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

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The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 118,365,995 in 2025 vs 34,576,665 people in Peru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 121,012,163 people compared to 35,105,331 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 3.45 times bigger than Peru's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 1.88% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (46.3% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35.1M (23.9% growth).

Egypt vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Peru
2100 203,337,521 38,442,430
2099 203,218,114 38,609,486
2098 203,062,591 38,774,265
2097 202,889,853 38,937,509
2096 202,685,235 39,098,598
2095 202,441,274 39,257,494
2094 202,165,793 39,413,146
2093 201,856,239 39,567,920
2092 201,525,341 39,718,895
2091 201,163,844 39,867,036
2090 200,783,715 40,012,169
2089 200,378,346 40,153,701
2088 199,940,915 40,292,740
2087 199,468,604 40,428,045
2086 198,974,783 40,558,786
2085 198,457,022 40,685,268
2084 197,904,537 40,807,007
2083 197,322,086 40,923,102
2082 196,711,766 41,034,801
2081 196,063,790 41,140,743
2080 195,392,263 41,241,207
2079 194,673,206 41,334,845
2078 193,926,829 41,422,439
2077 193,148,518 41,503,511
2076 192,332,562 41,578,164
2075 191,487,145 41,645,808
2074 190,613,099 41,706,491
2073 189,713,677 41,759,277
2072 188,775,903 41,804,713
2071 187,810,038 41,842,534
2070 186,818,210 41,873,019
2069 185,796,200 41,895,381
2068 184,743,675 41,909,248
2067 183,667,996 41,914,729
2066 182,568,538 41,912,112
2065 181,455,486 41,901,353
2064 180,302,738 41,882,691
2063 179,129,965 41,855,037
2062 177,948,157 41,819,132
2061 176,746,499 41,774,412
2060 175,526,868 41,721,225
2059 174,282,938 41,659,921
2058 173,021,784 41,590,180
2057 171,741,174 41,511,131
2056 170,438,073 41,423,914
2055 169,114,979 41,327,613
2054 167,762,729 41,223,066
2053 166,387,264 41,109,699
2052 164,980,351 40,988,952
2051 163,555,634 40,860,060
2050 162,092,482 40,722,627
2049 160,596,782 40,577,434
2048 159,061,812 40,424,258
2047 157,488,020 40,261,875
2046 155,881,578 40,090,240
2045 154,230,619 39,910,095
2044 152,529,288 39,720,613
2043 150,790,036 39,523,731
2042 149,009,732 39,318,023
2041 147,199,258 39,103,923
2040 145,373,264 38,882,017
2039 143,531,585 38,652,110
2038 141,691,401 38,414,521
2037 139,850,324 38,168,782
2036 138,013,568 37,914,498
2035 136,191,405 37,652,693
2034 134,368,084 37,382,554
2033 132,560,311 37,105,048
2032 130,760,579 36,820,835
2031 128,968,320 36,529,111
2030 127,188,528 36,228,701
2029 125,409,684 35,919,668
2028 123,633,275 35,600,666
2027 121,861,990 35,271,163
2026 120,114,593 34,930,183
2025 118,365,995 34,576,665
2024 116,538,258 34,217,848
2023 114,535,772 33,845,617
2022 112,618,250 33,475,438
2021 110,957,008 33,155,882
2020 109,315,124 32,838,579
2019 107,553,158 32,449,303
2018 105,682,094 31,897,584
2017 103,696,057 31,324,637
2016 101,644,589 30,866,494
2015 99,597,342 30,457,600
2014 97,528,654 30,115,826
2013 95,333,553 29,817,919
2012 93,161,001 29,550,366
2011 91,093,059 29,304,086
2010 89,196,072 29,086,019
2009 87,501,636 28,896,811
2008 85,864,789 28,719,041
2007 84,276,225 28,530,699
2006 82,700,403 28,324,491
2005 81,101,004 28,101,180
2004 79,477,443 27,852,190
2003 77,853,548 27,580,490
2002 76,239,137 27,288,217
2001 74,652,029 26,964,601
2000 73,083,284 26,598,331
1999 71,520,954 26,186,504
1998 69,943,294 25,738,095
1997 68,431,740 25,274,147
1996 67,028,048 24,811,171
1995 65,652,622 24,348,919
1994 64,285,589 23,881,493
1993 62,915,681 23,413,783
1992 61,480,660 22,946,340
1991 60,028,997 22,483,775
1990 58,396,618 22,014,771
1989 56,710,642 21,532,589
1988 55,187,681 21,054,702
1987 53,674,435 20,582,320
1986 52,206,295 20,117,122
1985 50,734,968 19,648,204
1984 49,247,334 19,174,716
1983 47,786,402 18,705,957
1982 46,407,611 18,246,503
1981 45,147,224 17,798,805
1980 43,950,413 17,360,949
1979 42,818,628 16,933,139
1978 41,761,431 16,516,059
1977 40,748,870 16,109,806
1976 39,795,557 15,716,809
1975 38,875,327 15,333,957
1974 37,969,667 14,956,552
1973 37,102,043 14,582,867
1972 36,258,328 14,210,147
1971 35,433,368 13,838,067
1970 34,623,990 13,501,237
1969 33,811,615 13,166,767
1968 32,998,319 12,803,993
1967 32,196,360 12,448,814
1966 31,406,541 12,101,297
1965 30,629,174 11,761,085
1964 29,858,922 11,427,978
1963 29,091,869 11,102,099
1962 28,337,013 10,784,612
1961 27,600,898 10,475,123
1960 26,896,479 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16% to 40,722,627 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 203M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Peru
2100 0.06% -0.43%
2099 0.08% -0.42%
2098 0.09% -0.42%
2097 0.1% -0.41%
2096 0.12% -0.4%
2095 0.14% -0.39%
2094 0.15% -0.39%
2093 0.16% -0.38%
2092 0.18% -0.37%
2091 0.19% -0.36%
2090 0.2% -0.35%
2089 0.22% -0.35%
2088 0.24% -0.33%
2087 0.25% -0.32%
2086 0.26% -0.31%
2085 0.28% -0.3%
2084 0.3% -0.28%
2083 0.31% -0.27%
2082 0.33% -0.26%
2081 0.34% -0.24%
2080 0.37% -0.23%
2079 0.38% -0.21%
2078 0.4% -0.2%
2077 0.42% -0.18%
2076 0.44% -0.16%
2075 0.46% -0.15%
2074 0.47% -0.13%
2073 0.5% -0.11%
2072 0.51% -0.09%
2071 0.53% -0.07%
2070 0.55% -0.05%
2069 0.57% -0.03%
2068 0.59% -0.01%
2067 0.6% 0.006%
2066 0.61% 0.03%
2065 0.64% 0.04%
2064 0.65% 0.07%
2063 0.66% 0.09%
2062 0.68% 0.11%
2061 0.69% 0.13%
2060 0.71% 0.15%
2059 0.73% 0.17%
2058 0.75% 0.19%
2057 0.76% 0.21%
2056 0.78% 0.23%
2055 0.81% 0.25%
2054 0.83% 0.28%
2053 0.85% 0.29%
2052 0.87% 0.32%
2051 0.9% 0.34%
2050 0.93% 0.36%
2049 0.97% 0.38%
2048 1% 0.4%
2047 1.03% 0.43%
2046 1.07% 0.45%
2045 1.12% 0.48%
2044 1.15% 0.5%
2043 1.19% 0.52%
2042 1.23% 0.55%
2041 1.26% 0.57%
2040 1.28% 0.59%
2039 1.3% 0.62%
2038 1.32% 0.64%
2037 1.33% 0.67%
2036 1.34% 0.7%
2035 1.36% 0.72%
2034 1.36% 0.75%
2033 1.38% 0.77%
2032 1.39% 0.8%
2031 1.4% 0.83%
2030 1.42% 0.86%
2029 1.44% 0.9%
2028 1.45% 0.93%
2027 1.45% 0.98%
2026 1.48% 1.02%
2025 1.57% 1.05%
2024 1.75% 1.1%
2023 1.7% 1.11%
2022 1.5% 0.96%
2021 1.5% 0.97%
2020 1.64% 1.2%
2019 1.77% 1.73%
2018 1.92% 1.83%
2017 2.02% 1.48%
2016 2.06% 1.34%
2015 2.12% 1.13%
2014 2.3% 1%
2013 2.33% 0.91%
2012 2.27% 0.84%
2011 2.13% 0.75%
2010 1.94% 0.65%
2009 1.91% 0.62%
2008 1.88% 0.66%
2007 1.91% 0.73%
2006 1.97% 0.79%
2005 2.04% 0.89%
2004 2.09% 0.99%
2003 2.12% 1.07%
2002 2.13% 1.2%
2001 2.15% 1.38%
2000 2.18% 1.57%
1999 2.26% 1.74%
1998 2.21% 1.84%
1997 2.09% 1.87%
1996 2.1% 1.9%
1995 2.13% 1.96%
1994 2.18% 2%
1993 2.33% 2.04%
1992 2.42% 2.06%
1991 2.8% 2.13%
1990 2.97% 2.24%
1989 2.76% 2.27%
1988 2.82% 2.3%
1987 2.81% 2.31%
1986 2.9% 2.39%
1985 3.02% 2.47%
1984 3.06% 2.51%
1983 2.97% 2.52%
1982 2.79% 2.52%
1981 2.72% 2.52%
1980 2.64% 2.53%
1979 2.53% 2.53%
1978 2.48% 2.52%
1977 2.4% 2.5%
1976 2.37% 2.5%
1975 2.39% 2.52%
1974 2.34% 2.56%
1973 2.33% 2.62%
1972 2.33% 2.69%
1971 2.34% 2.49%
1970 2.4% 2.54%
1969 2.46% 2.83%
1968 2.49% 2.85%
1967 2.51% 2.87%
1966 2.54% 2.89%
1965 2.58% 2.91%
1964 2.64% 2.94%
1963 2.66% 2.94%
1962 2.67% 2.95%
1961 2.62% 2.96%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Egypt grew by 1.57%, while Peru's population grew by 1.05%.

Live population counters

Egypt Peru
Current population
121012163
35105331
Population rank 13/197 48/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.42%
One net population change
17.3 seconds
1.47 minutes
One birth every
12.9 seconds
58.5 seconds
One death every
49.1 seconds
2.75 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,007 +983
Annual growth/decline +1,827,737 +358,817
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +1.05%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 97/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +11,931
Net migration rank 177/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 11,931
2024 1,795,738 123,884 347,517 18,406
2023 1,780,230 305,006 353,788 24,783
2022 1,736,123 13,707 327,859 33,982
2021 1,566,491 6,161 235,440 41,868
2020 1,704,988 6,016 301,950 55,375
2019 1,805,818 7,050 346,981 74,270
2018 1,908,512 20,788 343,123 339,067
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 349,333 114,382
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 355,859 96,740
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 362,781 2,421
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 368,708 -50,383
2013 2,156,922 130,305 372,694 -95,214
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 376,501 -118,863
2011 1,951,851 126,170 383,268 -148,339
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 382,510 -181,302
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 396,522 -219,314
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 413,640 -235,307
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 435,122 -236,745
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 445,884 -231,851
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 454,199 -221,652
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 459,617 -194,171
2003 1,614,293 9,854 459,243 -181,276
2002 1,593,474 11,205 463,709 -157,158
2001 1,568,962 556 470,154 -129,481
2000 1,540,084 27,873 484,222 -92,353
1999 1,534,697 22,026 487,095 -55,325
1998 1,519,728 78,858 489,436 -24,388
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 495,348 -32,515
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 501,855 -38,749
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 507,894 -46,499
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 512,735 -39,299
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 513,769 -51,775
1992 1,421,372 74,950 514,618 -41,702
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 513,867 -61,645
1990 1,450,747 406,994 515,233 -29,437
1989 1,461,547 52,648 512,152 -33,569
1988 1,465,620 66,147 508,429 -31,238
1987 1,436,059 58,678 502,229 -34,651
1986 1,410,249 31,299 496,712 -33,891
1985 1,388,718 112,411 488,887 -13,887
1984 1,351,297 122,791 477,968 -6,007
1983 1,318,474 129,242 469,781 -4,243
1982 1,258,574 51,229 461,107 -7,748
1981 1,206,830 4,140 453,158 -11,123
1980 1,181,914 738 445,100 -11,446
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 439,110 -17,148
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 432,127 -19,939
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 425,428 -25,117
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 420,284 -34,602
1975 987,822 -62,368 414,400 -34,382
1974 946,052 -60,174 408,299 -33,493
1973 905,068 -55,702 400,752 -28,191
1972 893,333 -55,282 396,960 -24,100
1971 868,365 -56,503 391,506 -20,209
1970 841,952 -35,064 318,022 -15,653
1969 824,564 -6,703 379,347 -12,776
1968 809,482 -764 372,379 -13,389
1967 788,908 6,286 365,224 -13,837
1966 774,391 10,089 356,819 -13,166
1965 752,682 17,605 349,245 -12,470
1964 749,608 20,596 341,570 -12,129
1963 738,788 25,109 332,352 -10,040
1962 720,128 25,696 321,716 -9,051
1961 703,216 23,184 313,385 -7,063
1960 685,403 -2,954 302,924 -7,236

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

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

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 Peru 80.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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