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Population in Egypt compared to North Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 118,365,995 in 2025 vs 26,571,036 people in North Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 121,012,163 people compared to 26,668,308 in North Korea.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 4.54 times bigger than North Korea's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 57th.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.32% for North Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs +0.39% in North Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (46.3% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.7M (8.74% growth).

Egypt vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt North Korea
2100 203,337,521 19,601,003
2099 203,218,114 19,729,897
2098 203,062,591 19,859,274
2097 202,889,853 19,989,589
2096 202,685,235 20,120,795
2095 202,441,274 20,252,653
2094 202,165,793 20,384,384
2093 201,856,239 20,516,457
2092 201,525,341 20,649,140
2091 201,163,844 20,781,939
2090 200,783,715 20,914,434
2089 200,378,346 21,046,685
2088 199,940,915 21,178,406
2087 199,468,604 21,310,103
2086 198,974,783 21,441,361
2085 198,457,022 21,571,843
2084 197,904,537 21,701,761
2083 197,322,086 21,830,989
2082 196,711,766 21,960,135
2081 196,063,790 22,088,774
2080 195,392,263 22,216,836
2079 194,673,206 22,344,442
2078 193,926,829 22,471,597
2077 193,148,518 22,598,635
2076 192,332,562 22,725,293
2075 191,487,145 22,852,140
2074 190,613,099 22,979,532
2073 189,713,677 23,107,165
2072 188,775,903 23,234,961
2071 187,810,038 23,363,260
2070 186,818,210 23,491,789
2069 185,796,200 23,621,167
2068 184,743,675 23,750,741
2067 183,667,996 23,880,460
2066 182,568,538 24,010,584
2065 181,455,486 24,140,518
2064 180,302,738 24,269,765
2063 179,129,965 24,397,924
2062 177,948,157 24,525,403
2061 176,746,499 24,651,788
2060 175,526,868 24,776,326
2059 174,282,938 24,898,430
2058 173,021,784 25,018,630
2057 171,741,174 25,135,871
2056 170,438,073 25,250,670
2055 169,114,979 25,361,704
2054 167,762,729 25,469,578
2053 166,387,264 25,574,137
2052 164,980,351 25,675,211
2051 163,555,634 25,772,870
2050 162,092,482 25,866,886
2049 160,596,782 25,957,363
2048 159,061,812 26,043,774
2047 157,488,020 26,126,594
2046 155,881,578 26,205,638
2045 154,230,619 26,281,344
2044 152,529,288 26,353,455
2043 150,790,036 26,422,173
2042 149,009,732 26,486,580
2041 147,199,258 26,547,651
2040 145,373,264 26,604,634
2039 143,531,585 26,656,882
2038 141,691,401 26,703,458
2037 139,850,324 26,744,185
2036 138,013,568 26,778,348
2035 136,191,405 26,805,065
2034 134,368,084 26,823,948
2033 132,560,311 26,834,263
2032 130,760,579 26,835,978
2031 128,968,320 26,827,992
2030 127,188,528 26,809,850
2029 125,409,684 26,782,161
2028 123,633,275 26,744,278
2027 121,861,990 26,696,504
2026 120,114,593 26,638,530
2025 118,365,995 26,571,036
2024 116,538,258 26,498,823
2023 114,535,772 26,418,204
2022 112,618,250 26,328,845
2021 110,957,008 26,232,534
2020 109,315,124 26,136,312
2019 107,553,158 26,037,632
2018 105,682,094 25,931,147
2017 103,696,057 25,817,709
2016 101,644,589 25,698,326
2015 99,597,342 25,575,350
2014 97,528,654 25,451,262
2013 95,333,553 25,329,451
2012 93,161,001 25,211,728
2011 91,093,059 25,097,874
2010 89,196,072 24,987,258
2009 87,501,636 24,878,332
2008 85,864,789 24,764,618
2007 84,276,225 24,646,383
2006 82,700,403 24,524,507
2005 81,101,004 24,396,433
2004 79,477,443 24,254,943
2003 77,853,548 24,090,380
2002 76,239,137 23,943,973
2001 74,652,029 23,815,358
2000 73,083,284 23,665,910
1999 71,520,954 23,497,599
1998 69,943,294 23,311,564
1997 68,431,740 23,110,830
1996 67,028,048 22,895,746
1995 65,652,622 22,669,304
1994 64,285,589 22,393,975
1993 62,915,681 22,073,352
1992 61,480,660 21,750,911
1991 60,028,997 21,428,638
1990 58,396,618 21,112,137
1989 56,710,642 20,804,367
1988 55,187,681 20,503,161
1987 53,674,435 20,205,483
1986 52,206,295 19,910,855
1985 50,734,968 19,620,388
1984 49,247,334 19,335,043
1983 47,786,402 19,054,034
1982 46,407,611 18,776,357
1981 45,147,224 18,501,295
1980 43,950,413 18,236,786
1979 42,818,628 17,983,470
1978 41,761,431 17,735,995
1977 40,748,870 17,492,798
1976 39,795,557 17,243,450
1975 38,875,327 16,971,055
1974 37,969,667 16,673,121
1973 37,102,043 16,350,367
1972 36,258,328 15,975,069
1971 35,433,368 15,572,457
1970 34,623,990 15,172,775
1969 33,811,615 14,767,615
1968 32,998,319 14,365,596
1967 32,196,360 13,958,350
1966 31,406,541 13,569,094
1965 30,629,174 13,219,369
1964 29,858,922 12,889,770
1963 29,091,869 12,567,057
1962 28,337,013 12,262,882
1961 27,600,898 11,990,713
1960 26,896,479 11,722,953

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/north-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 969,982 people (a 3.77% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 57th 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 North Korea will decrease by 3.01% to 25,866,886 people and rank change from 57th to 66th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 203M people compared to the peak of 26.8M people in 2032 for North Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt North Korea
2100 0.06% -0.65%
2099 0.08% -0.65%
2098 0.09% -0.65%
2097 0.1% -0.65%
2096 0.12% -0.65%
2095 0.14% -0.65%
2094 0.15% -0.64%
2093 0.16% -0.64%
2092 0.18% -0.64%
2091 0.19% -0.63%
2090 0.2% -0.63%
2089 0.22% -0.62%
2088 0.24% -0.62%
2087 0.25% -0.61%
2086 0.26% -0.6%
2085 0.28% -0.6%
2084 0.3% -0.59%
2083 0.31% -0.59%
2082 0.33% -0.58%
2081 0.34% -0.58%
2080 0.37% -0.57%
2079 0.38% -0.57%
2078 0.4% -0.56%
2077 0.42% -0.56%
2076 0.44% -0.56%
2075 0.46% -0.55%
2074 0.47% -0.55%
2073 0.5% -0.55%
2072 0.51% -0.55%
2071 0.53% -0.55%
2070 0.55% -0.55%
2069 0.57% -0.55%
2068 0.59% -0.54%
2067 0.6% -0.54%
2066 0.61% -0.54%
2065 0.64% -0.53%
2064 0.65% -0.53%
2063 0.66% -0.52%
2062 0.68% -0.51%
2061 0.69% -0.5%
2060 0.71% -0.49%
2059 0.73% -0.48%
2058 0.75% -0.47%
2057 0.76% -0.45%
2056 0.78% -0.44%
2055 0.81% -0.42%
2054 0.83% -0.41%
2053 0.85% -0.39%
2052 0.87% -0.38%
2051 0.9% -0.36%
2050 0.93% -0.35%
2049 0.97% -0.33%
2048 1% -0.32%
2047 1.03% -0.3%
2046 1.07% -0.29%
2045 1.12% -0.27%
2044 1.15% -0.26%
2043 1.19% -0.24%
2042 1.23% -0.23%
2041 1.26% -0.21%
2040 1.28% -0.2%
2039 1.3% -0.17%
2038 1.32% -0.15%
2037 1.33% -0.13%
2036 1.34% -0.1%
2035 1.36% -0.07%
2034 1.36% -0.04%
2033 1.38% -0.006%
2032 1.39% 0.03%
2031 1.4% 0.07%
2030 1.42% 0.1%
2029 1.44% 0.14%
2028 1.45% 0.18%
2027 1.45% 0.22%
2026 1.48% 0.25%
2025 1.57% 0.27%
2024 1.75% 0.31%
2023 1.7% 0.34%
2022 1.5% 0.37%
2021 1.5% 0.37%
2020 1.64% 0.38%
2019 1.77% 0.41%
2018 1.92% 0.44%
2017 2.02% 0.46%
2016 2.06% 0.48%
2015 2.12% 0.49%
2014 2.3% 0.48%
2013 2.33% 0.47%
2012 2.27% 0.45%
2011 2.13% 0.44%
2010 1.94% 0.44%
2009 1.91% 0.46%
2008 1.88% 0.48%
2007 1.91% 0.5%
2006 1.97% 0.52%
2005 2.04% 0.58%
2004 2.09% 0.68%
2003 2.12% 0.61%
2002 2.13% 0.54%
2001 2.15% 0.63%
2000 2.18% 0.72%
1999 2.26% 0.8%
1998 2.21% 0.87%
1997 2.09% 0.94%
1996 2.1% 1%
1995 2.13% 1.23%
1994 2.18% 1.45%
1993 2.33% 1.48%
1992 2.42% 1.5%
1991 2.8% 1.5%
1990 2.97% 1.48%
1989 2.76% 1.47%
1988 2.82% 1.47%
1987 2.81% 1.48%
1986 2.9% 1.48%
1985 3.02% 1.48%
1984 3.06% 1.47%
1983 2.97% 1.48%
1982 2.79% 1.49%
1981 2.72% 1.45%
1980 2.64% 1.41%
1979 2.53% 1.4%
1978 2.48% 1.39%
1977 2.4% 1.45%
1976 2.37% 1.61%
1975 2.39% 1.79%
1974 2.34% 1.97%
1973 2.33% 2.35%
1972 2.33% 2.59%
1971 2.34% 2.63%
1970 2.4% 2.74%
1969 2.46% 2.8%
1968 2.49% 2.92%
1967 2.51% 2.87%
1966 2.54% 2.65%
1965 2.58% 2.56%
1964 2.64% 2.57%
1963 2.66% 2.48%
1962 2.67% 2.27%
1961 2.62% 2.28%

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 North Korea's population grew by 0.27%.

Live population counters

Egypt North Korea
Current population
121012163
26668308
Population rank 13/197 57/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.32%
One net population change
17.3 seconds
7.3 minutes
One birth every
12.9 seconds
1.54 minutes
One death every
49.1 seconds
2.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,007 +198
Annual growth/decline +1,827,737 +72,213
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +0.27%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 146/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
3.15 hours
Annual migration change -57,305 -2,787
Net migration rank 177/196 104/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 50,439
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 150/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 189/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
North Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt North Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -2,787
2024 1,795,738 123,884 79,496 -2,473
2023 1,780,230 305,006 86,203 -1,997
2022 1,736,123 13,707 96,495 -1,997
2021 1,566,491 6,161 99,710 -1,585
2020 1,704,988 6,016 95,920 -1,585
2019 1,805,818 7,050 106,208 -3,142
2018 1,908,512 20,788 113,164 -3,225
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 120,181 -3,224
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 125,048 -3,222
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 127,365 -3,208
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 127,078 -3,042
2013 2,156,922 130,305 122,519 -2,933
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 118,773 -2,919
2011 1,951,851 126,170 114,798 -2,957
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 112,443 -3,053
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 111,530 -3,058
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 122,015 -3,051
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 120,521 -3,021
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 129,171 -2,948
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 132,765 -2,861
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 155,838 -2,758
2003 1,614,293 9,854 178,775 -2,717
2002 1,593,474 11,205 119,504 -2,763
2001 1,568,962 556 143,321 -2,884
2000 1,540,084 27,873 161,591 -3,142
1999 1,534,697 22,026 181,613 -3,443
1998 1,519,728 78,858 197,589 -3,706
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 211,325 -3,745
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 226,095 -3,512
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 233,381 -3,094
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 320,861 -517
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 320,880 0
1992 1,421,372 74,950 324,002 0
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 320,551 0
1990 1,450,747 406,994 312,460 0
1989 1,461,547 52,648 303,078 0
1988 1,465,620 66,147 299,305 0
1987 1,436,059 58,678 296,030 0
1986 1,410,249 31,299 293,227 0
1985 1,388,718 112,411 287,714 0
1984 1,351,297 122,791 282,987 0
1983 1,318,474 129,242 279,046 0
1982 1,258,574 51,229 276,332 0
1981 1,206,830 4,140 273,800 0
1980 1,181,914 738 255,206 0
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 251,409 0
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 243,533 0
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 242,870 0
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 255,841 0
1975 987,822 -62,368 288,966 0
1974 946,052 -60,174 306,902 0
1973 905,068 -55,702 338,600 0
1972 893,333 -55,282 411,997 0
1971 868,365 -56,503 393,220 0
1970 841,952 -35,064 406,129 0
1969 824,564 -6,703 404,189 0
1968 809,482 -764 399,837 0
1967 788,908 6,286 414,632 0
1966 774,391 10,089 363,882 0
1965 752,682 17,605 335,587 0
1964 749,608 20,596 323,623 0
1963 738,788 25,109 321,805 0
1962 720,128 25,696 286,534 0
1961 703,216 23,184 257,788 0
1960 685,403 -2,954 277,717 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/north-korea | CC BY

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 North Korea 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,049,790 people) and 2.39% is from migration (a loss of 25,658 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 50,439 people or 0.2% in North Korea.

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
North Korea
City Population
Pyongyang 2.86M
Hamhung 769K
Chongjin 668K
Sunchon 437K
Nampo 367K
Wonsan 363K
Sinuiju 359K
Tanchon 346K
Kaechon 320K
Kaesong 308K

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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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