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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 9,562,065 people in Hungary in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 9,475,525 in Hungary.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 12.7 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Hungary is the 98th.
  • The countries together account for 1.57% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.11% for Hungary.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs -0.29% in Hungary.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Hungary has declined from 10.1M to 9.48M (5.92% decline).

Egypt vs Hungary: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Hungary
2100 203,522,884 7,370,355
2099 203,403,368 7,386,200
2098 203,247,703 7,401,408
2097 203,074,807 7,415,908
2096 202,870,003 7,430,531
2095 202,625,820 7,445,269
2094 202,350,087 7,460,108
2093 202,040,251 7,475,111
2092 201,709,051 7,489,534
2091 201,347,225 7,504,343
2090 200,966,749 7,519,276
2089 200,561,011 7,534,960
2088 200,123,182 7,550,399
2087 199,650,440 7,566,507
2086 199,156,169 7,583,518
2085 198,637,936 7,600,748
2084 198,084,947 7,617,497
2083 197,501,965 7,634,894
2082 196,891,089 7,653,272
2081 196,242,522 7,672,270
2080 195,570,383 7,692,156
2079 194,850,670 7,712,929
2078 194,103,613 7,734,118
2077 193,324,592 7,756,481
2076 192,507,892 7,780,266
2075 191,661,705 7,805,336
2074 190,786,862 7,832,068
2073 189,886,620 7,860,016
2072 188,947,991 7,889,448
2071 187,981,245 7,920,271
2070 186,988,514 7,952,370
2069 185,965,572 7,985,309
2068 184,912,088 8,019,321
2067 183,835,428 8,053,791
2066 182,734,967 8,088,854
2065 181,620,901 8,125,079
2064 180,467,102 8,161,993
2063 179,293,260 8,198,019
2062 178,110,375 8,233,954
2061 176,907,621 8,269,395
2060 175,686,879 8,304,498
2059 174,441,815 8,339,351
2058 173,179,511 8,372,516
2057 171,897,733 8,405,403
2056 170,593,445 8,438,397
2055 169,269,144 8,470,451
2054 167,915,661 8,502,165
2053 166,538,943 8,533,102
2052 165,130,747 8,563,943
2051 163,704,732 8,594,925
2050 162,240,246 8,625,864
2049 160,743,182 8,657,469
2048 159,206,813 8,689,207
2047 157,631,586 8,721,846
2046 156,023,680 8,755,100
2045 154,371,216 8,789,106
2044 152,668,334 8,823,256
2043 150,927,496 8,857,823
2042 149,145,569 8,893,508
2041 147,333,445 8,929,696
2040 145,505,786 8,966,615
2039 143,662,428 9,004,383
2038 141,820,567 9,041,989
2037 139,977,812 9,080,597
2036 138,139,382 9,118,668
2035 136,315,557 9,157,148
2034 134,490,574 9,195,286
2033 132,681,153 9,232,883
2032 130,879,780 9,270,132
2031 129,085,888 9,306,671
2030 127,304,473 9,342,584
2029 125,524,007 9,377,706
2028 123,745,979 9,411,230
2027 121,973,080 9,443,534
2026 120,224,089 9,475,525
2025 118,473,897 9,535,248
2024 116,538,258 9,562,065
2023 114,535,772 9,592,186
2022 112,618,250 9,605,074
2021 110,957,008 9,630,932
2020 109,315,124 9,670,419
2019 107,553,158 9,694,824
2018 105,682,094 9,706,964
2017 103,696,057 9,726,756
2016 101,644,589 9,759,755
2015 99,597,342 9,797,755
2014 97,528,654 9,833,038
2013 95,333,553 9,872,734
2012 93,161,001 9,920,362
2011 91,093,059 9,971,727
2010 89,196,072 10,000,023
2009 87,501,636 10,022,650
2008 85,864,789 10,038,188
2007 84,276,225 10,055,780
2006 82,700,403 10,071,370
2005 81,101,004 10,087,065
2004 79,477,443 10,107,146
2003 77,853,548 10,129,552
2002 76,239,137 10,158,608
2001 74,652,029 10,187,576
2000 73,083,284 10,210,971
1999 71,520,954 10,237,530
1998 69,943,294 10,266,570
1997 68,431,740 10,290,486
1996 67,028,048 10,311,238
1995 65,652,622 10,328,965
1994 64,285,589 10,343,355
1993 62,915,681 10,357,523
1992 61,480,660 10,369,341
1991 60,028,997 10,373,400
1990 58,396,618 10,373,988
1989 56,710,642 10,481,719
1988 55,187,681 10,596,487
1987 53,674,435 10,612,741
1986 52,206,295 10,630,564
1985 50,734,968 10,648,713
1984 49,247,334 10,668,095
1983 47,786,402 10,689,463
1982 46,407,611 10,705,535
1981 45,147,224 10,711,848
1980 43,950,413 10,711,122
1979 42,818,628 10,704,152
1978 41,761,431 10,684,822
1977 40,748,870 10,648,031
1976 39,795,557 10,598,677
1975 38,875,327 10,540,525
1974 37,969,667 10,478,720
1973 37,102,043 10,432,055
1972 36,258,328 10,398,489
1971 35,433,368 10,367,537
1970 34,623,990 10,337,910
1969 33,811,615 10,298,723
1968 32,998,319 10,255,815
1967 32,196,360 10,216,604
1966 31,406,541 10,178,653
1965 30,629,174 10,147,935
1964 29,858,922 10,119,835
1963 29,091,869 10,087,947
1962 28,337,013 10,060,825
1961 27,600,898 10,027,958
1960 26,896,479 9,983,512

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 Hungary lost 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Hungary's population decreased by 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Hungary was ranked 81st in 2006 and ranked 98th 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 Hungary will decrease by 8.97% to 8,625,864 people and rank change from 98th to 111th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Hungary
2100 0.06% -0.21%
2099 0.08% -0.21%
2098 0.09% -0.2%
2097 0.1% -0.2%
2096 0.12% -0.2%
2095 0.14% -0.2%
2094 0.15% -0.2%
2093 0.16% -0.19%
2092 0.18% -0.2%
2091 0.19% -0.2%
2090 0.2% -0.21%
2089 0.22% -0.2%
2088 0.24% -0.21%
2087 0.25% -0.22%
2086 0.26% -0.23%
2085 0.28% -0.22%
2084 0.3% -0.23%
2083 0.31% -0.24%
2082 0.33% -0.25%
2081 0.34% -0.26%
2080 0.37% -0.27%
2079 0.38% -0.27%
2078 0.4% -0.29%
2077 0.42% -0.31%
2076 0.44% -0.32%
2075 0.46% -0.34%
2074 0.47% -0.36%
2073 0.5% -0.37%
2072 0.51% -0.39%
2071 0.53% -0.4%
2070 0.55% -0.41%
2069 0.57% -0.42%
2068 0.59% -0.43%
2067 0.6% -0.43%
2066 0.61% -0.45%
2065 0.64% -0.45%
2064 0.65% -0.44%
2063 0.66% -0.44%
2062 0.68% -0.43%
2061 0.69% -0.42%
2060 0.71% -0.42%
2059 0.73% -0.4%
2058 0.75% -0.39%
2057 0.76% -0.39%
2056 0.78% -0.38%
2055 0.81% -0.37%
2054 0.83% -0.36%
2053 0.85% -0.36%
2052 0.87% -0.36%
2051 0.9% -0.36%
2050 0.93% -0.37%
2049 0.97% -0.37%
2048 1% -0.37%
2047 1.03% -0.38%
2046 1.07% -0.39%
2045 1.12% -0.39%
2044 1.15% -0.39%
2043 1.19% -0.4%
2042 1.23% -0.41%
2041 1.26% -0.41%
2040 1.28% -0.42%
2039 1.3% -0.42%
2038 1.32% -0.43%
2037 1.33% -0.42%
2036 1.34% -0.42%
2035 1.36% -0.41%
2034 1.36% -0.41%
2033 1.38% -0.4%
2032 1.39% -0.39%
2031 1.4% -0.38%
2030 1.42% -0.37%
2029 1.44% -0.36%
2028 1.45% -0.34%
2027 1.45% -0.34%
2026 1.48% -0.63%
2025 1.66% -0.28%
2024 1.75% -0.31%
2023 1.7% -0.13%
2022 1.5% -0.27%
2021 1.5% -0.41%
2020 1.64% -0.25%
2019 1.77% -0.13%
2018 1.92% -0.2%
2017 2.02% -0.34%
2016 2.06% -0.39%
2015 2.12% -0.36%
2014 2.3% -0.4%
2013 2.33% -0.48%
2012 2.27% -0.52%
2011 2.13% -0.28%
2010 1.94% -0.23%
2009 1.91% -0.15%
2008 1.88% -0.17%
2007 1.91% -0.15%
2006 1.97% -0.16%
2005 2.04% -0.2%
2004 2.09% -0.22%
2003 2.12% -0.29%
2002 2.13% -0.28%
2001 2.15% -0.23%
2000 2.18% -0.26%
1999 2.26% -0.28%
1998 2.21% -0.23%
1997 2.09% -0.2%
1996 2.1% -0.17%
1995 2.13% -0.14%
1994 2.18% -0.14%
1993 2.33% -0.11%
1992 2.42% -0.04%
1991 2.8% -0.006%
1990 2.97% -1.03%
1989 2.76% -1.08%
1988 2.82% -0.15%
1987 2.81% -0.17%
1986 2.9% -0.17%
1985 3.02% -0.18%
1984 3.06% -0.2%
1983 2.97% -0.15%
1982 2.79% -0.06%
1981 2.72% 0.007%
1980 2.64% 0.07%
1979 2.53% 0.18%
1978 2.48% 0.35%
1977 2.4% 0.47%
1976 2.37% 0.55%
1975 2.39% 0.59%
1974 2.34% 0.45%
1973 2.33% 0.32%
1972 2.33% 0.3%
1971 2.34% 0.29%
1970 2.4% 0.38%
1969 2.46% 0.42%
1968 2.49% 0.38%
1967 2.51% 0.37%
1966 2.54% 0.3%
1965 2.58% 0.28%
1964 2.64% 0.32%
1963 2.66% 0.27%
1962 2.67% 0.33%
1961 2.62% 0.45%

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 Hungary's population declined by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Egypt Hungary
Current population
120697176
9475525
Population rank 13/197 98/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.11%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
17.4 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
6.02 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
4.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 -83
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 -30,121
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -0.31%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 179/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
32.3 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -16,331
Net migration rank 177/196 149/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 689,565
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 71/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 7.1%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 79/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Hungary
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Hungary
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -16,331
2024 - 123,884 - 16,223
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -41,247 49,213
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -47,065 41,871
2021 1,566,491 6,161 -61,638 20,372
2020 1,704,988 6,016 -47,385 9,147
2019 1,805,818 7,050 -36,840 34,339
2018 1,908,512 20,788 -37,858 34,190
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 -37,934 20,200
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 -31,231 68
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 -39,191 13,856
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 -32,449 11,581
2013 2,156,922 130,305 -36,529 5,635
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 -38,689 15,286
2011 1,951,851 126,170 -40,884 1,859
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 -40,000 10,592
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 -34,077 17,281
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 -31,118 16,166
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 -35,195 13,697
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 -32,228 19,890
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 -38,331 16,925
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 -37,396 16,637
2003 1,614,293 9,854 -41,531 13,879
2002 1,593,474 11,205 -36,571 2,822
2001 1,568,962 556 -35,657 10,386
2000 1,540,084 27,873 -37,780 13,414
1999 1,534,697 22,026 -49,140 12,819
1998 1,519,728 78,858 -43,120 13,568
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 -38,075 14,186
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 -38,152 14,605
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 -34,086 14,927
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 -31,030 15,159
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 -33,144 15,540
1992 1,421,372 74,950 -26,960 16,238
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 -17,635 16,873
1990 1,450,747 406,994 -19,710 16,991
1989 1,461,547 52,648 -20,963 -16,991
1988 1,465,620 66,147 -15,895 -16,052
1987 1,436,059 58,678 -15,919 -16,175
1986 1,410,249 31,299 -18,072 -16,339
1985 1,388,718 112,411 -18,103 -15,890
1984 1,351,297 122,791 -21,336 -16,216
1983 1,318,474 129,242 -21,379 -16,047
1982 1,258,574 51,229 -10,705 -16,531
1981 1,206,830 4,140 -2,142 -16,869
1980 1,181,914 738 3,213 -17,795
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 23,549 3,629
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 27,780 290
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 45,787 -54
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 52,993 -472
1975 987,822 -62,368 63,243 -335
1974 946,052 -60,174 60,777 132
1973 905,068 -55,702 33,382 -1,512
1972 893,333 -55,282 34,315 -8
1971 868,365 -56,503 26,956 -15
1970 841,952 -35,064 32,048 -96
1969 824,564 -6,703 38,105 -333
1968 809,482 -764 39,997 -324
1967 788,908 6,286 39,845 -414
1966 774,391 10,089 36,643 -726
1965 752,682 17,605 24,355 -537
1964 749,608 20,596 31,371 -739
1963 738,788 25,109 32,282 -822
1962 720,128 25,696 21,128 -1,738
1961 703,216 23,184 44,123 -1,177
1960 685,403 -2,954 44,926 -1,108

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 Hungary 63.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 412,838 people) and 36.3% is from migration (a gain of 234,837 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 689,565 people or 7.1% in Hungary.

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
Hungary
City Population
Budapest 1.69M
Debrecen 202K
Szeged 157K
Miskolc 141K
Pecs 139K
Gyor 129K
Nyiregyhaza 115K
Kecskemet 109K
Szekesfehervar 95.2K
Szombathely 76.9K

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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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