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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 24,478,595 people in Mali in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 26,143,152 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 4.62 times bigger than Mali's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
  • The countries together account for 1.77% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.32% for Mali.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +3.12% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.1M (86.9% growth).

Egypt vs Mali: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Mali
2100 203,522,884 80,371,693
2099 203,403,368 80,051,982
2098 203,247,703 79,712,985
2097 203,074,807 79,363,373
2096 202,870,003 78,996,636
2095 202,625,820 78,611,169
2094 202,350,087 78,201,275
2093 202,040,251 77,780,277
2092 201,709,051 77,346,576
2091 201,347,225 76,892,849
2090 200,966,749 76,418,075
2089 200,561,011 75,924,551
2088 200,123,182 75,413,374
2087 199,650,440 74,882,872
2086 199,156,169 74,339,859
2085 198,637,936 73,778,163
2084 198,084,947 73,197,940
2083 197,501,965 72,596,727
2082 196,891,089 71,983,705
2081 196,242,522 71,348,537
2080 195,570,383 70,707,220
2079 194,850,670 70,044,626
2078 194,103,613 69,367,218
2077 193,324,592 68,675,750
2076 192,507,892 67,972,574
2075 191,661,705 67,256,565
2074 190,786,862 66,523,454
2073 189,886,620 65,776,035
2072 188,947,991 65,016,928
2071 187,981,245 64,239,726
2070 186,988,514 63,457,636
2069 185,965,572 62,664,074
2068 184,912,088 61,857,029
2067 183,835,428 61,042,577
2066 182,734,967 60,222,511
2065 181,620,901 59,400,594
2064 180,467,102 58,567,263
2063 179,293,260 57,727,308
2062 178,110,375 56,880,111
2061 176,907,621 56,026,848
2060 175,686,879 55,166,339
2059 174,441,815 54,304,533
2058 173,179,511 53,437,711
2057 171,897,733 52,565,517
2056 170,593,445 51,691,907
2055 169,269,144 50,813,138
2054 167,915,661 49,936,085
2053 166,538,943 49,053,898
2052 165,130,747 48,167,179
2051 163,704,732 47,280,403
2050 162,240,246 46,390,999
2049 160,743,182 45,505,968
2048 159,206,813 44,617,075
2047 157,631,586 43,730,396
2046 156,023,680 42,840,806
2045 154,371,216 41,951,176
2044 152,668,334 41,061,960
2043 150,927,496 40,172,937
2042 149,145,569 39,286,024
2041 147,333,445 38,406,403
2040 145,505,786 37,525,963
2039 143,662,428 36,652,557
2038 141,820,567 35,772,629
2037 139,977,812 34,902,845
2036 138,139,382 34,036,236
2035 136,315,557 33,178,665
2034 134,490,574 32,328,037
2033 132,681,153 31,486,276
2032 130,879,780 30,655,886
2031 129,085,888 29,833,522
2030 127,304,473 29,028,860
2029 125,524,007 28,235,559
2028 123,745,979 27,456,170
2027 121,973,080 26,690,187
2026 120,224,089 25,940,320
2025 118,473,897 25,201,616
2024 116,538,258 24,478,595
2023 114,535,772 23,769,127
2022 112,618,250 23,072,640
2021 110,957,008 22,388,630
2020 109,315,124 21,713,836
2019 107,553,158 21,068,405
2018 105,682,094 20,442,030
2017 103,696,057 19,813,011
2016 101,644,589 19,191,289
2015 99,597,342 18,593,022
2014 97,528,654 18,020,267
2013 95,333,553 17,459,615
2012 93,161,001 16,957,033
2011 91,093,059 16,469,049
2010 89,196,072 15,945,198
2009 87,501,636 15,435,539
2008 85,864,789 14,940,782
2007 84,276,225 14,457,775
2006 82,700,403 13,990,139
2005 81,101,004 13,538,647
2004 79,477,443 13,102,409
2003 77,853,548 12,684,955
2002 76,239,137 12,288,050
2001 74,652,029 11,912,158
2000 73,083,284 11,559,290
1999 71,520,954 11,227,415
1998 69,943,294 10,919,573
1997 68,431,740 10,646,495
1996 67,028,048 10,407,278
1995 65,652,622 10,185,365
1994 64,285,589 9,967,031
1993 62,915,681 9,754,786
1992 61,480,660 9,553,540
1991 60,028,997 9,362,888
1990 58,396,618 9,178,830
1989 56,710,642 8,999,938
1988 55,187,681 8,833,996
1987 53,674,435 8,681,164
1986 52,206,295 8,531,277
1985 50,734,968 8,374,663
1984 49,247,334 8,208,599
1983 47,786,402 8,034,400
1982 46,407,611 7,860,194
1981 45,147,224 7,692,766
1980 43,950,413 7,530,515
1979 42,818,628 7,375,266
1978 41,761,431 7,229,651
1977 40,748,870 7,090,979
1976 39,795,557 6,960,979
1975 38,875,327 6,837,261
1974 37,969,667 6,715,436
1973 37,102,043 6,597,106
1972 36,258,328 6,483,726
1971 35,433,368 6,377,944
1970 34,623,990 6,276,472
1969 33,811,615 6,177,704
1968 32,998,319 6,082,979
1967 32,196,360 5,990,906
1966 31,406,541 5,902,204
1965 30,629,174 5,815,487
1964 29,858,922 5,730,125
1963 29,091,869 5,646,605
1962 28,337,013 5,563,917
1961 27,600,898 5,482,283
1960 26,896,479 5,402,550

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/mali | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Mali's population increased by 6,951,863 people (a 36.2% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th 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 Mali will increase by 77.4% to 46,390,999 people and rank change from 58th to 46th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 80.4M people in 2100 for Mali.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Mali
2100 0.06% 0.4%
2099 0.08% 0.43%
2098 0.09% 0.44%
2097 0.1% 0.46%
2096 0.12% 0.49%
2095 0.14% 0.52%
2094 0.15% 0.54%
2093 0.16% 0.56%
2092 0.18% 0.59%
2091 0.19% 0.62%
2090 0.2% 0.65%
2089 0.22% 0.68%
2088 0.24% 0.71%
2087 0.25% 0.73%
2086 0.26% 0.76%
2085 0.28% 0.79%
2084 0.3% 0.83%
2083 0.31% 0.85%
2082 0.33% 0.89%
2081 0.34% 0.91%
2080 0.37% 0.95%
2079 0.38% 0.98%
2078 0.4% 1.01%
2077 0.42% 1.03%
2076 0.44% 1.06%
2075 0.46% 1.1%
2074 0.47% 1.14%
2073 0.5% 1.17%
2072 0.51% 1.21%
2071 0.53% 1.23%
2070 0.55% 1.27%
2069 0.57% 1.3%
2068 0.59% 1.33%
2067 0.6% 1.36%
2066 0.61% 1.38%
2065 0.64% 1.42%
2064 0.65% 1.46%
2063 0.66% 1.49%
2062 0.68% 1.52%
2061 0.69% 1.56%
2060 0.71% 1.59%
2059 0.73% 1.62%
2058 0.75% 1.66%
2057 0.76% 1.69%
2056 0.78% 1.73%
2055 0.81% 1.76%
2054 0.83% 1.8%
2053 0.85% 1.84%
2052 0.87% 1.88%
2051 0.9% 1.92%
2050 0.93% 1.94%
2049 0.97% 1.99%
2048 1% 2.03%
2047 1.03% 2.08%
2046 1.07% 2.12%
2045 1.12% 2.17%
2044 1.15% 2.21%
2043 1.19% 2.26%
2042 1.23% 2.29%
2041 1.26% 2.35%
2040 1.28% 2.38%
2039 1.3% 2.46%
2038 1.32% 2.49%
2037 1.33% 2.55%
2036 1.34% 2.58%
2035 1.36% 2.63%
2034 1.36% 2.67%
2033 1.38% 2.71%
2032 1.39% 2.76%
2031 1.4% 2.77%
2030 1.42% 2.81%
2029 1.44% 2.84%
2028 1.45% 2.87%
2027 1.45% 2.89%
2026 1.48% 2.93%
2025 1.66% 2.95%
2024 1.75% 2.98%
2023 1.7% 3.02%
2022 1.5% 3.06%
2021 1.5% 3.11%
2020 1.64% 3.06%
2019 1.77% 3.06%
2018 1.92% 3.17%
2017 2.02% 3.24%
2016 2.06% 3.22%
2015 2.12% 3.18%
2014 2.3% 3.21%
2013 2.33% 2.96%
2012 2.27% 2.96%
2011 2.13% 3.29%
2010 1.94% 3.3%
2009 1.91% 3.31%
2008 1.88% 3.34%
2007 1.91% 3.34%
2006 1.97% 3.33%
2005 2.04% 3.33%
2004 2.09% 3.29%
2003 2.12% 3.23%
2002 2.13% 3.16%
2001 2.15% 3.05%
2000 2.18% 2.96%
1999 2.26% 2.82%
1998 2.21% 2.56%
1997 2.09% 2.3%
1996 2.1% 2.18%
1995 2.13% 2.19%
1994 2.18% 2.18%
1993 2.33% 2.11%
1992 2.42% 2.04%
1991 2.8% 2.01%
1990 2.97% 1.99%
1989 2.76% 1.88%
1988 2.82% 1.76%
1987 2.81% 1.76%
1986 2.9% 1.87%
1985 3.02% 2.02%
1984 3.06% 2.17%
1983 2.97% 2.22%
1982 2.79% 2.18%
1981 2.72% 2.15%
1980 2.64% 2.1%
1979 2.53% 2.01%
1978 2.48% 1.96%
1977 2.4% 1.87%
1976 2.37% 1.81%
1975 2.39% 1.81%
1974 2.34% 1.79%
1973 2.33% 1.75%
1972 2.33% 1.66%
1971 2.34% 1.62%
1970 2.4% 1.6%
1969 2.46% 1.56%
1968 2.49% 1.54%
1967 2.51% 1.5%
1966 2.54% 1.49%
1965 2.58% 1.49%
1964 2.64% 1.48%
1963 2.66% 1.49%
1962 2.67% 1.49%
1961 2.62% 1.48%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Mali's population grew by 2.98%.

Live population counters

Egypt Mali
Current population
120697176
26143152
Population rank 13/197 58/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.32%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
44.5 seconds
One birth every
13.1 seconds
33.1 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
2.56 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +709,468
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +2.98%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 15/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
11 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -48,019
Net migration rank 177/196 173/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 545,323
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 76/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 131/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Mali
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Mali
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -48,019
2024 - 123,884 - -46,880
2023 1,780,230 305,006 746,398 -39,953
2022 1,736,123 13,707 726,465 -39,951
2021 1,566,491 6,161 703,674 -22,210
2020 1,704,988 6,016 683,053 -14,962
2019 1,805,818 7,050 667,110 -44,373
2018 1,908,512 20,788 670,723 -40,710
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 661,973 -33,942
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 645,652 -30,251
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 630,006 -48,872
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 614,419 -50,068
2013 2,156,922 130,305 597,887 -40,951
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 588,748 -140,507
2011 1,951,851 126,170 570,899 -43,160
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 554,447 -34,483
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 533,730 -34,383
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 514,665 -24,509
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 495,800 -19,945
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 477,665 -18,247
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 460,964 -17,413
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 439,717 -10,796
2003 1,614,293 9,854 417,766 -11,768
2002 1,593,474 11,205 396,732 -8,914
2001 1,568,962 556 376,472 -12,507
2000 1,540,084 27,873 359,159 -17,395
1999 1,534,697 22,026 343,705 -21,702
1998 1,519,728 78,858 323,940 -30,255
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 308,429 -55,978
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 293,953 -67,974
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 285,598 -67,763
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 282,356 -63,533
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 274,480 -68,816
1992 1,421,372 74,950 267,605 -70,789
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 261,656 -77,172
1990 1,450,747 406,994 252,308 -68,668
1989 1,461,547 52,648 249,929 -75,771
1988 1,465,620 66,147 245,682 -87,952
1987 1,436,059 58,678 238,871 -90,940
1986 1,410,249 31,299 233,799 -81,970
1985 1,388,718 112,411 224,734 -63,347
1984 1,351,297 122,791 218,078 -47,331
1983 1,318,474 129,242 211,795 -34,132
1982 1,258,574 51,229 204,892 -34,140
1981 1,206,830 4,140 198,227 -34,130
1980 1,181,914 738 190,560 -30,156
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 182,449 -32,353
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 172,652 -31,520
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 165,071 -28,853
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 157,778 -33,999
1975 987,822 -62,368 150,222 -26,572
1974 946,052 -60,174 142,448 -22,449
1973 905,068 -55,702 135,801 -19,137
1972 893,333 -55,282 129,687 -19,594
1971 868,365 -56,503 123,591 -22,127
1970 841,952 -35,064 118,952 -17,479
1969 824,564 -6,703 114,361 -18,302
1968 809,482 -764 111,403 -18,015
1967 788,908 6,286 107,650 -16,900
1966 774,391 10,089 103,684 -17,032
1965 752,682 17,605 100,451 -13,662
1964 749,608 20,596 97,166 -13,226
1963 738,788 25,109 95,055 -11,951
1962 720,128 25,696 93,101 -10,821
1961 703,216 23,184 91,115 -10,139
1960 685,403 -2,954 88,802 -10,314

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Mali 94.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,749,473 people) and 5.13% is from migration (a loss of 365,292 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 545,323 people or 2.2% in Mali.

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
Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 214K
Segou 134K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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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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