Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 118,365,995 in 2025 vs 1,820,909 people in North Macedonia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 121,012,163 people compared to 1,811,466 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 +1.78% per year vs -0.47% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (46.3% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.17% decline).

Egypt vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt North Macedonia
2100 203,337,521 869,530
2099 203,218,114 880,467
2098 203,062,591 891,427
2097 202,889,853 902,461
2096 202,685,235 913,488
2095 202,441,274 924,371
2094 202,165,793 935,479
2093 201,856,239 946,865
2092 201,525,341 958,251
2091 201,163,844 969,723
2090 200,783,715 981,115
2089 200,378,346 992,687
2088 199,940,915 1,004,280
2087 199,468,604 1,015,922
2086 198,974,783 1,027,915
2085 198,457,022 1,039,832
2084 197,904,537 1,052,077
2083 197,322,086 1,064,269
2082 196,711,766 1,076,684
2081 196,063,790 1,089,137
2080 195,392,263 1,101,478
2079 194,673,206 1,114,004
2078 193,926,829 1,126,827
2077 193,148,518 1,139,917
2076 192,332,562 1,153,296
2075 191,487,145 1,166,630
2074 190,613,099 1,180,262
2073 189,713,677 1,193,984
2072 188,775,903 1,207,689
2071 187,810,038 1,221,407
2070 186,818,210 1,235,738
2069 185,796,200 1,250,212
2068 184,743,675 1,264,718
2067 183,667,996 1,279,182
2066 182,568,538 1,293,374
2065 181,455,486 1,307,896
2064 180,302,738 1,322,184
2063 179,129,965 1,336,875
2062 177,948,157 1,351,652
2061 176,746,499 1,366,457
2060 175,526,868 1,381,009
2059 174,282,938 1,395,166
2058 173,021,784 1,409,270
2057 171,741,174 1,423,516
2056 170,438,073 1,437,970
2055 169,114,979 1,452,276
2054 167,762,729 1,466,673
2053 166,387,264 1,480,857
2052 164,980,351 1,494,452
2051 163,555,634 1,508,115
2050 162,092,482 1,521,258
2049 160,596,782 1,534,276
2048 159,061,812 1,547,097
2047 157,488,020 1,559,831
2046 155,881,578 1,572,937
2045 154,230,619 1,585,940
2044 152,529,288 1,598,742
2043 150,790,036 1,611,835
2042 149,009,732 1,624,885
2041 147,199,258 1,637,687
2040 145,373,264 1,650,468
2039 143,531,585 1,663,094
2038 141,691,401 1,675,445
2037 139,850,324 1,687,986
2036 138,013,568 1,700,377
2035 136,191,405 1,712,512
2034 134,368,084 1,724,440
2033 132,560,311 1,736,005
2032 130,760,579 1,747,606
2031 128,968,320 1,759,081
2030 127,188,528 1,770,549
2029 125,409,684 1,781,235
2028 123,633,275 1,791,502
2027 121,861,990 1,801,426
2026 120,114,593 1,811,466
2025 118,365,995 1,820,909
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 94,847 people (a 4.98% 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 33.9% to 162,092,482 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,521,258 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 203M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 870K 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 1.57% -0.19%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Egypt grew by 1.57%, while North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Egypt North Macedonia
Current population
121012163
1811466
Population rank 13/197 150/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.02%
One net population change
17.3 seconds
2.55 hours
One birth every
12.9 seconds
32.7 minutes
One death every
49.1 seconds
26 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,007 -9
Annual growth/decline +1,827,737 -3,450
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 176/197
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 1,795,738 123,884 -4,196 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/north-macedonia | 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 Macedonia 11% is from natural causes (a loss of 20,425 people) and 89% is from migration (a loss of 166,025 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

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.