The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,120,267 people compared to 22,791,875 in Malawi.
Population statistics:
- Egypt's population is 5.27 times bigger than Malawi's.
- Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
- The countries together account for 1.73% of the world: 1.45% for Egypt vs 0.28% for Malawi.
- For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
- Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 120M (45.2% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.8M (72.7% growth).
- Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 202M people compared to the peak of 59.1M people in 2100 for Malawi.
Egypt vs Malawi: live population counter
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| Current population |
120120267
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22791875
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| Population rank | 13/197 | 61/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.45% | 0.28% |
| One net population change |
15.7 seconds
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57.3 seconds
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| One birth every |
13.1 seconds
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47.6 seconds
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| One death every |
50.4 seconds
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4.64 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.24 minutes
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5.81 hours
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| Annual migration change | +123,884 | -1,507 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,486 | +1,509 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,002,486 | +550,804 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.75% | +2.61% |
| Population growth rate rank | 62/197 | 26/197 |
Egypt and Malawi: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 26,896,479 | 3,628,134 | - | - |
| 1961 | 27,600,898 | 3,715,534 | 2.62% | 2.41% |
| 1962 | 28,337,013 | 3,806,307 | 2.67% | 2.44% |
| 1963 | 29,091,869 | 3,900,506 | 2.66% | 2.47% |
| 1964 | 29,858,922 | 3,997,305 | 2.64% | 2.48% |
| 1965 | 30,629,174 | 4,096,157 | 2.58% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 31,406,541 | 4,197,926 | 2.54% | 2.48% |
| 1967 | 32,196,360 | 4,303,012 | 2.51% | 2.5% |
| 1968 | 32,998,319 | 4,411,054 | 2.49% | 2.51% |
| 1969 | 33,811,615 | 4,521,184 | 2.46% | 2.5% |
| 1970 | 34,623,990 | 4,633,944 | 2.4% | 2.49% |
| 1971 | 35,433,368 | 4,751,434 | 2.34% | 2.54% |
| 1972 | 36,258,328 | 4,874,475 | 2.33% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 37,102,043 | 5,003,938 | 2.33% | 2.66% |
| 1974 | 37,969,667 | 5,141,337 | 2.34% | 2.75% |
| 1975 | 38,875,327 | 5,287,367 | 2.39% | 2.84% |
| 1976 | 39,795,557 | 5,443,384 | 2.37% | 2.95% |
| 1977 | 40,748,870 | 5,614,983 | 2.4% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 41,761,431 | 5,810,132 | 2.48% | 3.48% |
| 1979 | 42,818,628 | 6,028,749 | 2.53% | 3.76% |
| 1980 | 43,950,413 | 6,265,529 | 2.64% | 3.93% |
| 1981 | 45,147,224 | 6,516,454 | 2.72% | 4% |
| 1982 | 46,407,611 | 6,778,879 | 2.79% | 4.03% |
| 1983 | 47,786,402 | 7,051,709 | 2.97% | 4.02% |
| 1984 | 49,247,334 | 7,332,810 | 3.06% | 3.99% |
| 1985 | 50,734,968 | 7,620,508 | 3.02% | 3.92% |
| 1986 | 52,206,295 | 7,906,480 | 2.9% | 3.75% |
| 1987 | 53,674,435 | 8,293,174 | 2.81% | 4.89% |
| 1988 | 55,187,681 | 8,753,262 | 2.82% | 5.55% |
| 1989 | 56,710,642 | 9,176,220 | 2.76% | 4.83% |
| 1990 | 58,396,618 | 9,545,852 | 2.97% | 4.03% |
| 1991 | 60,028,997 | 9,844,227 | 2.8% | 3.13% |
| 1992 | 61,480,660 | 10,135,079 | 2.42% | 2.95% |
| 1993 | 62,915,681 | 10,284,024 | 2.33% | 1.47% |
| 1994 | 64,285,589 | 10,164,894 | 2.18% | -1.16% |
| 1995 | 65,652,622 | 10,150,117 | 2.13% | -0.15% |
| 1996 | 67,028,048 | 10,352,228 | 2.1% | 1.99% |
| 1997 | 68,431,740 | 10,562,035 | 2.09% | 2.03% |
| 1998 | 69,943,294 | 10,792,876 | 2.21% | 2.19% |
| 1999 | 71,520,954 | 11,047,804 | 2.26% | 2.36% |
| 2000 | 73,083,284 | 11,315,942 | 2.18% | 2.43% |
| 2001 | 74,652,029 | 11,593,058 | 2.15% | 2.45% |
| 2002 | 76,239,137 | 11,880,440 | 2.13% | 2.48% |
| 2003 | 77,853,548 | 12,181,574 | 2.12% | 2.53% |
| 2004 | 79,477,443 | 12,500,737 | 2.09% | 2.62% |
| 2005 | 81,101,004 | 12,840,031 | 2.04% | 2.71% |
| 2006 | 82,700,403 | 13,198,701 | 1.97% | 2.79% |
| 2007 | 84,276,225 | 13,576,343 | 1.91% | 2.86% |
| 2008 | 85,864,789 | 13,976,417 | 1.88% | 2.95% |
| 2009 | 87,501,636 | 14,395,788 | 1.91% | 3% |
| 2010 | 89,196,072 | 14,826,463 | 1.94% | 2.99% |
| 2011 | 91,093,059 | 15,265,022 | 2.13% | 2.96% |
| 2012 | 93,161,001 | 15,709,577 | 2.27% | 2.91% |
| 2013 | 95,333,553 | 16,161,816 | 2.33% | 2.88% |
| 2014 | 97,528,654 | 16,621,538 | 2.3% | 2.84% |
| 2015 | 99,597,342 | 17,085,587 | 2.12% | 2.79% |
| 2016 | 101,644,589 | 17,557,739 | 2.06% | 2.76% |
| 2017 | 103,696,057 | 18,039,715 | 2.02% | 2.75% |
| 2018 | 105,682,094 | 18,528,081 | 1.92% | 2.71% |
| 2019 | 107,553,158 | 19,025,752 | 1.77% | 2.69% |
| 2020 | 109,315,124 | 19,533,888 | 1.64% | 2.67% |
| 2021 | 110,957,008 | 20,047,258 | 1.5% | 2.63% |
| 2022 | 112,618,250 | 20,568,728 | 1.5% | 2.6% |
| 2023 | 114,535,772 | 21,104,482 | 1.7% | 2.6% |
| 2024 | 116,538,258 | 21,655,286 | 1.75% | 2.61% |
| 2025 | 118,365,997 | 22,216,113 | 1.57% | 2.59% |
| 2026 | 120,101,181 | 22,785,530 | 1.47% | 2.56% |
| 2027 | 121,847,622 | 23,366,187 | 1.45% | 2.55% |
| 2028 | 123,608,457 | 23,954,450 | 1.45% | 2.52% |
| 2029 | 125,373,058 | 24,553,499 | 1.43% | 2.5% |
| 2030 | 127,139,323 | 25,160,293 | 1.41% | 2.47% |
| 2031 | 128,912,256 | 25,763,534 | 1.39% | 2.4% |
| 2032 | 130,695,084 | 26,366,760 | 1.38% | 2.34% |
| 2033 | 132,485,612 | 26,978,417 | 1.37% | 2.32% |
| 2034 | 134,287,838 | 27,595,295 | 1.36% | 2.29% |
| 2035 | 136,097,214 | 28,213,784 | 1.35% | 2.24% |
| 2036 | 137,913,263 | 28,835,595 | 1.33% | 2.2% |
| 2037 | 139,738,699 | 29,462,509 | 1.32% | 2.17% |
| 2038 | 141,565,835 | 30,081,741 | 1.31% | 2.1% |
| 2039 | 143,393,267 | 30,691,578 | 1.29% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 145,213,662 | 31,302,092 | 1.27% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 147,018,554 | 31,911,242 | 1.24% | 1.95% |
| 2042 | 148,800,785 | 32,517,509 | 1.21% | 1.9% |
| 2043 | 150,547,655 | 33,122,481 | 1.17% | 1.86% |
| 2044 | 152,255,332 | 33,736,523 | 1.13% | 1.85% |
| 2045 | 153,919,190 | 34,350,947 | 1.09% | 1.82% |
| 2046 | 155,535,951 | 34,959,606 | 1.05% | 1.77% |
| 2047 | 157,114,404 | 35,567,989 | 1.01% | 1.74% |
| 2048 | 158,657,392 | 36,165,757 | 0.98% | 1.68% |
| 2049 | 160,161,615 | 36,760,998 | 0.95% | 1.65% |
| 2050 | 161,630,197 | 37,361,672 | 0.92% | 1.63% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 18,475,678 (a 18.2% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,234,136 (a 29.8% growth).
Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Egypt's population will grow by 34.6% to 161,630,197 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of Malawi will increase by 63.9% to 37,361,672 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Cairo | 9.61M |
| Giza | 5.6M |
| Alexandria | 4.87M |
| Shubra El Kheima | 1.03M |
| Mansoura | 622K |
| Helwan | 619K |
| El Mahalla El Kubra | 593K |
| Port Said | 524K |
| Faiyum | 519K |
| Suez | 517K |
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Population differences between Egypt and Malawi
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| Life expectancy | 72.2 years | 67.9 years |
| Average age | 28.5 years | 22.8 years |
| Median age | 25.3 years | 18.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 595 ppl/mi² |
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