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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 5.89 times bigger than Somalia's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 1.7% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Egypt vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Somalia
2100 203,522,884 68,384,185
2099 203,403,368 68,040,371
2098 203,247,703 67,702,230
2097 203,074,807 67,362,336
2096 202,870,003 66,972,933
2095 202,625,820 66,585,659
2094 202,350,087 66,179,819
2093 202,040,251 65,760,590
2092 201,709,051 65,324,261
2091 201,347,225 64,852,843
2090 200,966,749 64,362,727
2089 200,561,011 63,922,797
2088 200,123,182 63,464,036
2087 199,650,440 62,987,028
2086 199,156,169 62,447,029
2085 198,637,936 61,873,597
2084 198,084,947 61,318,916
2083 197,501,965 60,761,800
2082 196,891,089 60,187,980
2081 196,242,522 59,676,722
2080 195,570,383 59,100,915
2079 194,850,670 58,477,428
2078 194,103,613 57,852,528
2077 193,324,592 57,211,821
2076 192,507,892 56,602,463
2075 191,661,705 56,005,600
2074 190,786,862 55,330,165
2073 189,886,620 54,651,918
2072 188,947,991 53,978,548
2071 187,981,245 53,284,016
2070 186,988,514 52,573,210
2069 185,965,572 51,878,214
2068 184,912,088 51,197,653
2067 183,835,428 50,493,028
2066 182,734,967 49,779,172
2065 181,620,901 49,024,665
2064 180,467,102 48,265,876
2063 179,293,260 47,522,361
2062 178,110,375 46,785,920
2061 176,907,621 46,037,526
2060 175,686,879 45,220,507
2059 174,441,815 44,397,936
2058 173,179,511 43,659,021
2057 171,897,733 42,897,422
2056 170,593,445 42,121,542
2055 169,269,144 41,318,179
2054 167,915,661 40,513,141
2053 166,538,943 39,744,995
2052 165,130,747 38,992,177
2051 163,704,732 38,228,872
2050 162,240,246 37,471,735
2049 160,743,182 36,739,905
2048 159,206,813 35,984,999
2047 157,631,586 35,218,863
2046 156,023,680 34,462,403
2045 154,371,216 33,717,596
2044 152,668,334 32,977,674
2043 150,927,496 32,247,710
2042 149,145,569 31,537,272
2041 147,333,445 30,794,853
2040 145,505,786 30,032,324
2039 143,662,428 29,312,883
2038 141,820,567 28,583,386
2037 139,977,812 27,838,646
2036 138,139,382 27,114,453
2035 136,315,557 26,385,421
2034 134,490,574 25,687,629
2033 132,681,153 25,018,509
2032 130,879,780 24,338,597
2031 129,085,888 23,657,353
2030 127,304,473 22,965,742
2029 125,524,007 22,299,610
2028 123,745,979 21,651,582
2027 121,973,080 20,991,860
2026 120,224,089 20,322,668
2025 118,473,897 19,666,990
2024 116,538,258 19,009,151
2023 114,535,772 18,358,615
2022 112,618,250 17,801,897
2021 110,957,008 17,271,431
2020 109,315,124 16,651,191
2019 107,553,158 16,030,971
2018 105,682,094 15,452,487
2017 103,696,057 14,916,629
2016 101,644,589 14,348,740
2015 99,597,342 13,806,963
2014 97,528,654 13,339,491
2013 95,333,553 12,869,594
2012 93,161,001 12,461,160
2011 91,093,059 12,348,830
2010 89,196,072 12,261,756
2009 87,501,636 11,961,201
2008 85,864,789 11,663,084
2007 84,276,225 11,322,582
2006 82,700,403 10,975,502
2005 81,101,004 10,644,228
2004 79,477,443 10,280,998
2003 77,853,548 9,909,157
2002 76,239,137 9,550,063
2001 74,652,029 9,198,493
2000 73,083,284 8,838,713
1999 71,520,954 8,492,059
1998 69,943,294 8,155,417
1997 68,431,740 7,824,525
1996 67,028,048 7,554,474
1995 65,652,622 7,285,007
1994 64,285,589 7,026,797
1993 62,915,681 6,681,399
1992 61,480,660 6,495,107
1991 60,028,997 6,813,760
1990 58,396,618 7,082,811
1989 56,710,642 7,114,817
1988 55,187,681 7,235,360
1987 53,674,435 7,228,302
1986 52,206,295 6,974,788
1985 50,734,968 6,693,289
1984 49,247,334 6,428,389
1983 47,786,402 6,198,430
1982 46,407,611 6,003,840
1981 45,147,224 5,982,849
1980 43,950,413 5,936,154
1979 42,818,628 5,449,117
1978 41,761,431 4,814,892
1977 40,748,870 4,484,050
1976 39,795,557 4,365,812
1975 38,875,327 4,257,535
1974 37,969,667 4,151,842
1973 37,102,043 4,045,592
1972 36,258,328 3,939,436
1971 35,433,368 3,837,691
1970 34,623,990 3,738,448
1969 33,811,615 3,641,015
1968 32,998,319 3,546,590
1967 32,196,360 3,454,537
1966 31,406,541 3,365,106
1965 30,629,174 3,277,874
1964 29,858,922 3,192,796
1963 29,091,869 3,110,361
1962 28,337,013 3,030,091
1961 27,600,898 2,952,054
1960 26,896,479 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 68.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Somalia
2100 0.06% 0.51%
2099 0.08% 0.5%
2098 0.09% 0.5%
2097 0.1% 0.58%
2096 0.12% 0.58%
2095 0.14% 0.61%
2094 0.15% 0.64%
2093 0.16% 0.67%
2092 0.18% 0.73%
2091 0.19% 0.76%
2090 0.2% 0.69%
2089 0.22% 0.72%
2088 0.24% 0.76%
2087 0.25% 0.86%
2086 0.26% 0.93%
2085 0.28% 0.9%
2084 0.3% 0.92%
2083 0.31% 0.95%
2082 0.33% 0.86%
2081 0.34% 0.97%
2080 0.37% 1.07%
2079 0.38% 1.08%
2078 0.4% 1.12%
2077 0.42% 1.08%
2076 0.44% 1.07%
2075 0.46% 1.22%
2074 0.47% 1.24%
2073 0.5% 1.25%
2072 0.51% 1.3%
2071 0.53% 1.35%
2070 0.55% 1.34%
2069 0.57% 1.33%
2068 0.59% 1.4%
2067 0.6% 1.43%
2066 0.61% 1.54%
2065 0.64% 1.57%
2064 0.65% 1.56%
2063 0.66% 1.57%
2062 0.68% 1.63%
2061 0.69% 1.81%
2060 0.71% 1.85%
2059 0.73% 1.69%
2058 0.75% 1.78%
2057 0.76% 1.84%
2056 0.78% 1.94%
2055 0.81% 1.99%
2054 0.83% 1.93%
2053 0.85% 1.93%
2052 0.87% 2%
2051 0.9% 2.02%
2050 0.93% 1.99%
2049 0.97% 2.1%
2048 1% 2.18%
2047 1.03% 2.2%
2046 1.07% 2.21%
2045 1.12% 2.24%
2044 1.15% 2.26%
2043 1.19% 2.25%
2042 1.23% 2.41%
2041 1.26% 2.54%
2040 1.28% 2.45%
2039 1.3% 2.55%
2038 1.32% 2.68%
2037 1.33% 2.67%
2036 1.34% 2.76%
2035 1.36% 2.72%
2034 1.36% 2.67%
2033 1.38% 2.79%
2032 1.39% 2.88%
2031 1.4% 3.01%
2030 1.42% 2.99%
2029 1.44% 2.99%
2028 1.45% 3.14%
2027 1.45% 3.29%
2026 1.48% 3.33%
2025 1.66% 3.46%
2024 1.75% 3.54%
2023 1.7% 3.13%
2022 1.5% 3.07%
2021 1.5% 3.72%
2020 1.64% 3.87%
2019 1.77% 3.74%
2018 1.92% 3.59%
2017 2.02% 3.96%
2016 2.06% 3.92%
2015 2.12% 3.5%
2014 2.3% 3.65%
2013 2.33% 3.28%
2012 2.27% 0.91%
2011 2.13% 0.71%
2010 1.94% 2.51%
2009 1.91% 2.56%
2008 1.88% 3.01%
2007 1.91% 3.16%
2006 1.97% 3.11%
2005 2.04% 3.53%
2004 2.09% 3.75%
2003 2.12% 3.76%
2002 2.13% 3.82%
2001 2.15% 4.07%
2000 2.18% 4.08%
1999 2.26% 4.13%
1998 2.21% 4.23%
1997 2.09% 3.57%
1996 2.1% 3.7%
1995 2.13% 3.67%
1994 2.18% 5.17%
1993 2.33% 2.87%
1992 2.42% -4.68%
1991 2.8% -3.8%
1990 2.97% -0.45%
1989 2.76% -1.67%
1988 2.82% 0.1%
1987 2.81% 3.63%
1986 2.9% 4.21%
1985 3.02% 4.12%
1984 3.06% 3.71%
1983 2.97% 3.24%
1982 2.79% 0.35%
1981 2.72% 0.79%
1980 2.64% 8.94%
1979 2.53% 13.2%
1978 2.48% 7.38%
1977 2.4% 2.71%
1976 2.37% 2.54%
1975 2.39% 2.55%
1974 2.34% 2.63%
1973 2.33% 2.69%
1972 2.33% 2.65%
1971 2.34% 2.65%
1970 2.4% 2.68%
1969 2.46% 2.66%
1968 2.49% 2.66%
1967 2.51% 2.66%
1966 2.54% 2.66%
1965 2.58% 2.66%
1964 2.64% 2.65%
1963 2.66% 2.65%
1962 2.67% 2.64%
1961 2.62% 2.63%

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 Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Egypt Somalia
Current population
120697176
20503678
Population rank 13/197 66/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.25%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
48.5 seconds
One birth every
13.1 seconds
40 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 8/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +12,077
Net migration rank 177/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 12,077
2024 - 123,884 - 26,859
2023 1,780,230 305,006 608,203 46,217
2022 1,736,123 13,707 551,450 -92,434
2021 1,566,491 6,161 566,399 35,506
2020 1,704,988 6,016 561,311 77,259
2019 1,805,818 7,050 548,756 53,124
2018 1,908,512 20,788 514,244 40,844
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 478,556 38,067
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 495,132 124,017
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 481,573 -17,178
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 464,481 6,065
2013 2,156,922 130,305 448,518 20,723
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 399,468 -51,833
2011 1,951,851 126,170 203,213 -326,192
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 385,571 -88,448
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 405,784 -101,795
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 394,258 -102,035
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 380,303 8,476
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 372,597 -67,200
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 363,117 -5,955
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 351,959 17,353
2003 1,614,293 9,854 341,192 33,174
2002 1,593,474 11,205 331,215 12,603
2001 1,568,962 556 319,059 40,274
2000 1,540,084 27,873 306,651 53,580
1999 1,534,697 22,026 295,523 37,548
1998 1,519,728 78,858 284,779 55,426
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 271,894 49,692
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 264,807 -46,291
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 254,509 65,888
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 246,950 -50,921
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 232,960 261,815
1992 1,421,372 74,950 57,495 -179,675
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 53,052 -568,166
1990 1,450,747 406,994 225,162 -248,155
1989 1,461,547 52,648 225,255 -266,281
1988 1,465,620 66,147 215,599 -415,660
1987 1,436,059 58,678 231,580 -17,391
1986 1,410,249 31,299 218,416 74,424
1985 1,388,718 112,411 207,960 62,183
1984 1,351,297 122,791 199,017 60,630
1983 1,318,474 129,242 190,775 9,505
1982 1,258,574 51,229 182,793 6,115
1981 1,206,830 4,140 185,211 -332,129
1980 1,181,914 738 174,790 65,519
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 151,016 582,746
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 132,689 402,005
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 124,818 2,170
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 113,319 -3,831
1975 987,822 -62,368 108,998 -1,934
1974 946,052 -60,174 104,813 -495
1973 905,068 -55,702 108,038 143
1972 893,333 -55,282 104,493 -351
1971 868,365 -56,503 101,196 -1,850
1970 841,952 -35,064 98,025 1,104
1969 824,564 -6,703 95,045 690
1968 809,482 -764 92,208 906
1967 788,908 6,286 89,497 1,498
1966 774,391 10,089 86,930 941
1965 752,682 17,605 84,448 2,142
1964 749,608 20,596 82,042 1,518
1963 738,788 25,109 79,859 1,449
1962 720,128 25,696 77,737 1,496
1961 703,216 23,184 75,513 1,336
1960 685,403 -2,954 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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