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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 1.18 times bigger than Egypt's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 3.17% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Egypt vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Russia
2100 203,522,884 124,983,377
2099 203,403,368 125,086,144
2098 203,247,703 125,186,329
2097 203,074,807 125,264,415
2096 202,870,003 125,354,177
2095 202,625,820 125,422,006
2094 202,350,087 125,474,373
2093 202,040,251 125,529,632
2092 201,709,051 125,604,261
2091 201,347,225 125,652,742
2090 200,966,749 125,707,894
2089 200,561,011 125,760,026
2088 200,123,182 125,810,124
2087 199,650,440 125,858,116
2086 199,156,169 125,926,035
2085 198,637,936 126,001,913
2084 198,084,947 126,076,414
2083 197,501,965 126,151,046
2082 196,891,089 126,234,371
2081 196,242,522 126,317,768
2080 195,570,383 126,414,511
2079 194,850,670 126,534,688
2078 194,103,613 126,674,591
2077 193,324,592 126,830,956
2076 192,507,892 126,982,766
2075 191,661,705 127,165,304
2074 190,786,862 127,362,143
2073 189,886,620 127,576,856
2072 188,947,991 127,802,632
2071 187,981,245 128,080,998
2070 186,988,514 128,353,977
2069 185,965,572 128,642,208
2068 184,912,088 128,920,237
2067 183,835,428 129,203,483
2066 182,734,967 129,511,983
2065 181,620,901 129,842,007
2064 180,467,102 130,177,089
2063 179,293,260 130,522,107
2062 178,110,375 130,851,664
2061 176,907,621 131,200,160
2060 175,686,879 131,526,812
2059 174,441,815 131,884,461
2058 173,179,511 132,247,211
2057 171,897,733 132,584,941
2056 170,593,445 132,925,501
2055 169,269,144 133,271,436
2054 167,915,661 133,595,068
2053 166,538,943 133,914,243
2052 165,130,747 134,180,223
2051 163,704,732 134,443,510
2050 162,240,246 134,687,487
2049 160,743,182 134,909,323
2048 159,206,813 135,117,641
2047 157,631,586 135,311,492
2046 156,023,680 135,482,008
2045 154,371,216 135,664,379
2044 152,668,334 135,863,165
2043 150,927,496 136,085,277
2042 149,145,569 136,307,658
2041 147,333,445 136,557,818
2040 145,505,786 136,821,807
2039 143,662,428 137,122,219
2038 141,820,567 137,433,644
2037 139,977,812 137,770,811
2036 138,139,382 138,118,955
2035 136,315,557 138,478,809
2034 134,490,574 138,852,689
2033 132,681,153 139,237,595
2032 130,879,780 139,635,142
2031 129,085,888 140,058,187
2030 127,304,473 140,453,528
2029 125,524,007 140,840,370
2028 123,745,979 141,214,141
2027 121,973,080 141,580,416
2026 120,224,089 141,906,741
2025 118,473,897 142,772,403
2024 116,538,258 143,533,851
2023 114,535,772 143,826,130
2022 112,618,250 144,236,933
2021 110,957,008 144,746,762
2020 109,315,124 145,245,148
2019 107,553,158 145,453,291
2018 105,682,094 145,398,106
2017 103,696,057 145,293,260
2016 101,644,589 145,015,460
2015 99,597,342 144,640,716
2014 97,528,654 144,237,223
2013 95,333,553 143,805,638
2012 93,161,001 143,378,447
2011 91,093,059 143,018,195
2010 89,196,072 142,849,468
2009 87,501,636 142,785,348
2008 85,864,789 142,742,366
2007 84,276,225 142,805,114
2006 82,700,403 143,049,637
2005 81,101,004 143,518,814
2004 79,477,443 144,067,316
2003 77,853,548 144,648,618
2002 76,239,137 145,306,497
2001 74,652,029 145,976,482
2000 73,083,284 146,596,869
1999 71,520,954 147,214,776
1998 69,943,294 147,670,784
1997 68,431,740 147,915,361
1996 67,028,048 148,160,129
1995 65,652,622 148,375,787
1994 64,285,589 148,407,912
1993 62,915,681 148,458,777
1992 61,480,660 148,538,197
1991 60,028,997 148,394,216
1990 58,396,618 147,969,406
1989 56,710,642 147,721,000
1988 55,187,681 146,857,000
1987 53,674,435 145,908,000
1986 52,206,295 144,894,000
1985 50,734,968 143,858,000
1984 49,247,334 142,745,000
1983 47,786,402 141,668,000
1982 46,407,611 140,823,000
1981 45,147,224 139,941,000
1980 43,950,413 139,010,000
1979 42,818,628 138,027,000
1978 41,761,431 137,060,000
1977 40,748,870 136,100,000
1976 39,795,557 135,147,000
1975 38,875,327 134,200,000
1974 37,969,667 133,432,000
1973 37,102,043 132,669,000
1972 36,258,328 131,909,000
1971 35,433,368 131,155,000
1970 34,623,990 130,404,000
1969 33,811,615 129,664,000
1968 32,998,319 128,928,000
1967 32,196,360 128,196,000
1966 31,406,541 127,468,000
1965 30,629,174 126,745,000
1964 29,858,922 125,345,000
1963 29,091,869 123,960,000
1962 28,337,013 122,591,000
1961 27,600,898 121,236,000
1960 26,896,479 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Russia
2100 0.06% -0.08%
2099 0.08% -0.08%
2098 0.09% -0.06%
2097 0.1% -0.07%
2096 0.12% -0.05%
2095 0.14% -0.04%
2094 0.15% -0.04%
2093 0.16% -0.06%
2092 0.18% -0.04%
2091 0.19% -0.04%
2090 0.2% -0.04%
2089 0.22% -0.04%
2088 0.24% -0.04%
2087 0.25% -0.05%
2086 0.26% -0.06%
2085 0.28% -0.06%
2084 0.3% -0.06%
2083 0.31% -0.07%
2082 0.33% -0.07%
2081 0.34% -0.08%
2080 0.37% -0.09%
2079 0.38% -0.11%
2078 0.4% -0.12%
2077 0.42% -0.12%
2076 0.44% -0.14%
2075 0.46% -0.15%
2074 0.47% -0.17%
2073 0.5% -0.18%
2072 0.51% -0.22%
2071 0.53% -0.21%
2070 0.55% -0.22%
2069 0.57% -0.22%
2068 0.59% -0.22%
2067 0.6% -0.24%
2066 0.61% -0.25%
2065 0.64% -0.26%
2064 0.65% -0.26%
2063 0.66% -0.25%
2062 0.68% -0.27%
2061 0.69% -0.25%
2060 0.71% -0.27%
2059 0.73% -0.27%
2058 0.75% -0.25%
2057 0.76% -0.26%
2056 0.78% -0.26%
2055 0.81% -0.24%
2054 0.83% -0.24%
2053 0.85% -0.2%
2052 0.87% -0.2%
2051 0.9% -0.18%
2050 0.93% -0.16%
2049 0.97% -0.15%
2048 1% -0.14%
2047 1.03% -0.13%
2046 1.07% -0.13%
2045 1.12% -0.15%
2044 1.15% -0.16%
2043 1.19% -0.16%
2042 1.23% -0.18%
2041 1.26% -0.19%
2040 1.28% -0.22%
2039 1.3% -0.23%
2038 1.32% -0.24%
2037 1.33% -0.25%
2036 1.34% -0.26%
2035 1.36% -0.27%
2034 1.36% -0.28%
2033 1.38% -0.28%
2032 1.39% -0.3%
2031 1.4% -0.28%
2030 1.42% -0.27%
2029 1.44% -0.26%
2028 1.45% -0.26%
2027 1.45% -0.23%
2026 1.48% -0.61%
2025 1.66% -0.53%
2024 1.75% -0.2%
2023 1.7% -0.28%
2022 1.5% -0.35%
2021 1.5% -0.34%
2020 1.64% -0.14%
2019 1.77% 0.04%
2018 1.92% 0.07%
2017 2.02% 0.19%
2016 2.06% 0.26%
2015 2.12% 0.28%
2014 2.3% 0.3%
2013 2.33% 0.3%
2012 2.27% 0.25%
2011 2.13% 0.12%
2010 1.94% 0.04%
2009 1.91% 0.03%
2008 1.88% -0.04%
2007 1.91% -0.17%
2006 1.97% -0.33%
2005 2.04% -0.38%
2004 2.09% -0.4%
2003 2.12% -0.45%
2002 2.13% -0.46%
2001 2.15% -0.42%
2000 2.18% -0.42%
1999 2.26% -0.31%
1998 2.21% -0.17%
1997 2.09% -0.17%
1996 2.1% -0.15%
1995 2.13% -0.02%
1994 2.18% -0.03%
1993 2.33% -0.05%
1992 2.42% 0.1%
1991 2.8% 0.29%
1990 2.97% 0.17%
1989 2.76% 0.59%
1988 2.82% 0.65%
1987 2.81% 0.7%
1986 2.9% 0.72%
1985 3.02% 0.78%
1984 3.06% 0.76%
1983 2.97% 0.6%
1982 2.79% 0.63%
1981 2.72% 0.67%
1980 2.64% 0.71%
1979 2.53% 0.71%
1978 2.48% 0.71%
1977 2.4% 0.71%
1976 2.37% 0.71%
1975 2.39% 0.58%
1974 2.34% 0.58%
1973 2.33% 0.58%
1972 2.33% 0.57%
1971 2.34% 0.58%
1970 2.4% 0.57%
1969 2.46% 0.57%
1968 2.49% 0.57%
1967 2.51% 0.57%
1966 2.54% 0.57%
1965 2.58% 1.12%
1964 2.64% 1.12%
1963 2.66% 1.12%
1962 2.67% 1.12%
1961 2.62% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Egypt Russia
Current population
120697176
141906741
Population rank 13/197 9/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 1.71%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
1.8 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,486 -801
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 177/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -251,822
Net migration rank 177/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -251,822
2024 - 123,884 - -178,042
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -503,392 27,807
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -576,948 765,629
2021 1,566,491 6,161 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 1,704,988 6,016 -697,177 334,094
2019 1,805,818 7,050 -319,997 336,494
2018 1,908,512 20,788 -232,637 339,972
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 -130,764 396,619
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 0 447,645
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 43,392 384,756
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 28,848 264,698
2013 2,156,922 130,305 28,761 289,872
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 0 285,977
2011 1,951,851 126,170 -128,716 309,377
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 -242,844 307,555
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 -257,014 350,206
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 -356,856 360,840
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 -471,257 365,717
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 -686,638 308,370
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 -846,761 263,541
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 -792,370 261,519
2003 1,614,293 9,854 -896,822 256,804
2002 1,593,474 11,205 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 1,568,962 556 -963,445 259,614
2000 1,540,084 27,873 -967,540 550,401
1999 1,534,697 22,026 -927,453 375,468
1998 1,519,728 78,858 -694,053 528,135
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 -769,159 541,387
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 -785,248 587,171
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 -845,742 723,875
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 -757,140 507,229
1992 1,421,372 74,950 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 103,876 125,505
1990 1,450,747 406,994 325,533 299,863
1989 1,461,547 52,648 576,112 89,400
1988 1,465,620 66,147 778,343 269,862
1987 1,436,059 58,678 977,583 275,611
1986 1,410,249 31,299 985,279 283,553
1985 1,388,718 112,411 762,447 280,614
1984 1,351,297 122,791 756,548 247,026
1983 1,318,474 129,242 906,676 200,159
1982 1,258,574 51,229 830,855 107,520
1981 1,206,830 4,140 713,700 36,686
1980 1,181,914 738 681,149 10,440
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 690,135 -5,791
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 812,766 108,882
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 832,932 122,316
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 852,237 113,851
1975 987,822 -62,368 843,850 80,069
1974 946,052 -60,174 883,186 -51,759
1973 905,068 -55,702 846,561 -107,568
1972 893,333 -55,282 872,050 -111,168
1971 868,365 -56,503 854,999 -134,968
1970 841,952 -35,064 785,554 -264,464
1969 824,564 -6,703 753,088 -64,643
1968 809,482 -764 787,621 -83,221
1967 788,908 6,286 854,554 -116,029
1966 774,391 10,089 989,279 -111,360
1965 752,682 17,605 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 749,608 20,596 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 738,788 25,109 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 720,128 25,696 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 703,216 23,184 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 685,403 -2,954 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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