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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 6,125,852 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 19.7 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 1.53% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.13M (39.2% growth).

Egypt vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Singapore
2100 203,522,884 4,344,248
2099 203,403,368 4,387,645
2098 203,247,703 4,435,189
2097 203,074,807 4,483,484
2096 202,870,003 4,533,994
2095 202,625,820 4,585,243
2094 202,350,087 4,639,568
2093 202,040,251 4,692,749
2092 201,709,051 4,745,364
2091 201,347,225 4,802,089
2090 200,966,749 4,859,572
2089 200,561,011 4,919,853
2088 200,123,182 4,977,701
2087 199,650,440 5,036,662
2086 199,156,169 5,096,772
2085 198,637,936 5,155,480
2084 198,084,947 5,212,381
2083 197,501,965 5,269,612
2082 196,891,089 5,327,281
2081 196,242,522 5,383,608
2080 195,570,383 5,438,023
2079 194,850,670 5,491,695
2078 194,103,613 5,541,781
2077 193,324,592 5,589,429
2076 192,507,892 5,632,686
2075 191,661,705 5,679,862
2074 190,786,862 5,725,351
2073 189,886,620 5,764,008
2072 188,947,991 5,799,655
2071 187,981,245 5,833,262
2070 186,988,514 5,864,115
2069 185,965,572 5,896,709
2068 184,912,088 5,927,631
2067 183,835,428 5,955,955
2066 182,734,967 5,988,826
2065 181,620,901 6,020,244
2064 180,467,102 6,046,805
2063 179,293,260 6,069,231
2062 178,110,375 6,093,782
2061 176,907,621 6,116,847
2060 175,686,879 6,142,295
2059 174,441,815 6,163,191
2058 173,179,511 6,185,611
2057 171,897,733 6,203,303
2056 170,593,445 6,221,491
2055 169,269,144 6,240,206
2054 167,915,661 6,261,488
2053 166,538,943 6,277,678
2052 165,130,747 6,290,046
2051 163,704,732 6,307,270
2050 162,240,246 6,325,698
2049 160,743,182 6,342,616
2048 159,206,813 6,355,818
2047 157,631,586 6,373,684
2046 156,023,680 6,387,901
2045 154,371,216 6,399,811
2044 152,668,334 6,412,802
2043 150,927,496 6,420,804
2042 149,145,569 6,427,555
2041 147,333,445 6,433,153
2040 145,505,786 6,434,727
2039 143,662,428 6,431,367
2038 141,820,567 6,422,540
2037 139,977,812 6,410,923
2036 138,139,382 6,398,937
2035 136,315,557 6,382,637
2034 134,490,574 6,360,610
2033 132,681,153 6,333,556
2032 130,879,780 6,306,749
2031 129,085,888 6,277,847
2030 127,304,473 6,250,608
2029 125,524,007 6,221,161
2028 123,745,979 6,186,754
2027 121,973,080 6,150,947
2026 120,224,089 6,116,548
2025 118,473,897 6,078,250
2024 116,538,258 6,036,860
2023 114,535,772 5,917,648
2022 112,618,250 5,637,022
2021 110,957,008 5,453,566
2020 109,315,124 5,685,807
2019 107,553,158 5,703,569
2018 105,682,094 5,638,676
2017 103,696,057 5,612,253
2016 101,644,589 5,607,283
2015 99,597,342 5,535,002
2014 97,528,654 5,469,724
2013 95,333,553 5,399,162
2012 93,161,001 5,312,437
2011 91,093,059 5,183,688
2010 89,196,072 5,076,732
2009 87,501,636 4,987,573
2008 85,864,789 4,839,396
2007 84,276,225 4,588,599
2006 82,700,403 4,401,365
2005 81,101,004 4,265,762
2004 79,477,443 4,166,664
2003 77,853,548 4,114,826
2002 76,239,137 4,175,950
2001 74,652,029 4,138,012
2000 73,083,284 4,027,887
1999 71,520,954 3,958,723
1998 69,943,294 3,927,213
1997 68,431,740 3,796,038
1996 67,028,048 3,670,704
1995 65,652,622 3,524,506
1994 64,285,589 3,419,048
1993 62,915,681 3,313,471
1992 61,480,660 3,230,698
1991 60,028,997 3,135,083
1990 58,396,618 3,047,132
1989 56,710,642 2,930,901
1988 55,187,681 2,846,108
1987 53,674,435 2,774,789
1986 52,206,295 2,733,373
1985 50,734,968 2,735,957
1984 49,247,334 2,732,221
1983 47,786,402 2,681,061
1982 46,407,611 2,646,466
1981 45,147,224 2,532,835
1980 43,950,413 2,413,945
1979 42,818,628 2,383,500
1978 41,761,431 2,353,600
1977 40,748,870 2,325,300
1976 39,795,557 2,293,300
1975 38,875,327 2,262,600
1974 37,969,667 2,229,800
1973 37,102,043 2,193,000
1972 36,258,328 2,152,400
1971 35,433,368 2,112,900
1970 34,623,990 2,074,507
1969 33,811,615 2,042,500
1968 32,998,319 2,012,000
1967 32,196,360 1,977,600
1966 31,406,541 1,934,400
1965 30,629,174 1,886,900
1964 29,858,922 1,841,600
1963 29,091,869 1,795,000
1962 28,337,013 1,750,200
1961 27,600,898 1,702,400
1960 26,896,479 1,646,400

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 Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 6.43M people in 2040 for Singapore.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Singapore
2100 0.06% -0.99%
2099 0.08% -1.07%
2098 0.09% -1.08%
2097 0.1% -1.11%
2096 0.12% -1.12%
2095 0.14% -1.17%
2094 0.15% -1.13%
2093 0.16% -1.11%
2092 0.18% -1.18%
2091 0.19% -1.18%
2090 0.2% -1.23%
2089 0.22% -1.16%
2088 0.24% -1.17%
2087 0.25% -1.18%
2086 0.26% -1.14%
2085 0.28% -1.09%
2084 0.3% -1.09%
2083 0.31% -1.08%
2082 0.33% -1.05%
2081 0.34% -1%
2080 0.37% -0.98%
2079 0.38% -0.9%
2078 0.4% -0.85%
2077 0.42% -0.77%
2076 0.44% -0.83%
2075 0.46% -0.79%
2074 0.47% -0.67%
2073 0.5% -0.61%
2072 0.51% -0.58%
2071 0.53% -0.53%
2070 0.55% -0.55%
2069 0.57% -0.52%
2068 0.59% -0.48%
2067 0.6% -0.55%
2066 0.61% -0.52%
2065 0.64% -0.44%
2064 0.65% -0.37%
2063 0.66% -0.4%
2062 0.68% -0.38%
2061 0.69% -0.41%
2060 0.71% -0.34%
2059 0.73% -0.36%
2058 0.75% -0.29%
2057 0.76% -0.29%
2056 0.78% -0.3%
2055 0.81% -0.34%
2054 0.83% -0.26%
2053 0.85% -0.2%
2052 0.87% -0.27%
2051 0.9% -0.29%
2050 0.93% -0.27%
2049 0.97% -0.21%
2048 1% -0.28%
2047 1.03% -0.22%
2046 1.07% -0.19%
2045 1.12% -0.2%
2044 1.15% -0.12%
2043 1.19% -0.11%
2042 1.23% -0.09%
2041 1.26% -0.02%
2040 1.28% 0.05%
2039 1.3% 0.14%
2038 1.32% 0.18%
2037 1.33% 0.19%
2036 1.34% 0.26%
2035 1.36% 0.35%
2034 1.36% 0.43%
2033 1.38% 0.43%
2032 1.39% 0.46%
2031 1.4% 0.44%
2030 1.42% 0.47%
2029 1.44% 0.56%
2028 1.45% 0.58%
2027 1.45% 0.56%
2026 1.48% 0.63%
2025 1.66% 0.69%
2024 1.75% 2.01%
2023 1.7% 4.98%
2022 1.5% 3.36%
2021 1.5% -4.08%
2020 1.64% -0.31%
2019 1.77% 1.15%
2018 1.92% 0.47%
2017 2.02% 0.09%
2016 2.06% 1.31%
2015 2.12% 1.19%
2014 2.3% 1.31%
2013 2.33% 1.63%
2012 2.27% 2.48%
2011 2.13% 2.11%
2010 1.94% 1.79%
2009 1.91% 3.06%
2008 1.88% 5.47%
2007 1.91% 4.25%
2006 1.97% 3.18%
2005 2.04% 2.38%
2004 2.09% 1.26%
2003 2.12% -1.46%
2002 2.13% 0.92%
2001 2.15% 2.73%
2000 2.18% 1.75%
1999 2.26% 0.8%
1998 2.21% 3.46%
1997 2.09% 3.41%
1996 2.1% 4.15%
1995 2.13% 3.08%
1994 2.18% 3.19%
1993 2.33% 2.56%
1992 2.42% 3.05%
1991 2.8% 2.89%
1990 2.97% 3.97%
1989 2.76% 2.98%
1988 2.82% 2.57%
1987 2.81% 1.52%
1986 2.9% -0.09%
1985 3.02% 0.14%
1984 3.06% 1.91%
1983 2.97% 1.31%
1982 2.79% 4.49%
1981 2.72% 4.93%
1980 2.64% 1.28%
1979 2.53% 1.27%
1978 2.48% 1.22%
1977 2.4% 1.4%
1976 2.37% 1.36%
1975 2.39% 1.47%
1974 2.34% 1.68%
1973 2.33% 1.89%
1972 2.33% 1.87%
1971 2.34% 1.85%
1970 2.4% 1.57%
1969 2.46% 1.52%
1968 2.49% 1.74%
1967 2.51% 2.23%
1966 2.54% 2.52%
1965 2.58% 2.46%
1964 2.64% 2.6%
1963 2.66% 2.56%
1962 2.67% 2.81%
1961 2.62% 3.4%

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 Singapore's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

Egypt Singapore
Current population
120697176
6125852
Population rank 13/197 113/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.07%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
4.41 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
12 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
14.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +327
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +119,212
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 50/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +16,892
Net migration rank 177/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 16,892
2024 - 123,884 - 20,011
2023 1,780,230 305,006 7,101 26,996
2022 1,736,123 13,707 9,019 214,842
2021 1,566,491 6,161 15,270 -44,030
2020 1,704,988 6,016 18,763 -145,556
2019 1,805,818 7,050 21,674 870
2018 1,908,512 20,788 21,427 21,820
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 21,888 -8,880
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 25,794 13,737
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 27,121 41,852
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 27,896 40,154
2013 2,156,922 130,305 25,376 52,176
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 29,750 78,501
2011 1,951,851 126,170 25,919 89,856
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 24,876 72,571
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 27,930 95,841
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 28,068 176,182
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 26,614 192,292
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 25,968 135,625
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 24,741 92,023
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 24,583 50,487
2003 1,614,293 9,854 24,689 -30,012
2002 1,593,474 11,205 29,231 -40,023
2001 1,568,962 556 31,035 45,027
2000 1,540,084 27,873 37,057 55,218
1999 1,534,697 22,026 32,857 19,681
1998 1,519,728 78,858 33,381 51,905
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 37,960 95,241
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 38,542 102,018
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 38,065 91,947
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 39,319 71,170
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 40,425 58,820
1992 1,421,372 74,950 39,091 54,359
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 39,188 57,821
1990 1,450,747 406,994 41,136 66,950
1989 1,461,547 52,648 36,929 68,031
1988 1,465,620 66,147 42,407 40,976
1987 1,436,059 58,678 33,020 25,411
1986 1,410,249 31,299 27,880 -7,858
1985 1,388,718 112,411 32,010 -31,036
1984 1,351,297 122,791 31,967 -4,396
1983 1,318,474 129,242 30,296 11,699
1982 1,258,574 51,229 33,346 41,568
1981 1,206,830 4,140 32,167 85,869
1980 1,181,914 738 30,657 42,433
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 28,363 -2,384
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 27,537 436
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 26,508 2,757
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 31,189 949
1975 987,822 -62,368 28,509 4,104
1974 946,052 -60,174 31,664 2,748
1973 905,068 -55,702 36,404 -495
1972 893,333 -55,282 38,098 -1,631
1971 868,365 -56,503 35,708 573
1970 841,952 -35,064 35,059 4,024
1969 824,564 -6,703 34,314 6,763
1968 809,482 -764 36,216 6,792
1967 788,908 6,286 40,145 6,006
1966 774,391 10,089 44,298 3,507
1965 752,682 17,605 45,474 4,199
1964 749,608 20,596 47,697 3,043
1963 738,788 25,109 49,542 2,668
1962 720,128 25,696 48,830 3,714
1961 703,216 23,184 49,880 3,490
1960 685,403 -2,954 51,533 2,008

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 Singapore 54.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K

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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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