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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 6.34 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 1.69% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Egypt vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Guatemala
2100 203,522,884 26,157,456
2099 203,403,368 26,245,641
2098 203,247,703 26,331,619
2097 203,074,807 26,416,090
2096 202,870,003 26,497,966
2095 202,625,820 26,577,430
2094 202,350,087 26,654,549
2093 202,040,251 26,728,912
2092 201,709,051 26,800,726
2091 201,347,225 26,869,103
2090 200,966,749 26,933,745
2089 200,561,011 26,994,393
2088 200,123,182 27,051,725
2087 199,650,440 27,105,725
2086 199,156,169 27,155,743
2085 198,637,936 27,200,252
2084 198,084,947 27,240,081
2083 197,501,965 27,274,635
2082 196,891,089 27,304,601
2081 196,242,522 27,328,275
2080 195,570,383 27,346,322
2079 194,850,670 27,358,846
2078 194,103,613 27,364,710
2077 193,324,592 27,363,544
2076 192,507,892 27,356,220
2075 191,661,705 27,343,275
2074 190,786,862 27,324,366
2073 189,886,620 27,298,193
2072 188,947,991 27,264,801
2071 187,981,245 27,224,139
2070 186,988,514 27,176,996
2069 185,965,572 27,121,679
2068 184,912,088 27,058,279
2067 183,835,428 26,987,818
2066 182,734,967 26,909,977
2065 181,620,901 26,825,610
2064 180,467,102 26,733,472
2063 179,293,260 26,634,443
2062 178,110,375 26,529,537
2061 176,907,621 26,418,318
2060 175,686,879 26,300,043
2059 174,441,815 26,175,298
2058 173,179,511 26,043,910
2057 171,897,733 25,905,522
2056 170,593,445 25,761,415
2055 169,269,144 25,611,347
2054 167,915,661 25,455,341
2053 166,538,943 25,292,387
2052 165,130,747 25,124,081
2051 163,704,732 24,950,631
2050 162,240,246 24,772,432
2049 160,743,182 24,588,164
2048 159,206,813 24,398,840
2047 157,631,586 24,205,409
2046 156,023,680 24,005,250
2045 154,371,216 23,799,564
2044 152,668,334 23,587,909
2043 150,927,496 23,370,717
2042 149,145,569 23,147,742
2041 147,333,445 22,919,092
2040 145,505,786 22,684,402
2039 143,662,428 22,443,876
2038 141,820,567 22,196,908
2037 139,977,812 21,945,561
2036 138,139,382 21,689,784
2035 136,315,557 21,429,391
2034 134,490,574 21,165,636
2033 132,681,153 20,899,157
2032 130,879,780 20,630,118
2031 129,085,888 20,359,005
2030 127,304,473 20,085,689
2029 125,524,007 19,810,652
2028 123,745,979 19,534,112
2027 121,973,080 19,255,397
2026 120,224,089 18,973,755
2025 118,473,897 18,690,875
2024 116,538,258 18,406,359
2023 114,535,772 18,124,838
2022 112,618,250 17,847,877
2021 110,957,008 17,598,650
2020 109,315,124 17,357,325
2019 107,553,158 17,103,803
2018 105,682,094 16,845,685
2017 103,696,057 16,567,357
2016 101,644,589 16,268,760
2015 99,597,342 15,971,743
2014 97,528,654 15,681,725
2013 95,333,553 15,387,337
2012 93,161,001 15,089,647
2011 91,093,059 14,792,126
2010 89,196,072 14,500,112
2009 87,501,636 14,215,611
2008 85,864,789 13,935,174
2007 84,276,225 13,652,040
2006 82,700,403 13,367,459
2005 81,101,004 13,087,629
2004 79,477,443 12,807,402
2003 77,853,548 12,525,842
2002 76,239,137 12,246,915
2001 74,652,029 11,969,422
2000 73,083,284 11,697,592
1999 71,520,954 11,422,965
1998 69,943,294 11,139,145
1997 68,431,740 10,857,754
1996 67,028,048 10,583,526
1995 65,652,622 10,312,996
1994 64,285,589 10,043,718
1993 62,915,681 9,779,761
1992 61,480,660 9,522,266
1991 60,028,997 9,272,584
1990 58,396,618 9,024,773
1989 56,710,642 8,775,546
1988 55,187,681 8,532,099
1987 53,674,435 8,296,485
1986 52,206,295 8,070,818
1985 50,734,968 7,849,693
1984 49,247,334 7,630,682
1983 47,786,402 7,419,642
1982 46,407,611 7,240,241
1981 45,147,224 7,075,648
1980 43,950,413 6,900,212
1979 42,818,628 6,727,797
1978 41,761,431 6,561,534
1977 40,748,870 6,401,515
1976 39,795,557 6,262,404
1975 38,875,327 6,128,731
1974 37,969,667 5,981,197
1973 37,102,043 5,831,631
1972 36,258,328 5,682,833
1971 35,433,368 5,538,355
1970 34,623,990 5,396,966
1969 33,811,615 5,257,081
1968 32,998,319 5,118,111
1967 32,196,360 4,978,862
1966 31,406,541 4,840,958
1965 30,629,174 4,704,965
1964 29,858,922 4,571,109
1963 29,091,869 4,440,264
1962 28,337,013 4,312,044
1961 27,600,898 4,186,201
1960 26,896,479 4,063,655

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/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Guatemala
2100 0.06% -0.34%
2099 0.08% -0.33%
2098 0.09% -0.32%
2097 0.1% -0.31%
2096 0.12% -0.3%
2095 0.14% -0.29%
2094 0.15% -0.28%
2093 0.16% -0.27%
2092 0.18% -0.25%
2091 0.19% -0.24%
2090 0.2% -0.22%
2089 0.22% -0.21%
2088 0.24% -0.2%
2087 0.25% -0.18%
2086 0.26% -0.16%
2085 0.28% -0.15%
2084 0.3% -0.13%
2083 0.31% -0.11%
2082 0.33% -0.09%
2081 0.34% -0.07%
2080 0.37% -0.05%
2079 0.38% -0.02%
2078 0.4% 0.004%
2077 0.42% 0.03%
2076 0.44% 0.05%
2075 0.46% 0.07%
2074 0.47% 0.1%
2073 0.5% 0.12%
2072 0.51% 0.15%
2071 0.53% 0.17%
2070 0.55% 0.2%
2069 0.57% 0.23%
2068 0.59% 0.26%
2067 0.6% 0.29%
2066 0.61% 0.31%
2065 0.64% 0.34%
2064 0.65% 0.37%
2063 0.66% 0.4%
2062 0.68% 0.42%
2061 0.69% 0.45%
2060 0.71% 0.48%
2059 0.73% 0.5%
2058 0.75% 0.53%
2057 0.76% 0.56%
2056 0.78% 0.59%
2055 0.81% 0.61%
2054 0.83% 0.64%
2053 0.85% 0.67%
2052 0.87% 0.7%
2051 0.9% 0.72%
2050 0.93% 0.75%
2049 0.97% 0.78%
2048 1% 0.8%
2047 1.03% 0.83%
2046 1.07% 0.86%
2045 1.12% 0.9%
2044 1.15% 0.93%
2043 1.19% 0.96%
2042 1.23% 1%
2041 1.26% 1.03%
2040 1.28% 1.07%
2039 1.3% 1.11%
2038 1.32% 1.15%
2037 1.33% 1.18%
2036 1.34% 1.22%
2035 1.36% 1.25%
2034 1.36% 1.28%
2033 1.38% 1.3%
2032 1.39% 1.33%
2031 1.4% 1.36%
2030 1.42% 1.39%
2029 1.44% 1.42%
2028 1.45% 1.45%
2027 1.45% 1.48%
2026 1.48% 1.51%
2025 1.66% 1.55%
2024 1.75% 1.55%
2023 1.7% 1.55%
2022 1.5% 1.42%
2021 1.5% 1.39%
2020 1.64% 1.48%
2019 1.77% 1.53%
2018 1.92% 1.68%
2017 2.02% 1.84%
2016 2.06% 1.86%
2015 2.12% 1.85%
2014 2.3% 1.91%
2013 2.33% 1.97%
2012 2.27% 2.01%
2011 2.13% 2.01%
2010 1.94% 2%
2009 1.91% 2.01%
2008 1.88% 2.07%
2007 1.91% 2.13%
2006 1.97% 2.14%
2005 2.04% 2.19%
2004 2.09% 2.25%
2003 2.12% 2.28%
2002 2.13% 2.32%
2001 2.15% 2.32%
2000 2.18% 2.4%
1999 2.26% 2.55%
1998 2.21% 2.59%
1997 2.09% 2.59%
1996 2.1% 2.62%
1995 2.13% 2.68%
1994 2.18% 2.7%
1993 2.33% 2.7%
1992 2.42% 2.69%
1991 2.8% 2.75%
1990 2.97% 2.84%
1989 2.76% 2.85%
1988 2.82% 2.84%
1987 2.81% 2.8%
1986 2.9% 2.82%
1985 3.02% 2.87%
1984 3.06% 2.84%
1983 2.97% 2.48%
1982 2.79% 2.33%
1981 2.72% 2.54%
1980 2.64% 2.56%
1979 2.53% 2.53%
1978 2.48% 2.5%
1977 2.4% 2.22%
1976 2.37% 2.18%
1975 2.39% 2.47%
1974 2.34% 2.56%
1973 2.33% 2.62%
1972 2.33% 2.61%
1971 2.34% 2.62%
1970 2.4% 2.66%
1969 2.46% 2.72%
1968 2.49% 2.8%
1967 2.51% 2.85%
1966 2.54% 2.89%
1965 2.58% 2.93%
1964 2.64% 2.95%
1963 2.66% 2.97%
1962 2.67% 3.01%
1961 2.62% 3.02%

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/guatemala | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Egypt Guatemala
Current population
120697176
19049936
Population rank 13/197 69/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.23%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
1.87 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +771
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 69/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -57,305 -7,959
Net migration rank 177/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -7,959
2024 - 123,884 - -7,725
2023 1,780,230 305,006 289,635 -8,940
2022 1,736,123 13,707 281,675 -8,463
2021 1,566,491 6,161 255,145 -29,908
2020 1,704,988 6,016 281,328 -23,927
2019 1,805,818 7,050 307,389 -57,746
2018 1,908,512 20,788 323,100 -56,487
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 332,838 -42,779
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 338,114 -30,980
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 335,072 -48,179
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 333,551 -40,409
2013 2,156,922 130,305 331,321 -35,698
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 332,365 -32,624
2011 1,951,851 126,170 328,548 -33,238
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 324,802 -36,076
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 323,320 -43,046
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 323,226 -42,624
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 326,298 -40,632
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 325,604 -42,118
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 325,816 -49,636
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 331,699 -47,409
2003 1,614,293 9,854 333,539 -54,701
2002 1,593,474 11,205 334,255 -55,247
2001 1,568,962 556 335,503 -59,536
2000 1,540,084 27,873 332,891 -65,197
1999 1,534,697 22,026 328,890 -47,325
1998 1,519,728 78,858 325,174 -39,104
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 320,087 -43,377
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 315,252 -43,501
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 309,236 -39,917
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 302,708 -33,462
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 295,515 -36,848
1992 1,421,372 74,950 288,411 -32,093
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 283,917 -40,868
1990 1,450,747 406,994 280,318 -27,735
1989 1,461,547 52,648 276,736 -30,860
1988 1,465,620 66,147 271,466 -30,450
1987 1,436,059 58,678 261,746 -31,539
1986 1,410,249 31,299 252,754 -31,631
1985 1,388,718 112,411 246,119 -24,991
1984 1,351,297 122,791 241,892 -25,010
1983 1,318,474 129,242 238,059 -32,877
1982 1,258,574 51,229 199,809 -46,174
1981 1,206,830 4,140 221,044 -45,490
1980 1,181,914 738 218,460 -43,144
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 216,810 -47,278
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 211,301 -48,309
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 203,299 -46,249
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 171,903 -50,745
1975 987,822 -62,368 188,501 -42,329
1974 946,052 -60,174 184,992 -36,089
1973 905,068 -55,702 179,871 -29,641
1972 893,333 -55,282 173,162 -25,807
1971 868,365 -56,503 165,104 -23,513
1970 841,952 -35,064 155,946 -14,755
1969 824,564 -6,703 149,516 -10,937
1968 809,482 -764 146,946 -7,589
1967 788,908 6,286 143,859 -4,715
1966 774,391 10,089 140,494 -3,824
1965 752,682 17,605 135,997 -681
1964 749,608 20,596 132,832 -440
1963 738,788 25,109 129,065 240
1962 720,128 25,696 126,429 713
1961 703,216 23,184 123,753 797
1960 685,403 -2,954 120,728 -186

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 Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

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
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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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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