The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,120,267 people compared to 5,648,774 in Norway.
Population statistics:
- Egypt's population is 21.3 times bigger than Norway's.
- Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
- The countries together account for 1.52% of the world: 1.45% for Egypt vs 0.07% for Norway.
- For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
- Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 120M (45.2% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.65M (21.2% growth).
- Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 202M people compared to the peak of 5.9M people in 2050 for Norway.
Egypt vs Norway: live population counter
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| Current population |
120120267
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5648774
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| Population rank | 13/197 | 119/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.45% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
15.7 seconds
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9.98 minutes
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| One birth every |
13.1 seconds
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
50.4 seconds
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12.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.24 minutes
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11.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +123,884 | +44,356 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,486 | +144 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,002,486 | +52,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.75% | +0.95% |
| Population growth rate rank | 62/197 | 106/197 |
Egypt and Norway: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 26,896,479 | 3,581,239 | - | - |
| 1961 | 27,600,898 | 3,609,800 | 2.62% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 28,337,013 | 3,638,918 | 2.67% | 0.81% |
| 1963 | 29,091,869 | 3,666,537 | 2.66% | 0.76% |
| 1964 | 29,858,922 | 3,694,339 | 2.64% | 0.76% |
| 1965 | 30,629,174 | 3,723,168 | 2.58% | 0.78% |
| 1966 | 31,406,541 | 3,753,012 | 2.54% | 0.8% |
| 1967 | 32,196,360 | 3,784,539 | 2.51% | 0.84% |
| 1968 | 32,998,319 | 3,816,486 | 2.49% | 0.84% |
| 1969 | 33,811,615 | 3,847,707 | 2.46% | 0.82% |
| 1970 | 34,623,990 | 3,875,763 | 2.4% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 35,433,368 | 3,903,039 | 2.34% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 36,258,328 | 3,933,004 | 2.33% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 37,102,043 | 3,960,612 | 2.33% | 0.7% |
| 1974 | 37,969,667 | 3,985,258 | 2.34% | 0.62% |
| 1975 | 38,875,327 | 4,007,313 | 2.39% | 0.55% |
| 1976 | 39,795,557 | 4,026,152 | 2.37% | 0.47% |
| 1977 | 40,748,870 | 4,043,205 | 2.4% | 0.42% |
| 1978 | 41,761,431 | 4,058,671 | 2.48% | 0.38% |
| 1979 | 42,818,628 | 4,072,517 | 2.53% | 0.34% |
| 1980 | 43,950,413 | 4,085,620 | 2.64% | 0.32% |
| 1981 | 45,147,224 | 4,099,702 | 2.72% | 0.34% |
| 1982 | 46,407,611 | 4,114,787 | 2.79% | 0.37% |
| 1983 | 47,786,402 | 4,128,432 | 2.97% | 0.33% |
| 1984 | 49,247,334 | 4,140,099 | 3.06% | 0.28% |
| 1985 | 50,734,968 | 4,152,516 | 3.02% | 0.3% |
| 1986 | 52,206,295 | 4,167,354 | 2.9% | 0.36% |
| 1987 | 53,674,435 | 4,186,905 | 2.81% | 0.47% |
| 1988 | 55,187,681 | 4,209,488 | 2.82% | 0.54% |
| 1989 | 56,710,642 | 4,226,901 | 2.76% | 0.41% |
| 1990 | 58,396,618 | 4,241,473 | 2.97% | 0.34% |
| 1991 | 60,028,997 | 4,261,732 | 2.8% | 0.48% |
| 1992 | 61,480,660 | 4,286,401 | 2.42% | 0.58% |
| 1993 | 62,915,681 | 4,311,991 | 2.33% | 0.6% |
| 1994 | 64,285,589 | 4,336,613 | 2.18% | 0.57% |
| 1995 | 65,652,622 | 4,359,184 | 2.13% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 67,028,048 | 4,381,336 | 2.1% | 0.51% |
| 1997 | 68,431,740 | 4,405,157 | 2.09% | 0.54% |
| 1998 | 69,943,294 | 4,431,464 | 2.21% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 71,520,954 | 4,461,913 | 2.26% | 0.69% |
| 2000 | 73,083,284 | 4,490,967 | 2.18% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 74,652,029 | 4,513,751 | 2.15% | 0.51% |
| 2002 | 76,239,137 | 4,538,159 | 2.13% | 0.54% |
| 2003 | 77,853,548 | 4,564,855 | 2.12% | 0.59% |
| 2004 | 79,477,443 | 4,591,910 | 2.09% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 81,101,004 | 4,623,291 | 2.04% | 0.68% |
| 2006 | 82,700,403 | 4,660,677 | 1.97% | 0.81% |
| 2007 | 84,276,225 | 4,709,153 | 1.91% | 1.04% |
| 2008 | 85,864,789 | 4,768,212 | 1.88% | 1.25% |
| 2009 | 87,501,636 | 4,828,726 | 1.91% | 1.27% |
| 2010 | 89,196,072 | 4,889,252 | 1.94% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 91,093,059 | 4,953,088 | 2.13% | 1.31% |
| 2012 | 93,161,001 | 5,018,573 | 2.27% | 1.32% |
| 2013 | 95,333,553 | 5,079,623 | 2.33% | 1.22% |
| 2014 | 97,528,654 | 5,137,232 | 2.3% | 1.13% |
| 2015 | 99,597,342 | 5,188,607 | 2.12% | 1% |
| 2016 | 101,644,589 | 5,234,519 | 2.06% | 0.88% |
| 2017 | 103,696,057 | 5,276,968 | 2.02% | 0.81% |
| 2018 | 105,682,094 | 5,311,916 | 1.92% | 0.66% |
| 2019 | 107,553,158 | 5,347,896 | 1.77% | 0.68% |
| 2020 | 109,315,124 | 5,379,475 | 1.64% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | 110,957,008 | 5,408,320 | 1.5% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | 112,618,250 | 5,457,127 | 1.5% | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 114,535,772 | 5,519,601 | 1.7% | 1.14% |
| 2024 | 116,538,258 | 5,572,279 | 1.75% | 0.95% |
| 2025 | 118,365,997 | 5,618,660 | 1.57% | 0.83% |
| 2026 | 120,101,181 | 5,648,550 | 1.47% | 0.53% |
| 2027 | 121,847,622 | 5,669,092 | 1.45% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 123,608,457 | 5,688,782 | 1.45% | 0.35% |
| 2029 | 125,373,058 | 5,707,214 | 1.43% | 0.32% |
| 2030 | 127,139,323 | 5,724,593 | 1.41% | 0.3% |
| 2031 | 128,912,256 | 5,741,147 | 1.39% | 0.29% |
| 2032 | 130,695,084 | 5,756,671 | 1.38% | 0.27% |
| 2033 | 132,485,612 | 5,771,055 | 1.37% | 0.25% |
| 2034 | 134,287,838 | 5,784,415 | 1.36% | 0.23% |
| 2035 | 136,097,214 | 5,796,858 | 1.35% | 0.22% |
| 2036 | 137,913,263 | 5,808,729 | 1.33% | 0.2% |
| 2037 | 139,738,699 | 5,820,002 | 1.32% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 141,565,835 | 5,830,612 | 1.31% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 143,393,267 | 5,840,501 | 1.29% | 0.17% |
| 2040 | 145,213,662 | 5,849,280 | 1.27% | 0.15% |
| 2041 | 147,018,554 | 5,857,353 | 1.24% | 0.14% |
| 2042 | 148,800,785 | 5,864,774 | 1.21% | 0.13% |
| 2043 | 150,547,655 | 5,870,964 | 1.17% | 0.11% |
| 2044 | 152,255,332 | 5,876,299 | 1.13% | 0.09% |
| 2045 | 153,919,190 | 5,881,399 | 1.09% | 0.09% |
| 2046 | 155,535,951 | 5,885,779 | 1.05% | 0.07% |
| 2047 | 157,114,404 | 5,889,164 | 1.01% | 0.06% |
| 2048 | 158,657,392 | 5,892,138 | 0.98% | 0.05% |
| 2049 | 160,161,615 | 5,894,308 | 0.95% | 0.04% |
| 2050 | 161,630,197 | 5,895,200 | 0.92% | 0.02% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 18,475,678 (a 18.2% growth), while Norway's population increased by 414,255 (a 7.91% growth).
Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Egypt's population will grow by 34.6% to 161,630,197 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,895,200 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.
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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Population differences between Egypt and Norway
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| Life expectancy | 72.2 years | 83.8 years |
| Average age | 28.5 years | 41.3 years |
| Median age | 25.3 years | 40.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 39.6 ppl/mi² |
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