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

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The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 118,365,995 in 2025 vs 47,020,774 people in Iraq in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 121,012,163 people compared to 48,531,417 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 2.49 times bigger than Iraq's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 2.04% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs +2.32% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (46.3% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.5M (69.6% growth).

Egypt vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Iraq
2100 203,337,521 101,633,126
2099 203,218,114 101,421,797
2098 203,062,591 101,213,066
2097 202,889,853 100,981,364
2096 202,685,235 100,724,968
2095 202,441,274 100,465,117
2094 202,165,793 100,194,566
2093 201,856,239 99,876,697
2092 201,525,341 99,532,563
2091 201,163,844 99,204,350
2090 200,783,715 98,887,474
2089 200,378,346 98,513,541
2088 199,940,915 98,144,553
2087 199,468,604 97,768,049
2086 198,974,783 97,325,536
2085 198,457,022 96,873,514
2084 197,904,537 96,449,107
2083 197,322,086 95,991,669
2082 196,711,766 95,510,163
2081 196,063,790 95,009,824
2080 195,392,263 94,507,711
2079 194,673,206 93,960,720
2078 193,926,829 93,417,874
2077 193,148,518 92,904,470
2076 192,332,562 92,360,076
2075 191,487,145 91,825,735
2074 190,613,099 91,229,744
2073 189,713,677 90,571,495
2072 188,775,903 89,918,845
2071 187,810,038 89,266,016
2070 186,818,210 88,596,956
2069 185,796,200 87,909,934
2068 184,743,675 87,220,950
2067 183,667,996 86,514,449
2066 182,568,538 85,734,979
2065 181,455,486 84,972,344
2064 180,302,738 84,191,791
2063 179,129,965 83,388,388
2062 177,948,157 82,605,010
2061 176,746,499 81,801,066
2060 175,526,868 80,951,432
2059 174,282,938 80,142,288
2058 173,021,784 79,319,959
2057 171,741,174 78,477,750
2056 170,438,073 77,609,609
2055 169,114,979 76,740,326
2054 167,762,729 75,857,522
2053 166,387,264 74,953,340
2052 164,980,351 74,072,968
2051 163,555,634 73,150,617
2050 162,092,482 72,236,317
2049 160,596,782 71,272,496
2048 159,061,812 70,317,228
2047 157,488,020 69,348,186
2046 155,881,578 68,401,022
2045 154,230,619 67,436,306
2044 152,529,288 66,447,658
2043 150,790,036 65,453,908
2042 149,009,732 64,434,168
2041 147,199,258 63,409,041
2040 145,373,264 62,360,444
2039 143,531,585 61,289,676
2038 141,691,401 60,253,388
2037 139,850,324 59,221,968
2036 138,013,568 58,156,294
2035 136,191,405 57,128,298
2034 134,368,084 56,087,988
2033 132,560,311 55,051,428
2032 130,760,579 54,002,572
2031 128,968,320 52,991,720
2030 127,188,528 51,987,045
2029 125,409,684 50,982,830
2028 123,633,275 50,001,395
2027 121,861,990 49,015,079
2026 120,114,593 48,020,585
2025 118,365,995 47,020,774
2024 116,538,258 46,042,015
2023 114,535,772 45,074,049
2022 112,618,250 44,070,551
2021 110,957,008 43,071,211
2020 109,315,124 42,116,605
2019 107,553,158 41,192,171
2018 105,682,094 40,265,624
2017 103,696,057 39,337,353
2016 101,644,589 38,469,627
2015 99,597,342 37,560,535
2014 97,528,654 36,550,059
2013 95,333,553 35,281,989
2012 93,161,001 33,654,842
2011 91,093,059 32,161,424
2010 89,196,072 31,045,366
2009 87,501,636 30,058,206
2008 85,864,789 28,971,036
2007 84,276,225 28,391,607
2006 82,700,403 28,616,515
2005 81,101,004 28,407,448
2004 79,477,443 27,577,878
2003 77,853,548 26,802,659
2002 76,239,137 26,006,559
2001 74,652,029 25,197,840
2000 73,083,284 24,424,056
1999 71,520,954 23,636,527
1998 69,943,294 22,884,399
1997 68,431,740 22,176,593
1996 67,028,048 21,501,321
1995 65,652,622 20,825,860
1994 64,285,589 20,139,807
1993 62,915,681 19,201,195
1992 61,480,660 18,300,845
1991 60,028,997 17,767,253
1990 58,396,618 17,581,206
1989 56,710,642 17,364,542
1988 55,187,681 16,908,819
1987 53,674,435 16,521,049
1986 52,206,295 16,074,145
1985 50,734,968 15,683,430
1984 49,247,334 15,310,733
1983 47,786,402 14,840,555
1982 46,407,611 14,406,083
1981 45,147,224 14,006,381
1980 43,950,413 13,591,992
1979 42,818,628 13,170,365
1978 41,761,431 12,753,355
1977 40,748,870 12,331,046
1976 39,795,557 11,927,651
1975 38,875,327 11,543,639
1974 37,969,667 11,167,761
1973 37,102,043 10,795,869
1972 36,258,328 10,430,164
1971 35,433,368 10,077,809
1970 34,623,990 9,735,611
1969 33,811,615 9,403,356
1968 32,998,319 9,085,016
1967 32,196,360 8,778,869
1966 31,406,541 8,485,104
1965 30,629,174 8,202,140
1964 29,858,922 7,929,566
1963 29,091,869 7,667,928
1962 28,337,013 7,413,875
1961 27,600,898 7,194,553
1960 26,896,479 7,022,052

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

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/iraq | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 10,061,790 people (a 26.2% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 33rd 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 Iraq will increase by 48.8% to 72,236,317 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 203M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2100 for Iraq.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Iraq
2100 0.06% 0.21%
2099 0.08% 0.21%
2098 0.09% 0.23%
2097 0.1% 0.25%
2096 0.12% 0.26%
2095 0.14% 0.27%
2094 0.15% 0.32%
2093 0.16% 0.35%
2092 0.18% 0.33%
2091 0.19% 0.32%
2090 0.2% 0.38%
2089 0.22% 0.38%
2088 0.24% 0.39%
2087 0.25% 0.45%
2086 0.26% 0.47%
2085 0.28% 0.44%
2084 0.3% 0.48%
2083 0.31% 0.5%
2082 0.33% 0.53%
2081 0.34% 0.53%
2080 0.37% 0.58%
2079 0.38% 0.58%
2078 0.4% 0.55%
2077 0.42% 0.59%
2076 0.44% 0.58%
2075 0.46% 0.65%
2074 0.47% 0.73%
2073 0.5% 0.73%
2072 0.51% 0.73%
2071 0.53% 0.76%
2070 0.55% 0.78%
2069 0.57% 0.79%
2068 0.59% 0.82%
2067 0.6% 0.91%
2066 0.61% 0.9%
2065 0.64% 0.93%
2064 0.65% 0.96%
2063 0.66% 0.95%
2062 0.68% 0.98%
2061 0.69% 1.05%
2060 0.71% 1.01%
2059 0.73% 1.04%
2058 0.75% 1.07%
2057 0.76% 1.12%
2056 0.78% 1.13%
2055 0.81% 1.16%
2054 0.83% 1.21%
2053 0.85% 1.19%
2052 0.87% 1.26%
2051 0.9% 1.27%
2050 0.93% 1.35%
2049 0.97% 1.36%
2048 1% 1.4%
2047 1.03% 1.38%
2046 1.07% 1.43%
2045 1.12% 1.49%
2044 1.15% 1.52%
2043 1.19% 1.58%
2042 1.23% 1.62%
2041 1.26% 1.68%
2040 1.28% 1.75%
2039 1.3% 1.72%
2038 1.32% 1.74%
2037 1.33% 1.83%
2036 1.34% 1.8%
2035 1.36% 1.85%
2034 1.36% 1.88%
2033 1.38% 1.94%
2032 1.39% 1.91%
2031 1.4% 1.93%
2030 1.42% 1.97%
2029 1.44% 1.96%
2028 1.45% 2.01%
2027 1.45% 2.07%
2026 1.48% 2.13%
2025 1.57% 2.13%
2024 1.75% 2.15%
2023 1.7% 2.28%
2022 1.5% 2.32%
2021 1.5% 2.27%
2020 1.64% 2.24%
2019 1.77% 2.3%
2018 1.92% 2.36%
2017 2.02% 2.26%
2016 2.06% 2.42%
2015 2.12% 2.76%
2014 2.3% 3.59%
2013 2.33% 4.83%
2012 2.27% 4.64%
2011 2.13% 3.59%
2010 1.94% 3.28%
2009 1.91% 3.75%
2008 1.88% 2.04%
2007 1.91% -0.79%
2006 1.97% 0.74%
2005 2.04% 3.01%
2004 2.09% 2.89%
2003 2.12% 3.06%
2002 2.13% 3.21%
2001 2.15% 3.17%
2000 2.18% 3.33%
1999 2.26% 3.29%
1998 2.21% 3.19%
1997 2.09% 3.14%
1996 2.1% 3.24%
1995 2.13% 3.41%
1994 2.18% 4.89%
1993 2.33% 4.92%
1992 2.42% 3%
1991 2.8% 1.06%
1990 2.97% 1.25%
1989 2.76% 2.7%
1988 2.82% 2.35%
1987 2.81% 2.78%
1986 2.9% 2.49%
1985 3.02% 2.43%
1984 3.06% 3.17%
1983 2.97% 3.02%
1982 2.79% 2.85%
1981 2.72% 3.05%
1980 2.64% 3.2%
1979 2.53% 3.27%
1978 2.48% 3.42%
1977 2.4% 3.38%
1976 2.37% 3.33%
1975 2.39% 3.37%
1974 2.34% 3.44%
1973 2.33% 3.51%
1972 2.33% 3.5%
1971 2.34% 3.51%
1970 2.4% 3.53%
1969 2.46% 3.5%
1968 2.49% 3.49%
1967 2.51% 3.46%
1966 2.54% 3.45%
1965 2.58% 3.44%
1964 2.64% 3.41%
1963 2.66% 3.43%
1962 2.67% 3.05%
1961 2.62% 2.46%

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 Iraq's population grew by 2.13%.

Live population counters

Egypt Iraq
Current population
121012163
48531417
Population rank 13/197 33/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.58%
One net population change
17.3 seconds
32.3 seconds
One birth every
12.9 seconds
26.8 seconds
One death every
49.1 seconds
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,007 +2,682
Annual growth/decline +1,827,737 +978,759
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +2.13%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 43/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
8.26 hours
Annual migration change -57,305 -1,064
Net migration rank 177/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -1,064
2024 1,795,738 123,884 985,943 -17,735
2023 1,780,230 305,006 973,420 -5,710
2022 1,736,123 13,707 962,501 76,821
2021 1,566,491 6,161 941,924 17,474
2020 1,704,988 6,016 919,953 29,858
2019 1,805,818 7,050 942,972 -43,919
2018 1,908,512 20,788 938,310 15,775
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 924,507 -21,998
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 946,968 -113,980
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 2,156,922 130,305 1,026,036 474,379
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 999,987 753,907
2011 1,951,851 126,170 971,082 261,880
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 906,369 92,779
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 855,096 120,092
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 802,382 396,792
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 784,119 -824,428
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 776,603 51,019
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 761,563 69,948
2003 1,614,293 9,854 746,159 -27,236
2002 1,593,474 11,205 739,419 133,839
2001 1,568,962 556 729,704 14,451
2000 1,540,084 27,873 715,771 87,624
1999 1,534,697 22,026 702,170 69,491
1998 1,519,728 78,858 684,152 48,446
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 667,582 15,429
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 652,866 14,652
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 642,977 40,424
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 634,344 54,355
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 606,700 581,818
1992 1,421,372 74,950 591,886 20,292
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 550,146 -95,155
1990 1,450,747 406,994 518,575 -601,469
1989 1,461,547 52,648 496,852 19,392
1988 1,465,620 66,147 476,778 -81,562
1987 1,436,059 58,678 488,742 -108,426
1986 1,410,249 31,299 474,348 39,136
1985 1,388,718 112,411 467,445 -199,505
1984 1,351,297 122,791 455,740 21,709
1983 1,318,474 129,242 439,800 23,115
1982 1,258,574 51,229 428,336 -22,302
1981 1,206,830 4,140 416,998 -23,640
1980 1,181,914 738 419,653 15,757
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 428,458 -20,617
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 418,756 7,434
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 410,229 8,204
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 402,260 -13,915
1975 987,822 -62,368 385,916 -6,237
1974 946,052 -60,174 376,197 -4,090
1973 905,068 -55,702 373,191 -1,507
1972 893,333 -55,282 362,334 -2,600
1971 868,365 -56,503 351,464 -6,479
1970 841,952 -35,064 338,030 1,377
1969 824,564 -6,703 324,792 312
1968 809,482 -764 310,644 928
1967 788,908 6,286 298,192 2,531
1966 774,391 10,089 285,507 1,298
1965 752,682 17,605 274,551 4,555
1964 749,608 20,596 262,825 3,224
1963 738,788 25,109 254,046 3,197
1962 720,128 25,696 247,520 3,343
1961 703,216 23,184 184,792 2,981
1960 685,403 -2,954 155,651 1,573

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 Iraq 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,544,059 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a loss of 85,752 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

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
Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K

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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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