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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 12.3 times bigger than Egypt's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 19.3% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

Egypt vs India: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt India
2100 203,522,884 1,515,897,176
2099 203,403,368 1,523,583,618
2098 203,247,703 1,531,281,096
2097 203,074,807 1,538,914,978
2096 202,870,003 1,546,515,506
2095 202,625,820 1,554,100,337
2094 202,350,087 1,561,632,624
2093 202,040,251 1,569,112,481
2092 201,709,051 1,576,470,228
2091 201,347,225 1,583,793,450
2090 200,966,749 1,591,038,578
2089 200,561,011 1,598,165,996
2088 200,123,182 1,605,169,643
2087 199,650,440 1,612,023,916
2086 199,156,169 1,618,795,931
2085 198,637,936 1,625,424,591
2084 198,084,947 1,631,854,605
2083 197,501,965 1,638,132,423
2082 196,891,089 1,644,206,476
2081 196,242,522 1,650,106,942
2080 195,570,383 1,655,799,569
2079 194,850,670 1,661,261,962
2078 194,103,613 1,666,477,951
2077 193,324,592 1,671,444,317
2076 192,507,892 1,676,151,275
2075 191,661,705 1,680,606,119
2074 190,786,862 1,684,743,082
2073 189,886,620 1,688,579,113
2072 188,947,991 1,692,138,648
2071 187,981,245 1,695,351,098
2070 186,988,514 1,698,255,829
2069 185,965,572 1,700,813,392
2068 184,912,088 1,703,025,450
2067 183,835,428 1,704,872,725
2066 182,734,967 1,706,347,017
2065 181,620,901 1,707,540,131
2064 180,467,102 1,708,362,011
2063 179,293,260 1,708,845,280
2062 178,110,375 1,709,011,618
2061 176,907,621 1,708,866,368
2060 175,686,879 1,708,344,645
2059 174,441,815 1,707,488,768
2058 173,179,511 1,706,314,224
2057 171,897,733 1,704,805,210
2056 170,593,445 1,703,013,988
2055 169,269,144 1,700,890,479
2054 167,915,661 1,698,473,703
2053 166,538,943 1,695,661,388
2052 165,130,747 1,692,531,993
2051 163,704,732 1,689,057,795
2050 162,240,246 1,685,236,057
2049 160,743,182 1,681,083,344
2048 159,206,813 1,676,576,931
2047 157,631,586 1,671,678,054
2046 156,023,680 1,666,371,707
2045 154,371,216 1,660,667,112
2044 152,668,334 1,654,556,840
2043 150,927,496 1,648,067,988
2042 149,145,569 1,641,136,901
2041 147,333,445 1,633,771,970
2040 145,505,786 1,625,990,392
2039 143,662,428 1,617,818,911
2038 141,820,567 1,609,238,166
2037 139,977,812 1,600,212,760
2036 138,139,382 1,590,731,970
2035 136,315,557 1,580,864,963
2034 134,490,574 1,570,629,033
2033 132,681,153 1,560,043,145
2032 130,879,780 1,549,098,676
2031 129,085,888 1,537,810,507
2030 127,304,473 1,526,192,552
2029 125,524,007 1,514,274,850
2028 123,745,979 1,502,102,657
2027 121,973,080 1,489,628,314
2026 120,224,089 1,476,911,618
2025 118,473,897 1,463,993,377
2024 116,538,258 1,450,935,791
2023 114,535,772 1,438,069,596
2022 112,618,250 1,425,423,212
2021 110,957,008 1,414,203,896
2020 109,315,124 1,402,617,695
2019 107,553,158 1,389,030,312
2018 105,682,094 1,374,659,064
2017 103,696,057 1,359,657,400
2016 101,644,589 1,343,944,296
2015 99,597,342 1,328,024,498
2014 97,528,654 1,312,277,191
2013 95,333,553 1,295,829,511
2012 93,161,001 1,278,674,502
2011 91,093,059 1,261,224,954
2010 89,196,072 1,243,481,564
2009 87,501,636 1,225,524,753
2008 85,864,789 1,207,930,964
2007 84,276,225 1,190,676,021
2006 82,700,403 1,172,878,890
2005 81,101,004 1,154,676,322
2004 79,477,443 1,135,991,513
2003 77,853,548 1,116,803,006
2002 76,239,137 1,097,600,380
2001 74,652,029 1,077,898,575
2000 73,083,284 1,057,922,733
1999 71,520,954 1,038,225,823
1998 69,943,294 1,018,665,080
1997 68,431,740 999,133,762
1996 67,028,048 979,678,458
1995 65,652,622 960,301,044
1994 64,285,589 941,163,767
1993 62,915,681 922,118,387
1992 61,480,660 902,957,070
1991 60,028,997 883,927,600
1990 58,396,618 864,972,221
1989 56,710,642 846,039,529
1988 55,187,681 827,342,990
1987 53,674,435 808,931,270
1986 52,206,295 790,689,978
1985 50,734,968 772,647,793
1984 49,247,334 754,875,449
1983 47,786,402 737,372,681
1982 46,407,611 720,313,473
1981 45,147,224 703,696,250
1980 43,950,413 687,354,025
1979 42,818,628 671,155,747
1978 41,761,431 655,728,229
1977 40,748,870 640,801,103
1976 39,795,557 625,861,883
1975 38,875,327 611,309,535
1974 37,969,667 597,041,391
1973 37,102,043 583,465,598
1972 36,258,328 570,482,142
1971 35,433,368 558,096,387
1970 34,623,990 545,864,268
1969 33,811,615 533,880,544
1968 32,998,319 522,716,889
1967 32,196,360 511,606,372
1966 31,406,541 500,740,247
1965 30,629,174 490,140,146
1964 29,858,922 479,229,598
1963 29,091,869 468,138,575
1962 28,337,013 457,283,090
1961 27,600,898 446,564,729
1960 26,896,479 435,990,338

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/india | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt India
2100 0.06% -0.5%
2099 0.08% -0.5%
2098 0.09% -0.5%
2097 0.1% -0.49%
2096 0.12% -0.49%
2095 0.14% -0.48%
2094 0.15% -0.48%
2093 0.16% -0.47%
2092 0.18% -0.46%
2091 0.19% -0.46%
2090 0.2% -0.45%
2089 0.22% -0.44%
2088 0.24% -0.43%
2087 0.25% -0.42%
2086 0.26% -0.41%
2085 0.28% -0.39%
2084 0.3% -0.38%
2083 0.31% -0.37%
2082 0.33% -0.36%
2081 0.34% -0.34%
2080 0.37% -0.33%
2079 0.38% -0.31%
2078 0.4% -0.3%
2077 0.42% -0.28%
2076 0.44% -0.27%
2075 0.46% -0.25%
2074 0.47% -0.23%
2073 0.5% -0.21%
2072 0.51% -0.19%
2071 0.53% -0.17%
2070 0.55% -0.15%
2069 0.57% -0.13%
2068 0.59% -0.11%
2067 0.6% -0.09%
2066 0.61% -0.07%
2065 0.64% -0.05%
2064 0.65% -0.03%
2063 0.66% -0.01%
2062 0.68% 0.008%
2061 0.69% 0.03%
2060 0.71% 0.05%
2059 0.73% 0.07%
2058 0.75% 0.09%
2057 0.76% 0.11%
2056 0.78% 0.12%
2055 0.81% 0.14%
2054 0.83% 0.17%
2053 0.85% 0.18%
2052 0.87% 0.21%
2051 0.9% 0.23%
2050 0.93% 0.25%
2049 0.97% 0.27%
2048 1% 0.29%
2047 1.03% 0.32%
2046 1.07% 0.34%
2045 1.12% 0.37%
2044 1.15% 0.39%
2043 1.19% 0.42%
2042 1.23% 0.45%
2041 1.26% 0.48%
2040 1.28% 0.51%
2039 1.3% 0.53%
2038 1.32% 0.56%
2037 1.33% 0.6%
2036 1.34% 0.62%
2035 1.36% 0.65%
2034 1.36% 0.68%
2033 1.38% 0.71%
2032 1.39% 0.73%
2031 1.4% 0.76%
2030 1.42% 0.79%
2029 1.44% 0.81%
2028 1.45% 0.84%
2027 1.45% 0.86%
2026 1.48% 0.88%
2025 1.66% 0.9%
2024 1.75% 0.89%
2023 1.7% 0.89%
2022 1.5% 0.79%
2021 1.5% 0.83%
2020 1.64% 0.98%
2019 1.77% 1.05%
2018 1.92% 1.1%
2017 2.02% 1.17%
2016 2.06% 1.2%
2015 2.12% 1.2%
2014 2.3% 1.27%
2013 2.33% 1.34%
2012 2.27% 1.38%
2011 2.13% 1.43%
2010 1.94% 1.47%
2009 1.91% 1.46%
2008 1.88% 1.45%
2007 1.91% 1.52%
2006 1.97% 1.58%
2005 2.04% 1.64%
2004 2.09% 1.72%
2003 2.12% 1.75%
2002 2.13% 1.83%
2001 2.15% 1.89%
2000 2.18% 1.9%
1999 2.26% 1.92%
1998 2.21% 1.95%
1997 2.09% 1.99%
1996 2.1% 2.02%
1995 2.13% 2.03%
1994 2.18% 2.07%
1993 2.33% 2.12%
1992 2.42% 2.15%
1991 2.8% 2.19%
1990 2.97% 2.24%
1989 2.76% 2.26%
1988 2.82% 2.28%
1987 2.81% 2.31%
1986 2.9% 2.34%
1985 3.02% 2.35%
1984 3.06% 2.37%
1983 2.97% 2.37%
1982 2.79% 2.36%
1981 2.72% 2.38%
1980 2.64% 2.41%
1979 2.53% 2.35%
1978 2.48% 2.33%
1977 2.4% 2.39%
1976 2.37% 2.38%
1975 2.39% 2.39%
1974 2.34% 2.33%
1973 2.33% 2.28%
1972 2.33% 2.22%
1971 2.34% 2.24%
1970 2.4% 2.24%
1969 2.46% 2.14%
1968 2.49% 2.17%
1967 2.51% 2.17%
1966 2.54% 2.16%
1965 2.58% 2.28%
1964 2.64% 2.37%
1963 2.66% 2.37%
1962 2.67% 2.4%
1961 2.62% 2.43%

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 India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Egypt India
Current population
120697176
1480351380
Population rank 13/197 1/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 17.9%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
2.45 seconds
One birth every
13.1 seconds
1.36 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 107/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -495,753
Net migration rank 177/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -495,753
2024 - 123,884 - -630,830
2023 1,780,230 305,006 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 1,736,123 13,707 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 1,566,491 6,161 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 1,704,988 6,016 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 1,805,818 7,050 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 1,908,512 20,788 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 16,202,593 81,248
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 2,156,922 130,305 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 1,951,851 126,170 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 1,614,293 9,854 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 1,593,474 11,205 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 1,568,962 556 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 1,540,084 27,873 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 1,534,697 22,026 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 1,519,728 78,858 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 19,494,098 880
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 19,152,399 2,364
1992 1,421,372 74,950 19,132,757 35,155
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 1,450,747 406,994 18,893,588 125,514
1989 1,461,547 52,648 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 1,465,620 66,147 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 1,436,059 58,678 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 1,410,249 31,299 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 1,388,718 112,411 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 1,351,297 122,791 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 1,318,474 129,242 17,219,127 119,694
1982 1,258,574 51,229 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 1,206,830 4,140 16,422,159 33,243
1980 1,181,914 738 16,018,786 210,914
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 15,392,957 774,094
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 14,575,662 590,626
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 14,435,504 275,984
1975 987,822 -62,368 13,958,642 434,205
1974 946,052 -60,174 13,795,836 347,869
1973 905,068 -55,702 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 893,333 -55,282 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 868,365 -56,503 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 841,952 -35,064 12,417,866 233,782
1969 824,564 -6,703 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 809,482 -764 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 788,908 6,286 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 774,391 10,089 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 752,682 17,605 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 749,608 20,596 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 738,788 25,109 11,016,705 21,640
1962 720,128 25,696 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 703,216 23,184 10,468,816 295,177
1960 685,403 -2,954 10,237,489 146,955

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 India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

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
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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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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