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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 20.4 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 1.53% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

Egypt vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Lebanon
2100 203,522,884 7,229,611
2099 203,403,368 7,252,189
2098 203,247,703 7,273,846
2097 203,074,807 7,298,208
2096 202,870,003 7,322,265
2095 202,625,820 7,343,287
2094 202,350,087 7,365,719
2093 202,040,251 7,386,532
2092 201,709,051 7,403,314
2091 201,347,225 7,420,036
2090 200,966,749 7,433,603
2089 200,561,011 7,444,239
2088 200,123,182 7,454,263
2087 199,650,440 7,465,163
2086 199,156,169 7,468,994
2085 198,637,936 7,477,406
2084 198,084,947 7,476,483
2083 197,501,965 7,482,841
2082 196,891,089 7,482,980
2081 196,242,522 7,484,110
2080 195,570,383 7,484,392
2079 194,850,670 7,482,168
2078 194,103,613 7,480,962
2077 193,324,592 7,474,272
2076 192,507,892 7,470,260
2075 191,661,705 7,464,057
2074 190,786,862 7,446,862
2073 189,886,620 7,432,591
2072 188,947,991 7,420,911
2071 187,981,245 7,408,401
2070 186,988,514 7,394,163
2069 185,965,572 7,382,479
2068 184,912,088 7,373,962
2067 183,835,428 7,361,021
2066 182,734,967 7,348,605
2065 181,620,901 7,332,917
2064 180,467,102 7,316,835
2063 179,293,260 7,299,642
2062 178,110,375 7,279,937
2061 176,907,621 7,262,112
2060 175,686,879 7,239,759
2059 174,441,815 7,219,520
2058 173,179,511 7,199,035
2057 171,897,733 7,176,342
2056 170,593,445 7,152,803
2055 169,269,144 7,131,059
2054 167,915,661 7,107,641
2053 166,538,943 7,085,759
2052 165,130,747 7,063,172
2051 163,704,732 7,036,781
2050 162,240,246 7,010,541
2049 160,743,182 6,983,849
2048 159,206,813 6,952,958
2047 157,631,586 6,913,262
2046 156,023,680 6,878,209
2045 154,371,216 6,839,423
2044 152,668,334 6,795,984
2043 150,927,496 6,759,252
2042 149,145,569 6,716,445
2041 147,333,445 6,668,251
2040 145,505,786 6,618,567
2039 143,662,428 6,565,787
2038 141,820,567 6,512,143
2037 139,977,812 6,456,654
2036 138,139,382 6,403,370
2035 136,315,557 6,356,407
2034 134,490,574 6,305,239
2033 132,681,153 6,257,900
2032 130,879,780 6,206,916
2031 129,085,888 6,152,022
2030 127,304,473 6,098,153
2029 125,524,007 6,044,795
2028 123,745,979 5,992,721
2027 121,973,080 5,942,870
2026 120,224,089 5,893,183
2025 118,473,897 5,846,443
2024 116,538,258 5,805,962
2023 114,535,772 5,773,493
2022 112,618,250 5,744,489
2021 110,957,008 5,718,122
2020 109,315,124 5,702,398
2019 107,553,158 5,794,594
2018 105,682,094 5,984,119
2017 103,696,057 6,160,128
2016 101,644,589 6,323,060
2015 99,597,342 6,472,469
2014 97,528,654 6,346,990
2013 95,333,553 5,743,436
2012 93,161,001 5,235,742
2011 91,093,059 5,096,020
2010 89,196,072 5,041,288
2009 87,501,636 4,992,287
2008 85,864,789 4,925,354
2007 84,276,225 4,844,118
2006 82,700,403 4,751,136
2005 81,101,004 4,671,102
2004 79,477,443 4,599,279
2003 77,853,548 4,525,508
2002 76,239,137 4,463,504
2001 74,652,029 4,401,918
2000 73,083,284 4,329,340
1999 71,520,954 4,255,277
1998 69,943,294 4,181,281
1997 68,431,740 4,108,405
1996 67,028,048 4,034,781
1995 65,652,622 3,960,735
1994 64,285,589 3,889,799
1993 62,915,681 3,820,647
1992 61,480,660 3,747,371
1991 60,028,997 3,668,912
1990 58,396,618 3,595,175
1989 56,710,642 3,525,285
1988 55,187,681 3,454,649
1987 53,674,435 3,385,555
1986 52,206,295 3,300,365
1985 50,734,968 3,217,376
1984 49,247,334 3,152,744
1983 47,786,402 3,094,996
1982 46,407,611 3,054,931
1981 45,147,224 3,008,981
1980 43,950,413 2,944,763
1979 42,818,628 2,882,635
1978 41,761,431 2,822,682
1977 40,748,870 2,762,155
1976 39,795,557 2,726,469
1975 38,875,327 2,693,191
1974 37,969,667 2,635,185
1973 37,102,043 2,572,935
1972 36,258,328 2,509,729
1971 35,433,368 2,446,314
1970 34,623,990 2,386,114
1969 33,811,615 2,328,159
1968 32,998,319 2,266,368
1967 32,196,360 2,206,731
1966 31,406,541 2,148,260
1965 30,629,174 2,088,831
1964 29,858,922 2,030,543
1963 29,091,869 1,970,316
1962 28,337,013 1,909,578
1961 27,600,898 1,850,084
1960 26,896,479 1,794,406

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 7.48M people in 2080 for Lebanon.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Lebanon
2100 0.06% -0.31%
2099 0.08% -0.3%
2098 0.09% -0.33%
2097 0.1% -0.33%
2096 0.12% -0.29%
2095 0.14% -0.3%
2094 0.15% -0.28%
2093 0.16% -0.23%
2092 0.18% -0.23%
2091 0.19% -0.18%
2090 0.2% -0.14%
2089 0.22% -0.13%
2088 0.24% -0.15%
2087 0.25% -0.05%
2086 0.26% -0.11%
2085 0.28% 0.01%
2084 0.3% -0.08%
2083 0.31% -0.002%
2082 0.33% -0.02%
2081 0.34% -0.004%
2080 0.37% 0.03%
2079 0.38% 0.02%
2078 0.4% 0.09%
2077 0.42% 0.05%
2076 0.44% 0.08%
2075 0.46% 0.23%
2074 0.47% 0.19%
2073 0.5% 0.16%
2072 0.51% 0.17%
2071 0.53% 0.19%
2070 0.55% 0.16%
2069 0.57% 0.12%
2068 0.59% 0.18%
2067 0.6% 0.17%
2066 0.61% 0.21%
2065 0.64% 0.22%
2064 0.65% 0.24%
2063 0.66% 0.27%
2062 0.68% 0.25%
2061 0.69% 0.31%
2060 0.71% 0.28%
2059 0.73% 0.28%
2058 0.75% 0.32%
2057 0.76% 0.33%
2056 0.78% 0.3%
2055 0.81% 0.33%
2054 0.83% 0.31%
2053 0.85% 0.32%
2052 0.87% 0.38%
2051 0.9% 0.37%
2050 0.93% 0.38%
2049 0.97% 0.44%
2048 1% 0.57%
2047 1.03% 0.51%
2046 1.07% 0.57%
2045 1.12% 0.64%
2044 1.15% 0.54%
2043 1.19% 0.64%
2042 1.23% 0.72%
2041 1.26% 0.75%
2040 1.28% 0.8%
2039 1.3% 0.82%
2038 1.32% 0.86%
2037 1.33% 0.83%
2036 1.34% 0.74%
2035 1.36% 0.81%
2034 1.36% 0.76%
2033 1.38% 0.82%
2032 1.39% 0.89%
2031 1.4% 0.88%
2030 1.42% 0.88%
2029 1.44% 0.87%
2028 1.45% 0.84%
2027 1.45% 0.84%
2026 1.48% 0.8%
2025 1.66% 0.7%
2024 1.75% 0.56%
2023 1.7% 0.5%
2022 1.5% 0.46%
2021 1.5% 0.28%
2020 1.64% -1.59%
2019 1.77% -3.17%
2018 1.92% -2.86%
2017 2.02% -2.58%
2016 2.06% -2.31%
2015 2.12% 1.98%
2014 2.3% 10.5%
2013 2.33% 9.7%
2012 2.27% 2.74%
2011 2.13% 1.09%
2010 1.94% 0.98%
2009 1.91% 1.36%
2008 1.88% 1.68%
2007 1.91% 1.96%
2006 1.97% 1.71%
2005 2.04% 1.56%
2004 2.09% 1.63%
2003 2.12% 1.39%
2002 2.13% 1.4%
2001 2.15% 1.68%
2000 2.18% 1.74%
1999 2.26% 1.77%
1998 2.21% 1.77%
1997 2.09% 1.82%
1996 2.1% 1.87%
1995 2.13% 1.82%
1994 2.18% 1.81%
1993 2.33% 1.96%
1992 2.42% 2.14%
1991 2.8% 2.05%
1990 2.97% 1.98%
1989 2.76% 2.04%
1988 2.82% 2.04%
1987 2.81% 2.58%
1986 2.9% 2.58%
1985 3.02% 2.05%
1984 3.06% 1.87%
1983 2.97% 1.31%
1982 2.79% 1.53%
1981 2.72% 2.18%
1980 2.64% 2.16%
1979 2.53% 2.12%
1978 2.48% 2.19%
1977 2.4% 1.31%
1976 2.37% 1.24%
1975 2.39% 2.2%
1974 2.34% 2.42%
1973 2.33% 2.52%
1972 2.33% 2.59%
1971 2.34% 2.52%
1970 2.4% 2.49%
1969 2.46% 2.73%
1968 2.49% 2.7%
1967 2.51% 2.72%
1966 2.54% 2.85%
1965 2.58% 2.87%
1964 2.64% 3.06%
1963 2.66% 3.18%
1962 2.67% 3.22%
1961 2.62% 3.1%

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 Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

Egypt Lebanon
Current population
120697176
5906622
Population rank 13/197 115/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.07%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
16.2 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
5.64 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +89
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 129/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -10,230
Net migration rank 177/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -10,230
2024 - 123,884 - -17,267
2023 1,780,230 305,006 58,786 -34,193
2022 1,736,123 13,707 60,909 -27,507
2021 1,566,491 6,161 46,614 -27,290
2020 1,704,988 6,016 59,903 -47,787
2019 1,805,818 7,050 70,486 -266,992
2018 1,908,512 20,788 77,165 -259,700
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 84,172 -253,664
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 91,551 -247,921
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 97,385 -239,829
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 92,285 301,111
2013 2,156,922 130,305 80,218 733,500
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 77,248 124,427
2011 1,951,851 126,170 75,523 2,246
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 72,605 -40,915
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 69,004 -2,700
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 67,132 430
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 66,965 27,944
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 65,932 25,126
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 67,778 1,224
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 69,675 4,974
2003 1,614,293 9,854 71,232 1,674
2002 1,593,474 11,205 72,648 -21,543
2001 1,568,962 556 73,160 -1,094
2000 1,540,084 27,873 72,642 455
1999 1,534,697 22,026 72,437 2,589
1998 1,519,728 78,858 71,889 1,062
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 71,486 1,313
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 71,286 3,164
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 71,016 2,634
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 73,069 -4,850
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 75,278 -5,196
1992 1,421,372 74,950 77,447 -970
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 79,274 1,159
1990 1,450,747 406,994 73,629 -6,595
1989 1,461,547 52,648 74,577 -1,827
1988 1,465,620 66,147 70,444 -1,916
1987 1,436,059 58,678 69,058 607
1986 1,410,249 31,299 67,162 33,549
1985 1,388,718 112,411 66,368 -1,108
1984 1,351,297 122,791 66,785 -2,785
1983 1,318,474 129,242 66,056 -14,558
1982 1,258,574 51,229 41,602 -12,981
1981 1,206,830 4,140 65,084 -1,799
1980 1,181,914 738 63,053 2,104
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 61,184 -2,103
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 60,829 0
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 60,232 0
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 11,138 0
1975 987,822 -62,368 55,423 0
1974 946,052 -60,174 64,425 -3,831
1973 905,068 -55,702 63,420 482
1972 893,333 -55,282 62,216 294
1971 868,365 -56,503 61,278 3,042
1970 841,952 -35,064 60,593 -4,508
1969 824,564 -6,703 59,829 0
1968 809,482 -764 59,247 4,506
1967 788,908 6,286 58,957 -3,434
1966 774,391 10,089 58,546 2,864
1965 752,682 17,605 58,195 -742
1964 749,608 20,596 57,808 1,311
1963 738,788 25,109 57,054 4,269
1962 720,128 25,696 55,585 4,569
1961 703,216 23,184 53,995 4,844
1960 685,403 -2,954 52,515 0

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 Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

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
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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