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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 1,866,124 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 1,829,763 in Latvia.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 66 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
  • The countries together account for 1.48% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.02% for Latvia.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs -0.68% in Latvia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.5% decline).

Egypt vs Latvia: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Latvia
2100 203,522,884 923,408
2099 203,403,368 932,882
2098 203,247,703 942,357
2097 203,074,807 951,702
2096 202,870,003 961,114
2095 202,625,820 970,470
2094 202,350,087 979,811
2093 202,040,251 989,107
2092 201,709,051 998,497
2091 201,347,225 1,007,961
2090 200,966,749 1,017,465
2089 200,561,011 1,026,994
2088 200,123,182 1,036,657
2087 199,650,440 1,046,527
2086 199,156,169 1,056,483
2085 198,637,936 1,066,499
2084 198,084,947 1,076,818
2083 197,501,965 1,087,423
2082 196,891,089 1,098,154
2081 196,242,522 1,109,075
2080 195,570,383 1,120,211
2079 194,850,670 1,131,602
2078 194,103,613 1,143,002
2077 193,324,592 1,154,458
2076 192,507,892 1,166,122
2075 191,661,705 1,177,964
2074 190,786,862 1,189,889
2073 189,886,620 1,201,798
2072 188,947,991 1,213,804
2071 187,981,245 1,226,159
2070 186,988,514 1,238,635
2069 185,965,572 1,251,199
2068 184,912,088 1,264,197
2067 183,835,428 1,277,382
2066 182,734,967 1,290,492
2065 181,620,901 1,304,082
2064 180,467,102 1,317,729
2063 179,293,260 1,331,316
2062 178,110,375 1,344,939
2061 176,907,621 1,358,659
2060 175,686,879 1,372,730
2059 174,441,815 1,386,684
2058 173,179,511 1,400,736
2057 171,897,733 1,414,911
2056 170,593,445 1,429,035
2055 169,269,144 1,442,863
2054 167,915,661 1,456,686
2053 166,538,943 1,470,334
2052 165,130,747 1,483,843
2051 163,704,732 1,496,515
2050 162,240,246 1,509,248
2049 160,743,182 1,521,989
2048 159,206,813 1,534,656
2047 157,631,586 1,547,203
2046 156,023,680 1,559,641
2045 154,371,216 1,572,396
2044 152,668,334 1,584,822
2043 150,927,496 1,597,317
2042 149,145,569 1,609,668
2041 147,333,445 1,622,468
2040 145,505,786 1,635,132
2039 143,662,428 1,648,215
2038 141,820,567 1,661,175
2037 139,977,812 1,674,137
2036 138,139,382 1,687,461
2035 136,315,557 1,700,759
2034 134,490,574 1,714,411
2033 132,681,153 1,728,562
2032 130,879,780 1,742,976
2031 129,085,888 1,757,310
2030 127,304,473 1,772,264
2029 125,524,007 1,786,824
2028 123,745,979 1,801,228
2027 121,973,080 1,815,599
2026 120,224,089 1,829,763
2025 118,473,897 1,850,593
2024 116,538,258 1,866,124
2023 114,535,772 1,883,710
2022 112,618,250 1,879,383
2021 110,957,008 1,884,490
2020 109,315,124 1,900,449
2019 107,553,158 1,913,822
2018 105,682,094 1,927,174
2017 103,696,057 1,942,248
2016 101,644,589 1,959,537
2015 99,597,342 1,977,527
2014 97,528,654 1,993,782
2013 95,333,553 2,012,647
2012 93,161,001 2,034,319
2011 91,093,059 2,059,709
2010 89,196,072 2,097,555
2009 87,501,636 2,141,669
2008 85,864,789 2,177,322
2007 84,276,225 2,200,325
2006 82,700,403 2,218,357
2005 81,101,004 2,238,799
2004 79,477,443 2,263,122
2003 77,853,548 2,287,955
2002 76,239,137 2,310,173
2001 74,652,029 2,337,170
2000 73,083,284 2,367,550
1999 71,520,954 2,390,482
1998 69,943,294 2,410,019
1997 68,431,740 2,432,851
1996 67,028,048 2,457,222
1995 65,652,622 2,485,056
1994 64,285,589 2,520,742
1993 62,915,681 2,563,290
1992 61,480,660 2,614,338
1991 60,028,997 2,650,581
1990 58,396,618 2,663,151
1989 56,710,642 2,666,955
1988 55,187,681 2,653,434
1987 53,674,435 2,626,583
1986 52,206,295 2,599,892
1985 50,734,968 2,578,873
1984 49,247,334 2,562,047
1983 47,786,402 2,546,011
1982 46,407,611 2,531,080
1981 45,147,224 2,519,421
1980 43,950,413 2,511,701
1979 42,818,628 2,505,953
1978 41,761,431 2,497,921
1977 40,748,870 2,485,073
1976 39,795,557 2,470,989
1975 38,875,327 2,456,130
1974 37,969,667 2,437,186
1973 37,102,043 2,415,819
1972 36,258,328 2,395,674
1971 35,433,368 2,376,389
1970 34,623,990 2,359,164
1969 33,811,615 2,343,173
1968 32,998,319 2,323,619
1967 32,196,360 2,301,220
1966 31,406,541 2,283,217
1965 30,629,174 2,265,919
1964 29,858,922 2,240,623
1963 29,091,869 2,210,919
1962 28,337,013 2,181,586
1961 27,600,898 2,152,681
1960 26,896,479 2,120,979

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/latvia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th 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 Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,509,248 people and rank change from 149th to 155th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 923K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Latvia
2100 0.06% -1.02%
2099 0.08% -1.01%
2098 0.09% -0.98%
2097 0.1% -0.98%
2096 0.12% -0.96%
2095 0.14% -0.95%
2094 0.15% -0.94%
2093 0.16% -0.94%
2092 0.18% -0.94%
2091 0.19% -0.93%
2090 0.2% -0.93%
2089 0.22% -0.93%
2088 0.24% -0.94%
2087 0.25% -0.94%
2086 0.26% -0.94%
2085 0.28% -0.96%
2084 0.3% -0.98%
2083 0.31% -0.98%
2082 0.33% -0.98%
2081 0.34% -0.99%
2080 0.37% -1.01%
2079 0.38% -1%
2078 0.4% -0.99%
2077 0.42% -1%
2076 0.44% -1.01%
2075 0.46% -1%
2074 0.47% -0.99%
2073 0.5% -0.99%
2072 0.51% -1.01%
2071 0.53% -1.01%
2070 0.55% -1%
2069 0.57% -1.03%
2068 0.59% -1.03%
2067 0.6% -1.02%
2066 0.61% -1.04%
2065 0.64% -1.04%
2064 0.65% -1.02%
2063 0.66% -1.01%
2062 0.68% -1.01%
2061 0.69% -1.03%
2060 0.71% -1.01%
2059 0.73% -1%
2058 0.75% -1%
2057 0.76% -0.99%
2056 0.78% -0.96%
2055 0.81% -0.95%
2054 0.83% -0.93%
2053 0.85% -0.91%
2052 0.87% -0.85%
2051 0.9% -0.84%
2050 0.93% -0.84%
2049 0.97% -0.83%
2048 1% -0.81%
2047 1.03% -0.8%
2046 1.07% -0.81%
2045 1.12% -0.78%
2044 1.15% -0.78%
2043 1.19% -0.77%
2042 1.23% -0.79%
2041 1.26% -0.77%
2040 1.28% -0.79%
2039 1.3% -0.78%
2038 1.32% -0.77%
2037 1.33% -0.79%
2036 1.34% -0.78%
2035 1.36% -0.8%
2034 1.36% -0.82%
2033 1.38% -0.83%
2032 1.39% -0.82%
2031 1.4% -0.84%
2030 1.42% -0.81%
2029 1.44% -0.8%
2028 1.45% -0.79%
2027 1.45% -0.77%
2026 1.48% -1.13%
2025 1.66% -0.83%
2024 1.75% -0.93%
2023 1.7% 0.23%
2022 1.5% -0.27%
2021 1.5% -0.84%
2020 1.64% -0.7%
2019 1.77% -0.69%
2018 1.92% -0.78%
2017 2.02% -0.88%
2016 2.06% -0.91%
2015 2.12% -0.82%
2014 2.3% -0.94%
2013 2.33% -1.07%
2012 2.27% -1.23%
2011 2.13% -1.8%
2010 1.94% -2.06%
2009 1.91% -1.64%
2008 1.88% -1.05%
2007 1.91% -0.81%
2006 1.97% -0.91%
2005 2.04% -1.07%
2004 2.09% -1.09%
2003 2.12% -0.96%
2002 2.13% -1.16%
2001 2.15% -1.28%
2000 2.18% -0.96%
1999 2.26% -0.81%
1998 2.21% -0.94%
1997 2.09% -0.99%
1996 2.1% -1.12%
1995 2.13% -1.42%
1994 2.18% -1.66%
1993 2.33% -1.95%
1992 2.42% -1.37%
1991 2.8% -0.47%
1990 2.97% -0.14%
1989 2.76% 0.51%
1988 2.82% 1.02%
1987 2.81% 1.03%
1986 2.9% 0.82%
1985 3.02% 0.66%
1984 3.06% 0.63%
1983 2.97% 0.59%
1982 2.79% 0.46%
1981 2.72% 0.31%
1980 2.64% 0.23%
1979 2.53% 0.32%
1978 2.48% 0.52%
1977 2.4% 0.57%
1976 2.37% 0.6%
1975 2.39% 0.78%
1974 2.34% 0.88%
1973 2.33% 0.84%
1972 2.33% 0.81%
1971 2.34% 0.73%
1970 2.4% 0.68%
1969 2.46% 0.84%
1968 2.49% 0.97%
1967 2.51% 0.79%
1966 2.54% 0.76%
1965 2.58% 1.13%
1964 2.64% 1.34%
1963 2.66% 1.34%
1962 2.67% 1.34%
1961 2.62% 1.49%

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 Latvia's population declined by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Egypt Latvia
Current population
120697176
1829763
Population rank 13/197 149/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.02%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
29.9 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
36.2 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
18.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 -48
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 -17,586
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -0.93%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 193/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
1.2 hours
Annual migration change -57,305 -7,330
Net migration rank 177/196 125/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 220,471
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 108/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 11.8%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 57/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Latvia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Latvia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -7,330
2024 - 123,884 - -2,225
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -13,563 7,966
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -14,847 22,027
2021 1,566,491 6,161 -17,337 -280
2020 1,704,988 6,016 -11,402 -3,147
2019 1,805,818 7,050 -8,995 -3,416
2018 1,908,512 20,788 -9,636 -4,972
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 -7,963 -7,867
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 -6,663 -12,327
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 -6,526 -10,826
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 -6,779 -8,799
2013 2,156,922 130,305 -8,252 -14,386
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 -9,154 -11,914
2011 1,951,851 126,170 -9,886 -20,202
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 -10,278 -36,128
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 -7,924 -34,807
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 -6,531 -22,445
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 -9,021 -8,027
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 -10,204 -9,211
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 -10,746 -11,134
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 -11,542 -15,136
2003 1,614,293 9,854 -11,439 -11,422
2002 1,593,474 11,205 -12,475 -9,160
2001 1,568,962 556 -13,322 -18,634
2000 1,540,084 27,873 -11,838 -15,679
1999 1,534,697 22,026 -13,387 -3,229
1998 1,519,728 78,858 -15,906 -5,504
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 -14,841 -9,183
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 -14,498 -9,888
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 -17,396 -13,288
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 -17,645 -21,446
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 -12,560 -32,914
1992 1,421,372 74,950 -3,660 -52,180
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 0 -12,020
1990 1,450,747 406,994 2,929 -13,196
1989 1,461,547 52,648 6,401 -4,960
1988 1,465,620 66,147 9,022 15,784
1987 1,436,059 58,678 9,981 19,249
1986 1,410,249 31,299 10,660 13,972
1985 1,388,718 112,411 5,673 12,037
1984 1,351,297 122,791 7,430 8,847
1983 1,318,474 129,242 8,147 8,115
1982 1,258,574 51,229 6,327 8,116
1981 1,206,830 4,140 3,779 6,536
1980 1,181,914 738 3,265 3,099
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 2,506 3,661
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 2,997 7,399
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 3,480 11,992
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 4,200 8,870
1975 987,822 -62,368 4,913 12,166
1974 946,052 -60,174 6,824 14,420
1973 905,068 -55,702 6,040 15,997
1972 893,333 -55,282 7,666 11,077
1971 868,365 -56,503 8,793 10,846
1970 841,952 -35,064 7,785 12,494
1969 824,564 -6,703 6,561 13,718
1968 809,482 -764 7,668 13,465
1967 788,908 6,286 7,825 14,177
1966 774,391 10,089 8,677 13,465
1965 752,682 17,605 8,384 13,218
1964 749,608 20,596 12,100 13,010
1963 738,788 25,109 11,055 12,308
1962 720,128 25,696 11,562 12,344
1961 703,216 23,184 14,207 12,364
1960 685,403 -2,954 14,211 11,420

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 Latvia 82.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 103,711 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,641 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 220,471 people or 11.8% in Latvia.

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
Latvia
City Population
Riga 595K
Daugavpils 78.1K
Liepaja 67.4K
Jelgava 54.8K
Jurmala 52K
Ventspils 32.7K
Rezekne 26.4K
Valmiera 22.8K
Ogre 22.8K
Jekabpils 21K

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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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