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

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The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 118,365,995 in 2025 vs 51,684,564 people in South Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 121,012,163 people compared to 51,624,449 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 +1.78% per year vs +0.17% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (46.3% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.58% growth).

Egypt vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt South Korea
2100 203,337,521 22,001,649
2099 203,218,114 22,324,514
2098 203,062,591 22,657,541
2097 202,889,853 22,998,315
2096 202,685,235 23,348,632
2095 202,441,274 23,711,049
2094 202,165,793 24,081,510
2093 201,856,239 24,460,970
2092 201,525,341 24,848,715
2091 201,163,844 25,242,926
2090 200,783,715 25,642,926
2089 200,378,346 26,048,094
2088 199,940,915 26,457,020
2087 199,468,604 26,871,556
2086 198,974,783 27,288,450
2085 198,457,022 27,710,065
2084 197,904,537 28,133,600
2083 197,322,086 28,564,090
2082 196,711,766 28,998,646
2081 196,063,790 29,441,497
2080 195,392,263 29,887,135
2079 194,673,206 30,337,095
2078 193,926,829 30,793,984
2077 193,148,518 31,258,278
2076 192,332,562 31,728,826
2075 191,487,145 32,205,338
2074 190,613,099 32,689,892
2073 189,713,677 33,180,187
2072 188,775,903 33,679,874
2071 187,810,038 34,187,068
2070 186,818,210 34,702,204
2069 185,796,200 35,224,472
2068 184,743,675 35,745,164
2067 183,667,996 36,274,411
2066 182,568,538 36,808,495
2065 181,455,486 37,349,660
2064 180,302,738 37,897,742
2063 179,129,965 38,450,082
2062 177,948,157 39,009,227
2061 176,746,499 39,565,102
2060 175,526,868 40,130,032
2059 174,282,938 40,692,438
2058 173,021,784 41,256,780
2057 171,741,174 41,813,259
2056 170,438,073 42,356,530
2055 169,114,979 42,888,143
2054 167,762,729 43,405,840
2053 166,387,264 43,917,075
2052 164,980,351 44,419,192
2051 163,555,634 44,901,452
2050 162,092,482 45,362,931
2049 160,596,782 45,809,553
2048 159,061,812 46,235,718
2047 157,488,020 46,645,885
2046 155,881,578 47,033,200
2045 154,230,619 47,409,815
2044 152,529,288 47,773,842
2043 150,790,036 48,120,989
2042 149,009,732 48,455,085
2041 147,199,258 48,782,206
2040 145,373,264 49,091,438
2039 143,531,585 49,388,464
2038 141,691,401 49,669,835
2037 139,850,324 49,932,869
2036 138,013,568 50,175,947
2035 136,191,405 50,401,135
2034 134,368,084 50,607,994
2033 132,560,311 50,796,030
2032 130,760,579 50,961,878
2031 128,968,320 51,109,725
2030 127,188,528 51,242,628
2029 125,409,684 51,360,529
2028 123,633,275 51,461,403
2027 121,861,990 51,551,313
2026 120,114,593 51,624,449
2025 118,365,995 51,684,564
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/south-korea | CC BY

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 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 406,646 people (a 0.79% 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 33.9% to 162,092,482 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,362,931 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 203M 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 1.57% -0.13%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Egypt grew by 1.57%, while South Korea's population declined by 0.13%.

Live population counters

Egypt South Korea
Current population
121012163
51624449
Population rank 13/197 31/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.62%
One net population change
17.3 seconds
7.93 minutes
One birth every
12.9 seconds
2.16 minutes
One death every
49.1 seconds
1.45 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,007 -182
Annual growth/decline +1,827,737 -66,501
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% -0.13%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 169/197
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 1,795,738 123,884 -119,027 75,963
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -124,111 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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in Egypt is from natural causes (a gain of 18,780,050 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a gain of 137,710 people). In South Korea 4.97% is from natural causes (a loss of 55,818 people) and 95% is from migration (a gain of 1,066,282 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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