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Population in Egypt compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 5.44 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Egypt vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Sri Lanka
2100 203,522,884 20,270,496
2099 203,403,368 20,383,669
2098 203,247,703 20,498,567
2097 203,074,807 20,611,123
2096 202,870,003 20,723,560
2095 202,625,820 20,834,629
2094 202,350,087 20,943,809
2093 202,040,251 21,052,131
2092 201,709,051 21,158,833
2091 201,347,225 21,263,961
2090 200,966,749 21,371,263
2089 200,561,011 21,475,426
2088 200,123,182 21,577,177
2087 199,650,440 21,677,510
2086 199,156,169 21,777,420
2085 198,637,936 21,876,464
2084 198,084,947 21,970,336
2083 197,501,965 22,062,801
2082 196,891,089 22,151,745
2081 196,242,522 22,240,834
2080 195,570,383 22,326,555
2079 194,850,670 22,411,438
2078 194,103,613 22,489,772
2077 193,324,592 22,565,028
2076 192,507,892 22,637,463
2075 191,661,705 22,707,112
2074 190,786,862 22,778,489
2073 189,886,620 22,844,703
2072 188,947,991 22,905,707
2071 187,981,245 22,964,866
2070 186,988,514 23,022,515
2069 185,965,572 23,076,310
2068 184,912,088 23,129,541
2067 183,835,428 23,184,596
2066 182,734,967 23,234,419
2065 181,620,901 23,285,901
2064 180,467,102 23,331,390
2063 179,293,260 23,372,184
2062 178,110,375 23,409,522
2061 176,907,621 23,441,893
2060 175,686,879 23,474,032
2059 174,441,815 23,502,132
2058 173,179,511 23,528,076
2057 171,897,733 23,550,580
2056 170,593,445 23,570,923
2055 169,269,144 23,582,432
2054 167,915,661 23,591,414
2053 166,538,943 23,601,371
2052 165,130,747 23,605,361
2051 163,704,732 23,606,194
2050 162,240,246 23,603,330
2049 160,743,182 23,597,604
2048 159,206,813 23,587,307
2047 157,631,586 23,570,881
2046 156,023,680 23,547,409
2045 154,371,216 23,515,133
2044 152,668,334 23,483,546
2043 150,927,496 23,446,242
2042 149,145,569 23,404,983
2041 147,333,445 23,357,358
2040 145,505,786 23,306,148
2039 143,662,428 23,248,341
2038 141,820,567 23,187,512
2037 139,977,812 23,120,775
2036 138,139,382 23,053,427
2035 136,315,557 22,981,808
2034 134,490,574 22,906,587
2033 132,681,153 22,826,414
2032 130,879,780 22,742,267
2031 129,085,888 22,655,907
2030 127,304,473 22,564,038
2029 125,524,007 22,470,759
2028 123,745,979 22,370,999
2027 121,973,080 22,266,017
2026 120,224,089 22,155,543
2025 118,473,897 22,039,908
2024 116,538,258 21,916,000
2023 114,535,772 22,037,000
2022 112,618,250 22,181,000
2021 110,957,008 22,156,000
2020 109,315,124 21,919,000
2019 107,553,158 21,803,000
2018 105,682,094 21,670,000
2017 103,696,057 21,453,000
2016 101,644,589 21,209,000
2015 99,597,342 20,970,000
2014 97,528,654 20,778,000
2013 95,333,553 20,585,000
2012 93,161,001 21,169,458
2011 91,093,059 21,009,048
2010 89,196,072 20,879,089
2009 87,501,636 20,756,435
2008 85,864,789 20,629,378
2007 84,276,225 20,492,545
2006 82,700,403 20,352,411
2005 81,101,004 20,216,524
2004 79,477,443 20,087,605
2003 77,853,548 19,951,521
2002 76,239,137 19,805,752
2001 74,652,029 19,600,362
2000 73,083,284 19,293,054
1999 71,520,954 18,944,731
1998 69,943,294 18,596,003
1997 68,431,740 18,248,200
1996 67,028,048 17,905,018
1995 65,652,622 17,564,068
1994 64,285,589 17,275,773
1993 62,915,681 17,025,918
1992 61,480,660 16,739,284
1991 60,028,997 16,475,354
1990 58,396,618 16,352,458
1989 56,710,642 16,248,557
1988 55,187,681 16,078,621
1987 53,674,435 15,916,576
1986 52,206,295 15,731,256
1985 50,734,968 15,544,154
1984 49,247,334 15,441,860
1983 47,786,402 15,388,794
1982 46,407,611 15,286,567
1981 45,147,224 15,099,414
1980 43,950,413 14,847,974
1979 42,818,628 14,579,614
1978 41,761,431 14,310,128
1977 40,748,870 14,049,371
1976 39,795,557 13,796,770
1975 38,875,327 13,548,984
1974 37,969,667 13,305,693
1973 37,102,043 13,060,916
1972 36,258,328 12,809,205
1971 35,433,368 12,551,910
1970 34,623,990 12,287,110
1969 33,811,615 12,013,858
1968 32,998,319 11,736,088
1967 32,196,360 11,457,328
1966 31,406,541 11,183,928
1965 30,629,174 10,916,965
1964 29,858,922 10,653,397
1963 29,091,869 10,395,040
1962 28,337,013 10,143,754
1961 27,600,898 9,899,372
1960 26,896,479 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Sri Lanka
2100 0.06% -0.56%
2099 0.08% -0.56%
2098 0.09% -0.55%
2097 0.1% -0.54%
2096 0.12% -0.53%
2095 0.14% -0.52%
2094 0.15% -0.51%
2093 0.16% -0.5%
2092 0.18% -0.49%
2091 0.19% -0.5%
2090 0.2% -0.49%
2089 0.22% -0.47%
2088 0.24% -0.46%
2087 0.25% -0.46%
2086 0.26% -0.45%
2085 0.28% -0.43%
2084 0.3% -0.42%
2083 0.31% -0.4%
2082 0.33% -0.4%
2081 0.34% -0.38%
2080 0.37% -0.38%
2079 0.38% -0.35%
2078 0.4% -0.33%
2077 0.42% -0.32%
2076 0.44% -0.31%
2075 0.46% -0.31%
2074 0.47% -0.29%
2073 0.5% -0.27%
2072 0.51% -0.26%
2071 0.53% -0.25%
2070 0.55% -0.23%
2069 0.57% -0.23%
2068 0.59% -0.24%
2067 0.6% -0.21%
2066 0.61% -0.22%
2065 0.64% -0.19%
2064 0.65% -0.17%
2063 0.66% -0.16%
2062 0.68% -0.14%
2061 0.69% -0.14%
2060 0.71% -0.12%
2059 0.73% -0.11%
2058 0.75% -0.1%
2057 0.76% -0.09%
2056 0.78% -0.05%
2055 0.81% -0.04%
2054 0.83% -0.04%
2053 0.85% -0.02%
2052 0.87% -0.004%
2051 0.9% 0.01%
2050 0.93% 0.02%
2049 0.97% 0.04%
2048 1% 0.07%
2047 1.03% 0.1%
2046 1.07% 0.14%
2045 1.12% 0.13%
2044 1.15% 0.16%
2043 1.19% 0.18%
2042 1.23% 0.2%
2041 1.26% 0.22%
2040 1.28% 0.25%
2039 1.3% 0.26%
2038 1.32% 0.29%
2037 1.33% 0.29%
2036 1.34% 0.31%
2035 1.36% 0.33%
2034 1.36% 0.35%
2033 1.38% 0.37%
2032 1.39% 0.38%
2031 1.4% 0.41%
2030 1.42% 0.42%
2029 1.44% 0.45%
2028 1.45% 0.47%
2027 1.45% 0.5%
2026 1.48% 0.52%
2025 1.66% 0.57%
2024 1.75% -0.55%
2023 1.7% -0.65%
2022 1.5% 0.11%
2021 1.5% 1.08%
2020 1.64% 0.53%
2019 1.77% 0.61%
2018 1.92% 1.01%
2017 2.02% 1.15%
2016 2.06% 1.14%
2015 2.12% 0.92%
2014 2.3% 0.94%
2013 2.33% -2.76%
2012 2.27% 0.76%
2011 2.13% 0.62%
2010 1.94% 0.59%
2009 1.91% 0.62%
2008 1.88% 0.67%
2007 1.91% 0.69%
2006 1.97% 0.67%
2005 2.04% 0.64%
2004 2.09% 0.68%
2003 2.12% 0.74%
2002 2.13% 1.05%
2001 2.15% 1.59%
2000 2.18% 1.84%
1999 2.26% 1.88%
1998 2.21% 1.91%
1997 2.09% 1.92%
1996 2.1% 1.94%
1995 2.13% 1.67%
1994 2.18% 1.47%
1993 2.33% 1.71%
1992 2.42% 1.6%
1991 2.8% 0.75%
1990 2.97% 0.64%
1989 2.76% 1.06%
1988 2.82% 1.02%
1987 2.81% 1.18%
1986 2.9% 1.2%
1985 3.02% 0.66%
1984 3.06% 0.34%
1983 2.97% 0.67%
1982 2.79% 1.24%
1981 2.72% 1.69%
1980 2.64% 1.84%
1979 2.53% 1.88%
1978 2.48% 1.86%
1977 2.4% 1.83%
1976 2.37% 1.83%
1975 2.39% 1.83%
1974 2.34% 1.87%
1973 2.33% 1.97%
1972 2.33% 2.05%
1971 2.34% 2.16%
1970 2.4% 2.27%
1969 2.46% 2.37%
1968 2.49% 2.43%
1967 2.51% 2.44%
1966 2.54% 2.45%
1965 2.58% 2.47%
1964 2.64% 2.49%
1963 2.66% 2.48%
1962 2.67% 2.47%
1961 2.62% 2.46%

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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Egypt Sri Lanka
Current population
120697176
22185425
Population rank 13/197 63/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.27%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
4.34 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
2.13 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 -332
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 188/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -30,724
Net migration rank 177/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -30,724
2024 - 123,884 - -27,245
2023 1,780,230 305,006 66,111 -28,011
2022 1,736,123 13,707 95,378 -27,435
2021 1,566,491 6,161 121,858 -29,586
2020 1,704,988 6,016 170,968 -29,875
2019 1,805,818 7,050 172,243 -28,426
2018 1,908,512 20,788 183,610 -28,607
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 187,993 -22,324
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 194,232 -18,388
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 201,815 -29,797
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 211,541 -33,672
2013 2,156,922 130,305 221,021 -37,754
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 229,138 -41,955
2011 1,951,851 126,170 224,461 -90,839
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 224,325 -98,060
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 200,175 -81,130
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 232,225 -97,144
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 248,287 -109,695
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 248,706 -107,045
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 248,683 -118,594
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 212,527 -84,795
2003 1,614,293 9,854 252,008 -107,573
2002 1,593,474 11,205 252,840 -105,718
2001 1,568,962 556 244,377 19,273
2000 1,540,084 27,873 227,060 123,894
1999 1,534,697 22,026 206,876 138,799
1998 1,519,728 78,858 201,059 150,724
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 208,193 135,636
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 215,290 127,236
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 221,957 117,416
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 228,904 8,323
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 226,257 36,232
1992 1,421,372 74,950 222,230 88,542
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 218,117 -1,047
1990 1,450,747 406,994 224,454 -195,736
1989 1,461,547 52,648 212,401 -33,305
1988 1,465,620 66,147 219,184 -58,415
1987 1,436,059 58,678 226,414 -63,105
1986 1,410,249 31,299 233,782 -26,460
1985 1,388,718 112,411 247,836 -80,950
1984 1,351,297 122,791 263,175 -225,450
1983 1,318,474 129,242 277,768 -209,362
1982 1,258,574 51,229 300,030 -163,987
1981 1,206,830 4,140 328,096 -89,824
1980 1,181,914 738 328,155 -63,541
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 329,791 -57,683
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 317,055 -50,189
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 300,038 -45,383
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 291,816 -41,258
1975 987,822 -62,368 282,496 -37,475
1974 946,052 -60,174 275,521 -33,979
1973 905,068 -55,702 278,577 -30,582
1972 893,333 -55,282 282,494 -27,071
1971 868,365 -56,503 281,200 -22,021
1970 841,952 -35,064 286,719 -16,299
1969 824,564 -6,703 286,218 -10,152
1968 809,482 -764 286,642 -7,163
1967 788,908 6,286 284,738 -6,696
1966 774,391 10,089 275,549 -6,794
1965 752,682 17,605 272,422 -7,249
1964 749,608 20,596 269,584 -7,614
1963 738,788 25,109 262,880 -8,118
1962 720,128 25,696 256,719 -8,909
1961 703,216 23,184 251,087 -10,144
1960 685,403 -2,954 247,631 -12,610

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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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