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Population in Egypt compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 64,007,187 people in South Africa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 65,683,993 in South Africa.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 1.84 times bigger than South Africa's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
  • The countries together account for 2.25% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.79% for South Africa.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +1.44% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.7M (31.4% growth).

Egypt vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt South Africa
2100 203,522,884 94,767,727
2099 203,403,368 94,556,931
2098 203,247,703 94,349,546
2097 203,074,807 94,158,472
2096 202,870,003 93,960,605
2095 202,625,820 93,752,736
2094 202,350,087 93,527,902
2093 202,040,251 93,300,398
2092 201,709,051 93,074,837
2091 201,347,225 92,826,204
2090 200,966,749 92,594,033
2089 200,561,011 92,355,184
2088 200,123,182 92,112,914
2087 199,650,440 91,866,024
2086 199,156,169 91,614,165
2085 198,637,936 91,385,350
2084 198,084,947 91,139,318
2083 197,501,965 90,877,425
2082 196,891,089 90,615,359
2081 196,242,522 90,345,492
2080 195,570,383 90,071,835
2079 194,850,670 89,801,998
2078 194,103,613 89,526,224
2077 193,324,592 89,249,206
2076 192,507,892 88,986,114
2075 191,661,705 88,713,215
2074 190,786,862 88,428,616
2073 189,886,620 88,149,885
2072 188,947,991 87,866,246
2071 187,981,245 87,540,177
2070 186,988,514 87,209,425
2069 185,965,572 86,901,512
2068 184,912,088 86,588,742
2067 183,835,428 86,268,392
2066 182,734,967 85,935,310
2065 181,620,901 85,604,376
2064 180,467,102 85,244,950
2063 179,293,260 84,875,503
2062 178,110,375 84,503,237
2061 176,907,621 84,132,885
2060 175,686,879 83,748,999
2059 174,441,815 83,354,923
2058 173,179,511 82,947,675
2057 171,897,733 82,538,045
2056 170,593,445 82,127,477
2055 169,269,144 81,698,196
2054 167,915,661 81,255,867
2053 166,538,943 80,818,632
2052 165,130,747 80,367,409
2051 163,704,732 79,886,672
2050 162,240,246 79,411,977
2049 160,743,182 78,925,493
2048 159,206,813 78,437,677
2047 157,631,586 77,922,211
2046 156,023,680 77,397,298
2045 154,371,216 76,879,838
2044 152,668,334 76,357,155
2043 150,927,496 75,827,709
2042 149,145,569 75,291,615
2041 147,333,445 74,748,408
2040 145,505,786 74,205,530
2039 143,662,428 73,663,047
2038 141,820,567 73,105,930
2037 139,977,812 72,532,742
2036 138,139,382 71,956,247
2035 136,315,557 71,362,555
2034 134,490,574 70,762,815
2033 132,681,153 70,153,205
2032 130,879,780 69,527,410
2031 129,085,888 68,890,002
2030 127,304,473 68,245,372
2029 125,524,007 67,573,179
2028 123,745,979 66,884,377
2027 121,973,080 66,190,258
2026 120,224,089 65,496,277
2025 118,473,897 64,770,314
2024 116,538,258 64,007,187
2023 114,535,772 63,212,384
2022 112,618,250 62,378,410
2021 110,957,008 61,502,603
2020 109,315,124 60,562,381
2019 107,553,158 59,587,885
2018 105,682,094 58,613,001
2017 103,696,057 57,635,162
2016 101,644,589 57,259,551
2015 99,597,342 56,723,537
2014 97,528,654 55,594,838
2013 95,333,553 54,678,791
2012 93,161,001 53,782,567
2011 91,093,059 52,995,205
2010 89,196,072 52,344,051
2009 87,501,636 51,728,516
2008 85,864,789 51,114,599
2007 84,276,225 50,528,584
2006 82,700,403 49,998,277
2005 81,101,004 49,490,033
2004 79,477,443 48,991,421
2003 77,853,548 48,500,348
2002 76,239,137 48,019,415
2001 74,652,029 47,566,800
2000 73,083,284 47,159,719
1999 71,520,954 46,730,335
1998 69,943,294 46,223,880
1997 68,431,740 45,666,838
1996 67,028,048 45,123,018
1995 65,652,622 44,541,554
1994 64,285,589 44,004,139
1993 62,915,681 43,297,156
1992 61,480,660 42,443,509
1991 60,028,997 41,687,898
1990 58,396,618 40,746,268
1989 56,710,642 39,628,575
1988 55,187,681 38,480,649
1987 53,674,435 37,326,190
1986 52,206,295 36,180,515
1985 50,734,968 35,042,093
1984 49,247,334 33,892,788
1983 47,786,402 32,739,304
1982 46,407,611 31,615,339
1981 45,147,224 30,541,044
1980 43,950,413 29,518,857
1979 42,818,628 28,634,162
1978 41,761,431 27,869,507
1977 40,748,870 27,118,952
1976 39,795,557 26,395,450
1975 38,875,327 25,690,940
1974 37,969,667 24,989,108
1973 37,102,043 24,294,263
1972 36,258,328 23,609,456
1971 35,433,368 22,942,143
1970 34,623,990 22,279,984
1969 33,811,615 21,614,676
1968 32,998,319 20,957,287
1967 32,196,360 20,314,066
1966 31,406,541 19,690,087
1965 30,629,174 19,089,380
1964 29,858,922 18,511,361
1963 29,091,869 17,954,564
1962 28,337,013 17,418,522
1961 27,600,898 16,908,035
1960 26,896,479 16,440,172

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/south-africa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,424,442 people (a 14.7% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 20.9% to 79,411,977 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 94.8M people in 2100 for South Africa.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt South Africa
2100 0.06% 0.22%
2099 0.08% 0.22%
2098 0.09% 0.2%
2097 0.1% 0.21%
2096 0.12% 0.22%
2095 0.14% 0.24%
2094 0.15% 0.24%
2093 0.16% 0.24%
2092 0.18% 0.27%
2091 0.19% 0.25%
2090 0.2% 0.26%
2089 0.22% 0.26%
2088 0.24% 0.27%
2087 0.25% 0.27%
2086 0.26% 0.25%
2085 0.28% 0.27%
2084 0.3% 0.29%
2083 0.31% 0.29%
2082 0.33% 0.3%
2081 0.34% 0.3%
2080 0.37% 0.3%
2079 0.38% 0.31%
2078 0.4% 0.31%
2077 0.42% 0.3%
2076 0.44% 0.31%
2075 0.46% 0.32%
2074 0.47% 0.32%
2073 0.5% 0.32%
2072 0.51% 0.37%
2071 0.53% 0.38%
2070 0.55% 0.35%
2069 0.57% 0.36%
2068 0.59% 0.37%
2067 0.6% 0.39%
2066 0.61% 0.39%
2065 0.64% 0.42%
2064 0.65% 0.44%
2063 0.66% 0.44%
2062 0.68% 0.44%
2061 0.69% 0.46%
2060 0.71% 0.47%
2059 0.73% 0.49%
2058 0.75% 0.5%
2057 0.76% 0.5%
2056 0.78% 0.53%
2055 0.81% 0.54%
2054 0.83% 0.54%
2053 0.85% 0.56%
2052 0.87% 0.6%
2051 0.9% 0.6%
2050 0.93% 0.62%
2049 0.97% 0.62%
2048 1% 0.66%
2047 1.03% 0.68%
2046 1.07% 0.67%
2045 1.12% 0.68%
2044 1.15% 0.7%
2043 1.19% 0.71%
2042 1.23% 0.73%
2041 1.26% 0.73%
2040 1.28% 0.74%
2039 1.3% 0.76%
2038 1.32% 0.79%
2037 1.33% 0.8%
2036 1.34% 0.83%
2035 1.36% 0.85%
2034 1.36% 0.87%
2033 1.38% 0.9%
2032 1.39% 0.93%
2031 1.4% 0.94%
2030 1.42% 0.99%
2029 1.44% 1.03%
2028 1.45% 1.05%
2027 1.45% 1.06%
2026 1.48% 1.12%
2025 1.66% 1.19%
2024 1.75% 1.26%
2023 1.7% 1.34%
2022 1.5% 1.42%
2021 1.5% 1.55%
2020 1.64% 1.64%
2019 1.77% 1.66%
2018 1.92% 1.7%
2017 2.02% 0.66%
2016 2.06% 0.94%
2015 2.12% 2.03%
2014 2.3% 1.68%
2013 2.33% 1.67%
2012 2.27% 1.49%
2011 2.13% 1.24%
2010 1.94% 1.19%
2009 1.91% 1.2%
2008 1.88% 1.16%
2007 1.91% 1.06%
2006 1.97% 1.03%
2005 2.04% 1.02%
2004 2.09% 1.01%
2003 2.12% 1%
2002 2.13% 0.95%
2001 2.15% 0.86%
2000 2.18% 0.92%
1999 2.26% 1.1%
1998 2.21% 1.22%
1997 2.09% 1.21%
1996 2.1% 1.31%
1995 2.13% 1.22%
1994 2.18% 1.63%
1993 2.33% 2.01%
1992 2.42% 1.81%
1991 2.8% 2.31%
1990 2.97% 2.82%
1989 2.76% 2.98%
1988 2.82% 3.09%
1987 2.81% 3.17%
1986 2.9% 3.25%
1985 3.02% 3.39%
1984 3.06% 3.52%
1983 2.97% 3.56%
1982 2.79% 3.52%
1981 2.72% 3.46%
1980 2.64% 3.09%
1979 2.53% 2.74%
1978 2.48% 2.77%
1977 2.4% 2.74%
1976 2.37% 2.74%
1975 2.39% 2.81%
1974 2.34% 2.86%
1973 2.33% 2.9%
1972 2.33% 2.91%
1971 2.34% 2.97%
1970 2.4% 3.08%
1969 2.46% 3.14%
1968 2.49% 3.17%
1967 2.51% 3.17%
1966 2.54% 3.15%
1965 2.58% 3.12%
1964 2.64% 3.1%
1963 2.66% 3.08%
1962 2.67% 3.02%
1961 2.62% 2.85%

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/south-africa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.26%.

Live population counters

Egypt South Africa
Current population
120697176
65683993
Population rank 13/197 24/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.79%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
39.7 seconds
One birth every
13.1 seconds
26.6 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
54 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +2,178
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +794,803
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +1.26%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 85/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
3.6 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +146,370
Net migration rank 177/196 9/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 2,631,100
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 28/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 105/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
South Africa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt South Africa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 146,370
2024 - 123,884 - 166,972
2023 1,780,230 305,006 602,793 228,222
2022 1,736,123 13,707 603,636 233,284
2021 1,566,491 6,161 456,411 458,246
2020 1,704,988 6,016 595,873 369,901
2019 1,805,818 7,050 652,130 331,124
2018 1,908,512 20,788 648,319 318,260
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 645,975 343,146
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 641,365 -879,235
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 668,771 641,150
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 674,754 272,697
2013 2,156,922 130,305 652,427 232,230
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 643,723 264,091
2011 1,951,851 126,170 601,708 65,166
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 566,834 68,563
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 554,115 41,528
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 595,332 36,869
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 503,567 36,339
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 487,584 33,159
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 464,464 31,286
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 442,540 58,924
2003 1,614,293 9,854 415,018 65,604
2002 1,593,474 11,205 430,926 50,313
2001 1,568,962 556 484,801 -60,793
2000 1,540,084 27,873 526,963 -136,794
1999 1,534,697 22,026 594,643 -126,011
1998 1,519,728 78,858 627,027 -82,722
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 667,969 -98,181
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 710,868 -193,007
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 743,488 -98,403
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 698,609 -268,849
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 789,220 194,977
1992 1,421,372 74,950 794,415 -71,342
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 827,296 -39,131
1990 1,450,747 406,994 835,421 259,718
1989 1,461,547 52,648 884,629 255,605
1988 1,465,620 66,147 909,221 246,382
1987 1,436,059 58,678 922,330 231,009
1986 1,410,249 31,299 903,644 234,378
1985 1,388,718 112,411 893,889 244,940
1984 1,351,297 122,791 869,011 290,789
1983 1,318,474 129,242 837,013 310,172
1982 1,258,574 51,229 807,550 293,195
1981 1,206,830 4,140 767,833 279,985
1980 1,181,914 738 738,415 258,127
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 716,541 56,323
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 694,341 62,121
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 680,929 63,739
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 675,011 27,333
1975 987,822 -62,368 667,862 38,809
1974 946,052 -60,174 658,438 38,518
1973 905,068 -55,702 651,596 41,125
1972 893,333 -55,282 638,754 38,163
1971 868,365 -56,503 624,761 32,961
1970 841,952 -35,064 605,102 61,514
1969 824,564 -6,703 590,794 73,225
1968 809,482 -764 571,841 78,932
1967 788,908 6,286 553,741 81,932
1966 774,391 10,089 534,862 77,417
1965 752,682 17,605 506,632 82,514
1964 749,608 20,596 490,606 76,298
1963 738,788 25,109 473,821 72,844
1962 720,128 25,696 455,634 69,771
1961 703,216 23,184 437,851 57,728
1960 685,403 -2,954 421,263 18,891

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

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/south-africa | 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 South Africa 72.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,190,027 people) and 27.2% is from migration (a gain of 2,316,795 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 2,631,100 people or 4.1% in South Africa.

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
South Africa
City Population
Johannesburg 4.8M
Cape Town 3.78M
Soweto 1.27M
Pietermaritzburg 839K
Pretoria 742K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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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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