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Population in Egypt compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 863,951 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 139.7 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 1.47% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 492K to 864K (75.7% growth).

Egypt vs Solomon Islands: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Solomon Islands
2100 203,522,884 1,869,358
2099 203,403,368 1,865,277
2098 203,247,703 1,861,047
2097 203,074,807 1,856,421
2096 202,870,003 1,851,585
2095 202,625,820 1,846,229
2094 202,350,087 1,840,799
2093 202,040,251 1,834,881
2092 201,709,051 1,828,545
2091 201,347,225 1,822,001
2090 200,966,749 1,815,153
2089 200,561,011 1,808,103
2088 200,123,182 1,800,741
2087 199,650,440 1,793,136
2086 199,156,169 1,785,209
2085 198,637,936 1,777,013
2084 198,084,947 1,768,444
2083 197,501,965 1,759,601
2082 196,891,089 1,750,433
2081 196,242,522 1,740,952
2080 195,570,383 1,731,110
2079 194,850,670 1,721,146
2078 194,103,613 1,710,785
2077 193,324,592 1,700,043
2076 192,507,892 1,688,876
2075 191,661,705 1,677,587
2074 190,786,862 1,666,185
2073 189,886,620 1,654,264
2072 188,947,991 1,642,044
2071 187,981,245 1,629,467
2070 186,988,514 1,616,736
2069 185,965,572 1,603,679
2068 184,912,088 1,590,304
2067 183,835,428 1,576,716
2066 182,734,967 1,563,005
2065 181,620,901 1,549,060
2064 180,467,102 1,534,862
2063 179,293,260 1,520,351
2062 178,110,375 1,505,792
2061 176,907,621 1,490,935
2060 175,686,879 1,476,028
2059 174,441,815 1,460,816
2058 173,179,511 1,445,385
2057 171,897,733 1,429,967
2056 170,593,445 1,414,320
2055 169,269,144 1,398,440
2054 167,915,661 1,382,426
2053 166,538,943 1,366,190
2052 165,130,747 1,349,703
2051 163,704,732 1,333,136
2050 162,240,246 1,316,322
2049 160,743,182 1,299,367
2048 159,206,813 1,282,258
2047 157,631,586 1,265,007
2046 156,023,680 1,247,608
2045 154,371,216 1,230,002
2044 152,668,334 1,212,277
2043 150,927,496 1,194,351
2042 149,145,569 1,176,271
2041 147,333,445 1,158,172
2040 145,505,786 1,139,832
2039 143,662,428 1,121,014
2038 141,820,567 1,101,787
2037 139,977,812 1,082,148
2036 138,139,382 1,062,197
2035 136,315,557 1,041,925
2034 134,490,574 1,021,492
2033 132,681,153 1,000,997
2032 130,879,780 980,329
2031 129,085,888 959,788
2030 127,304,473 939,300
2029 125,524,007 918,921
2028 123,745,979 898,660
2027 121,973,080 878,499
2026 120,224,089 858,557
2025 118,473,897 838,746
2024 116,538,258 819,198
2023 114,535,772 800,005
2022 112,618,250 781,066
2021 110,957,008 762,591
2020 109,315,124 744,498
2019 107,553,158 728,147
2018 105,682,094 709,101
2017 103,696,057 685,672
2016 101,644,589 662,379
2015 99,597,342 639,415
2014 97,528,654 616,908
2013 95,333,553 594,945
2012 93,161,001 573,606
2011 91,093,059 552,945
2010 89,196,072 532,968
2009 87,501,636 518,141
2008 85,864,789 508,790
2007 84,276,225 500,156
2006 82,700,403 491,594
2005 81,101,004 483,080
2004 79,477,443 474,611
2003 77,853,548 466,154
2002 76,239,137 457,671
2001 74,652,029 449,125
2000 73,083,284 440,469
1999 71,520,954 430,500
1998 69,943,294 419,071
1997 68,431,740 407,474
1996 67,028,048 396,009
1995 65,652,622 384,733
1994 64,285,589 373,675
1993 62,915,681 362,839
1992 61,480,660 352,205
1991 60,028,997 341,738
1990 58,396,618 331,435
1989 56,710,642 321,282
1988 55,187,681 311,265
1987 53,674,435 301,414
1986 52,206,295 291,842
1985 50,734,968 282,455
1984 49,247,334 273,163
1983 47,786,402 264,068
1982 46,407,611 255,200
1981 45,147,224 246,555
1980 43,950,413 238,135
1979 42,818,628 229,953
1978 41,761,431 222,029
1977 40,748,870 214,418
1976 39,795,557 207,194
1975 38,875,327 200,744
1974 37,969,667 195,041
1973 37,102,043 189,774
1972 36,258,328 184,994
1971 35,433,368 180,637
1970 34,623,990 176,579
1969 33,811,615 172,476
1968 32,998,319 168,282
1967 32,196,360 164,245
1966 31,406,541 160,393
1965 30,629,174 156,686
1964 29,858,922 153,085
1963 29,091,869 149,589
1962 28,337,013 146,201
1961 27,600,898 142,912
1960 26,896,479 139,688

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/solomon-islands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 201,572 people (a 30.4% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.4% to 1,316,322 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 1.87M people in 2100 for the Solomon Islands.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Solomon Islands
2100 0.06% 0.22%
2099 0.08% 0.23%
2098 0.09% 0.25%
2097 0.1% 0.26%
2096 0.12% 0.29%
2095 0.14% 0.29%
2094 0.15% 0.32%
2093 0.16% 0.35%
2092 0.18% 0.36%
2091 0.19% 0.38%
2090 0.2% 0.39%
2089 0.22% 0.41%
2088 0.24% 0.42%
2087 0.25% 0.44%
2086 0.26% 0.46%
2085 0.28% 0.48%
2084 0.3% 0.5%
2083 0.31% 0.52%
2082 0.33% 0.54%
2081 0.34% 0.57%
2080 0.37% 0.58%
2079 0.38% 0.61%
2078 0.4% 0.63%
2077 0.42% 0.66%
2076 0.44% 0.67%
2075 0.46% 0.68%
2074 0.47% 0.72%
2073 0.5% 0.74%
2072 0.51% 0.77%
2071 0.53% 0.79%
2070 0.55% 0.81%
2069 0.57% 0.84%
2068 0.59% 0.86%
2067 0.6% 0.88%
2066 0.61% 0.9%
2065 0.64% 0.93%
2064 0.65% 0.95%
2063 0.66% 0.97%
2062 0.68% 1%
2061 0.69% 1.01%
2060 0.71% 1.04%
2059 0.73% 1.07%
2058 0.75% 1.08%
2057 0.76% 1.11%
2056 0.78% 1.14%
2055 0.81% 1.16%
2054 0.83% 1.19%
2053 0.85% 1.22%
2052 0.87% 1.24%
2051 0.9% 1.28%
2050 0.93% 1.3%
2049 0.97% 1.33%
2048 1% 1.36%
2047 1.03% 1.39%
2046 1.07% 1.43%
2045 1.12% 1.46%
2044 1.15% 1.5%
2043 1.19% 1.54%
2042 1.23% 1.56%
2041 1.26% 1.61%
2040 1.28% 1.68%
2039 1.3% 1.75%
2038 1.32% 1.81%
2037 1.33% 1.88%
2036 1.34% 1.95%
2035 1.36% 2%
2034 1.36% 2.05%
2033 1.38% 2.11%
2032 1.39% 2.14%
2031 1.4% 2.18%
2030 1.42% 2.22%
2029 1.44% 2.25%
2028 1.45% 2.3%
2027 1.45% 2.32%
2026 1.48% 2.36%
2025 1.66% 2.39%
2024 1.75% 2.4%
2023 1.7% 2.42%
2022 1.5% 2.42%
2021 1.5% 2.43%
2020 1.64% 2.25%
2019 1.77% 2.69%
2018 1.92% 3.42%
2017 2.02% 3.52%
2016 2.06% 3.59%
2015 2.12% 3.65%
2014 2.3% 3.69%
2013 2.33% 3.72%
2012 2.27% 3.74%
2011 2.13% 3.75%
2010 1.94% 2.86%
2009 1.91% 1.84%
2008 1.88% 1.73%
2007 1.91% 1.74%
2006 1.97% 1.76%
2005 2.04% 1.78%
2004 2.09% 1.81%
2003 2.12% 1.85%
2002 2.13% 1.9%
2001 2.15% 1.97%
2000 2.18% 2.32%
1999 2.26% 2.73%
1998 2.21% 2.85%
1997 2.09% 2.9%
1996 2.1% 2.93%
1995 2.13% 2.96%
1994 2.18% 2.99%
1993 2.33% 3.02%
1992 2.42% 3.06%
1991 2.8% 3.11%
1990 2.97% 3.16%
1989 2.76% 3.22%
1988 2.82% 3.27%
1987 2.81% 3.28%
1986 2.9% 3.32%
1985 3.02% 3.4%
1984 3.06% 3.44%
1983 2.97% 3.47%
1982 2.79% 3.51%
1981 2.72% 3.54%
1980 2.64% 3.56%
1979 2.53% 3.57%
1978 2.48% 3.55%
1977 2.4% 3.49%
1976 2.37% 3.21%
1975 2.39% 2.92%
1974 2.34% 2.78%
1973 2.33% 2.58%
1972 2.33% 2.41%
1971 2.34% 2.3%
1970 2.4% 2.38%
1969 2.46% 2.49%
1968 2.49% 2.46%
1967 2.51% 2.4%
1966 2.54% 2.37%
1965 2.58% 2.35%
1964 2.64% 2.34%
1963 2.66% 2.32%
1962 2.67% 2.3%
1961 2.62% 2.31%

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 the Solomon Islands' population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Egypt Solomon Islands
Current population
120697176
863951
Population rank 13/197 161/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.01%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
27.4 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
24.4 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
2.13 hours
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +53
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +19,193
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 33/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
5.39 hours
Annual migration change -57,305 +1,631
Net migration rank 177/196 59/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 2,469
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 192/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 184/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Solomon Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 1,631
2024 - 123,884 - 1,610
2023 1,780,230 305,006 17,436 1,636
2022 1,736,123 13,707 17,253 1,567
2021 1,566,491 6,161 16,626 1,499
2020 1,704,988 6,016 16,488 1,556
2019 1,805,818 7,050 16,649 -1,990
2018 1,908,512 20,788 16,790 6,653
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 16,897 6,513
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 17,027 6,146
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 16,909 5,853
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 16,652 5,598
2013 2,156,922 130,305 16,038 5,631
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 15,585 5,420
2011 1,951,851 126,170 15,095 5,219
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 14,604 5,040
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 14,381 -4,360
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 14,225 -5,538
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 13,963 -5,383
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 13,799 -5,262
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 13,568 -5,082
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 13,444 -4,985
2003 1,614,293 9,854 13,344 -4,881
2002 1,593,474 11,205 13,195 -4,691
2001 1,568,962 556 13,061 -4,474
2000 1,540,084 27,873 12,938 -4,219
1999 1,534,697 22,026 12,809 -1,588
1998 1,519,728 78,858 12,658 -1,019
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 12,478 -931
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 12,328 -947
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 12,124 -952
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 11,771 -828
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 11,396 -665
1992 1,421,372 74,950 11,029 -482
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 10,789 -410
1990 1,450,747 406,994 10,561 -335
1989 1,461,547 52,648 10,354 -270
1988 1,465,620 66,147 10,142 -197
1987 1,436,059 58,678 9,943 -179
1986 1,410,249 31,299 9,656 -269
1985 1,388,718 112,411 9,534 -150
1984 1,351,297 122,791 9,299 -102
1983 1,318,474 129,242 9,011 -30
1982 1,258,574 51,229 8,720 40
1981 1,206,830 4,140 8,436 99
1980 1,181,914 738 8,156 151
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 7,874 188
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 7,598 174
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 7,290 159
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 7,058 -48
1975 987,822 -62,368 6,635 -760
1974 946,052 -60,174 6,612 -1,084
1973 905,068 -55,702 6,343 -1,329
1972 893,333 -55,282 6,074 -1,520
1971 868,365 -56,503 5,814 -1,646
1970 841,952 -35,064 5,575 -1,632
1969 824,564 -6,703 5,444 -1,187
1968 809,482 -764 5,285 -1,154
1967 788,908 6,286 5,151 -1,213
1966 774,391 10,089 5,028 -1,256
1965 752,682 17,605 4,885 -1,237
1964 749,608 20,596 4,747 -1,200
1963 738,788 25,109 4,571 -1,129
1962 720,128 25,696 4,408 -1,073
1961 703,216 23,184 4,257 -1,016
1960 685,403 -2,954 4,119 -917

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

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/solomon-islands | 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 the Solomon Islands 82.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 168,727 people) and 17.2% is from migration (a gain of 35,031 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 2,469 people or 0.3% in the Solomon Islands.

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
Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K

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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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