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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 17,695 people in Palau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 17,629 in Palau.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 6,847 times bigger than Palau's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Palau is the 194th.
  • The countries together account for 1.46% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.0002% for Palau.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.02% in Palau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Palau has declined from 19.6K to 17.6K (10% decline).

Egypt vs Palau: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Palau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Palau
2100 203,522,884 11,152
2099 203,403,368 11,216
2098 203,247,703 11,281
2097 203,074,807 11,352
2096 202,870,003 11,417
2095 202,625,820 11,485
2094 202,350,087 11,549
2093 202,040,251 11,616
2092 201,709,051 11,682
2091 201,347,225 11,753
2090 200,966,749 11,829
2089 200,561,011 11,907
2088 200,123,182 11,968
2087 199,650,440 12,040
2086 199,156,169 12,109
2085 198,637,936 12,171
2084 198,084,947 12,251
2083 197,501,965 12,316
2082 196,891,089 12,382
2081 196,242,522 12,457
2080 195,570,383 12,537
2079 194,850,670 12,608
2078 194,103,613 12,681
2077 193,324,592 12,758
2076 192,507,892 12,838
2075 191,661,705 12,914
2074 190,786,862 13,007
2073 189,886,620 13,091
2072 188,947,991 13,161
2071 187,981,245 13,252
2070 186,988,514 13,338
2069 185,965,572 13,430
2068 184,912,088 13,525
2067 183,835,428 13,621
2066 182,734,967 13,723
2065 181,620,901 13,818
2064 180,467,102 13,920
2063 179,293,260 14,025
2062 178,110,375 14,136
2061 176,907,621 14,251
2060 175,686,879 14,358
2059 174,441,815 14,479
2058 173,179,511 14,589
2057 171,897,733 14,718
2056 170,593,445 14,837
2055 169,269,144 14,961
2054 167,915,661 15,084
2053 166,538,943 15,206
2052 165,130,747 15,332
2051 163,704,732 15,453
2050 162,240,246 15,562
2049 160,743,182 15,682
2048 159,206,813 15,797
2047 157,631,586 15,912
2046 156,023,680 16,024
2045 154,371,216 16,132
2044 152,668,334 16,245
2043 150,927,496 16,339
2042 149,145,569 16,445
2041 147,333,445 16,549
2040 145,505,786 16,631
2039 143,662,428 16,727
2038 141,820,567 16,805
2037 139,977,812 16,895
2036 138,139,382 16,964
2035 136,315,557 17,042
2034 134,490,574 17,118
2033 132,681,153 17,190
2032 130,879,780 17,250
2031 129,085,888 17,330
2030 127,304,473 17,398
2029 125,524,007 17,457
2028 123,745,979 17,527
2027 121,973,080 17,576
2026 120,224,089 17,629
2025 118,473,897 17,672
2024 116,538,258 17,695
2023 114,535,772 17,727
2022 112,618,250 17,759
2021 110,957,008 17,783
2020 109,315,124 17,792
2019 107,553,158 17,798
2018 105,682,094 17,814
2017 103,696,057 17,812
2016 101,644,589 17,797
2015 99,597,342 17,770
2014 97,528,654 17,715
2013 95,333,553 17,648
2012 93,161,001 17,765
2011 91,093,059 18,078
2010 89,196,072 18,396
2009 87,501,636 18,709
2008 85,864,789 19,009
2007 84,276,225 19,302
2006 82,700,403 19,593
2005 81,101,004 19,819
2004 79,477,443 19,820
2003 77,853,548 19,659
2002 76,239,137 19,503
2001 74,652,029 19,352
2000 73,083,284 19,178
1999 71,520,954 18,901
1998 69,943,294 18,524
1997 68,431,740 18,108
1996 67,028,048 17,654
1995 65,652,622 17,195
1994 64,285,589 16,770
1993 62,915,681 16,372
1992 61,480,660 15,989
1991 60,028,997 15,614
1990 58,396,618 15,259
1989 56,710,642 14,945
1988 55,187,681 14,645
1987 53,674,435 14,334
1986 52,206,295 14,024
1985 50,734,968 13,688
1984 49,247,334 13,337
1983 47,786,402 13,006
1982 46,407,611 12,694
1981 45,147,224 12,402
1980 43,950,413 12,271
1979 42,818,628 12,337
1978 41,761,431 12,440
1977 40,748,870 12,525
1976 39,795,557 12,598
1975 38,875,327 12,655
1974 37,969,667 12,687
1973 37,102,043 12,552
1972 36,258,328 12,194
1971 35,433,368 11,759
1970 34,623,990 11,368
1969 33,811,615 11,159
1968 32,998,319 11,080
1967 32,196,360 10,988
1966 31,406,541 10,805
1965 30,629,174 10,547
1964 29,858,922 10,292
1963 29,091,869 10,037
1962 28,337,013 9,793
1961 27,600,898 9,555
1960 26,896,479 9,328

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 Palau lost 1,796 people (a 9.17% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Palau's population decreased by 168 people (a 0.94% decline).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Palau was ranked 194th in 2006 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 11.7% to 15,562 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while Palau's population already peaked in 2004 at 19.8K people and is projected to decrease to 11.2K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Palau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Palau
2100 0.06% -0.57%
2099 0.08% -0.58%
2098 0.09% -0.62%
2097 0.1% -0.57%
2096 0.12% -0.59%
2095 0.14% -0.55%
2094 0.15% -0.58%
2093 0.16% -0.56%
2092 0.18% -0.6%
2091 0.19% -0.65%
2090 0.2% -0.65%
2089 0.22% -0.51%
2088 0.24% -0.6%
2087 0.25% -0.57%
2086 0.26% -0.51%
2085 0.28% -0.65%
2084 0.3% -0.53%
2083 0.31% -0.53%
2082 0.33% -0.6%
2081 0.34% -0.64%
2080 0.37% -0.56%
2079 0.38% -0.58%
2078 0.4% -0.6%
2077 0.42% -0.62%
2076 0.44% -0.59%
2075 0.46% -0.71%
2074 0.47% -0.64%
2073 0.5% -0.53%
2072 0.51% -0.69%
2071 0.53% -0.65%
2070 0.55% -0.68%
2069 0.57% -0.7%
2068 0.59% -0.7%
2067 0.6% -0.74%
2066 0.61% -0.69%
2065 0.64% -0.73%
2064 0.65% -0.75%
2063 0.66% -0.78%
2062 0.68% -0.81%
2061 0.69% -0.74%
2060 0.71% -0.84%
2059 0.73% -0.75%
2058 0.75% -0.88%
2057 0.76% -0.81%
2056 0.78% -0.83%
2055 0.81% -0.81%
2054 0.83% -0.8%
2053 0.85% -0.82%
2052 0.87% -0.78%
2051 0.9% -0.7%
2050 0.93% -0.76%
2049 0.97% -0.73%
2048 1% -0.72%
2047 1.03% -0.7%
2046 1.07% -0.67%
2045 1.12% -0.7%
2044 1.15% -0.57%
2043 1.19% -0.64%
2042 1.23% -0.63%
2041 1.26% -0.49%
2040 1.28% -0.57%
2039 1.3% -0.46%
2038 1.32% -0.53%
2037 1.33% -0.41%
2036 1.34% -0.46%
2035 1.36% -0.44%
2034 1.36% -0.42%
2033 1.38% -0.35%
2032 1.39% -0.46%
2031 1.4% -0.39%
2030 1.42% -0.34%
2029 1.44% -0.4%
2028 1.45% -0.28%
2027 1.45% -0.3%
2026 1.48% -0.24%
2025 1.66% -0.13%
2024 1.75% -0.18%
2023 1.7% -0.18%
2022 1.5% -0.13%
2021 1.5% -0.05%
2020 1.64% -0.03%
2019 1.77% -0.09%
2018 1.92% 0.01%
2017 2.02% 0.08%
2016 2.06% 0.15%
2015 2.12% 0.31%
2014 2.3% 0.38%
2013 2.33% -0.66%
2012 2.27% -1.73%
2011 2.13% -1.73%
2010 1.94% -1.67%
2009 1.91% -1.58%
2008 1.88% -1.52%
2007 1.91% -1.49%
2006 1.97% -1.14%
2005 2.04% -0.005%
2004 2.09% 0.82%
2003 2.12% 0.8%
2002 2.13% 0.78%
2001 2.15% 0.91%
2000 2.18% 1.47%
1999 2.26% 2.04%
1998 2.21% 2.3%
1997 2.09% 2.57%
1996 2.1% 2.67%
1995 2.13% 2.53%
1994 2.18% 2.43%
1993 2.33% 2.4%
1992 2.42% 2.4%
1991 2.8% 2.33%
1990 2.97% 2.1%
1989 2.76% 2.05%
1988 2.82% 2.17%
1987 2.81% 2.21%
1986 2.9% 2.45%
1985 3.02% 2.63%
1984 3.06% 2.54%
1983 2.97% 2.46%
1982 2.79% 2.35%
1981 2.72% 1.07%
1980 2.64% -0.53%
1979 2.53% -0.83%
1978 2.48% -0.68%
1977 2.4% -0.58%
1976 2.37% -0.45%
1975 2.39% -0.25%
1974 2.34% 1.08%
1973 2.33% 2.94%
1972 2.33% 3.7%
1971 2.34% 3.44%
1970 2.4% 1.87%
1969 2.46% 0.71%
1968 2.49% 0.84%
1967 2.51% 1.69%
1966 2.54% 2.45%
1965 2.58% 2.48%
1964 2.64% 2.54%
1963 2.66% 2.49%
1962 2.67% 2.49%
1961 2.62% 2.43%

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 Palau's population declined by 0.18%.

Live population counters

Egypt Palau
Current population
120697176
17629
Population rank 13/197 194/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.0002%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
1.63 weeks
One birth every
13.1 seconds
1.89 days
One death every
50.4 seconds
1.8 days
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +0
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 -32
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -0.18%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 175/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
3.27 weeks
Annual migration change -57,305 -16
Net migration rank 177/196 78/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 5,212
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 184/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 29.5%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 19/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Palau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Palau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -16
2024 - 123,884 - -14
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -10 -19
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -7 -20
2021 1,566,491 6,161 -3 -21
2020 1,704,988 6,016 8 0
2019 1,805,818 7,050 23 -46
2018 1,908,512 20,788 29 -35
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 43 -33
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 53 -35
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 55 -11
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 73 -7
2013 2,156,922 130,305 88 -28
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 86 -387
2011 1,951,851 126,170 83 -405
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 81 -392
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 81 -382
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 79 -378
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 80 -372
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 79 -365
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 80 -250
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 83 79
2003 1,614,293 9,854 86 71
2002 1,593,474 11,205 88 67
2001 1,568,962 556 88 65
2000 1,540,084 27,873 85 120
1999 1,534,697 22,026 100 243
1998 1,519,728 78,858 116 280
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 140 297
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 166 312
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 186 258
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 195 211
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 196 193
1992 1,421,372 74,950 183 193
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 175 193
1990 1,450,747 406,994 181 156
1989 1,461,547 52,648 185 113
1988 1,465,620 66,147 183 126
1987 1,436,059 58,678 182 125
1986 1,410,249 31,299 182 135
1985 1,388,718 112,411 181 179
1984 1,351,297 122,791 181 157
1983 1,318,474 129,242 176 144
1982 1,258,574 51,229 170 132
1981 1,206,830 4,140 161 120
1980 1,181,914 738 165 -179
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 176 -291
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 193 -285
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 213 -292
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 236 -296
1975 987,822 -62,368 249 -296
1974 946,052 -60,174 256 -282
1973 905,068 -55,702 268 22
1972 893,333 -55,282 280 147
1971 868,365 -56,503 287 156
1970 841,952 -35,064 286 54
1969 824,564 -6,703 283 -209
1968 809,482 -764 275 -194
1967 788,908 6,286 266 -150
1966 774,391 10,089 268 -18
1965 752,682 17,605 275 -16
1964 749,608 20,596 284 -27
1963 738,788 25,109 291 -41
1962 720,128 25,696 296 -54
1961 703,216 23,184 298 -65
1960 685,403 -2,954 296 -70

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 Palau 53.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 264 people) and 46.2% is from migration (a loss of 227 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 5,212 people or 29.5% in Palau.

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
Palau
City Population
Ngerulmud 318
Melekeok 299

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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