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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 51.6 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 1.48% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Egypt vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Moldova
2100 203,522,884 1,175,882
2099 203,403,368 1,186,641
2098 203,247,703 1,197,541
2097 203,074,807 1,208,458
2096 202,870,003 1,219,478
2095 202,625,820 1,230,573
2094 202,350,087 1,241,540
2093 202,040,251 1,252,531
2092 201,709,051 1,263,471
2091 201,347,225 1,274,372
2090 200,966,749 1,285,020
2089 200,561,011 1,295,696
2088 200,123,182 1,306,424
2087 199,650,440 1,317,064
2086 199,156,169 1,327,799
2085 198,637,936 1,338,702
2084 198,084,947 1,349,432
2083 197,501,965 1,360,333
2082 196,891,089 1,371,322
2081 196,242,522 1,382,447
2080 195,570,383 1,393,733
2079 194,850,670 1,405,298
2078 194,103,613 1,417,062
2077 193,324,592 1,429,240
2076 192,507,892 1,441,240
2075 191,661,705 1,453,677
2074 190,786,862 1,466,568
2073 189,886,620 1,479,672
2072 188,947,991 1,493,311
2071 187,981,245 1,507,315
2070 186,988,514 1,522,149
2069 185,965,572 1,537,091
2068 184,912,088 1,552,724
2067 183,835,428 1,568,676
2066 182,734,967 1,584,782
2065 181,620,901 1,601,356
2064 180,467,102 1,618,317
2063 179,293,260 1,635,288
2062 178,110,375 1,652,720
2061 176,907,621 1,670,255
2060 175,686,879 1,688,120
2059 174,441,815 1,705,595
2058 173,179,511 1,722,942
2057 171,897,733 1,740,252
2056 170,593,445 1,757,829
2055 169,269,144 1,775,082
2054 167,915,661 1,792,262
2053 166,538,943 1,809,221
2052 165,130,747 1,825,831
2051 163,704,732 1,842,337
2050 162,240,246 1,858,281
2049 160,743,182 1,874,666
2048 159,206,813 1,890,586
2047 157,631,586 1,906,615
2046 156,023,680 1,922,962
2045 154,371,216 1,939,938
2044 152,668,334 1,956,858
2043 150,927,496 1,974,616
2042 149,145,569 1,992,765
2041 147,333,445 2,011,342
2040 145,505,786 2,030,732
2039 143,662,428 2,051,163
2038 141,820,567 2,071,871
2037 139,977,812 2,093,068
2036 138,139,382 2,114,669
2035 136,315,557 2,136,998
2034 134,490,574 2,159,450
2033 132,681,153 2,182,023
2032 130,879,780 2,204,431
2031 129,085,888 2,227,006
2030 127,304,473 2,250,038
2029 125,524,007 2,272,963
2028 123,745,979 2,295,739
2027 121,973,080 2,318,425
2026 120,224,089 2,341,166
2025 118,473,897 2,373,265
2024 116,538,258 2,402,306
2023 114,535,772 2,457,783
2022 112,618,250 2,528,654
2021 110,957,008 2,595,809
2020 109,315,124 2,635,130
2019 107,553,158 2,664,224
2018 105,682,094 2,707,203
2017 103,696,057 2,755,189
2016 101,644,589 2,803,186
2015 99,597,342 2,835,978
2014 97,528,654 2,857,815
2013 95,333,553 2,859,558
2012 93,161,001 2,860,324
2011 91,093,059 2,860,699
2010 89,196,072 2,862,354
2009 87,501,636 2,865,213
2008 85,864,789 2,868,833
2007 84,276,225 2,874,299
2006 82,700,403 2,880,967
2005 81,101,004 2,888,985
2004 79,477,443 2,896,023
2003 77,853,548 2,903,198
2002 76,239,137 2,911,385
2001 74,652,029 2,918,135
2000 73,083,284 2,924,668
1999 71,520,954 2,930,622
1998 69,943,294 2,935,227
1997 68,431,740 2,936,413
1996 67,028,048 2,947,293
1995 65,652,622 2,953,200
1994 64,285,589 2,966,745
1993 62,915,681 2,975,966
1992 61,480,660 2,980,965
1991 60,028,997 2,981,566
1990 58,396,618 2,977,912
1989 56,710,642 2,970,039
1988 55,187,681 2,948,891
1987 53,674,435 2,916,306
1986 52,206,295 2,883,057
1985 50,734,968 2,850,787
1984 49,247,334 2,820,518
1983 47,786,402 2,791,207
1982 46,407,611 2,763,101
1981 45,147,224 2,735,987
1980 43,950,413 2,708,675
1979 42,818,628 2,683,035
1978 41,761,431 2,656,211
1977 40,748,870 2,626,298
1976 39,795,557 2,596,491
1975 38,875,327 2,566,998
1974 37,969,667 2,538,164
1973 37,102,043 2,510,584
1972 36,258,328 2,484,742
1971 35,433,368 2,460,611
1970 34,623,990 2,437,590
1969 33,811,615 2,408,469
1968 32,998,319 2,373,073
1967 32,196,360 2,337,695
1966 31,406,541 2,301,871
1965 30,629,174 2,265,287
1964 29,858,922 2,228,000
1963 29,091,869 2,188,895
1962 28,337,013 2,147,227
1961 27,600,898 2,103,327
1960 26,896,479 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Moldova
2100 0.06% -0.91%
2099 0.08% -0.91%
2098 0.09% -0.9%
2097 0.1% -0.9%
2096 0.12% -0.9%
2095 0.14% -0.88%
2094 0.15% -0.88%
2093 0.16% -0.87%
2092 0.18% -0.86%
2091 0.19% -0.83%
2090 0.2% -0.82%
2089 0.22% -0.82%
2088 0.24% -0.81%
2087 0.25% -0.81%
2086 0.26% -0.81%
2085 0.28% -0.8%
2084 0.3% -0.8%
2083 0.31% -0.8%
2082 0.33% -0.8%
2081 0.34% -0.81%
2080 0.37% -0.82%
2079 0.38% -0.83%
2078 0.4% -0.85%
2077 0.42% -0.83%
2076 0.44% -0.86%
2075 0.46% -0.88%
2074 0.47% -0.89%
2073 0.5% -0.91%
2072 0.51% -0.93%
2071 0.53% -0.97%
2070 0.55% -0.97%
2069 0.57% -1.01%
2068 0.59% -1.02%
2067 0.6% -1.02%
2066 0.61% -1.03%
2065 0.64% -1.05%
2064 0.65% -1.04%
2063 0.66% -1.05%
2062 0.68% -1.05%
2061 0.69% -1.06%
2060 0.71% -1.02%
2059 0.73% -1.01%
2058 0.75% -0.99%
2057 0.76% -1%
2056 0.78% -0.97%
2055 0.81% -0.96%
2054 0.83% -0.94%
2053 0.85% -0.91%
2052 0.87% -0.9%
2051 0.9% -0.86%
2050 0.93% -0.87%
2049 0.97% -0.84%
2048 1% -0.84%
2047 1.03% -0.85%
2046 1.07% -0.88%
2045 1.12% -0.86%
2044 1.15% -0.9%
2043 1.19% -0.91%
2042 1.23% -0.92%
2041 1.26% -0.95%
2040 1.28% -1%
2039 1.3% -1%
2038 1.32% -1.01%
2037 1.33% -1.02%
2036 1.34% -1.04%
2035 1.36% -1.04%
2034 1.36% -1.03%
2033 1.38% -1.02%
2032 1.39% -1.01%
2031 1.4% -1.02%
2030 1.42% -1.01%
2029 1.44% -0.99%
2028 1.45% -0.98%
2027 1.45% -0.97%
2026 1.48% -1.35%
2025 1.66% -1.21%
2024 1.75% -2.26%
2023 1.7% -2.8%
2022 1.5% -2.59%
2021 1.5% -1.49%
2020 1.64% -1.09%
2019 1.77% -1.59%
2018 1.92% -1.74%
2017 2.02% -1.71%
2016 2.06% -1.16%
2015 2.12% -0.76%
2014 2.3% -0.06%
2013 2.33% -0.03%
2012 2.27% -0.01%
2011 2.13% -0.06%
2010 1.94% -0.1%
2009 1.91% -0.13%
2008 1.88% -0.19%
2007 1.91% -0.23%
2006 1.97% -0.28%
2005 2.04% -0.24%
2004 2.09% -0.25%
2003 2.12% -0.28%
2002 2.13% -0.23%
2001 2.15% -0.22%
2000 2.18% -0.2%
1999 2.26% -0.16%
1998 2.21% -0.04%
1997 2.09% -0.37%
1996 2.1% -0.2%
1995 2.13% -0.46%
1994 2.18% -0.31%
1993 2.33% -0.17%
1992 2.42% -0.02%
1991 2.8% 0.12%
1990 2.97% 0.27%
1989 2.76% 0.72%
1988 2.82% 1.12%
1987 2.81% 1.15%
1986 2.9% 1.13%
1985 3.02% 1.07%
1984 3.06% 1.05%
1983 2.97% 1.02%
1982 2.79% 0.99%
1981 2.72% 1.01%
1980 2.64% 0.96%
1979 2.53% 1.01%
1978 2.48% 1.14%
1977 2.4% 1.15%
1976 2.37% 1.15%
1975 2.39% 1.14%
1974 2.34% 1.1%
1973 2.33% 1.04%
1972 2.33% 0.98%
1971 2.34% 0.94%
1970 2.4% 1.21%
1969 2.46% 1.49%
1968 2.49% 1.51%
1967 2.51% 1.56%
1966 2.54% 1.61%
1965 2.58% 1.67%
1964 2.64% 1.79%
1963 2.66% 1.94%
1962 2.67% 2.09%
1961 2.62% 2.2%

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 Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Egypt Moldova
Current population
120697176
2341166
Population rank 13/197 145/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.03%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
9.47 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
19.9 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 -152
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 196/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -29,766
Net migration rank 177/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -29,766
2024 - 123,884 - -27,088
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -7,007 -18,570
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -6,385 89,154
2021 1,566,491 6,161 -13,444 -33,405
2020 1,704,988 6,016 -7,067 -33,405
2019 1,805,818 7,050 -3,416 -41,233
2018 1,908,512 20,788 -961 -36,085
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 1,402 -43,871
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 4,580 -51,642
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 6,049 -59,399
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 7,248 -67,175
2013 2,156,922 130,305 3,537 -77,571
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 5,581 -81,215
2011 1,951,851 126,170 5,948 -82,271
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 7,456 -84,039
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 7,492 -83,546
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 5,210 -79,593
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 3,490 -75,734
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 2,406 -72,061
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 2,005 -68,681
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 1,714 -52,491
2003 1,614,293 9,854 -322 -46,947
2002 1,593,474 11,205 -1,249 -45,833
2001 1,568,962 556 -718 -45,043
2000 1,540,084 27,873 -324 -43,854
1999 1,534,697 22,026 642 -43,111
1998 1,519,728 78,858 2,140 -41,975
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 4,669 -41,743
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 2,655 -33,369
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 5,534 -31,975
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 9,921 -31,616
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 13,886 -31,526
1992 1,421,372 74,950 17,373 -30,136
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 21,127 -29,204
1990 1,450,747 406,994 25,824 -30,053
1989 1,461,547 52,648 29,638 -29,307
1988 1,465,620 66,147 35,608 -4,989
1987 1,436,059 58,678 40,122 -10,796
1986 1,410,249 31,299 39,463 -8,769
1985 1,388,718 112,411 38,060 -10,627
1984 1,351,297 122,791 38,108 -12,732
1983 1,318,474 129,242 36,076 -10,543
1982 1,258,574 51,229 32,814 -8,412
1981 1,206,830 4,140 31,360 -6,452
1980 1,181,914 738 30,053 -3,693
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 28,322 -6,912
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 27,622 3,483
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 27,707 3,245
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 27,801 2,885
1975 987,822 -62,368 27,677 2,355
1974 946,052 -60,174 27,219 1,785
1973 905,068 -55,702 25,967 1,156
1972 893,333 -55,282 24,626 481
1971 868,365 -56,503 23,359 -61
1970 841,952 -35,064 22,314 606
1969 824,564 -6,703 21,768 20,561
1968 809,482 -764 22,005 19,830
1967 788,908 6,286 22,654 19,175
1966 774,391 10,089 23,720 18,601
1965 752,682 17,605 24,916 18,066
1964 749,608 20,596 25,860 17,509
1963 738,788 25,109 29,382 16,816
1962 720,128 25,696 32,082 15,884
1961 703,216 23,184 35,180 14,818
1960 685,403 -2,954 36,352 13,697

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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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