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

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The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 118,365,995 in 2025 vs 285,721,236 people in Indonesia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 121,012,163 people compared to 289,027,659 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 2.39 times bigger than Egypt's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 4.93% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs +0.9% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (46.3% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.5% growth).

Egypt vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Indonesia
2100 203,337,521 297,217,412
2099 203,218,114 298,340,219
2098 203,062,591 299,449,882
2097 202,889,853 300,549,857
2096 202,685,235 301,634,112
2095 202,441,274 302,698,798
2094 202,165,793 303,751,488
2093 201,856,239 304,790,169
2092 201,525,341 305,809,796
2091 201,163,844 306,805,664
2090 200,783,715 307,780,044
2089 200,378,346 308,727,665
2088 199,940,915 309,652,467
2087 199,468,604 310,557,120
2086 198,974,783 311,434,804
2085 198,457,022 312,284,488
2084 197,904,537 313,107,329
2083 197,322,086 313,904,231
2082 196,711,766 314,670,881
2081 196,063,790 315,404,888
2080 195,392,263 316,109,402
2079 194,673,206 316,790,074
2078 193,926,829 317,438,140
2077 193,148,518 318,056,534
2076 192,332,562 318,635,038
2075 191,487,145 319,190,402
2074 190,613,099 319,709,426
2073 189,713,677 320,201,444
2072 188,775,903 320,659,562
2071 187,810,038 321,086,184
2070 186,818,210 321,485,042
2069 185,796,200 321,858,064
2068 184,743,675 322,201,979
2067 183,667,996 322,516,545
2066 182,568,538 322,798,892
2065 181,455,486 323,048,550
2064 180,302,738 323,268,759
2063 179,129,965 323,456,004
2062 177,948,157 323,612,644
2061 176,746,499 323,734,699
2060 175,526,868 323,814,746
2059 174,282,938 323,854,683
2058 173,021,784 323,844,015
2057 171,741,174 323,786,943
2056 170,438,073 323,671,172
2055 169,114,979 323,502,155
2054 167,762,729 323,274,189
2053 166,387,264 322,982,358
2052 164,980,351 322,627,695
2051 163,555,634 322,202,850
2050 162,092,482 321,699,802
2049 160,596,782 321,119,283
2048 159,061,812 320,457,830
2047 157,488,020 319,728,668
2046 155,881,578 318,921,027
2045 154,230,619 318,028,206
2044 152,529,288 317,051,440
2043 150,790,036 315,992,168
2042 149,009,732 314,856,940
2041 147,199,258 313,643,892
2040 145,373,264 312,358,800
2039 143,531,585 311,001,176
2038 141,691,401 309,578,763
2037 139,850,324 308,089,917
2036 138,013,568 306,544,452
2035 136,191,405 304,940,852
2034 134,368,084 303,275,782
2033 132,560,311 301,552,643
2032 130,760,579 299,781,696
2031 128,968,320 297,956,985
2030 127,188,528 296,081,262
2029 125,409,684 294,145,245
2028 123,633,275 292,143,454
2027 121,861,990 290,069,053
2026 120,114,593 287,927,760
2025 118,365,995 285,721,236
2024 116,538,258 283,487,931
2023 114,535,772 281,190,067
2022 112,618,250 278,830,529
2021 110,957,008 276,758,053
2020 109,315,124 274,814,866
2019 107,553,158 272,489,381
2018 105,682,094 269,951,846
2017 103,696,057 267,346,658
2016 101,644,589 264,627,418
2015 99,597,342 261,799,249
2014 97,528,654 258,877,399
2013 95,333,553 255,852,467
2012 93,161,001 252,698,525
2011 91,093,059 249,470,032
2010 89,196,072 246,305,322
2009 87,501,636 243,220,028
2008 85,864,789 240,157,903
2007 84,276,225 237,062,337
2006 82,700,403 233,951,652
2005 81,101,004 230,871,650
2004 79,477,443 227,926,649
2003 77,853,548 225,048,008
2002 76,239,137 222,088,495
2001 74,652,029 219,097,902
2000 73,083,284 216,077,790
1999 71,520,954 213,004,668
1998 69,943,294 209,826,788
1997 68,431,740 206,536,095
1996 67,028,048 203,204,348
1995 65,652,622 199,888,057
1994 64,285,589 196,591,828
1993 62,915,681 193,305,168
1992 61,480,660 190,043,744
1991 60,028,997 186,778,238
1990 58,396,618 183,501,098
1989 56,710,642 180,201,630
1988 55,187,681 176,855,065
1987 53,674,435 173,511,154
1986 52,206,295 170,175,065
1985 50,734,968 166,776,185
1984 49,247,334 163,251,124
1983 47,786,402 159,651,381
1982 46,407,611 156,052,152
1981 45,147,224 152,485,035
1980 43,950,413 148,950,540
1979 42,818,628 145,434,834
1978 41,761,431 141,953,163
1977 40,748,870 138,533,541
1976 39,795,557 135,173,655
1975 38,875,327 131,843,848
1974 37,969,667 128,555,045
1973 37,102,043 125,288,515
1972 36,258,328 122,039,841
1971 35,433,368 118,833,702
1970 34,623,990 115,657,495
1969 33,811,615 112,517,639
1968 32,998,319 109,450,006
1967 32,196,360 106,526,393
1966 31,406,541 103,792,754
1965 30,629,174 101,365,130
1964 29,858,922 98,833,749
1963 29,091,869 96,051,424
1962 28,337,013 93,375,850
1961 27,600,898 90,791,249
1960 26,896,479 88,296,070

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Egypt's population will grow by 33.9% to 162,092,482 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 203M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Indonesia
2100 0.06% -0.38%
2099 0.08% -0.37%
2098 0.09% -0.37%
2097 0.1% -0.36%
2096 0.12% -0.35%
2095 0.14% -0.35%
2094 0.15% -0.34%
2093 0.16% -0.33%
2092 0.18% -0.32%
2091 0.19% -0.32%
2090 0.2% -0.31%
2089 0.22% -0.3%
2088 0.24% -0.29%
2087 0.25% -0.28%
2086 0.26% -0.27%
2085 0.28% -0.26%
2084 0.3% -0.25%
2083 0.31% -0.24%
2082 0.33% -0.23%
2081 0.34% -0.22%
2080 0.37% -0.21%
2079 0.38% -0.2%
2078 0.4% -0.19%
2077 0.42% -0.18%
2076 0.44% -0.17%
2075 0.46% -0.16%
2074 0.47% -0.15%
2073 0.5% -0.14%
2072 0.51% -0.13%
2071 0.53% -0.12%
2070 0.55% -0.12%
2069 0.57% -0.11%
2068 0.59% -0.1%
2067 0.6% -0.09%
2066 0.61% -0.08%
2065 0.64% -0.07%
2064 0.65% -0.06%
2063 0.66% -0.05%
2062 0.68% -0.04%
2061 0.69% -0.02%
2060 0.71% -0.01%
2059 0.73% 0.003%
2058 0.75% 0.02%
2057 0.76% 0.04%
2056 0.78% 0.05%
2055 0.81% 0.07%
2054 0.83% 0.09%
2053 0.85% 0.11%
2052 0.87% 0.13%
2051 0.9% 0.16%
2050 0.93% 0.18%
2049 0.97% 0.21%
2048 1% 0.23%
2047 1.03% 0.25%
2046 1.07% 0.28%
2045 1.12% 0.31%
2044 1.15% 0.34%
2043 1.19% 0.36%
2042 1.23% 0.39%
2041 1.26% 0.41%
2040 1.28% 0.44%
2039 1.3% 0.46%
2038 1.32% 0.48%
2037 1.33% 0.5%
2036 1.34% 0.53%
2035 1.36% 0.55%
2034 1.36% 0.57%
2033 1.38% 0.59%
2032 1.39% 0.61%
2031 1.4% 0.63%
2030 1.42% 0.66%
2029 1.44% 0.69%
2028 1.45% 0.72%
2027 1.45% 0.74%
2026 1.48% 0.77%
2025 1.57% 0.79%
2024 1.75% 0.82%
2023 1.7% 0.85%
2022 1.5% 0.75%
2021 1.5% 0.71%
2020 1.64% 0.85%
2019 1.77% 0.94%
2018 1.92% 0.97%
2017 2.02% 1.03%
2016 2.06% 1.08%
2015 2.12% 1.13%
2014 2.3% 1.18%
2013 2.33% 1.25%
2012 2.27% 1.29%
2011 2.13% 1.28%
2010 1.94% 1.27%
2009 1.91% 1.28%
2008 1.88% 1.31%
2007 1.91% 1.33%
2006 1.97% 1.33%
2005 2.04% 1.29%
2004 2.09% 1.28%
2003 2.12% 1.33%
2002 2.13% 1.36%
2001 2.15% 1.4%
2000 2.18% 1.44%
1999 2.26% 1.51%
1998 2.21% 1.59%
1997 2.09% 1.64%
1996 2.1% 1.66%
1995 2.13% 1.68%
1994 2.18% 1.7%
1993 2.33% 1.72%
1992 2.42% 1.75%
1991 2.8% 1.79%
1990 2.97% 1.83%
1989 2.76% 1.89%
1988 2.82% 1.93%
1987 2.81% 1.96%
1986 2.9% 2.04%
1985 3.02% 2.16%
1984 3.06% 2.25%
1983 2.97% 2.31%
1982 2.79% 2.34%
1981 2.72% 2.37%
1980 2.64% 2.42%
1979 2.53% 2.45%
1978 2.48% 2.47%
1977 2.4% 2.49%
1976 2.37% 2.53%
1975 2.39% 2.56%
1974 2.34% 2.61%
1973 2.33% 2.66%
1972 2.33% 2.7%
1971 2.34% 2.75%
1970 2.4% 2.79%
1969 2.46% 2.8%
1968 2.49% 2.74%
1967 2.51% 2.63%
1966 2.54% 2.39%
1965 2.58% 2.56%
1964 2.64% 2.9%
1963 2.66% 2.87%
1962 2.67% 2.85%
1961 2.62% 2.83%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Egypt grew by 1.57%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.79%.

Live population counters

Egypt Indonesia
Current population
121012163
289027659
Population rank 13/197 4/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 3.48%
One net population change
17.3 seconds
14.2 seconds
One birth every
12.9 seconds
7.06 seconds
One death every
49.1 seconds
14.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,007 +6,119
Annual growth/decline +1,827,737 +2,233,305
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +0.79%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 112/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -39,509
Net migration rank 177/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -39,509
2024 1,795,738 123,884 2,307,025 -38,469
2023 1,780,230 305,006 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 1,736,123 13,707 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 1,566,491 6,161 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 1,704,988 6,016 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 1,805,818 7,050 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 1,908,512 20,788 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 2,156,922 130,305 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 1,951,851 126,170 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 1,614,293 9,854 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 1,593,474 11,205 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 1,568,962 556 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 1,540,084 27,873 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 1,534,697 22,026 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 1,519,728 78,858 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 1,421,372 74,950 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 3,288,791 3,096
1990 1,450,747 406,994 3,250,906 11,539
1989 1,461,547 52,648 3,316,792 19,905
1988 1,465,620 66,147 3,331,242 25,383
1987 1,436,059 58,678 3,304,520 26,705
1986 1,410,249 31,299 3,309,905 30,988
1985 1,388,718 112,411 3,419,412 37,451
1984 1,351,297 122,791 3,549,570 43,693
1983 1,318,474 129,242 3,558,949 47,375
1982 1,258,574 51,229 3,545,504 46,792
1981 1,206,830 4,140 3,497,244 44,710
1980 1,181,914 738 3,484,846 42,254
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 3,460,621 43,900
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 3,412,980 45,911
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 3,334,779 45,610
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 3,291,479 48,010
1975 987,822 -62,368 3,263,794 56,386
1974 946,052 -60,174 3,196,136 61,188
1973 905,068 -55,702 3,210,643 64,991
1972 893,333 -55,282 3,149,726 72,007
1971 868,365 -56,503 3,111,304 79,264
1970 841,952 -35,064 3,080,421 81,368
1969 824,564 -6,703 3,034,825 82,955
1968 809,482 -764 2,961,608 55,731
1967 788,908 6,286 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 774,391 10,089 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 752,682 17,605 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 749,608 20,596 2,700,138 144,819
1963 738,788 25,109 2,609,526 110,166
1962 720,128 25,696 2,525,163 106,264
1961 703,216 23,184 2,434,113 103,628
1960 685,403 -2,954 2,350,971 101,631

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in Egypt is from natural causes (a gain of 18,780,050 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a gain of 137,710 people). In Indonesia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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