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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 1,805,954 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 66.8 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 1.48% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.44% decline).

Egypt vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt North Macedonia
2100 203,522,884 866,884
2099 203,403,368 877,788
2098 203,247,703 888,715
2097 203,074,807 899,716
2096 202,870,003 910,709
2095 202,625,820 921,559
2094 202,350,087 932,633
2093 202,040,251 943,984
2092 201,709,051 955,335
2091 201,347,225 966,773
2090 200,966,749 978,130
2089 200,561,011 989,666
2088 200,123,182 1,001,224
2087 199,650,440 1,012,831
2086 199,156,169 1,024,787
2085 198,637,936 1,036,668
2084 198,084,947 1,048,876
2083 197,501,965 1,061,031
2082 196,891,089 1,073,408
2081 196,242,522 1,085,823
2080 195,570,383 1,098,127
2079 194,850,670 1,110,614
2078 194,103,613 1,123,398
2077 193,324,592 1,136,448
2076 192,507,892 1,149,787
2075 191,661,705 1,163,080
2074 190,786,862 1,176,671
2073 189,886,620 1,190,351
2072 188,947,991 1,204,015
2071 187,981,245 1,217,691
2070 186,988,514 1,231,978
2069 185,965,572 1,246,408
2068 184,912,088 1,260,869
2067 183,835,428 1,275,289
2066 182,734,967 1,289,439
2065 181,620,901 1,303,917
2064 180,467,102 1,318,161
2063 179,293,260 1,332,807
2062 178,110,375 1,347,540
2061 176,907,621 1,362,299
2060 175,686,879 1,376,807
2059 174,441,815 1,390,921
2058 173,179,511 1,404,982
2057 171,897,733 1,419,185
2056 170,593,445 1,433,595
2055 169,269,144 1,447,857
2054 167,915,661 1,462,210
2053 166,538,943 1,476,351
2052 165,130,747 1,489,905
2051 163,704,732 1,503,526
2050 162,240,246 1,516,629
2049 160,743,182 1,529,608
2048 159,206,813 1,542,390
2047 157,631,586 1,555,085
2046 156,023,680 1,568,151
2045 154,371,216 1,581,115
2044 152,668,334 1,593,878
2043 150,927,496 1,606,930
2042 149,145,569 1,619,941
2041 147,333,445 1,632,704
2040 145,505,786 1,645,446
2039 143,662,428 1,658,034
2038 141,820,567 1,670,347
2037 139,977,812 1,682,850
2036 138,139,382 1,695,204
2035 136,315,557 1,707,302
2034 134,490,574 1,719,193
2033 132,681,153 1,730,723
2032 130,879,780 1,742,288
2031 129,085,888 1,753,729
2030 127,304,473 1,765,162
2029 125,524,007 1,775,815
2028 123,745,979 1,786,051
2027 121,973,080 1,795,945
2026 120,224,089 1,805,954
2025 118,473,897 1,815,368
2024 116,538,258 1,824,359
2023 114,535,772 1,827,816
2022 112,618,250 1,831,712
2021 110,957,008 1,837,114
2020 109,315,124 1,856,124
2019 107,553,158 1,876,262
2018 105,682,094 1,889,051
2017 103,696,057 1,898,657
2016 101,644,589 1,906,313
2015 99,597,342 1,912,430
2014 97,528,654 1,917,557
2013 95,333,553 1,922,716
2012 93,161,001 1,929,821
2011 91,093,059 1,937,398
2010 89,196,072 1,946,298
2009 87,501,636 1,958,782
2008 85,864,789 1,971,493
2007 84,276,225 1,982,933
2006 82,700,403 1,994,287
2005 81,101,004 2,005,330
2004 79,477,443 2,016,186
2003 77,853,548 2,022,725
2002 76,239,137 2,020,157
2001 74,652,029 2,034,882
2000 73,083,284 2,026,350
1999 71,520,954 2,017,142
1998 69,943,294 2,007,523
1997 68,431,740 1,996,869
1996 67,028,048 2,012,553
1995 65,652,622 1,998,534
1994 64,285,589 1,992,666
1993 62,915,681 2,006,854
1992 61,480,660 2,032,523
1991 60,028,997 2,055,994
1990 58,396,618 2,063,689
1989 56,710,642 2,055,649
1988 55,187,681 2,045,737
1987 53,674,435 2,035,157
1986 52,206,295 2,024,732
1985 50,734,968 2,014,331
1984 49,247,334 2,003,399
1983 47,786,402 1,991,901
1982 46,407,611 1,978,956
1981 45,147,224 1,959,065
1980 43,950,413 1,933,038
1979 42,818,628 1,906,523
1978 41,761,431 1,879,847
1977 40,748,870 1,853,138
1976 39,795,557 1,825,830
1975 38,875,327 1,797,972
1974 37,969,667 1,770,545
1973 37,102,043 1,743,816
1972 36,258,328 1,717,395
1971 35,433,368 1,691,216
1970 34,623,990 1,664,208
1969 33,811,615 1,636,345
1968 32,998,319 1,608,930
1967 32,196,360 1,582,492
1966 31,406,541 1,557,349
1965 30,629,174 1,533,466
1964 29,858,922 1,510,900
1963 29,091,869 1,488,737
1962 28,337,013 1,471,745
1961 27,600,898 1,455,171
1960 26,896,479 1,435,059

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,516,629 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt North Macedonia
2100 0.06% -1.24%
2099 0.08% -1.23%
2098 0.09% -1.22%
2097 0.1% -1.21%
2096 0.12% -1.18%
2095 0.14% -1.19%
2094 0.15% -1.2%
2093 0.16% -1.19%
2092 0.18% -1.18%
2091 0.19% -1.16%
2090 0.2% -1.17%
2089 0.22% -1.15%
2088 0.24% -1.15%
2087 0.25% -1.17%
2086 0.26% -1.15%
2085 0.28% -1.16%
2084 0.3% -1.15%
2083 0.31% -1.15%
2082 0.33% -1.14%
2081 0.34% -1.12%
2080 0.37% -1.12%
2079 0.38% -1.14%
2078 0.4% -1.15%
2077 0.42% -1.16%
2076 0.44% -1.14%
2075 0.46% -1.15%
2074 0.47% -1.15%
2073 0.5% -1.13%
2072 0.51% -1.12%
2071 0.53% -1.16%
2070 0.55% -1.16%
2069 0.57% -1.15%
2068 0.59% -1.13%
2067 0.6% -1.1%
2066 0.61% -1.11%
2065 0.64% -1.08%
2064 0.65% -1.1%
2063 0.66% -1.09%
2062 0.68% -1.08%
2061 0.69% -1.05%
2060 0.71% -1.01%
2059 0.73% -1%
2058 0.75% -1%
2057 0.76% -1.01%
2056 0.78% -0.99%
2055 0.81% -0.98%
2054 0.83% -0.96%
2053 0.85% -0.91%
2052 0.87% -0.91%
2051 0.9% -0.86%
2050 0.93% -0.85%
2049 0.97% -0.83%
2048 1% -0.82%
2047 1.03% -0.83%
2046 1.07% -0.82%
2045 1.12% -0.8%
2044 1.15% -0.81%
2043 1.19% -0.8%
2042 1.23% -0.78%
2041 1.26% -0.77%
2040 1.28% -0.76%
2039 1.3% -0.74%
2038 1.32% -0.74%
2037 1.33% -0.73%
2036 1.34% -0.71%
2035 1.36% -0.69%
2034 1.36% -0.67%
2033 1.38% -0.66%
2032 1.39% -0.65%
2031 1.4% -0.65%
2030 1.42% -0.6%
2029 1.44% -0.57%
2028 1.45% -0.55%
2027 1.45% -0.55%
2026 1.48% -0.52%
2025 1.66% -0.49%
2024 1.75% -0.19%
2023 1.7% -0.21%
2022 1.5% -0.29%
2021 1.5% -1.02%
2020 1.64% -1.07%
2019 1.77% -0.68%
2018 1.92% -0.51%
2017 2.02% -0.4%
2016 2.06% -0.32%
2015 2.12% -0.27%
2014 2.3% -0.27%
2013 2.33% -0.37%
2012 2.27% -0.39%
2011 2.13% -0.46%
2010 1.94% -0.64%
2009 1.91% -0.64%
2008 1.88% -0.58%
2007 1.91% -0.57%
2006 1.97% -0.55%
2005 2.04% -0.54%
2004 2.09% -0.32%
2003 2.12% 0.13%
2002 2.13% -0.72%
2001 2.15% 0.42%
2000 2.18% 0.46%
1999 2.26% 0.48%
1998 2.21% 0.53%
1997 2.09% -0.78%
1996 2.1% 0.7%
1995 2.13% 0.29%
1994 2.18% -0.71%
1993 2.33% -1.26%
1992 2.42% -1.14%
1991 2.8% -0.37%
1990 2.97% 0.39%
1989 2.76% 0.48%
1988 2.82% 0.52%
1987 2.81% 0.51%
1986 2.9% 0.52%
1985 3.02% 0.55%
1984 3.06% 0.58%
1983 2.97% 0.65%
1982 2.79% 1.02%
1981 2.72% 1.35%
1980 2.64% 1.39%
1979 2.53% 1.42%
1978 2.48% 1.44%
1977 2.4% 1.5%
1976 2.37% 1.55%
1975 2.39% 1.55%
1974 2.34% 1.53%
1973 2.33% 1.54%
1972 2.33% 1.55%
1971 2.34% 1.62%
1970 2.4% 1.7%
1969 2.46% 1.7%
1968 2.49% 1.67%
1967 2.51% 1.61%
1966 2.54% 1.56%
1965 2.58% 1.49%
1964 2.64% 1.49%
1963 2.66% 1.15%
1962 2.67% 1.14%
1961 2.62% 1.4%

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 North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Egypt North Macedonia
Current population
120697176
1805954
Population rank 13/197 150/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.02%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
2.53 hours
One birth every
13.1 seconds
31.3 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
26.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 -9
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 -3,457
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 176/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -57,305 -5,645
Net migration rank 177/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -5,645
2024 - 123,884 - -5,728
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -3,290 -5,597
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -4,397 -5,296
2021 1,566,491 6,161 -9,737 -5,483
2020 1,704,988 6,016 -5,939 -23,458
2019 1,805,818 7,050 -375 -24,204
2018 1,908,512 20,788 1,512 -24,878
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 1,329 -24,227
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 2,374 -24,144
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 2,294 -23,010
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 3,644 -22,132
2013 2,156,922 130,305 3,653 -20,297
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 3,087 -19,083
2011 1,951,851 126,170 3,100 -17,871
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 4,866 -16,668
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 4,309 -15,455
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 3,746 -17,645
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 2,974 -15,705
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 3,988 -9,632
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 4,011 -2,244
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 5,444 -2,640
2003 1,614,293 9,854 8,900 -2,880
2002 1,593,474 11,205 9,697 -2,858
2001 1,568,962 556 10,174 -922
2000 1,540,084 27,873 12,159 -2,824
1999 1,534,697 22,026 10,489 -1,261
1998 1,519,728 78,858 12,446 -589
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 12,979 -477
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 14,806 -397
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 17,239 -3,603
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 19,103 -21,006
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 20,797 -47,273
1992 1,421,372 74,950 21,659 -46,509
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 23,387 -45,484
1990 1,450,747 406,994 22,868 -16,174
1989 1,461,547 52,648 22,912 -13,528
1988 1,465,620 66,147 24,064 -13,621
1987 1,436,059 58,678 24,359 -13,635
1986 1,410,249 31,299 23,720 -13,589
1985 1,388,718 112,411 24,167 -13,492
1984 1,351,297 122,791 24,436 -13,251
1983 1,318,474 129,242 24,690 -12,884
1982 1,258,574 51,229 25,810 -11,716
1981 1,206,830 4,140 25,689 0
1980 1,181,914 738 26,547 -189
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 27,096 -426
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 27,150 -462
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 27,410 -683
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 28,799 -911
1975 987,822 -62,368 28,983 -1,147
1974 946,052 -60,174 28,400 -1,376
1973 905,068 -55,702 28,032 -1,600
1972 893,333 -55,282 28,236 -1,834
1971 868,365 -56,503 28,010 -2,064
1970 841,952 -35,064 28,022 60
1969 824,564 -6,703 27,464 181
1968 809,482 -764 28,378 -1,201
1967 788,908 6,286 28,401 -2,696
1966 774,391 10,089 28,766 -4,176
1965 752,682 17,605 28,564 -5,385
1964 749,608 20,596 27,889 -5,938
1963 738,788 25,109 28,124 -5,759
1962 720,128 25,696 25,317 -13,702
1961 703,216 23,184 27,846 -6,309
1960 685,403 -2,954 28,816 -10,126

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 North Macedonia 6.45% is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

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 Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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