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

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The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 118,365,995 in 2025 vs 35,977,838 people in Malaysia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 121,012,163 people compared to 36,600,906 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 3.31 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 1.9% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs +1.45% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (46.3% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.6M (38.5% growth).

Egypt vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Malaysia
2100 203,337,521 44,342,183
2099 203,218,114 44,456,013
2098 203,062,591 44,568,480
2097 202,889,853 44,684,459
2096 202,685,235 44,803,334
2095 202,441,274 44,920,823
2094 202,165,793 45,035,868
2093 201,856,239 45,153,485
2092 201,525,341 45,267,003
2091 201,163,844 45,378,303
2090 200,783,715 45,489,767
2089 200,378,346 45,598,290
2088 199,940,915 45,706,098
2087 199,468,604 45,811,274
2086 198,974,783 45,914,874
2085 198,457,022 46,008,880
2084 197,904,537 46,099,604
2083 197,322,086 46,190,377
2082 196,711,766 46,272,999
2081 196,063,790 46,347,751
2080 195,392,263 46,423,514
2079 194,673,206 46,484,118
2078 193,926,829 46,537,169
2077 193,148,518 46,582,178
2076 192,332,562 46,607,029
2075 191,487,145 46,631,092
2074 190,613,099 46,646,324
2073 189,713,677 46,658,819
2072 188,775,903 46,658,396
2071 187,810,038 46,648,409
2070 186,818,210 46,633,600
2069 185,796,200 46,611,221
2068 184,743,675 46,588,049
2067 183,667,996 46,557,261
2066 182,568,538 46,518,384
2065 181,455,486 46,469,909
2064 180,302,738 46,405,405
2063 179,129,965 46,338,727
2062 177,948,157 46,260,178
2061 176,746,499 46,166,190
2060 175,526,868 46,064,001
2059 174,282,938 45,946,872
2058 173,021,784 45,825,593
2057 171,741,174 45,695,432
2056 170,438,073 45,554,612
2055 169,114,979 45,407,246
2054 167,762,729 45,241,331
2053 166,387,264 45,057,472
2052 164,980,351 44,862,361
2051 163,555,634 44,657,253
2050 162,092,482 44,434,221
2049 160,596,782 44,206,196
2048 159,061,812 43,963,591
2047 157,488,020 43,701,058
2046 155,881,578 43,427,087
2045 154,230,619 43,146,785
2044 152,529,288 42,855,667
2043 150,790,036 42,546,972
2042 149,009,732 42,229,093
2041 147,199,258 41,911,573
2040 145,373,264 41,587,509
2039 143,531,585 41,260,315
2038 141,691,401 40,918,517
2037 139,850,324 40,574,312
2036 138,013,568 40,223,758
2035 136,191,405 39,866,097
2034 134,368,084 39,505,672
2033 132,560,311 39,141,994
2032 130,760,579 38,762,420
2031 128,968,320 38,376,399
2030 127,188,528 37,985,824
2029 125,409,684 37,597,060
2028 123,633,275 37,198,261
2027 121,861,990 36,797,098
2026 120,114,593 36,393,693
2025 118,365,995 35,977,838
2024 116,538,258 35,557,673
2023 114,535,772 35,126,298
2022 112,618,250 34,695,493
2021 110,957,008 34,282,399
2020 109,315,124 33,889,558
2019 107,553,158 33,440,596
2018 105,682,094 32,910,967
2017 103,696,057 32,355,644
2016 101,644,589 31,789,685
2015 99,597,342 31,232,798
2014 97,528,654 30,696,137
2013 95,333,553 30,174,265
2012 93,161,001 29,662,831
2011 91,093,059 29,162,039
2010 89,196,072 28,655,776
2009 87,501,636 28,124,778
2008 85,864,789 27,570,059
2007 84,276,225 26,998,389
2006 82,700,403 26,417,909
2005 81,101,004 25,836,071
2004 79,477,443 25,256,772
2003 77,853,548 24,679,602
2002 76,239,137 24,102,477
2001 74,652,029 23,526,538
2000 73,083,284 22,967,816
1999 71,520,954 22,435,531
1998 69,943,294 21,906,713
1997 68,431,740 21,375,218
1996 67,028,048 20,850,087
1995 65,652,622 20,330,599
1994 64,285,589 19,820,446
1993 62,915,681 19,322,664
1992 61,480,660 18,834,572
1991 60,028,997 18,342,464
1990 58,396,618 17,833,171
1989 56,710,642 17,314,997
1988 55,187,681 16,796,605
1987 53,674,435 16,276,737
1986 52,206,295 15,760,419
1985 50,734,968 15,252,258
1984 49,247,334 14,759,009
1983 47,786,402 14,285,907
1982 46,407,611 13,832,798
1981 45,147,224 13,399,203
1980 43,950,413 12,983,363
1979 42,818,628 12,627,862
1978 41,761,431 12,328,157
1977 40,748,870 12,035,713
1976 39,795,557 11,750,097
1975 38,875,327 11,471,914
1974 37,969,667 11,200,906
1973 37,102,043 10,935,621
1972 36,258,328 10,676,835
1971 35,433,368 10,423,453
1970 34,623,990 10,178,802
1969 33,811,615 9,947,597
1968 32,998,319 9,725,281
1967 32,196,360 9,507,099
1966 31,406,541 9,284,688
1965 30,629,174 9,056,408
1964 29,858,922 8,828,406
1963 29,091,869 8,602,160
1962 28,337,013 8,380,172
1961 27,600,898 8,164,443
1960 26,896,479 7,956,197

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Egypt's population will grow by 33.9% to 162,092,482 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of Malaysia will increase by 21.4% to 44,434,221 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 203M people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Malaysia
2100 0.06% -0.26%
2099 0.08% -0.25%
2098 0.09% -0.26%
2097 0.1% -0.27%
2096 0.12% -0.26%
2095 0.14% -0.26%
2094 0.15% -0.26%
2093 0.16% -0.25%
2092 0.18% -0.25%
2091 0.19% -0.25%
2090 0.2% -0.24%
2089 0.22% -0.24%
2088 0.24% -0.23%
2087 0.25% -0.23%
2086 0.26% -0.2%
2085 0.28% -0.2%
2084 0.3% -0.2%
2083 0.31% -0.18%
2082 0.33% -0.16%
2081 0.34% -0.16%
2080 0.37% -0.13%
2079 0.38% -0.11%
2078 0.4% -0.1%
2077 0.42% -0.05%
2076 0.44% -0.05%
2075 0.46% -0.03%
2074 0.47% -0.03%
2073 0.5% 0.001%
2072 0.51% 0.02%
2071 0.53% 0.03%
2070 0.55% 0.05%
2069 0.57% 0.05%
2068 0.59% 0.07%
2067 0.6% 0.08%
2066 0.61% 0.1%
2065 0.64% 0.14%
2064 0.65% 0.14%
2063 0.66% 0.17%
2062 0.68% 0.2%
2061 0.69% 0.22%
2060 0.71% 0.25%
2059 0.73% 0.26%
2058 0.75% 0.28%
2057 0.76% 0.31%
2056 0.78% 0.32%
2055 0.81% 0.37%
2054 0.83% 0.41%
2053 0.85% 0.43%
2052 0.87% 0.46%
2051 0.9% 0.5%
2050 0.93% 0.52%
2049 0.97% 0.55%
2048 1% 0.6%
2047 1.03% 0.63%
2046 1.07% 0.65%
2045 1.12% 0.68%
2044 1.15% 0.73%
2043 1.19% 0.75%
2042 1.23% 0.76%
2041 1.26% 0.78%
2040 1.28% 0.79%
2039 1.3% 0.84%
2038 1.32% 0.85%
2037 1.33% 0.87%
2036 1.34% 0.9%
2035 1.36% 0.91%
2034 1.36% 0.93%
2033 1.38% 0.98%
2032 1.39% 1.01%
2031 1.4% 1.03%
2030 1.42% 1.03%
2029 1.44% 1.07%
2028 1.45% 1.09%
2027 1.45% 1.11%
2026 1.48% 1.16%
2025 1.57% 1.18%
2024 1.75% 1.23%
2023 1.7% 1.24%
2022 1.5% 1.2%
2021 1.5% 1.16%
2020 1.64% 1.34%
2019 1.77% 1.61%
2018 1.92% 1.72%
2017 2.02% 1.78%
2016 2.06% 1.78%
2015 2.12% 1.75%
2014 2.3% 1.73%
2013 2.33% 1.72%
2012 2.27% 1.72%
2011 2.13% 1.77%
2010 1.94% 1.89%
2009 1.91% 2.01%
2008 1.88% 2.12%
2007 1.91% 2.2%
2006 1.97% 2.25%
2005 2.04% 2.29%
2004 2.09% 2.34%
2003 2.12% 2.39%
2002 2.13% 2.45%
2001 2.15% 2.43%
2000 2.18% 2.37%
1999 2.26% 2.41%
1998 2.21% 2.49%
1997 2.09% 2.52%
1996 2.1% 2.56%
1995 2.13% 2.57%
1994 2.18% 2.58%
1993 2.33% 2.59%
1992 2.42% 2.68%
1991 2.8% 2.86%
1990 2.97% 2.99%
1989 2.76% 3.09%
1988 2.82% 3.19%
1987 2.81% 3.28%
1986 2.9% 3.33%
1985 3.02% 3.34%
1984 3.06% 3.31%
1983 2.97% 3.28%
1982 2.79% 3.24%
1981 2.72% 3.2%
1980 2.64% 2.82%
1979 2.53% 2.43%
1978 2.48% 2.43%
1977 2.4% 2.43%
1976 2.37% 2.42%
1975 2.39% 2.42%
1974 2.34% 2.43%
1973 2.33% 2.42%
1972 2.33% 2.43%
1971 2.34% 2.4%
1970 2.4% 2.32%
1969 2.46% 2.29%
1968 2.49% 2.29%
1967 2.51% 2.4%
1966 2.54% 2.52%
1965 2.58% 2.58%
1964 2.64% 2.63%
1963 2.66% 2.65%
1962 2.67% 2.64%
1961 2.62% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Egypt grew by 1.57%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.18%.

Live population counters

Egypt Malaysia
Current population
121012163
36600906
Population rank 13/197 45/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.44%
One net population change
17.3 seconds
1.25 minutes
One birth every
12.9 seconds
1.2 minutes
One death every
49.1 seconds
2.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,007 +1,151
Annual growth/decline +1,827,737 +420,165
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 89/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +166,615
Net migration rank 177/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 166,615
2024 1,795,738 123,884 252,068 174,770
2023 1,780,230 305,006 254,806 181,071
2022 1,736,123 13,707 237,560 188,154
2021 1,566,491 6,161 212,002 188,506
2020 1,704,988 6,016 283,282 101,907
2019 1,805,818 7,050 309,426 203,284
2018 1,908,512 20,788 324,568 221,965
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 336,434 227,677
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 345,681 222,141
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 358,302 187,663
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 367,587 159,791
2013 2,156,922 130,305 366,738 149,637
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 371,497 134,975
2011 1,951,851 126,170 372,836 122,269
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 360,260 157,164
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 366,157 178,410
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 362,380 202,481
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 348,711 229,784
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 349,509 232,971
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 355,324 225,864
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 365,138 212,278
2003 1,614,293 9,854 377,425 199,510
2002 1,593,474 11,205 381,084 196,227
2001 1,568,962 556 400,939 173,613
2000 1,540,084 27,873 417,371 125,499
1999 1,534,697 22,026 432,355 89,335
1998 1,519,728 78,858 436,316 99,639
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 447,768 79,266
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 450,174 73,040
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 443,349 72,393
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 437,873 66,685
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 429,910 61,079
1992 1,421,372 74,950 418,900 66,286
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 401,938 97,111
1990 1,450,747 406,994 384,518 135,020
1989 1,461,547 52,648 373,277 143,544
1988 1,465,620 66,147 386,507 133,478
1987 1,436,059 58,678 381,999 137,759
1986 1,410,249 31,299 385,799 127,081
1985 1,388,718 112,411 383,243 120,215
1984 1,351,297 122,791 376,797 106,248
1983 1,318,474 129,242 365,290 97,862
1982 1,258,574 51,229 353,138 89,942
1981 1,206,830 4,140 339,991 84,142
1980 1,181,914 738 326,947 80,617
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 317,439 -13,980
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 311,027 -15,059
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 305,515 -16,601
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 300,615 -18,316
1975 987,822 -62,368 294,541 -20,480
1974 946,052 -60,174 289,880 -21,919
1973 905,068 -55,702 284,611 -21,995
1972 893,333 -55,282 276,263 -21,305
1971 868,365 -56,503 272,323 -20,535
1970 841,952 -35,064 269,341 -31,839
1969 824,564 -6,703 264,327 -39,420
1968 809,482 -764 260,705 -40,996
1967 788,908 6,286 258,764 -42,108
1966 774,391 10,089 262,162 -33,993
1965 752,682 17,605 264,836 -36,456
1964 749,608 20,596 266,406 -38,785
1963 738,788 25,109 265,815 -40,952
1962 720,128 25,696 262,140 -43,033
1961 703,216 23,184 257,270 -44,916
1960 685,403 -2,954 251,090 -46,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in Egypt is from natural causes (a gain of 18,780,050 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a gain of 137,710 people). In Malaysia 60.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,914,129 people) and 39.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,897,138 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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