2023 114,535,772 33,787,914
2022 112,618,250 33,149,152
2021 110,957,008 32,518,665
2020 109,315,124 31,887,809
2019 107,553,158 31,258,945
2018 105,682,094 30,637,585
2017 103,696,057 30,008,354
2016 101,644,589 29,356,742
2015 99,597,342 28,696,068
2014 97,528,654 28,041,592
2013 95,333,553 27,386,193
2012 93,161,001 26,734,268
2011 91,093,059 26,095,088
2010 89,196,072 25,474,995
2009 87,501,636 24,862,664
2008 85,864,789 24,249,946
2007 84,276,225 23,642,279
2006 82,700,403 23,040,702
2005 81,101,004 22,449,438
2004 79,477,443 21,868,298
2003 77,853,548 21,296,705
2002 76,239,137 20,729,388
2001 74,652,029 20,167,069
2000 73,083,284 19,637,087
1999 71,520,954 19,149,864
1998 69,943,294 18,688,036
1997 68,431,740 18,238,958
1996 67,028,048 17,810,181
1995 65,652,622 17,399,017
1994 64,285,589 16,993,190
1993 62,915,681 16,589,519
1992 61,480,660 16,184,855
1991 60,028,997 15,787,496
1990 58,396,618 15,394,648
1989 56,710,642 15,006,813
1988 55,187,681 14,636,568
1987 53,674,435 14,289,108
1986 52,206,295 13,965,217
1985 50,734,968 13,661,229
1984 49,247,334 13,370,590
1983 47,786,402 13,029,836
1982 46,407,611 12,643,819
1981 45,147,224 12,281,712
1980 43,950,413 11,941,448
1979 42,818,628 11,597,255
1978 41,761,431 11,248,450
1977 40,748,870 10,911,871
1976 39,795,557 10,594,913
1975 38,875,327 10,294,308
1974 37,969,667 10,000,523
1973 37,102,043 9,714,617
1972 36,258,328 9,438,187
1971 35,433,368 9,176,264
1970 34,623,990 8,925,813
1969 33,811,615 8,690,383
1968 32,998,319 8,475,729
1967 32,196,360 8,271,913
1966 31,406,541 8,074,521
1965 30,629,174 7,882,606
1964 29,858,922 7,695,739
1963 29,091,869 7,514,714
1962 28,337,013 7,337,375
1961 27,600,898 7,162,667
1960 26,896,479 6,961,215

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 Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th 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 Ghana will increase by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people and rank change from 46th to 42nd.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 68.1M people in 2100 for Ghana.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Ghana
2100 0.06% 0.16%
2099 0.08% 0.18%
2098 0.09% 0.19%
2097 0.1% 0.2%
2096 0.12% 0.21%
2095 0.14% 0.23%
2094 0.15% 0.24%
2093 0.16% 0.26%
2092 0.18% 0.28%
2091 0.19% 0.3%
2090 0.2% 0.32%
2089 0.22% 0.33%
2088 0.24% 0.36%
2087 0.25% 0.36%
2086 0.26% 0.38%
2085 0.28% 0.39%
2084 0.3% 0.42%
2083 0.31% 0.44%
2082 0.33% 0.46%
2081 0.34% 0.48%
2080 0.37% 0.5%
2079 0.38% 0.53%
2078 0.4% 0.54%
2077 0.42% 0.55%
2076 0.44% 0.58%
2075 0.46% 0.59%
2074 0.47% 0.6%
2073 0.5% 0.62%
2072 0.51% 0.64%
2071 0.53% 0.65%
2070 0.55% 0.67%
2069 0.57% 0.7%
2068 0.59% 0.72%
2067 0.6% 0.73%
2066 0.61% 0.74%
2065 0.64% 0.77%
2064 0.65% 0.79%
2063 0.66% 0.82%
2062 0.68% 0.84%
2061 0.69% 0.86%
2060 0.71% 0.88%
2059 0.73% 0.91%
2058 0.75% 0.93%
2057 0.76% 0.96%
2056 0.78% 0.98%
2055 0.81% 1.01%
2054 0.83% 1.03%
2053 0.85% 1.06%
2052 0.87% 1.09%
2051 0.9% 1.12%
2050 0.93% 1.15%
2049 0.97% 1.18%
2048 1% 1.22%
2047 1.03% 1.24%
2046 1.07% 1.27%
2045 1.12% 1.3%
2044 1.15% 1.32%
2043 1.19% 1.36%
2042 1.23% 1.38%
2041 1.26% 1.41%
2040 1.28% 1.43%
2039 1.3% 1.47%
2038 1.32% 1.5%
2037 1.33% 1.52%
2036 1.34% 1.55%
2035 1.36% 1.58%
2034 1.36% 1.61%
2033 1.38% 1.63%
2032 1.39% 1.65%
2031 1.4% 1.68%
2030 1.42% 1.69%
2029 1.44% 1.72%
2028 1.45% 1.75%
2027 1.45% 1.78%
2026 1.48% 1.83%
2025 1.66% 1.87%
2024 1.75% 1.89%
2023 1.7% 1.93%
2022 1.5% 1.94%
2021 1.5% 1.98%
2020 1.64% 2.01%
2019 1.77% 2.03%
2018 1.92% 2.1%
2017 2.02% 2.22%
2016 2.06% 2.3%
2015 2.12% 2.33%
2014 2.3% 2.39%
2013 2.33% 2.44%
2012 2.27% 2.45%
2011 2.13% 2.43%
2010 1.94% 2.46%
2009 1.91% 2.53%
2008 1.88% 2.57%
2007 1.91% 2.61%
2006 1.97% 2.63%
2005 2.04% 2.66%
2004 2.09% 2.68%
2003 2.12% 2.74%
2002 2.13% 2.79%
2001 2.15% 2.7%
2000 2.18% 2.54%
1999 2.26% 2.47%
1998 2.21% 2.46%
1997 2.09% 2.41%
1996 2.1% 2.36%
1995 2.13% 2.39%
1994 2.18% 2.43%
1993 2.33% 2.5%
1992 2.42% 2.52%
1991 2.8% 2.55%
1990 2.97% 2.58%
1989 2.76% 2.53%
1988 2.82% 2.43%
1987 2.81% 2.32%
1986 2.9% 2.23%
1985 3.02% 2.17%
1984 3.06% 2.62%
1983 2.97% 3.05%
1982 2.79% 2.95%
1981 2.72% 2.85%
1980 2.64% 2.97%
1979 2.53% 3.1%
1978 2.48% 3.08%
1977 2.4% 2.99%
1976 2.37% 2.92%
1975 2.39% 2.94%
1974 2.34% 2.94%
1973 2.33% 2.93%
1972 2.33% 2.85%
1971 2.34% 2.81%
1970 2.4% 2.71%
1969 2.46% 2.53%
1968 2.49% 2.46%
1967 2.51% 2.44%
1966 2.54% 2.43%
1965 2.58% 2.43%
1964 2.64% 2.41%
1963 2.66% 2.42%
1962 2.67% 2.44%
1961 2.62% 2.89%

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 Ghana's population grew by 1.89%.

Live population counters

Egypt Ghana
Current population
120697176
35885254
Population rank 13/197 46/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.43%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
49.3 seconds
One birth every
13.1 seconds
35.5 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
2.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +1,752
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +639,500
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +1.89%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 57/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -17,079
Net migration rank 177/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -17,079
2024 - 123,884 - -13,114
2023 1,780,230 305,006 651,094 -10,003
2022 1,736,123 13,707 646,441 -10,003
2021 1,566,491 6,161 635,805 -11,259
2020 1,704,988 6,016 637,469 -291
2019 1,805,818 7,050 642,403 -21,857
2018 1,908,512 20,788 641,551 -19,375
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 641,218 -4,913
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 659,910 7,009
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 667,729 -13,306
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 660,829 -6,312
2013 2,156,922 130,305 658,638 -2,377
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 646,595 1,005
2011 1,951,851 126,170 631,501 -720
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 613,133 -3,726
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 592,825 22,416
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 579,695 30,506
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 572,332 32,813
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 569,474 28,536
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 563,234 21,272
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 543,339 34,433
2003 1,614,293 9,854 536,656 28,768
2002 1,593,474 11,205 528,620 40,573
2001 1,568,962 556 519,382 36,050
2000 1,540,084 27,873 508,738 -4,206
1999 1,534,697 22,026 487,210 -17,304
1998 1,519,728 78,858 471,313 -17,564
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 459,822 -15,409
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 450,259 -37,113
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 451,748 -42,558
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 449,589 -47,120
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 454,669 -49,792
1992 1,421,372 74,950 452,156 -47,736
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 448,159 -57,878
1990 1,450,747 406,994 442,211 -46,789
1989 1,461,547 52,648 432,541 -52,293
1988 1,465,620 66,147 425,031 -64,810
1987 1,436,059 58,678 419,328 -84,648
1986 1,410,249 31,299 411,191 -98,099
1985 1,388,718 112,411 401,722 -106,855
1984 1,351,297 122,791 392,053 -105,655
1983 1,318,474 129,242 379,846 15,276
1982 1,258,574 51,229 369,061 7,863
1981 1,206,830 4,140 359,572 -12,296
1980 1,181,914 738 346,816 -13,564
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 334,848 20,291
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 324,428 18,041
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 315,429 15,243
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 305,769 -2,528
1975 987,822 -62,368 298,267 -292
1974 946,052 -60,174 290,796 -1,197
1973 905,068 -55,702 283,385 -1,168
1972 893,333 -55,282 275,236 -4,589
1971 868,365 -56,503 265,442 -12,238
1970 841,952 -35,064 257,938 -10,233
1969 824,564 -6,703 251,925 -28,752
1968 809,482 -764 242,821 -36,683
1967 788,908 6,286 237,156 -35,666
1966 774,391 10,089 231,440 -38,143
1965 752,682 17,605 229,061 -38,519
1964 749,608 20,596 226,685 -43,480
1963 738,788 25,109 225,367 -46,516
1962 720,128 25,696 223,842 -48,017
1961 703,216 23,184 222,372 -48,777
1960 685,403 -2,954 217,134 12,181

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 Ghana 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

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
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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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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