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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 260,356,147 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 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Egypt vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Pakistan
2100 203,522,884 514,531,704
2099 203,403,368 513,655,674
2098 203,247,703 512,727,636
2097 203,074,807 511,735,790
2096 202,870,003 510,636,755
2095 202,625,820 509,437,875
2094 202,350,087 508,130,071
2093 202,040,251 506,765,644
2092 201,709,051 505,327,656
2091 201,347,225 503,824,444
2090 200,966,749 502,264,268
2089 200,561,011 500,660,501
2088 200,123,182 498,935,983
2087 199,650,440 497,190,466
2086 199,156,169 495,313,036
2085 198,637,936 493,366,305
2084 198,084,947 491,354,778
2083 197,501,965 489,225,193
2082 196,891,089 486,984,952
2081 196,242,522 484,673,501
2080 195,570,383 482,257,479
2079 194,850,670 479,813,404
2078 194,103,613 477,277,836
2077 193,324,592 474,593,860
2076 192,507,892 471,779,348
2075 191,661,705 468,855,468
2074 190,786,862 465,875,137
2073 189,886,620 462,811,079
2072 188,947,991 459,656,523
2071 187,981,245 456,423,506
2070 186,988,514 453,095,985
2069 185,965,572 449,655,599
2068 184,912,088 446,126,774
2067 183,835,428 442,540,629
2066 182,734,967 438,879,326
2065 181,620,901 435,169,856
2064 180,467,102 431,394,393
2063 179,293,260 427,575,887
2062 178,110,375 423,636,352
2061 176,907,621 419,672,017
2060 175,686,879 415,638,125
2059 174,441,815 411,576,344
2058 173,179,511 407,429,129
2057 171,897,733 403,233,874
2056 170,593,445 398,948,355
2055 169,269,144 394,645,693
2054 167,915,661 390,303,954
2053 166,538,943 385,922,748
2052 165,130,747 381,488,696
2051 163,704,732 377,018,239
2050 162,240,246 372,476,884
2049 160,743,182 367,909,407
2048 159,206,813 363,310,560
2047 157,631,586 358,659,474
2046 156,023,680 353,929,775
2045 154,371,216 349,156,085
2044 152,668,334 344,371,692
2043 150,927,496 339,561,029
2042 149,145,569 334,731,546
2041 147,333,445 329,875,686
2040 145,505,786 325,039,429
2039 143,662,428 320,137,108
2038 141,820,567 315,207,413
2037 139,977,812 310,312,684
2036 138,139,382 305,408,418
2035 136,315,557 300,541,523
2034 134,490,574 295,686,893
2033 132,681,153 290,851,174
2032 130,879,780 286,070,650
2031 129,085,888 281,351,929
2030 127,304,473 276,708,987
2029 125,524,007 272,189,955
2028 123,745,979 267,728,673
2027 121,973,080 263,390,059
2026 120,224,089 259,231,214
2025 118,473,897 255,166,301
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% 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 34.4% to 162,240,246 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M 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 1.66% 1.55%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Egypt Pakistan
Current population
120697176
260356147
Population rank 13/197 5/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 3.14%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
8.38 seconds
One birth every
13.1 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 70/197
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 - 123,884 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 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 (1960–2024, 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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