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Population in Egypt compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 11 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 1.59% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Egypt vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Papua New Guinea
2100 203,522,884 18,802,138
2099 203,403,368 18,790,040
2098 203,247,703 18,776,265
2097 203,074,807 18,758,897
2096 202,870,003 18,737,707
2095 202,625,820 18,714,219
2094 202,350,087 18,687,257
2093 202,040,251 18,658,233
2092 201,709,051 18,625,772
2091 201,347,225 18,590,001
2090 200,966,749 18,549,501
2089 200,561,011 18,510,463
2088 200,123,182 18,468,827
2087 199,650,440 18,424,378
2086 199,156,169 18,376,043
2085 198,637,936 18,325,641
2084 198,084,947 18,274,394
2083 197,501,965 18,218,709
2082 196,891,089 18,163,177
2081 196,242,522 18,104,285
2080 195,570,383 18,039,008
2079 194,850,670 17,975,778
2078 194,103,613 17,908,670
2077 193,324,592 17,840,781
2076 192,507,892 17,771,791
2075 191,661,705 17,699,428
2074 190,786,862 17,625,044
2073 189,886,620 17,548,128
2072 188,947,991 17,466,649
2071 187,981,245 17,381,598
2070 186,988,514 17,295,105
2069 185,965,572 17,205,503
2068 184,912,088 17,112,154
2067 183,835,428 17,015,090
2066 182,734,967 16,915,436
2065 181,620,901 16,812,946
2064 180,467,102 16,708,669
2063 179,293,260 16,604,296
2062 178,110,375 16,497,292
2061 176,907,621 16,386,905
2060 175,686,879 16,270,535
2059 174,441,815 16,152,614
2058 173,179,511 16,032,684
2057 171,897,733 15,909,649
2056 170,593,445 15,784,519
2055 169,269,144 15,656,542
2054 167,915,661 15,523,143
2053 166,538,943 15,389,244
2052 165,130,747 15,250,715
2051 163,704,732 15,110,389
2050 162,240,246 14,968,530
2049 160,743,182 14,821,865
2048 159,206,813 14,673,459
2047 157,631,586 14,522,926
2046 156,023,680 14,370,120
2045 154,371,216 14,213,585
2044 152,668,334 14,056,036
2043 150,927,496 13,897,765
2042 149,145,569 13,738,690
2041 147,333,445 13,577,382
2040 145,505,786 13,413,396
2039 143,662,428 13,247,486
2038 141,820,567 13,079,352
2037 139,977,812 12,909,735
2036 138,139,382 12,738,223
2035 136,315,557 12,566,543
2034 134,490,574 12,392,476
2033 132,681,153 12,218,246
2032 130,879,780 12,042,345
2031 129,085,888 11,865,316
2030 127,304,473 11,685,599
2029 125,524,007 11,504,890
2028 123,745,979 11,322,573
2027 121,973,080 11,138,409
2026 120,224,089 10,952,454
2025 118,473,897 10,765,048
2024 116,538,258 10,576,502
2023 114,535,772 10,389,635
2022 112,618,250 10,203,169
2021 110,957,008 10,012,896
2020 109,315,124 9,815,746
2019 107,553,158 9,609,010
2018 105,682,094 9,394,513
2017 103,696,057 9,178,714
2016 101,644,589 8,961,718
2015 99,597,342 8,743,246
2014 97,528,654 8,523,441
2013 95,333,553 8,302,698
2012 93,161,001 8,081,390
2011 91,093,059 7,859,346
2010 89,196,072 7,633,523
2009 87,501,636 7,406,438
2008 85,864,789 7,183,002
2007 84,276,225 6,963,345
2006 82,700,403 6,747,720
2005 81,101,004 6,535,905
2004 79,477,443 6,328,041
2003 77,853,548 6,123,997
2002 76,239,137 5,924,003
2001 74,652,029 5,728,435
2000 73,083,284 5,537,064
1999 71,520,954 5,349,333
1998 69,943,294 5,166,390
1997 68,431,740 4,987,883
1996 67,028,048 4,813,361
1995 65,652,622 4,644,278
1994 64,285,589 4,480,208
1993 62,915,681 4,320,872
1992 61,480,660 4,166,699
1991 60,028,997 4,021,837
1990 58,396,618 3,896,481
1989 56,710,642 3,796,078
1988 55,187,681 3,711,880
1987 53,674,435 3,632,543
1986 52,206,295 3,554,793
1985 50,734,968 3,478,936
1984 49,247,334 3,405,198
1983 47,786,402 3,333,633
1982 46,407,611 3,264,291
1981 45,147,224 3,197,019
1980 43,950,413 3,131,512
1979 42,818,628 3,067,341
1978 41,761,431 3,003,714
1977 40,748,870 2,940,327
1976 39,795,557 2,877,327
1975 38,875,327 2,814,820
1974 37,969,667 2,752,671
1973 37,102,043 2,690,629
1972 36,258,328 2,628,432
1971 35,433,368 2,566,421
1970 34,623,990 2,505,628
1969 33,811,615 2,446,927
1968 32,998,319 2,390,803
1967 32,196,360 2,337,532
1966 31,406,541 2,285,774
1965 30,629,174 2,235,820
1964 29,858,922 2,188,325
1963 29,091,869 2,141,376
1962 28,337,013 2,093,919
1961 27,600,898 2,046,127
1960 26,896,479 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Papua New Guinea
2100 0.06% 0.06%
2099 0.08% 0.07%
2098 0.09% 0.09%
2097 0.1% 0.11%
2096 0.12% 0.13%
2095 0.14% 0.14%
2094 0.15% 0.16%
2093 0.16% 0.17%
2092 0.18% 0.19%
2091 0.19% 0.22%
2090 0.2% 0.21%
2089 0.22% 0.23%
2088 0.24% 0.24%
2087 0.25% 0.26%
2086 0.26% 0.28%
2085 0.28% 0.28%
2084 0.3% 0.31%
2083 0.31% 0.31%
2082 0.33% 0.33%
2081 0.34% 0.36%
2080 0.37% 0.35%
2079 0.38% 0.37%
2078 0.4% 0.38%
2077 0.42% 0.39%
2076 0.44% 0.41%
2075 0.46% 0.42%
2074 0.47% 0.44%
2073 0.5% 0.47%
2072 0.51% 0.49%
2071 0.53% 0.5%
2070 0.55% 0.52%
2069 0.57% 0.55%
2068 0.59% 0.57%
2067 0.6% 0.59%
2066 0.61% 0.61%
2065 0.64% 0.62%
2064 0.65% 0.63%
2063 0.66% 0.65%
2062 0.68% 0.67%
2061 0.69% 0.72%
2060 0.71% 0.73%
2059 0.73% 0.75%
2058 0.75% 0.77%
2057 0.76% 0.79%
2056 0.78% 0.82%
2055 0.81% 0.86%
2054 0.83% 0.87%
2053 0.85% 0.91%
2052 0.87% 0.93%
2051 0.9% 0.95%
2050 0.93% 0.99%
2049 0.97% 1.01%
2048 1% 1.04%
2047 1.03% 1.06%
2046 1.07% 1.1%
2045 1.12% 1.12%
2044 1.15% 1.14%
2043 1.19% 1.16%
2042 1.23% 1.19%
2041 1.26% 1.22%
2040 1.28% 1.25%
2039 1.3% 1.29%
2038 1.32% 1.31%
2037 1.33% 1.35%
2036 1.34% 1.37%
2035 1.36% 1.4%
2034 1.36% 1.43%
2033 1.38% 1.46%
2032 1.39% 1.49%
2031 1.4% 1.54%
2030 1.42% 1.57%
2029 1.44% 1.61%
2028 1.45% 1.65%
2027 1.45% 1.7%
2026 1.48% 1.74%
2025 1.66% 1.78%
2024 1.75% 1.8%
2023 1.7% 1.83%
2022 1.5% 1.9%
2021 1.5% 2.01%
2020 1.64% 2.15%
2019 1.77% 2.28%
2018 1.92% 2.35%
2017 2.02% 2.42%
2016 2.06% 2.5%
2015 2.12% 2.58%
2014 2.3% 2.66%
2013 2.33% 2.74%
2012 2.27% 2.83%
2011 2.13% 2.96%
2010 1.94% 3.07%
2009 1.91% 3.11%
2008 1.88% 3.15%
2007 1.91% 3.2%
2006 1.97% 3.24%
2005 2.04% 3.28%
2004 2.09% 3.33%
2003 2.12% 3.38%
2002 2.13% 3.41%
2001 2.15% 3.46%
2000 2.18% 3.51%
1999 2.26% 3.54%
1998 2.21% 3.58%
1997 2.09% 3.63%
1996 2.1% 3.64%
1995 2.13% 3.66%
1994 2.18% 3.69%
1993 2.33% 3.7%
1992 2.42% 3.6%
1991 2.8% 3.22%
1990 2.97% 2.64%
1989 2.76% 2.27%
1988 2.82% 2.18%
1987 2.81% 2.19%
1986 2.9% 2.18%
1985 3.02% 2.17%
1984 3.06% 2.15%
1983 2.97% 2.12%
1982 2.79% 2.1%
1981 2.72% 2.09%
1980 2.64% 2.09%
1979 2.53% 2.12%
1978 2.48% 2.16%
1977 2.4% 2.19%
1976 2.37% 2.22%
1975 2.39% 2.26%
1974 2.34% 2.31%
1973 2.33% 2.37%
1972 2.33% 2.42%
1971 2.34% 2.43%
1970 2.4% 2.4%
1969 2.46% 2.35%
1968 2.49% 2.28%
1967 2.51% 2.26%
1966 2.54% 2.23%
1965 2.58% 2.17%
1964 2.64% 2.19%
1963 2.66% 2.27%
1962 2.67% 2.34%
1961 2.62% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Egypt Papua New Guinea
Current population
120697176
11002753
Population rank 13/197 89/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.13%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
2.81 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
2.06 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +512
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 59/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change -57,305 -284
Net migration rank 177/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -284
2024 - 123,884 - -707
2023 1,780,230 305,006 187,637 -787
2022 1,736,123 13,707 186,861 -787
2021 1,566,491 6,161 183,766 10,703
2020 1,704,988 6,016 189,130 10,703
2019 1,805,818 7,050 190,662 22,978
2018 1,908,512 20,788 190,662 24,684
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 189,715 26,513
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 189,281 28,473
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 188,600 30,580
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 187,592 32,840
2013 2,156,922 130,305 185,790 35,280
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 183,658 37,893
2011 1,951,851 126,170 181,842 40,690
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 178,998 50,106
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 175,421 49,647
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 172,823 48,985
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 169,306 48,203
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 166,540 47,191
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 163,888 46,014
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 161,023 44,811
2003 1,614,293 9,854 158,611 43,639
2002 1,593,474 11,205 155,091 42,657
2001 1,568,962 556 151,431 41,962
2000 1,540,084 27,873 147,496 41,855
1999 1,534,697 22,026 143,592 42,519
1998 1,519,728 78,858 136,677 43,091
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 134,458 42,787
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 129,802 41,994
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 125,410 40,962
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 122,113 39,669
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 118,668 38,220
1992 1,421,372 74,950 114,818 36,622
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 111,453 26,830
1990 1,450,747 406,994 110,033 2,398
1989 1,461,547 52,648 108,199 -19,824
1988 1,465,620 66,147 106,256 -26,232
1987 1,436,059 58,678 104,367 -25,720
1986 1,410,249 31,299 102,346 -25,495
1985 1,388,718 112,411 100,333 -25,470
1984 1,351,297 122,791 98,103 -25,487
1983 1,318,474 129,242 95,982 -25,465
1982 1,258,574 51,229 93,522 -25,355
1981 1,206,830 4,140 91,767 -25,383
1980 1,181,914 738 90,266 -25,638
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 89,330 -25,618
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 88,747 -25,208
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 87,954 -24,722
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 86,965 -24,198
1975 987,822 -62,368 85,809 -23,562
1974 946,052 -60,174 84,829 -22,771
1973 905,068 -55,702 83,821 -21,803
1972 893,333 -55,282 82,672 -20,303
1971 868,365 -56,503 80,599 -18,945
1970 841,952 -35,064 78,712 -18,773
1969 824,564 -6,703 76,454 -18,994
1968 809,482 -764 73,983 -19,188
1967 788,908 6,286 71,519 -19,767
1966 774,391 10,089 69,206 -17,454
1965 752,682 17,605 66,693 -18,532
1964 749,608 20,596 64,558 -17,730
1963 738,788 25,109 62,260 -15,189
1962 720,128 25,696 59,974 -12,141
1961 703,216 23,184 58,151 -10,409
1960 685,403 -2,954 56,326 -2,034

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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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