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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 2.47 times bigger than Spain's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 2.05% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Egypt vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Spain
2100 203,522,884 33,862,981
2099 203,403,368 34,039,965
2098 203,247,703 34,215,187
2097 203,074,807 34,387,116
2096 202,870,003 34,552,002
2095 202,625,820 34,719,411
2094 202,350,087 34,882,039
2093 202,040,251 35,044,043
2092 201,709,051 35,204,657
2091 201,347,225 35,366,895
2090 200,966,749 35,535,838
2089 200,561,011 35,707,942
2088 200,123,182 35,877,681
2087 199,650,440 36,043,209
2086 199,156,169 36,210,710
2085 198,637,936 36,386,207
2084 198,084,947 36,564,622
2083 197,501,965 36,749,680
2082 196,891,089 36,936,644
2081 196,242,522 37,133,976
2080 195,570,383 37,337,517
2079 194,850,670 37,551,557
2078 194,103,613 37,771,135
2077 193,324,592 38,002,963
2076 192,507,892 38,249,247
2075 191,661,705 38,506,040
2074 190,786,862 38,777,715
2073 189,886,620 39,056,249
2072 188,947,991 39,348,447
2071 187,981,245 39,642,346
2070 186,988,514 39,949,413
2069 185,965,572 40,256,590
2068 184,912,088 40,575,543
2067 183,835,428 40,893,798
2066 182,734,967 41,218,263
2065 181,620,901 41,543,254
2064 180,467,102 41,878,338
2063 179,293,260 42,208,320
2062 178,110,375 42,542,893
2061 176,907,621 42,874,096
2060 175,686,879 43,191,452
2059 174,441,815 43,506,737
2058 173,179,511 43,809,907
2057 171,897,733 44,112,668
2056 170,593,445 44,415,689
2055 169,269,144 44,691,749
2054 167,915,661 44,958,971
2053 166,538,943 45,223,225
2052 165,130,747 45,470,541
2051 163,704,732 45,695,307
2050 162,240,246 45,911,520
2049 160,743,182 46,127,777
2048 159,206,813 46,322,244
2047 157,631,586 46,510,152
2046 156,023,680 46,687,914
2045 154,371,216 46,858,778
2044 152,668,334 47,016,278
2043 150,927,496 47,158,325
2042 149,145,569 47,301,091
2041 147,333,445 47,434,593
2040 145,505,786 47,563,236
2039 143,662,428 47,685,343
2038 141,820,567 47,798,797
2037 139,977,812 47,910,899
2036 138,139,382 48,020,350
2035 136,315,557 48,124,430
2034 134,490,574 48,220,051
2033 132,681,153 48,311,842
2032 130,879,780 48,402,470
2031 129,085,888 48,495,278
2030 127,304,473 48,579,920
2029 125,524,007 48,648,699
2028 123,745,979 48,707,969
2027 121,973,080 48,758,200
2026 120,224,089 48,806,901
2025 118,473,897 48,838,057
2024 116,538,258 48,848,840
2023 114,535,772 48,352,528
2022 112,618,250 47,786,102
2021 110,957,008 47,443,821
2020 109,315,124 47,359,424
2019 107,553,158 47,118,501
2018 105,682,094 46,782,011
2017 103,696,057 46,571,232
2016 101,644,589 46,458,139
2015 99,597,342 46,422,303
2014 97,528,654 46,460,733
2013 95,333,553 46,604,197
2012 93,161,001 46,773,055
2011 91,093,059 46,742,697
2010 89,196,072 46,576,897
2009 87,501,636 46,362,946
2008 85,864,789 45,954,106
2007 84,276,225 45,226,803
2006 82,700,403 44,397,319
2005 81,101,004 43,653,155
2004 79,477,443 42,921,895
2003 77,853,548 42,187,645
2002 76,239,137 41,431,558
2001 74,652,029 40,850,412
2000 73,083,284 40,567,864
1999 71,520,954 40,386,875
1998 69,943,294 40,223,509
1997 68,431,740 40,057,389
1996 67,028,048 39,889,852
1995 65,652,622 39,724,050
1994 64,285,589 39,549,108
1993 62,915,681 39,361,262
1992 61,480,660 39,157,685
1991 60,028,997 38,966,376
1990 58,396,618 38,867,322
1989 56,710,642 38,827,764
1988 55,187,681 38,766,939
1987 53,674,435 38,684,815
1986 52,206,295 38,584,624
1985 50,734,968 38,469,512
1984 49,247,334 38,330,364
1983 47,786,402 38,171,525
1982 46,407,611 37,986,012
1981 45,147,224 37,758,631
1980 43,950,413 37,491,165
1979 42,818,628 37,191,330
1978 41,761,431 36,864,898
1977 40,748,870 36,511,638
1976 39,795,557 36,137,812
1975 38,875,327 35,757,900
1974 37,969,667 35,373,335
1973 37,102,043 34,988,947
1972 36,258,328 34,604,469
1971 35,433,368 34,224,490
1970 34,623,990 33,814,531
1969 33,811,615 33,441,054
1968 32,998,319 33,113,134
1967 32,196,360 32,682,947
1966 31,406,541 32,283,194
1965 30,629,174 31,954,292
1964 29,858,922 31,609,195
1963 29,091,869 31,296,651
1962 28,337,013 31,023,366
1961 27,600,898 30,739,250
1960 26,896,479 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Spain
2100 0.06% -0.52%
2099 0.08% -0.51%
2098 0.09% -0.5%
2097 0.1% -0.48%
2096 0.12% -0.48%
2095 0.14% -0.47%
2094 0.15% -0.46%
2093 0.16% -0.46%
2092 0.18% -0.46%
2091 0.19% -0.48%
2090 0.2% -0.48%
2089 0.22% -0.47%
2088 0.24% -0.46%
2087 0.25% -0.46%
2086 0.26% -0.48%
2085 0.28% -0.49%
2084 0.3% -0.5%
2083 0.31% -0.51%
2082 0.33% -0.53%
2081 0.34% -0.55%
2080 0.37% -0.57%
2079 0.38% -0.58%
2078 0.4% -0.61%
2077 0.42% -0.64%
2076 0.44% -0.67%
2075 0.46% -0.7%
2074 0.47% -0.71%
2073 0.5% -0.74%
2072 0.51% -0.74%
2071 0.53% -0.77%
2070 0.55% -0.76%
2069 0.57% -0.79%
2068 0.59% -0.78%
2067 0.6% -0.79%
2066 0.61% -0.78%
2065 0.64% -0.8%
2064 0.65% -0.78%
2063 0.66% -0.79%
2062 0.68% -0.77%
2061 0.69% -0.73%
2060 0.71% -0.72%
2059 0.73% -0.69%
2058 0.75% -0.69%
2057 0.76% -0.68%
2056 0.78% -0.62%
2055 0.81% -0.59%
2054 0.83% -0.58%
2053 0.85% -0.54%
2052 0.87% -0.49%
2051 0.9% -0.47%
2050 0.93% -0.47%
2049 0.97% -0.42%
2048 1% -0.4%
2047 1.03% -0.38%
2046 1.07% -0.36%
2045 1.12% -0.33%
2044 1.15% -0.3%
2043 1.19% -0.3%
2042 1.23% -0.28%
2041 1.26% -0.27%
2040 1.28% -0.26%
2039 1.3% -0.24%
2038 1.32% -0.23%
2037 1.33% -0.23%
2036 1.34% -0.22%
2035 1.36% -0.2%
2034 1.36% -0.19%
2033 1.38% -0.19%
2032 1.39% -0.19%
2031 1.4% -0.17%
2030 1.42% -0.14%
2029 1.44% -0.12%
2028 1.45% -0.1%
2027 1.45% -0.1%
2026 1.48% -0.06%
2025 1.66% -0.02%
2024 1.75% 1.03%
2023 1.7% 1.19%
2022 1.5% 0.72%
2021 1.5% 0.18%
2020 1.64% 0.51%
2019 1.77% 0.72%
2018 1.92% 0.45%
2017 2.02% 0.24%
2016 2.06% 0.08%
2015 2.12% -0.08%
2014 2.3% -0.31%
2013 2.33% -0.36%
2012 2.27% 0.06%
2011 2.13% 0.36%
2010 1.94% 0.46%
2009 1.91% 0.89%
2008 1.88% 1.61%
2007 1.91% 1.87%
2006 1.97% 1.7%
2005 2.04% 1.7%
2004 2.09% 1.74%
2003 2.12% 1.82%
2002 2.13% 1.42%
2001 2.15% 0.7%
2000 2.18% 0.45%
1999 2.26% 0.41%
1998 2.21% 0.41%
1997 2.09% 0.42%
1996 2.1% 0.42%
1995 2.13% 0.44%
1994 2.18% 0.48%
1993 2.33% 0.52%
1992 2.42% 0.49%
1991 2.8% 0.25%
1990 2.97% 0.1%
1989 2.76% 0.16%
1988 2.82% 0.21%
1987 2.81% 0.26%
1986 2.9% 0.3%
1985 3.02% 0.36%
1984 3.06% 0.42%
1983 2.97% 0.49%
1982 2.79% 0.6%
1981 2.72% 0.71%
1980 2.64% 0.81%
1979 2.53% 0.89%
1978 2.48% 0.97%
1977 2.4% 1.03%
1976 2.37% 1.06%
1975 2.39% 1.09%
1974 2.34% 1.1%
1973 2.33% 1.11%
1972 2.33% 1.11%
1971 2.34% 1.21%
1970 2.4% 1.12%
1969 2.46% 0.99%
1968 2.49% 1.32%
1967 2.51% 1.24%
1966 2.54% 1.03%
1965 2.58% 1.09%
1964 2.64% 1%
1963 2.66% 0.88%
1962 2.67% 0.92%
1961 2.62% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Egypt Spain
Current population
120697176
48806901
Population rank 13/197 32/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.59%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
1.06 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 100/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +96,630
Net migration rank 177/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 96,630
2024 - 123,884 - 111,674
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -111,211 119,099
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -133,801 299,779
2021 1,566,491 6,161 -113,865 144,385
2020 1,704,988 6,016 -151,551 236,854
2019 1,805,818 7,050 -56,542 464,783
2018 1,908,512 20,788 -56,139 337,467
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 -32,600 201,135
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 0 106,474
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 -4,642 -1,979
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 32,522 -97,870
2013 2,156,922 130,305 37,284 -250,741
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 51,450 -153,486
2011 1,951,851 126,170 84,137 60,761
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 102,469 69,406
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 106,635 129,557
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 133,267 434,135
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 108,545 772,317
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 110,994 659,720
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 78,576 629,803
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 85,844 661,158
2003 1,614,293 9,854 54,844 658,428
2002 1,593,474 11,205 53,861 737,880
2001 1,568,962 556 44,936 181,307
2000 1,540,084 27,873 36,512 176,269
1999 1,534,697 22,026 8,077 178,559
1998 1,519,728 78,858 4,022 182,926
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 20,028 165,345
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 11,967 162,704
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 15,889 162,434
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 31,639 160,407
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 47,234 160,907
1992 1,421,372 74,950 62,652 177,544
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 58,450 122,841
1990 1,450,747 406,994 66,075 -30,684
1989 1,461,547 52,648 81,538 -25,892
1988 1,465,620 66,147 100,794 -17,663
1987 1,436,059 58,678 116,054 -12,681
1986 1,410,249 31,299 131,188 -13,540
1985 1,388,718 112,411 146,184 -589
1984 1,351,297 122,791 172,487 2,754
1983 1,318,474 129,242 183,223 1,241
1982 1,258,574 51,229 231,714 -7,384
1981 1,206,830 4,140 237,879 2,563
1980 1,181,914 738 281,184 20,166
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 312,407 -5,929
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 339,157 -2,504
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 361,465 -1,332
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 375,834 2,804
1975 987,822 -62,368 371,882 -218
1974 946,052 -60,174 396,182 105,838
1973 905,068 -55,702 374,381 8,624
1972 893,333 -55,282 391,030 7,935
1971 868,365 -56,503 369,625 7,363
1970 841,952 -35,064 378,723 -60,580
1969 824,564 -6,703 367,851 -49,956
1968 809,482 -764 387,423 -46,088
1967 788,908 6,286 402,001 -42,344
1966 774,391 10,089 397,084 -41,467
1965 752,682 17,605 405,819 -42,476
1964 749,608 20,596 429,885 -41,461
1963 738,788 25,109 394,338 -44,446
1962 720,128 25,696 384,690 -45,211
1961 703,216 23,184 396,537 -46,517
1960 685,403 -2,954 398,960 -154,869

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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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