The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 5,338,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 119,759,833 people compared to 5,406,623 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- Egypt's population is 22.2 times bigger than New Zealand's.
- Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
- The countries together account for 1.51% of the world: 1.45% for Egypt vs 0.07% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +1.69% in New Zealand.
- Since 2005, the population of Egypt has increased from 81.1M people to 120M (47.7% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.13M to 5.41M (30.8% growth).
- Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 202M people compared to the peak of 6.01M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
Egypt vs New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
119759833
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5406623
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| Population rank | 13/197 | 124/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.45% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
15.7 seconds
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5.62 minutes
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| One birth every |
13.1 seconds
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9.23 minutes
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| One death every |
50.4 seconds
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13.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.24 minutes
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28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +123,884 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,486 | +256 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,002,486 | +93,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.75% | +1.78% |
| Population growth rate rank | 66/197 | 63/197 |
Egypt and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 26,896,479 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 27,600,898 | 2,419,700 | 2.62% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 28,337,013 | 2,482,000 | 2.67% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 29,091,869 | 2,531,800 | 2.66% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 29,858,922 | 2,585,400 | 2.64% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 30,629,174 | 2,628,400 | 2.58% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 31,406,541 | 2,675,900 | 2.54% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 32,196,360 | 2,724,100 | 2.51% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 32,998,319 | 2,748,100 | 2.49% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 33,811,615 | 2,772,800 | 2.46% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 34,623,990 | 2,810,700 | 2.4% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 35,433,368 | 2,853,000 | 2.34% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 36,258,328 | 2,903,900 | 2.33% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 37,102,043 | 2,961,300 | 2.33% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 37,969,667 | 3,023,700 | 2.34% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 38,875,327 | 3,083,100 | 2.39% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 39,795,557 | 3,110,500 | 2.37% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 40,748,870 | 3,120,200 | 2.4% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 41,761,431 | 3,121,200 | 2.48% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 42,818,628 | 3,109,000 | 2.53% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 43,950,413 | 3,112,900 | 2.64% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 45,147,224 | 3,124,900 | 2.72% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 46,407,611 | 3,156,100 | 2.79% | 1% |
| 1983 | 47,786,402 | 3,199,300 | 2.97% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 49,247,334 | 3,227,100 | 3.06% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 50,734,968 | 3,247,100 | 3.02% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 52,206,295 | 3,246,300 | 2.9% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 53,674,435 | 3,274,400 | 2.81% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 55,187,681 | 3,283,400 | 2.82% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 56,710,642 | 3,299,200 | 2.76% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 58,396,618 | 3,329,800 | 2.97% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 60,028,997 | 3,495,100 | 2.8% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 61,480,660 | 3,531,700 | 2.42% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 62,915,681 | 3,572,200 | 2.33% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 64,285,589 | 3,620,000 | 2.18% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 65,652,622 | 3,673,400 | 2.13% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 67,028,048 | 3,732,000 | 2.1% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 68,431,740 | 3,781,300 | 2.09% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 69,943,294 | 3,815,000 | 2.21% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 71,520,954 | 3,835,100 | 2.26% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 73,083,284 | 3,857,700 | 2.18% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 74,652,029 | 3,880,500 | 2.15% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 76,239,137 | 3,948,500 | 2.13% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 77,853,548 | 4,027,200 | 2.12% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 79,477,443 | 4,087,500 | 2.09% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 81,101,004 | 4,133,900 | 2.04% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 82,700,403 | 4,184,600 | 1.97% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 84,276,225 | 4,223,800 | 1.91% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 85,864,789 | 4,259,800 | 1.88% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 87,501,636 | 4,302,600 | 1.91% | 1% |
| 2010 | 89,196,072 | 4,350,700 | 1.94% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 91,093,059 | 4,384,000 | 2.13% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 93,161,001 | 4,408,100 | 2.27% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 95,333,553 | 4,442,100 | 2.33% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 97,528,654 | 4,516,500 | 2.3% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 99,597,342 | 4,609,400 | 2.12% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 101,644,589 | 4,714,100 | 2.06% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 103,696,057 | 4,813,600 | 2.02% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 105,682,094 | 4,900,600 | 1.92% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 107,553,158 | 4,979,200 | 1.77% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 109,315,124 | 5,090,200 | 1.64% | 2.23% |
| 2021 | 110,957,008 | 5,111,300 | 1.5% | 0.41% |
| 2022 | 112,618,250 | 5,117,100 | 1.5% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 114,535,772 | 5,245,000 | 1.7% | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 116,538,258 | 5,338,500 | 1.75% | 1.78% |
| 2025 | 118,365,997 | 5,377,360 | 1.57% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 120,101,181 | 5,413,790 | 1.47% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 121,847,622 | 5,447,979 | 1.45% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 123,608,457 | 5,479,675 | 1.45% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 125,373,058 | 5,509,133 | 1.43% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 127,139,323 | 5,536,522 | 1.41% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 128,912,256 | 5,562,256 | 1.39% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 130,695,084 | 5,586,456 | 1.38% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 132,485,612 | 5,609,501 | 1.37% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 134,287,838 | 5,631,457 | 1.36% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 136,097,214 | 5,652,480 | 1.35% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 137,913,263 | 5,673,146 | 1.33% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 139,738,699 | 5,693,185 | 1.32% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 141,565,835 | 5,713,185 | 1.31% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 143,393,267 | 5,732,750 | 1.29% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 145,213,662 | 5,751,482 | 1.27% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 147,018,554 | 5,770,413 | 1.24% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 148,800,785 | 5,789,187 | 1.21% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 150,547,655 | 5,806,468 | 1.17% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 152,255,332 | 5,822,166 | 1.13% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 153,919,190 | 5,836,730 | 1.09% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 155,535,951 | 5,849,932 | 1.05% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 157,114,404 | 5,861,661 | 1.01% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 158,657,392 | 5,872,796 | 0.98% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 160,161,615 | 5,882,711 | 0.95% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 161,630,197 | 5,892,766 | 0.92% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Egypt increased by 18,496,338 people (a 22.8% growth), while New Zealand gained 475,500 people (a 11.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Egypt gained 20,162,491 (a 20.2% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 797,223 (a 17.3% growth).
Egypt was ranked 14th most populous country in 2005 and is 13th in 2025. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2005 and ranked 124th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Egypt's population will grow by 35% to 161,630,197 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of New Zealand will increase by 8.99% to 5,892,766 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.
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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| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between Egypt and New Zealand
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| Life expectancy | 72 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 28.5 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 25.3 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 52.5 ppl/mi² |
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