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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 2.05 times bigger than Kenya's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 2.17% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Egypt vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Kenya
2100 203,522,884 105,238,162
2099 203,403,368 105,257,438
2098 203,247,703 105,257,489
2097 203,074,807 105,250,948
2096 202,870,003 105,220,085
2095 202,625,820 105,175,623
2094 202,350,087 105,118,372
2093 202,040,251 105,046,907
2092 201,709,051 104,955,024
2091 201,347,225 104,846,805
2090 200,966,749 104,718,130
2089 200,561,011 104,573,271
2088 200,123,182 104,414,197
2087 199,650,440 104,243,505
2086 199,156,169 104,056,143
2085 198,637,936 103,854,891
2084 198,084,947 103,640,244
2083 197,501,965 103,407,124
2082 196,891,089 103,158,580
2081 196,242,522 102,889,291
2080 195,570,383 102,594,978
2079 194,850,670 102,286,967
2078 194,103,613 101,961,280
2077 193,324,592 101,613,181
2076 192,507,892 101,239,843
2075 191,661,705 100,849,423
2074 190,786,862 100,436,632
2073 189,886,620 100,001,277
2072 188,947,991 99,533,234
2071 187,981,245 99,042,264
2070 186,988,514 98,529,166
2069 185,965,572 97,992,232
2068 184,912,088 97,428,138
2067 183,835,428 96,842,744
2066 182,734,967 96,230,345
2065 181,620,901 95,598,937
2064 180,467,102 94,942,874
2063 179,293,260 94,266,124
2062 178,110,375 93,561,519
2061 176,907,621 92,837,768
2060 175,686,879 92,098,717
2059 174,441,815 91,343,602
2058 173,179,511 90,569,828
2057 171,897,733 89,783,087
2056 170,593,445 88,994,126
2055 169,269,144 88,192,182
2054 167,915,661 87,379,992
2053 166,538,943 86,552,281
2052 165,130,747 85,710,403
2051 163,704,732 84,850,558
2050 162,240,246 83,976,685
2049 160,743,182 83,090,517
2048 159,206,813 82,191,119
2047 157,631,586 81,274,836
2046 156,023,680 80,340,592
2045 154,371,216 79,389,433
2044 152,668,334 78,414,158
2043 150,927,496 77,418,567
2042 149,145,569 76,399,781
2041 147,333,445 75,363,853
2040 145,505,786 74,308,480
2039 143,662,428 73,241,028
2038 141,820,567 72,153,876
2037 139,977,812 71,058,753
2036 138,139,382 69,949,421
2035 136,315,557 68,831,151
2034 134,490,574 67,705,051
2033 132,681,153 66,569,532
2032 130,879,780 65,431,402
2031 129,085,888 64,289,540
2030 127,304,473 63,153,520
2029 125,524,007 62,021,378
2028 123,745,979 60,894,078
2027 121,973,080 59,770,115
2026 120,224,089 58,653,621
2025 118,473,897 57,540,609
2024 116,538,258 56,432,944
2023 114,535,772 55,339,003
2022 112,618,250 54,252,461
2021 110,957,008 53,219,166
2020 109,315,124 52,217,334
2019 107,553,158 51,202,827
2018 105,682,094 50,207,107
2017 103,696,057 49,197,766
2016 101,644,589 48,139,687
2015 99,597,342 47,088,526
2014 97,528,654 46,051,440
2013 95,333,553 44,986,791
2012 93,161,001 43,888,303
2011 91,093,059 42,758,461
2010 89,196,072 41,598,567
2009 87,501,636 40,408,891
2008 85,864,789 39,206,351
2007 84,276,225 38,036,349
2006 82,700,403 36,904,008
2005 81,101,004 35,796,484
2004 79,477,443 34,713,455
2003 77,853,548 33,652,223
2002 76,239,137 32,629,808
2001 74,652,029 31,619,170
2000 73,083,284 30,642,890
1999 71,520,954 29,733,408
1998 69,943,294 28,888,057
1997 68,431,740 28,101,768
1996 67,028,048 27,344,211
1995 65,652,622 26,601,751
1994 64,285,589 25,857,130
1993 62,915,681 25,117,188
1992 61,480,660 24,382,460
1991 60,028,997 23,646,514
1990 58,396,618 22,892,651
1989 56,710,642 22,118,434
1988 55,187,681 21,356,219
1987 53,674,435 20,616,096
1986 52,206,295 19,901,646
1985 50,734,968 19,201,768
1984 49,247,334 18,514,906
1983 47,786,402 17,846,374
1982 46,407,611 17,206,175
1981 45,147,224 16,601,507
1980 43,950,413 16,018,459
1979 42,818,628 15,460,666
1978 41,761,431 14,934,126
1977 40,748,870 14,428,819
1976 39,795,557 13,957,623
1975 38,875,327 13,511,671
1974 37,969,667 13,070,078
1973 37,102,043 12,634,835
1972 36,258,328 12,206,060
1971 35,433,368 11,788,904
1970 34,623,990 11,368,791
1969 33,811,615 10,939,695
1968 32,998,319 10,518,823
1967 32,196,360 10,111,057
1966 31,406,541 9,717,816
1965 30,629,174 9,338,078
1964 29,858,922 8,973,535
1963 29,091,869 8,627,971
1962 28,337,013 8,299,308
1961 27,600,898 7,987,770
1960 26,896,479 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Kenya
2100 0.06% -0.02%
2099 0.08% -0%
2098 0.09% 0.006%
2097 0.1% 0.03%
2096 0.12% 0.04%
2095 0.14% 0.05%
2094 0.15% 0.07%
2093 0.16% 0.09%
2092 0.18% 0.1%
2091 0.19% 0.12%
2090 0.2% 0.14%
2089 0.22% 0.15%
2088 0.24% 0.16%
2087 0.25% 0.18%
2086 0.26% 0.19%
2085 0.28% 0.21%
2084 0.3% 0.23%
2083 0.31% 0.24%
2082 0.33% 0.26%
2081 0.34% 0.29%
2080 0.37% 0.3%
2079 0.38% 0.32%
2078 0.4% 0.34%
2077 0.42% 0.37%
2076 0.44% 0.39%
2075 0.46% 0.41%
2074 0.47% 0.44%
2073 0.5% 0.47%
2072 0.51% 0.5%
2071 0.53% 0.52%
2070 0.55% 0.55%
2069 0.57% 0.58%
2068 0.59% 0.6%
2067 0.6% 0.64%
2066 0.61% 0.66%
2065 0.64% 0.69%
2064 0.65% 0.72%
2063 0.66% 0.75%
2062 0.68% 0.78%
2061 0.69% 0.8%
2060 0.71% 0.83%
2059 0.73% 0.85%
2058 0.75% 0.88%
2057 0.76% 0.89%
2056 0.78% 0.91%
2055 0.81% 0.93%
2054 0.83% 0.96%
2053 0.85% 0.98%
2052 0.87% 1.01%
2051 0.9% 1.04%
2050 0.93% 1.07%
2049 0.97% 1.09%
2048 1% 1.13%
2047 1.03% 1.16%
2046 1.07% 1.2%
2045 1.12% 1.24%
2044 1.15% 1.29%
2043 1.19% 1.33%
2042 1.23% 1.37%
2041 1.26% 1.42%
2040 1.28% 1.46%
2039 1.3% 1.51%
2038 1.32% 1.54%
2037 1.33% 1.59%
2036 1.34% 1.62%
2035 1.36% 1.66%
2034 1.36% 1.71%
2033 1.38% 1.74%
2032 1.39% 1.78%
2031 1.4% 1.8%
2030 1.42% 1.83%
2029 1.44% 1.85%
2028 1.45% 1.88%
2027 1.45% 1.9%
2026 1.48% 1.93%
2025 1.66% 1.96%
2024 1.75% 1.98%
2023 1.7% 2%
2022 1.5% 1.94%
2021 1.5% 1.92%
2020 1.64% 1.98%
2019 1.77% 1.98%
2018 1.92% 2.05%
2017 2.02% 2.2%
2016 2.06% 2.23%
2015 2.12% 2.25%
2014 2.3% 2.37%
2013 2.33% 2.5%
2012 2.27% 2.64%
2011 2.13% 2.79%
2010 1.94% 2.94%
2009 1.91% 3.07%
2008 1.88% 3.08%
2007 1.91% 3.07%
2006 1.97% 3.09%
2005 2.04% 3.12%
2004 2.09% 3.15%
2003 2.12% 3.13%
2002 2.13% 3.2%
2001 2.15% 3.19%
2000 2.18% 3.06%
1999 2.26% 2.93%
1998 2.21% 2.8%
1997 2.09% 2.77%
1996 2.1% 2.79%
1995 2.13% 2.88%
1994 2.18% 2.95%
1993 2.33% 3.01%
1992 2.42% 3.11%
1991 2.8% 3.29%
1990 2.97% 3.5%
1989 2.76% 3.57%
1988 2.82% 3.59%
1987 2.81% 3.59%
1986 2.9% 3.64%
1985 3.02% 3.71%
1984 3.06% 3.75%
1983 2.97% 3.72%
1982 2.79% 3.64%
1981 2.72% 3.64%
1980 2.64% 3.61%
1979 2.53% 3.53%
1978 2.48% 3.5%
1977 2.4% 3.38%
1976 2.37% 3.3%
1975 2.39% 3.38%
1974 2.34% 3.44%
1973 2.33% 3.51%
1972 2.33% 3.54%
1971 2.34% 3.7%
1970 2.4% 3.92%
1969 2.46% 4%
1968 2.49% 4.03%
1967 2.51% 4.05%
1966 2.54% 4.07%
1965 2.58% 4.06%
1964 2.64% 4.01%
1963 2.66% 3.96%
1962 2.67% 3.9%
1961 2.62% 3.8%

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 Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Egypt Kenya
Current population
120697176
58955623
Population rank 13/197 25/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.71%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
28.8 seconds
One birth every
13.1 seconds
21 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 53/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -27,330
Net migration rank 177/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -27,330
2024 - 123,884 - -19,781
2023 1,780,230 305,006 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 1,736,123 13,707 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 1,566,491 6,161 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 1,704,988 6,016 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 1,805,818 7,050 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 1,908,512 20,788 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 2,156,922 130,305 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 1,951,851 126,170 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 1,193,598 7,096
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 1,174,818 29,612
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 1,113,357 15,767
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 1,080,446 5,501
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 1,048,590 31,525
2003 1,614,293 9,854 1,018,182 24,175
2002 1,593,474 11,205 992,044 10,431
2001 1,568,962 556 963,721 55,052
2000 1,540,084 27,873 928,357 5,407
1999 1,534,697 22,026 898,484 -13,257
1998 1,519,728 78,858 875,511 -70,023
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 847,493 -80,443
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 827,326 -79,276
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 812,391 -75,506
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 792,702 -40,367
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 788,579 -61,054
1992 1,421,372 74,950 785,018 -43,085
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 790,030 -60,087
1990 1,450,747 406,994 789,087 -11,338
1989 1,461,547 52,648 795,622 -24,949
1988 1,465,620 66,147 785,652 -31,894
1987 1,436,059 58,678 775,124 -48,633
1986 1,410,249 31,299 755,606 -53,183
1985 1,388,718 112,411 732,739 -35,400
1984 1,351,297 122,791 709,639 -33,253
1983 1,318,474 129,242 684,587 -23,905
1982 1,258,574 51,229 663,109 -43,382
1981 1,206,830 4,140 642,379 -52,761
1980 1,181,914 738 616,390 -39,920
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 595,390 -56,280
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 574,695 -60,718
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 554,124 -57,493
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 536,740 -90,990
1975 987,822 -62,368 517,579 -71,421
1974 946,052 -60,174 500,008 -62,973
1973 905,068 -55,702 485,556 -52,102
1972 893,333 -55,282 472,557 -48,466
1971 868,365 -56,503 459,897 -49,671
1970 841,952 -35,064 443,065 -13,064
1969 824,564 -6,703 427,819 369
1968 809,482 -764 411,948 1,611
1967 788,908 6,286 396,920 5,060
1966 774,391 10,089 382,891 1,616
1965 752,682 17,605 366,444 8,524
1964 749,608 20,596 349,322 4,788
1963 738,788 25,109 332,763 4,246
1962 720,128 25,696 315,797 4,521
1961 703,216 23,184 298,463 4,296
1960 685,403 -2,954 280,032 2,134

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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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