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Population in Egypt compared to Pakistan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 118,365,995 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 121,012,163 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 2.16 times bigger than Egypt's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 4.6% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (46.3% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Egypt vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Pakistan
2100 203,337,521 514,639,086
2099 203,218,114 513,762,873
2098 203,062,591 512,834,641
2097 202,889,853 511,842,588
2096 202,685,235 510,743,323
2095 202,441,274 509,544,194
2094 202,165,793 508,236,117
2093 201,856,239 506,871,405
2092 201,525,341 505,433,117
2091 201,163,844 503,929,591
2090 200,783,715 502,369,089
2089 200,378,346 500,764,988
2088 199,940,915 499,040,109
2087 199,468,604 497,294,229
2086 198,974,783 495,416,407
2085 198,457,022 493,469,269
2084 197,904,537 491,457,322
2083 197,322,086 489,327,293
2082 196,711,766 487,086,584
2081 196,063,790 484,774,651
2080 195,392,263 482,358,125
2079 194,673,206 479,913,540
2078 193,926,829 477,377,443
2077 193,148,518 474,692,907
2076 192,332,562 471,877,807
2075 191,487,145 468,953,317
2074 190,613,099 465,972,364
2073 189,713,677 462,907,667
2072 188,775,903 459,752,452
2071 187,810,038 456,518,761
2070 186,818,210 453,190,545
2069 185,796,200 449,749,441
2068 184,743,675 446,219,879
2067 183,667,996 442,632,987
2066 182,568,538 438,970,919
2065 181,455,486 435,260,675
2064 180,302,738 431,484,424
2063 179,129,965 427,665,121
2062 177,948,157 423,724,764
2061 176,746,499 419,759,602
2060 175,526,868 415,724,868
2059 174,282,938 411,662,239
2058 173,021,784 407,514,159
2057 171,741,174 403,318,028
2056 170,438,073 399,031,614
2055 169,114,979 394,728,055
2054 167,762,729 390,385,410
2053 166,387,264 386,003,289
2052 164,980,351 381,568,312
2051 163,555,634 377,096,921
2050 162,092,482 372,554,619
2049 160,596,782 367,986,189
2048 159,061,812 363,386,382
2047 157,488,020 358,734,325
2046 155,881,578 354,003,639
2045 154,230,619 349,228,953
2044 152,529,288 344,443,561
2043 150,790,036 339,631,894
2042 149,009,732 334,801,403
2041 147,199,258 329,944,530
2040 145,373,264 325,107,264
2039 143,531,585 320,203,920
2038 141,691,401 315,273,196
2037 139,850,324 310,377,446
2036 138,013,568 305,472,156
2035 136,191,405 300,604,245
2034 134,368,084 295,748,602
2033 132,560,311 290,911,874
2032 130,760,579 286,130,352
2031 128,968,320 281,410,647
2030 127,188,528 276,766,735
2029 125,409,684 272,246,760
2028 123,633,275 267,784,548
2027 121,861,990 263,445,027
2026 120,114,593 259,285,315
2025 118,365,995 255,219,554
2024 116,538,258 251,269,164
2023 114,535,772 247,504,495
2022 112,618,250 243,700,667
2021 110,957,008 239,477,801
2020 109,315,124 235,001,746
2019 107,553,158 230,800,899
2018 105,682,094 226,928,892
2017 103,696,057 223,273,967
2016 101,644,589 220,138,869
2015 99,597,342 217,290,883
2014 97,528,654 214,264,647
2013 95,333,553 211,073,978
2012 93,161,001 207,667,125
2011 91,093,059 203,746,065
2010 89,196,072 199,239,047
2009 87,501,636 194,376,534
2008 85,864,789 189,499,113
2007 84,276,225 184,493,231
2006 82,700,403 179,682,690
2005 81,101,004 175,453,212
2004 79,477,443 171,286,000
2003 77,853,548 167,110,248
2002 76,239,137 163,222,549
2001 74,652,029 159,270,907
2000 73,083,284 154,879,127
1999 71,520,954 150,565,377
1998 69,943,294 146,522,356
1997 68,431,740 142,531,804
1996 67,028,048 138,557,092
1995 65,652,622 134,582,253
1994 64,285,589 130,748,083
1993 62,915,681 127,020,117
1992 61,480,660 123,546,848
1991 60,028,997 120,060,406
1990 58,396,618 116,155,576
1989 56,710,642 112,336,629
1988 55,187,681 108,724,739
1987 53,674,435 105,130,717
1986 52,206,295 101,606,764
1985 50,734,968 98,229,285
1984 49,247,334 95,164,936
1983 47,786,402 92,227,711
1982 46,407,611 89,089,246
1981 45,147,224 85,802,049
1980 43,950,413 82,291,010
1979 42,818,628 78,997,039
1978 41,761,431 76,307,379
1977 40,748,870 73,901,827
1976 39,795,557 71,620,254
1975 38,875,327 69,461,175
1974 37,969,667 67,415,487
1973 37,102,043 65,461,912
1972 36,258,328 63,583,194
1971 35,433,368 61,847,899
1970 34,623,990 60,166,719
1969 33,811,615 58,460,939
1968 32,998,319 56,810,507
1967 32,196,360 55,214,768
1966 31,406,541 53,678,667
1965 30,629,174 52,209,010
1964 29,858,922 50,799,999
1963 29,091,869 49,447,776
1962 28,337,013 48,156,128
1961 27,600,898 46,921,277
1960 26,896,479 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 203M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Pakistan
2100 0.06% 0.17%
2099 0.08% 0.18%
2098 0.09% 0.19%
2097 0.1% 0.22%
2096 0.12% 0.24%
2095 0.14% 0.26%
2094 0.15% 0.27%
2093 0.16% 0.28%
2092 0.18% 0.3%
2091 0.19% 0.31%
2090 0.2% 0.32%
2089 0.22% 0.35%
2088 0.24% 0.35%
2087 0.25% 0.38%
2086 0.26% 0.39%
2085 0.28% 0.41%
2084 0.3% 0.44%
2083 0.31% 0.46%
2082 0.33% 0.48%
2081 0.34% 0.5%
2080 0.37% 0.51%
2079 0.38% 0.53%
2078 0.4% 0.57%
2077 0.42% 0.6%
2076 0.44% 0.62%
2075 0.46% 0.64%
2074 0.47% 0.66%
2073 0.5% 0.69%
2072 0.51% 0.71%
2071 0.53% 0.73%
2070 0.55% 0.77%
2069 0.57% 0.79%
2068 0.59% 0.81%
2067 0.6% 0.83%
2066 0.61% 0.85%
2065 0.64% 0.88%
2064 0.65% 0.89%
2063 0.66% 0.93%
2062 0.68% 0.94%
2061 0.69% 0.97%
2060 0.71% 0.99%
2059 0.73% 1.02%
2058 0.75% 1.04%
2057 0.76% 1.07%
2056 0.78% 1.09%
2055 0.81% 1.11%
2054 0.83% 1.14%
2053 0.85% 1.16%
2052 0.87% 1.19%
2051 0.9% 1.22%
2050 0.93% 1.24%
2049 0.97% 1.27%
2048 1% 1.3%
2047 1.03% 1.34%
2046 1.07% 1.37%
2045 1.12% 1.39%
2044 1.15% 1.42%
2043 1.19% 1.44%
2042 1.23% 1.47%
2041 1.26% 1.49%
2040 1.28% 1.53%
2039 1.3% 1.56%
2038 1.32% 1.58%
2037 1.33% 1.61%
2036 1.34% 1.62%
2035 1.36% 1.64%
2034 1.36% 1.66%
2033 1.38% 1.67%
2032 1.39% 1.68%
2031 1.4% 1.68%
2030 1.42% 1.66%
2029 1.44% 1.67%
2028 1.45% 1.65%
2027 1.45% 1.6%
2026 1.48% 1.59%
2025 1.57% 1.57%
2024 1.75% 1.52%
2023 1.7% 1.56%
2022 1.5% 1.76%
2021 1.5% 1.9%
2020 1.64% 1.82%
2019 1.77% 1.71%
2018 1.92% 1.64%
2017 2.02% 1.42%
2016 2.06% 1.31%
2015 2.12% 1.41%
2014 2.3% 1.51%
2013 2.33% 1.64%
2012 2.27% 1.92%
2011 2.13% 2.26%
2010 1.94% 2.5%
2009 1.91% 2.57%
2008 1.88% 2.71%
2007 1.91% 2.68%
2006 1.97% 2.41%
2005 2.04% 2.43%
2004 2.09% 2.5%
2003 2.12% 2.38%
2002 2.13% 2.48%
2001 2.15% 2.84%
2000 2.18% 2.87%
1999 2.26% 2.76%
1998 2.21% 2.8%
1997 2.09% 2.87%
1996 2.1% 2.95%
1995 2.13% 2.93%
1994 2.18% 2.93%
1993 2.33% 2.81%
1992 2.42% 2.9%
1991 2.8% 3.36%
1990 2.97% 3.4%
1989 2.76% 3.32%
1988 2.82% 3.42%
1987 2.81% 3.47%
1986 2.9% 3.44%
1985 3.02% 3.22%
1984 3.06% 3.18%
1983 2.97% 3.52%
1982 2.79% 3.83%
1981 2.72% 4.27%
1980 2.64% 4.17%
1979 2.53% 3.52%
1978 2.48% 3.26%
1977 2.4% 3.19%
1976 2.37% 3.11%
1975 2.39% 3.03%
1974 2.34% 2.98%
1973 2.33% 2.95%
1972 2.33% 2.81%
1971 2.34% 2.79%
1970 2.4% 2.92%
1969 2.46% 2.91%
1968 2.49% 2.89%
1967 2.51% 2.86%
1966 2.54% 2.81%
1965 2.58% 2.77%
1964 2.64% 2.73%
1963 2.66% 2.68%
1962 2.67% 2.63%
1961 2.62% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Egypt Pakistan
Current population
121012163
261421997
Population rank 13/197 5/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 3.15%
One net population change
17.3 seconds
8.01 seconds
One birth every
12.9 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
49.1 seconds
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,007 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +1,827,737 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 66/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -57,305 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 177/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -1,235,336
2024 1,795,738 123,884 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 1,780,230 305,006 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 1,736,123 13,707 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 1,566,491 6,161 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 1,704,988 6,016 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 1,805,818 7,050 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 1,908,512 20,788 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 2,156,922 130,305 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 1,951,851 126,170 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 4,690,187 576,349
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 1,614,293 9,854 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 1,593,474 11,205 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 1,568,962 556 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 1,540,084 27,873 4,281,169 252,869
1999 1,534,697 22,026 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 1,519,728 78,858 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 3,977,175 11,534
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 1,421,372 74,950 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 1,450,747 406,994 3,731,730 275,242
1989 1,461,547 52,648 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 1,465,620 66,147 3,554,755 38,139
1987 1,436,059 58,678 3,448,813 146,364
1986 1,410,249 31,299 3,341,643 111,045
1985 1,388,718 112,411 3,233,315 68,860
1984 1,351,297 122,791 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 1,318,474 129,242 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 1,258,574 51,229 2,934,689 294,252
1981 1,206,830 4,140 2,790,454 555,032
1980 1,181,914 738 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 2,461,311 450,003
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 2,356,601 111,386
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 2,257,849 85,250
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 2,171,812 48,238
1975 987,822 -62,368 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 946,052 -60,174 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 905,068 -55,702 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 893,333 -55,282 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 868,365 -56,503 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 841,952 -35,064 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 824,564 -6,703 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 809,482 -764 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 788,908 6,286 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 774,391 10,089 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 752,682 17,605 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 749,608 20,596 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 738,788 25,109 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 720,128 25,696 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 703,216 23,184 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 685,403 -2,954 1,217,147 0

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

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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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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