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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 1.02 times bigger than Egypt's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 2.94% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Egypt vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Japan
2100 203,522,884 76,978,998
2099 203,403,368 77,363,458
2098 203,247,703 77,742,445
2097 203,074,807 78,118,375
2096 202,870,003 78,498,614
2095 202,625,820 78,875,245
2094 202,350,087 79,250,325
2093 202,040,251 79,628,057
2092 201,709,051 80,007,967
2091 201,347,225 80,383,529
2090 200,966,749 80,760,724
2089 200,561,011 81,140,553
2088 200,123,182 81,521,696
2087 199,650,440 81,908,373
2086 199,156,169 82,304,497
2085 198,637,936 82,709,534
2084 198,084,947 83,123,058
2083 197,501,965 83,544,006
2082 196,891,089 83,980,325
2081 196,242,522 84,429,305
2080 195,570,383 84,899,768
2079 194,850,670 85,387,247
2078 194,103,613 85,897,934
2077 193,324,592 86,434,291
2076 192,507,892 86,993,007
2075 191,661,705 87,577,777
2074 190,786,862 88,190,392
2073 189,886,620 88,834,763
2072 188,947,991 89,499,356
2071 187,981,245 90,184,464
2070 186,988,514 90,899,136
2069 185,965,572 91,625,421
2068 184,912,088 92,367,969
2067 183,835,428 93,113,499
2066 182,734,967 93,869,240
2065 181,620,901 94,633,430
2064 180,467,102 95,391,433
2063 179,293,260 96,148,081
2062 178,110,375 96,902,907
2061 176,907,621 97,654,031
2060 175,686,879 98,400,894
2059 174,441,815 99,144,216
2058 173,179,511 99,868,968
2057 171,897,733 100,585,601
2056 170,593,445 101,295,868
2055 169,269,144 101,989,736
2054 167,915,661 102,683,462
2053 166,538,943 103,359,083
2052 165,130,747 104,036,901
2051 163,704,732 104,706,698
2050 162,240,246 105,377,283
2049 160,743,182 106,053,011
2048 159,206,813 106,731,207
2047 157,631,586 107,419,237
2046 156,023,680 108,115,358
2045 154,371,216 108,820,982
2044 152,668,334 109,529,333
2043 150,927,496 110,245,586
2042 149,145,569 110,968,174
2041 147,333,445 111,704,629
2040 145,505,786 112,438,759
2039 143,662,428 113,175,948
2038 141,820,567 113,915,783
2037 139,977,812 114,662,374
2036 138,139,382 115,410,956
2035 136,315,557 116,162,381
2034 134,490,574 116,911,001
2033 132,681,153 117,652,676
2032 130,879,780 118,393,188
2031 129,085,888 119,127,425
2030 127,304,473 119,856,131
2029 125,524,007 120,574,242
2028 123,745,979 121,287,543
2027 121,973,080 121,989,133
2026 120,224,089 122,677,250
2025 118,473,897 123,339,586
2024 116,538,258 123,975,371
2023 114,535,772 124,516,650
2022 112,618,250 125,124,989
2021 110,957,008 125,681,593
2020 109,315,124 126,261,000
2019 107,553,158 126,633,000
2018 105,682,094 126,811,000
2017 103,696,057 126,972,000
2016 101,644,589 127,076,000
2015 99,597,342 127,141,000
2014 97,528,654 127,276,000
2013 95,333,553 127,445,000
2012 93,161,001 127,629,000
2011 91,093,059 127,833,000
2010 89,196,072 128,070,000
2009 87,501,636 128,047,000
2008 85,864,789 128,063,000
2007 84,276,225 128,001,000
2006 82,700,403 127,854,000
2005 81,101,004 127,773,000
2004 79,477,443 127,761,000
2003 77,853,548 127,718,000
2002 76,239,137 127,445,000
2001 74,652,029 127,149,000
2000 73,083,284 126,843,000
1999 71,520,954 126,631,000
1998 69,943,294 126,400,000
1997 68,431,740 126,057,000
1996 67,028,048 125,757,000
1995 65,652,622 125,472,000
1994 64,285,589 125,178,000
1993 62,915,681 124,829,000
1992 61,480,660 124,425,000
1991 60,028,997 123,964,000
1990 58,396,618 123,478,000
1989 56,710,642 123,069,000
1988 55,187,681 122,578,000
1987 53,674,435 122,069,000
1986 52,206,295 121,482,000
1985 50,734,968 120,837,000
1984 49,247,334 120,083,000
1983 47,786,402 119,307,000
1982 46,407,611 118,480,000
1981 45,147,224 117,661,000
1980 43,950,413 116,807,000
1979 42,818,628 115,890,000
1978 41,761,431 114,913,000
1977 40,748,870 113,872,000
1976 39,795,557 112,775,000
1975 38,875,327 111,573,000
1974 37,969,667 110,162,000
1973 37,102,043 108,707,000
1972 36,258,328 107,188,000
1971 35,433,368 105,697,000
1970 34,623,990 103,403,000
1969 33,811,615 102,219,000
1968 32,998,319 101,011,000
1967 32,196,360 99,879,000
1966 31,406,541 98,851,000
1965 30,629,174 97,952,000
1964 29,858,922 96,903,000
1963 29,091,869 95,900,000
1962 28,337,013 94,933,000
1961 27,600,898 94,055,000
1960 26,896,479 93,216,000

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/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Japan
2100 0.06% -0.5%
2099 0.08% -0.49%
2098 0.09% -0.48%
2097 0.1% -0.48%
2096 0.12% -0.48%
2095 0.14% -0.47%
2094 0.15% -0.47%
2093 0.16% -0.47%
2092 0.18% -0.47%
2091 0.19% -0.47%
2090 0.2% -0.47%
2089 0.22% -0.47%
2088 0.24% -0.47%
2087 0.25% -0.48%
2086 0.26% -0.49%
2085 0.28% -0.5%
2084 0.3% -0.5%
2083 0.31% -0.52%
2082 0.33% -0.53%
2081 0.34% -0.55%
2080 0.37% -0.57%
2079 0.38% -0.59%
2078 0.4% -0.62%
2077 0.42% -0.64%
2076 0.44% -0.67%
2075 0.46% -0.69%
2074 0.47% -0.73%
2073 0.5% -0.74%
2072 0.51% -0.76%
2071 0.53% -0.79%
2070 0.55% -0.79%
2069 0.57% -0.8%
2068 0.59% -0.8%
2067 0.6% -0.81%
2066 0.61% -0.81%
2065 0.64% -0.79%
2064 0.65% -0.79%
2063 0.66% -0.78%
2062 0.68% -0.77%
2061 0.69% -0.76%
2060 0.71% -0.75%
2059 0.73% -0.73%
2058 0.75% -0.71%
2057 0.76% -0.7%
2056 0.78% -0.68%
2055 0.81% -0.68%
2054 0.83% -0.65%
2053 0.85% -0.65%
2052 0.87% -0.64%
2051 0.9% -0.64%
2050 0.93% -0.64%
2049 0.97% -0.64%
2048 1% -0.64%
2047 1.03% -0.64%
2046 1.07% -0.65%
2045 1.12% -0.65%
2044 1.15% -0.65%
2043 1.19% -0.65%
2042 1.23% -0.66%
2041 1.26% -0.65%
2040 1.28% -0.65%
2039 1.3% -0.65%
2038 1.32% -0.65%
2037 1.33% -0.65%
2036 1.34% -0.65%
2035 1.36% -0.64%
2034 1.36% -0.63%
2033 1.38% -0.63%
2032 1.39% -0.62%
2031 1.4% -0.61%
2030 1.42% -0.6%
2029 1.44% -0.59%
2028 1.45% -0.58%
2027 1.45% -0.56%
2026 1.48% -0.54%
2025 1.66% -0.51%
2024 1.75% -0.43%
2023 1.7% -0.49%
2022 1.5% -0.44%
2021 1.5% -0.46%
2020 1.64% -0.29%
2019 1.77% -0.14%
2018 1.92% -0.13%
2017 2.02% -0.08%
2016 2.06% -0.05%
2015 2.12% -0.11%
2014 2.3% -0.13%
2013 2.33% -0.14%
2012 2.27% -0.16%
2011 2.13% -0.19%
2010 1.94% 0.02%
2009 1.91% -0.01%
2008 1.88% 0.05%
2007 1.91% 0.11%
2006 1.97% 0.06%
2005 2.04% 0.009%
2004 2.09% 0.03%
2003 2.12% 0.21%
2002 2.13% 0.23%
2001 2.15% 0.24%
2000 2.18% 0.17%
1999 2.26% 0.18%
1998 2.21% 0.27%
1997 2.09% 0.24%
1996 2.1% 0.23%
1995 2.13% 0.23%
1994 2.18% 0.28%
1993 2.33% 0.32%
1992 2.42% 0.37%
1991 2.8% 0.39%
1990 2.97% 0.33%
1989 2.76% 0.4%
1988 2.82% 0.42%
1987 2.81% 0.48%
1986 2.9% 0.53%
1985 3.02% 0.63%
1984 3.06% 0.65%
1983 2.97% 0.7%
1982 2.79% 0.7%
1981 2.72% 0.73%
1980 2.64% 0.79%
1979 2.53% 0.85%
1978 2.48% 0.91%
1977 2.4% 0.97%
1976 2.37% 1.08%
1975 2.39% 1.28%
1974 2.34% 1.34%
1973 2.33% 1.42%
1972 2.33% 1.41%
1971 2.34% 2.22%
1970 2.4% 1.16%
1969 2.46% 1.2%
1968 2.49% 1.13%
1967 2.51% 1.04%
1966 2.54% 0.92%
1965 2.58% 1.08%
1964 2.64% 1.05%
1963 2.66% 1.02%
1962 2.67% 0.93%
1961 2.62% 0.9%

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/japan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Egypt Japan
Current population
120697176
122677250
Population rank 13/197 12/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 1.48%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
58.3 seconds
One birth every
13.1 seconds
42.2 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,486 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 185/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +140,579
Net migration rank 177/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 140,579
2024 - 123,884 - 153,357
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -871,617 175,003
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -825,825 175,003
2021 1,566,491 6,161 -640,976 -34,996
2020 1,704,988 6,016 -542,923 42,001
2019 1,805,818 7,050 -531,858 318,190
2018 1,908,512 20,788 -456,520 320,601
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 -406,310 322,564
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 -343,106 314,732
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 -292,424 168,896
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 -267,279 58,109
2013 2,156,922 130,305 -242,146 66,449
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 -229,733 67,904
2011 1,951,851 126,170 -204,533 97,720
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 -128,070 131,860
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 -76,828 125,450
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 -51,225 142,605
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 -25,600 138,024
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 12,785 130,065
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 -25,554 113,017
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 76,656 69,014
2003 1,614,293 9,854 114,946 74,875
2002 1,593,474 11,205 178,423 60,864
2001 1,568,962 556 203,438 59,563
2000 1,540,084 27,873 228,317 23,468
1999 1,534,697 22,026 202,610 56,901
1998 1,519,728 78,858 265,440 45,912
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 277,325 43,366
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 314,392 25,030
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 276,039 87,714
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 363,017 154,214
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 312,073 168,836
1992 1,421,372 74,950 360,833 170,878
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 396,685 161,331
1990 1,450,747 406,994 407,478 124,582
1989 1,461,547 52,648 467,662 31,202
1988 1,465,620 66,147 527,085 51,154
1987 1,436,059 58,678 598,138 28,001
1986 1,410,249 31,299 631,706 27,987
1985 1,388,718 112,411 676,687 -141,323
1984 1,351,297 122,791 756,523 -273,686
1983 1,318,474 129,242 775,495 -269,755
1982 1,258,574 51,229 805,664 -288,550
1981 1,206,830 4,140 811,861 -278,525
1980 1,181,914 738 864,372 -92,314
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 950,298 -57,692
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 987,822 -62,368 1,204,989 107
1974 946,052 -60,174 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 905,068 -55,702 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 893,333 -55,282 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 868,365 -56,503 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 841,952 -35,064 1,230,496 33,731
1969 824,564 -6,703 1,195,962 49,447
1968 809,482 -764 1,191,930 43,593
1967 788,908 6,286 1,258,475 29,632
1966 774,391 10,089 682,072 68,934
1965 752,682 17,605 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 749,608 20,596 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 738,788 25,109 987,770 -100,742
1962 720,128 25,696 901,864 -57,075
1961 703,216 23,184 893,522 -58,882
1960 685,403 -2,954 894,874 -150,371

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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