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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 2.34 times bigger than South Korea's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 2.08% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Egypt vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt South Korea
2100 203,522,884 22,012,503
2099 203,403,368 22,335,528
2098 203,247,703 22,668,719
2097 203,074,807 23,009,661
2096 202,870,003 23,360,151
2095 202,625,820 23,722,747
2094 202,350,087 24,093,391
2093 202,040,251 24,473,038
2092 201,709,051 24,860,975
2091 201,347,225 25,255,379
2090 200,966,749 25,655,577
2089 200,561,011 26,060,945
2088 200,123,182 26,470,073
2087 199,650,440 26,884,813
2086 199,156,169 27,301,913
2085 198,637,936 27,723,736
2084 198,084,947 28,147,480
2083 197,501,965 28,578,182
2082 196,891,089 29,012,953
2081 196,242,522 29,456,022
2080 195,570,383 29,901,880
2079 194,850,670 30,352,062
2078 194,103,613 30,809,176
2077 193,324,592 31,273,700
2076 192,507,892 31,744,480
2075 191,661,705 32,221,226
2074 190,786,862 32,706,020
2073 189,886,620 33,196,556
2072 188,947,991 33,696,490
2071 187,981,245 34,203,935
2070 186,988,514 34,719,324
2069 185,965,572 35,241,850
2068 184,912,088 35,762,799
2067 183,835,428 36,292,307
2066 182,734,967 36,826,655
2065 181,620,901 37,368,086
2064 180,467,102 37,916,439
2063 179,293,260 38,469,051
2062 178,110,375 39,028,473
2061 176,907,621 39,584,621
2060 175,686,879 40,149,830
2059 174,441,815 40,712,514
2058 173,179,511 41,277,134
2057 171,897,733 41,833,887
2056 170,593,445 42,377,427
2055 169,269,144 42,909,302
2054 167,915,661 43,427,254
2053 166,538,943 43,938,741
2052 165,130,747 44,441,106
2051 163,704,732 44,923,604
2050 162,240,246 45,385,311
2049 160,743,182 45,832,153
2048 159,206,813 46,258,529
2047 157,631,586 46,668,898
2046 156,023,680 47,056,404
2045 154,371,216 47,433,205
2044 152,668,334 47,797,411
2043 150,927,496 48,144,730
2042 149,145,569 48,478,991
2041 147,333,445 48,806,273
2040 145,505,786 49,115,658
2039 143,662,428 49,412,830
2038 141,820,567 49,694,340
2037 139,977,812 49,957,504
2036 138,139,382 50,200,702
2035 136,315,557 50,426,000
2034 134,490,574 50,632,962
2033 132,681,153 50,821,090
2032 130,879,780 50,987,020
2031 129,085,888 51,134,940
2030 127,304,473 51,267,908
2029 125,524,007 51,385,868
2028 123,745,979 51,486,791
2027 121,973,080 51,576,746
2026 120,224,089 51,649,918
2025 118,473,897 51,710,062
2024 116,538,258 51,751,065
2023 114,535,772 51,712,619
2022 112,618,250 51,672,569
2021 110,957,008 51,769,539
2020 109,315,124 51,836,239
2019 107,553,158 51,764,822
2018 105,682,094 51,585,058
2017 103,696,057 51,361,911
2016 101,644,589 51,217,803
2015 99,597,342 51,014,947
2014 97,528,654 50,746,659
2013 95,333,553 50,428,893
2012 93,161,001 50,199,853
2011 91,093,059 49,936,638
2010 89,196,072 49,554,112
2009 87,501,636 49,307,835
2008 85,864,789 49,054,708
2007 84,276,225 48,683,638
2006 82,700,403 48,438,292
2005 81,101,004 48,184,561
2004 79,477,443 48,082,519
2003 77,853,548 47,892,330
2002 76,239,137 47,644,736
2001 74,652,029 47,370,164
2000 73,083,284 47,008,111
1999 71,520,954 46,616,677
1998 69,943,294 46,286,503
1997 68,431,740 45,953,580
1996 67,028,048 45,524,681
1995 65,652,622 45,092,991
1994 64,285,589 44,641,540
1993 62,915,681 44,194,628
1992 61,480,660 43,747,962
1991 60,028,997 43,295,704
1990 58,396,618 42,869,283
1989 56,710,642 42,449,038
1988 55,187,681 42,031,247
1987 53,674,435 41,621,690
1986 52,206,295 41,213,674
1985 50,734,968 40,805,744
1984 49,247,334 40,405,956
1983 47,786,402 39,910,403
1982 46,407,611 39,326,352
1981 45,147,224 38,723,248
1980 43,950,413 38,123,775
1979 42,818,628 37,534,236
1978 41,761,431 36,969,185
1977 40,748,870 36,411,795
1976 39,795,557 35,848,523
1975 38,875,327 35,280,725
1974 37,969,667 34,692,266
1973 37,102,043 34,103,149
1972 36,258,328 33,505,406
1971 35,433,368 32,882,704
1970 34,623,990 32,240,827
1969 33,811,615 31,544,266
1968 32,998,319 30,838,302
1967 32,196,360 30,130,983
1966 31,406,541 29,435,571
1965 30,629,174 28,704,674
1964 29,858,922 27,984,155
1963 29,091,869 27,261,747
1962 28,337,013 26,513,030
1961 27,600,898 25,765,673
1960 26,896,479 25,012,374

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 South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt South Korea
2100 0.06% -1.45%
2099 0.08% -1.47%
2098 0.09% -1.48%
2097 0.1% -1.5%
2096 0.12% -1.53%
2095 0.14% -1.54%
2094 0.15% -1.55%
2093 0.16% -1.56%
2092 0.18% -1.56%
2091 0.19% -1.56%
2090 0.2% -1.56%
2089 0.22% -1.55%
2088 0.24% -1.54%
2087 0.25% -1.53%
2086 0.26% -1.52%
2085 0.28% -1.51%
2084 0.3% -1.51%
2083 0.31% -1.5%
2082 0.33% -1.5%
2081 0.34% -1.49%
2080 0.37% -1.48%
2079 0.38% -1.48%
2078 0.4% -1.49%
2077 0.42% -1.48%
2076 0.44% -1.48%
2075 0.46% -1.48%
2074 0.47% -1.48%
2073 0.5% -1.48%
2072 0.51% -1.48%
2071 0.53% -1.48%
2070 0.55% -1.48%
2069 0.57% -1.46%
2068 0.59% -1.46%
2067 0.6% -1.45%
2066 0.61% -1.45%
2065 0.64% -1.45%
2064 0.65% -1.44%
2063 0.66% -1.43%
2062 0.68% -1.4%
2061 0.69% -1.41%
2060 0.71% -1.38%
2059 0.73% -1.37%
2058 0.75% -1.33%
2057 0.76% -1.28%
2056 0.78% -1.24%
2055 0.81% -1.19%
2054 0.83% -1.16%
2053 0.85% -1.13%
2052 0.87% -1.07%
2051 0.9% -1.02%
2050 0.93% -0.97%
2049 0.97% -0.92%
2048 1% -0.88%
2047 1.03% -0.82%
2046 1.07% -0.79%
2045 1.12% -0.76%
2044 1.15% -0.72%
2043 1.19% -0.69%
2042 1.23% -0.67%
2041 1.26% -0.63%
2040 1.28% -0.6%
2039 1.3% -0.57%
2038 1.32% -0.53%
2037 1.33% -0.48%
2036 1.34% -0.45%
2035 1.36% -0.41%
2034 1.36% -0.37%
2033 1.38% -0.33%
2032 1.39% -0.29%
2031 1.4% -0.26%
2030 1.42% -0.23%
2029 1.44% -0.2%
2028 1.45% -0.17%
2027 1.45% -0.14%
2026 1.48% -0.12%
2025 1.66% -0.08%
2024 1.75% 0.07%
2023 1.7% 0.08%
2022 1.5% -0.19%
2021 1.5% -0.13%
2020 1.64% 0.14%
2019 1.77% 0.35%
2018 1.92% 0.43%
2017 2.02% 0.28%
2016 2.06% 0.4%
2015 2.12% 0.53%
2014 2.3% 0.63%
2013 2.33% 0.46%
2012 2.27% 0.53%
2011 2.13% 0.77%
2010 1.94% 0.5%
2009 1.91% 0.52%
2008 1.88% 0.76%
2007 1.91% 0.51%
2006 1.97% 0.53%
2005 2.04% 0.21%
2004 2.09% 0.4%
2003 2.12% 0.52%
2002 2.13% 0.58%
2001 2.15% 0.77%
2000 2.18% 0.84%
1999 2.26% 0.71%
1998 2.21% 0.72%
1997 2.09% 0.94%
1996 2.1% 0.96%
1995 2.13% 1.01%
1994 2.18% 1.01%
1993 2.33% 1.02%
1992 2.42% 1.04%
1991 2.8% 0.99%
1990 2.97% 0.99%
1989 2.76% 0.99%
1988 2.82% 0.98%
1987 2.81% 0.99%
1986 2.9% 1%
1985 3.02% 0.99%
1984 3.06% 1.24%
1983 2.97% 1.49%
1982 2.79% 1.56%
1981 2.72% 1.57%
1980 2.64% 1.57%
1979 2.53% 1.53%
1978 2.48% 1.53%
1977 2.4% 1.57%
1976 2.37% 1.61%
1975 2.39% 1.7%
1974 2.34% 1.73%
1973 2.33% 1.78%
1972 2.33% 1.89%
1971 2.34% 1.99%
1970 2.4% 2.21%
1969 2.46% 2.29%
1968 2.49% 2.35%
1967 2.51% 2.36%
1966 2.54% 2.55%
1965 2.58% 2.57%
1964 2.64% 2.65%
1963 2.66% 2.82%
1962 2.67% 2.9%
1961 2.62% 3.01%

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 South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Egypt South Korea
Current population
120697176
51649918
Population rank 13/197 31/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.62%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
13.7 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
2.26 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +105
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 160/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +65,731
Net migration rank 177/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 65,731
2024 - 123,884 - 75,963
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -77,569 87,800
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -124,014 87,800
2021 1,566,491 6,161 -56,947 -16,778
2020 1,704,988 6,016 -31,101 112,631
2019 1,805,818 7,050 10,353 128,622
2018 1,908,512 20,788 30,951 118,220
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 71,907 104,029
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 122,923 91,568
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 163,248 276,427
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 167,464 308,037
2013 2,156,922 130,305 166,415 301,926
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 215,859 281,866
2011 1,951,851 126,170 214,728 269,958
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 213,083 52,042
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 197,231 5,308
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 215,841 -19,630
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 248,286 -42,293
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 203,441 -28,434
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 187,920 -47,821
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 225,988 -42,549
2003 1,614,293 9,854 244,251 -31,994
2002 1,593,474 11,205 247,752 -18,105
2001 1,568,962 556 312,643 -28,006
2000 1,540,084 27,873 390,167 -84,960
1999 1,534,697 22,026 368,272 -107,448
1998 1,519,728 78,858 393,436 -98,044
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 422,773 -109,130
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 446,142 -115,705
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 468,967 -208,491
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 473,200 -208,309
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 477,302 -222,802
1992 1,421,372 74,950 494,352 -265,849
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 467,594 -270,754
1990 1,450,747 406,994 411,546 79,294
1989 1,461,547 52,648 403,266 186,120
1988 1,465,620 66,147 399,297 192,534
1987 1,436,059 58,678 378,758 198,057
1986 1,410,249 31,299 395,651 189,782
1985 1,388,718 112,411 416,219 97,949
1984 1,351,297 122,791 436,384 101,394
1983 1,318,474 129,242 514,844 102,167
1982 1,258,574 51,229 605,626 48,638
1981 1,206,830 4,140 631,189 18,442
1980 1,181,914 738 583,294 -148,341
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 623,068 -139,566
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 499,084 -85,721
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 578,947 -90,737
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 530,558 -92,314
1975 987,822 -62,368 603,300 -52,332
1974 946,052 -60,174 673,030 27,005
1973 905,068 -55,702 699,115 35,779
1972 893,333 -55,282 740,469 25,382
1971 868,365 -56,503 789,185 -6,326
1970 841,952 -35,064 747,987 -27,999
1969 824,564 -6,703 694,227 -21,175
1968 809,482 -764 684,487 -16,868
1967 788,908 6,286 692,169 -16,484
1966 774,391 10,089 623,534 -16,688
1965 752,682 17,605 641,090 -146,386
1964 749,608 20,596 655,501 -102,284
1963 738,788 25,109 685,824 -80,226
1962 720,128 25,696 712,590 -94,606
1961 703,216 23,184 730,173 -93,179
1960 685,403 -2,954 728,010 47,245

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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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 Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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