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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 10,181,414 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 11.9 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
  • The countries together account for 1.58% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

Egypt vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Greece
2100 203,522,884 6,463,085
2099 203,403,368 6,505,287
2098 203,247,703 6,547,164
2097 203,074,807 6,589,081
2096 202,870,003 6,630,487
2095 202,625,820 6,671,006
2094 202,350,087 6,710,734
2093 202,040,251 6,749,510
2092 201,709,051 6,787,596
2091 201,347,225 6,824,775
2090 200,966,749 6,862,164
2089 200,561,011 6,900,089
2088 200,123,182 6,937,116
2087 199,650,440 6,973,450
2086 199,156,169 7,010,676
2085 198,637,936 7,048,751
2084 198,084,947 7,086,818
2083 197,501,965 7,124,743
2082 196,891,089 7,164,627
2081 196,242,522 7,205,487
2080 195,570,383 7,248,512
2079 194,850,670 7,292,836
2078 194,103,613 7,338,859
2077 193,324,592 7,387,671
2076 192,507,892 7,437,562
2075 191,661,705 7,489,139
2074 190,786,862 7,543,259
2073 189,886,620 7,600,155
2072 188,947,991 7,659,253
2071 187,981,245 7,719,672
2070 186,988,514 7,782,317
2069 185,965,572 7,847,153
2068 184,912,088 7,913,682
2067 183,835,428 7,980,659
2066 182,734,967 8,047,692
2065 181,620,901 8,114,348
2064 180,467,102 8,181,923
2063 179,293,260 8,250,274
2062 178,110,375 8,318,463
2061 176,907,621 8,386,919
2060 175,686,879 8,454,179
2059 174,441,815 8,522,250
2058 173,179,511 8,589,200
2057 171,897,733 8,655,428
2056 170,593,445 8,720,012
2055 169,269,144 8,783,558
2054 167,915,661 8,844,935
2053 166,538,943 8,903,834
2052 165,130,747 8,961,755
2051 163,704,732 9,018,494
2050 162,240,246 9,072,676
2049 160,743,182 9,126,801
2048 159,206,813 9,177,973
2047 157,631,586 9,228,605
2046 156,023,680 9,275,381
2045 154,371,216 9,321,349
2044 152,668,334 9,367,130
2043 150,927,496 9,411,608
2042 149,145,569 9,454,837
2041 147,333,445 9,499,098
2040 145,505,786 9,543,726
2039 143,662,428 9,588,298
2038 141,820,567 9,633,708
2037 139,977,812 9,679,362
2036 138,139,382 9,724,905
2035 136,315,557 9,771,397
2034 134,490,574 9,817,355
2033 132,681,153 9,863,589
2032 130,879,780 9,911,215
2031 129,085,888 9,956,924
2030 127,304,473 10,002,298
2029 125,524,007 10,047,641
2028 123,745,979 10,092,845
2027 121,973,080 10,137,354
2026 120,224,089 10,181,414
2025 118,473,897 10,223,023
2024 116,538,258 10,405,134
2023 114,535,772 10,407,351
2022 112,618,250 10,436,882
2021 110,957,008 10,569,207
2020 109,315,124 10,698,599
2019 107,553,158 10,721,582
2018 105,682,094 10,732,882
2017 103,696,057 10,754,679
2016 101,644,589 10,775,971
2015 99,597,342 10,820,883
2014 97,528,654 10,892,413
2013 95,333,553 10,965,211
2012 93,161,001 11,045,011
2011 91,093,059 11,104,899
2010 89,196,072 11,121,341
2009 87,501,636 11,107,017
2008 85,864,789 11,077,841
2007 84,276,225 11,048,473
2006 82,700,403 11,020,362
2005 81,101,004 10,987,314
2004 79,477,443 10,955,141
2003 77,853,548 10,928,070
2002 76,239,137 10,902,022
2001 74,652,029 10,862,132
2000 73,083,284 10,805,808
1999 71,520,954 10,761,698
1998 69,943,294 10,720,509
1997 68,431,740 10,661,259
1996 67,028,048 10,608,800
1995 65,652,622 10,562,153
1994 64,285,589 10,512,922
1993 62,915,681 10,460,415
1992 61,480,660 10,399,061
1991 60,028,997 10,319,927
1990 58,396,618 10,196,792
1989 56,710,642 10,089,498
1988 55,187,681 10,036,983
1987 53,674,435 10,000,595
1986 52,206,295 9,967,213
1985 50,734,968 9,934,300
1984 49,247,334 9,895,801
1983 47,786,402 9,846,627
1982 46,407,611 9,789,513
1981 45,147,224 9,729,350
1980 43,950,413 9,642,505
1979 42,818,628 9,548,258
1978 41,761,431 9,429,959
1977 40,748,870 9,308,479
1976 39,795,557 9,188,150
1975 38,875,327 9,046,541
1974 37,969,667 8,962,022
1973 37,102,043 8,929,086
1972 36,258,328 8,888,628
1971 35,433,368 8,831,036
1970 34,623,990 8,792,806
1969 33,811,615 8,772,764
1968 32,998,319 8,740,765
1967 32,196,360 8,684,088
1966 31,406,541 8,613,651
1965 30,629,174 8,550,333
1964 29,858,922 8,510,429
1963 29,091,869 8,479,625
1962 28,337,013 8,448,233
1961 27,600,898 8,398,050
1960 26,896,479 8,331,725

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/greece | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th 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 Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.46M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Greece
2100 0.06% -0.65%
2099 0.08% -0.64%
2098 0.09% -0.64%
2097 0.1% -0.62%
2096 0.12% -0.61%
2095 0.14% -0.59%
2094 0.15% -0.57%
2093 0.16% -0.56%
2092 0.18% -0.54%
2091 0.19% -0.54%
2090 0.2% -0.55%
2089 0.22% -0.53%
2088 0.24% -0.52%
2087 0.25% -0.53%
2086 0.26% -0.54%
2085 0.28% -0.54%
2084 0.3% -0.53%
2083 0.31% -0.56%
2082 0.33% -0.57%
2081 0.34% -0.59%
2080 0.37% -0.61%
2079 0.38% -0.63%
2078 0.4% -0.66%
2077 0.42% -0.67%
2076 0.44% -0.69%
2075 0.46% -0.72%
2074 0.47% -0.75%
2073 0.5% -0.77%
2072 0.51% -0.78%
2071 0.53% -0.8%
2070 0.55% -0.83%
2069 0.57% -0.84%
2068 0.59% -0.84%
2067 0.6% -0.83%
2066 0.61% -0.82%
2065 0.64% -0.83%
2064 0.65% -0.83%
2063 0.66% -0.82%
2062 0.68% -0.82%
2061 0.69% -0.8%
2060 0.71% -0.8%
2059 0.73% -0.78%
2058 0.75% -0.77%
2057 0.76% -0.74%
2056 0.78% -0.72%
2055 0.81% -0.69%
2054 0.83% -0.66%
2053 0.85% -0.65%
2052 0.87% -0.63%
2051 0.9% -0.6%
2050 0.93% -0.59%
2049 0.97% -0.56%
2048 1% -0.55%
2047 1.03% -0.5%
2046 1.07% -0.49%
2045 1.12% -0.49%
2044 1.15% -0.47%
2043 1.19% -0.46%
2042 1.23% -0.47%
2041 1.26% -0.47%
2040 1.28% -0.46%
2039 1.3% -0.47%
2038 1.32% -0.47%
2037 1.33% -0.47%
2036 1.34% -0.48%
2035 1.36% -0.47%
2034 1.36% -0.47%
2033 1.38% -0.48%
2032 1.39% -0.46%
2031 1.4% -0.45%
2030 1.42% -0.45%
2029 1.44% -0.45%
2028 1.45% -0.44%
2027 1.45% -0.43%
2026 1.48% -0.41%
2025 1.66% -1.75%
2024 1.75% -0.02%
2023 1.7% -0.28%
2022 1.5% -1.25%
2021 1.5% -1.21%
2020 1.64% -0.21%
2019 1.77% -0.11%
2018 1.92% -0.2%
2017 2.02% -0.2%
2016 2.06% -0.42%
2015 2.12% -0.66%
2014 2.3% -0.66%
2013 2.33% -0.72%
2012 2.27% -0.54%
2011 2.13% -0.15%
2010 1.94% 0.13%
2009 1.91% 0.26%
2008 1.88% 0.27%
2007 1.91% 0.26%
2006 1.97% 0.3%
2005 2.04% 0.29%
2004 2.09% 0.25%
2003 2.12% 0.24%
2002 2.13% 0.37%
2001 2.15% 0.52%
2000 2.18% 0.41%
1999 2.26% 0.38%
1998 2.21% 0.56%
1997 2.09% 0.49%
1996 2.1% 0.44%
1995 2.13% 0.47%
1994 2.18% 0.5%
1993 2.33% 0.59%
1992 2.42% 0.77%
1991 2.8% 1.21%
1990 2.97% 1.06%
1989 2.76% 0.52%
1988 2.82% 0.36%
1987 2.81% 0.33%
1986 2.9% 0.33%
1985 3.02% 0.39%
1984 3.06% 0.5%
1983 2.97% 0.58%
1982 2.79% 0.62%
1981 2.72% 0.9%
1980 2.64% 0.99%
1979 2.53% 1.25%
1978 2.48% 1.31%
1977 2.4% 1.31%
1976 2.37% 1.57%
1975 2.39% 0.94%
1974 2.34% 0.37%
1973 2.33% 0.46%
1972 2.33% 0.65%
1971 2.34% 0.43%
1970 2.4% 0.23%
1969 2.46% 0.37%
1968 2.49% 0.65%
1967 2.51% 0.82%
1966 2.54% 0.74%
1965 2.58% 0.47%
1964 2.64% 0.36%
1963 2.66% 0.37%
1962 2.67% 0.6%
1961 2.62% 0.8%

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 Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Egypt Greece
Current population
120697176
10181414
Population rank 13/197 96/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.12%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
3.95 hours
One birth every
13.1 seconds
7.43 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 -6
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 165/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +16,636
Net migration rank 177/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 16,636
2024 - 123,884 - -122,772
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -56,200 -159,430
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -63,665 -53,997
2021 1,566,491 6,161 -58,131 -160,277
2020 1,704,988 6,016 -46,004 6,353
2019 1,805,818 7,050 -41,814 36,762
2018 1,908,512 20,788 -33,272 17,938
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 -36,566 10,483
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 -25,862 10,484
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 -29,216 -43,462
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 -20,696 -46,678
2013 2,156,922 130,305 -17,545 -59,323
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 -16,568 -65,364
2011 1,951,851 126,170 -4,441 -31,786
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 5,560 2,001
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 8,886 18,182
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 11,077 27,081
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 2,210 25,400
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 6,612 27,621
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 2,197 33,297
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 0 29,039
2003 1,614,293 9,854 -1,093 25,323
2002 1,593,474 11,205 0 25,692
2001 1,568,962 556 0 60,387
2000 1,540,084 27,873 -1,081 54,661
1999 1,534,697 22,026 -2,153 49,930
1998 1,519,728 78,858 -2,144 47,856
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 2,133 45,671
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 0 43,444
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 1,056 42,674
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 6,307 42,897
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 4,185 39,829
1992 1,421,372 74,950 6,239 41,000
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 6,192 37,917
1990 1,450,747 406,994 8,157 26,294
1989 1,461,547 52,648 9,080 18,862
1988 1,465,620 66,147 15,055 20,557
1987 1,436,059 58,678 10,001 19,005
1986 1,410,249 31,299 20,931 19,064
1985 1,388,718 112,411 22,849 16,093
1984 1,351,297 122,791 37,604 19,767
1983 1,318,474 129,242 42,341 18,655
1982 1,258,574 51,229 50,906 19,675
1981 1,206,830 4,140 54,484 25,061
1980 1,181,914 738 60,748 47,460
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 65,882 72,184
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 64,124 60,775
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 59,574 19,193
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 65,236 89,601
1975 987,822 -62,368 61,516 61,265
1974 946,052 -60,174 68,111 -22,590
1973 905,068 -55,702 59,824 -42,387
1972 893,333 -55,282 64,887 -3,589
1971 868,365 -56,503 67,116 -12,747
1970 841,952 -35,064 71,222 -54,166
1969 824,564 -6,703 82,464 -118,544
1968 809,482 -764 87,408 -429
1967 788,908 6,286 91,183 -55,853
1966 774,391 10,089 86,998 21,206
1965 752,682 17,605 83,793 -81,576
1964 749,608 20,596 83,402 -76,678
1963 738,788 25,109 81,404 -77,345
1962 720,128 25,696 85,327 -74,972
1961 703,216 23,184 86,500 -61,102
1960 685,403 -2,954 96,648 -15,996

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 Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

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
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

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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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