The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 121,354 people in the Seychelles in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,120,267 people compared to 125,600 in the Seychelles.
Population statistics:
- Egypt's population is 956 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
- The countries together account for 1.45% of the world: 1.45% for Egypt vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
- For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +2.9% in the Seychelles.
- Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 120M (45.2% growth), while the Seychelles has grown from 84.6K to 126K (48.5% growth).
- Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 202M people compared to the peak of 133K people in 2042 for the Seychelles.
Egypt vs Seychelles: live population counter
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| Current population |
120120267
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125600
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| Population rank | 13/197 | 181/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.45% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
15.7 seconds
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5.54 hours
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| One birth every |
13.1 seconds
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5.63 hours
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| One death every |
50.4 seconds
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10 hours
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| One migration net change every |
4.24 minutes
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5.01 hours
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| Annual migration change | +123,884 | +1,747 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,486 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,002,486 | +1,581 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.75% | +1.32% |
| Population growth rate rank | 62/197 | 81/197 |
Egypt and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 26,896,479 | 41,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 27,600,898 | 42,889 | 2.62% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 28,337,013 | 44,042 | 2.67% | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 29,091,869 | 45,176 | 2.66% | 2.57% |
| 1964 | 29,858,922 | 46,322 | 2.64% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 30,629,174 | 47,500 | 2.58% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 31,406,541 | 48,699 | 2.54% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 32,196,360 | 49,911 | 2.51% | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 32,998,319 | 51,134 | 2.49% | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 33,811,615 | 52,365 | 2.46% | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 34,623,990 | 53,600 | 2.4% | 2.36% |
| 1971 | 35,433,368 | 54,695 | 2.34% | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 36,258,328 | 56,029 | 2.33% | 2.44% |
| 1973 | 37,102,043 | 56,892 | 2.33% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 37,969,667 | 57,937 | 2.34% | 1.84% |
| 1975 | 38,875,327 | 59,292 | 2.39% | 2.34% |
| 1976 | 39,795,557 | 60,504 | 2.37% | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 40,748,870 | 61,786 | 2.4% | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 41,761,431 | 62,150 | 2.48% | 0.59% |
| 1979 | 42,818,628 | 62,686 | 2.53% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 43,950,413 | 63,261 | 2.64% | 0.92% |
| 1981 | 45,147,224 | 64,035 | 2.72% | 1.22% |
| 1982 | 46,407,611 | 64,413 | 2.79% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 47,786,402 | 64,335 | 2.97% | -0.12% |
| 1984 | 49,247,334 | 64,717 | 3.06% | 0.59% |
| 1985 | 50,734,968 | 65,244 | 3.02% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 52,206,295 | 65,652 | 2.9% | 0.63% |
| 1987 | 53,674,435 | 68,499 | 2.81% | 4.34% |
| 1988 | 55,187,681 | 68,755 | 2.82% | 0.37% |
| 1989 | 56,710,642 | 69,167 | 2.76% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 58,396,618 | 69,507 | 2.97% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 60,028,997 | 70,439 | 2.8% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 61,480,660 | 70,763 | 2.42% | 0.46% |
| 1993 | 62,915,681 | 72,253 | 2.33% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 64,285,589 | 74,205 | 2.18% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 65,652,622 | 75,304 | 2.13% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 67,028,048 | 76,417 | 2.1% | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 68,431,740 | 77,319 | 2.09% | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 69,943,294 | 78,846 | 2.21% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 71,520,954 | 80,410 | 2.26% | 1.98% |
| 2000 | 73,083,284 | 81,131 | 2.18% | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 74,652,029 | 81,202 | 2.15% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 76,239,137 | 83,723 | 2.13% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 77,853,548 | 82,781 | 2.12% | -1.13% |
| 2004 | 79,477,443 | 82,475 | 2.09% | -0.37% |
| 2005 | 81,101,004 | 82,858 | 2.04% | 0.46% |
| 2006 | 82,700,403 | 84,600 | 1.97% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 84,276,225 | 85,033 | 1.91% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 85,864,789 | 86,956 | 1.88% | 2.26% |
| 2009 | 87,501,636 | 87,298 | 1.91% | 0.39% |
| 2010 | 89,196,072 | 89,770 | 1.94% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 91,093,059 | 87,441 | 2.13% | -2.59% |
| 2012 | 93,161,001 | 88,303 | 2.27% | 0.99% |
| 2013 | 95,333,553 | 89,949 | 2.33% | 1.86% |
| 2014 | 97,528,654 | 91,359 | 2.3% | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 99,597,342 | 93,419 | 2.12% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 101,644,589 | 94,677 | 2.06% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 103,696,057 | 95,843 | 2.02% | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 105,682,094 | 96,762 | 1.92% | 0.96% |
| 2019 | 107,553,158 | 97,625 | 1.77% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | 109,315,124 | 98,462 | 1.64% | 0.86% |
| 2021 | 110,957,008 | 99,258 | 1.5% | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 112,618,250 | 119,878 | 1.5% | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 114,535,772 | 119,773 | 1.7% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 116,538,258 | 121,354 | 1.75% | 1.32% |
| 2025 | 118,365,997 | 123,549 | 1.57% | 1.81% |
| 2026 | 120,101,181 | 125,581 | 1.47% | 1.64% |
| 2027 | 121,847,622 | 127,380 | 1.45% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 123,608,457 | 128,883 | 1.45% | 1.18% |
| 2029 | 125,373,058 | 130,011 | 1.43% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 127,139,323 | 130,635 | 1.41% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 128,912,256 | 130,989 | 1.39% | 0.27% |
| 2032 | 130,695,084 | 131,305 | 1.38% | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 132,485,612 | 131,578 | 1.37% | 0.21% |
| 2034 | 134,287,838 | 131,816 | 1.36% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 136,097,214 | 132,027 | 1.35% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 137,913,263 | 132,202 | 1.33% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 139,738,699 | 132,348 | 1.32% | 0.11% |
| 2038 | 141,565,835 | 132,467 | 1.31% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 143,393,267 | 132,552 | 1.29% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 145,213,662 | 132,631 | 1.27% | 0.06% |
| 2041 | 147,018,554 | 132,681 | 1.24% | 0.04% |
| 2042 | 148,800,785 | 132,700 | 1.21% | 0.01% |
| 2043 | 150,547,655 | 132,698 | 1.17% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 152,255,332 | 132,665 | 1.13% | -0.03% |
| 2045 | 153,919,190 | 132,613 | 1.09% | -0.04% |
| 2046 | 155,535,951 | 132,531 | 1.05% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 157,114,404 | 132,415 | 1.01% | -0.09% |
| 2048 | 158,657,392 | 132,264 | 0.98% | -0.11% |
| 2049 | 160,161,615 | 132,085 | 0.95% | -0.14% |
| 2050 | 161,630,197 | 131,885 | 0.92% | -0.15% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,077 people (a 11.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 18,475,678 (a 18.2% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 30,923 (a 32.7% growth).
Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2006 and ranked 181st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Egypt's population will grow by 34.6% to 161,630,197 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of the Seychelles will increase by 5% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Cairo | 9.61M |
| Giza | 5.6M |
| Alexandria | 4.87M |
| Shubra El Kheima | 1.03M |
| Mansoura | 622K |
| Helwan | 619K |
| El Mahalla El Kubra | 593K |
| Port Said | 524K |
| Faiyum | 519K |
| Suez | 517K |
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| City | Population |
| Victoria | 24.7K |
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Population differences between Egypt and the Seychelles
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| Life expectancy | 72.2 years | 73.3 years |
| Average age | 28.5 years | 35.4 years |
| Median age | 25.3 years | 35 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 55.2:44.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
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