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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 2.26 times bigger than Sudan's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 2.1% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Egypt vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Sudan
2100 203,522,884 137,695,876
2099 203,403,368 137,114,644
2098 203,247,703 136,500,499
2097 203,074,807 135,860,701
2096 202,870,003 135,222,218
2095 202,625,820 134,553,615
2094 202,350,087 133,902,112
2093 202,040,251 133,186,791
2092 201,709,051 132,427,642
2091 201,347,225 131,674,049
2090 200,966,749 130,893,042
2089 200,561,011 130,075,970
2088 200,123,182 129,234,968
2087 199,650,440 128,358,981
2086 199,156,169 127,463,823
2085 198,637,936 126,555,673
2084 198,084,947 125,612,419
2083 197,501,965 124,663,868
2082 196,891,089 123,716,124
2081 196,242,522 122,772,016
2080 195,570,383 121,805,246
2079 194,850,670 120,822,781
2078 194,103,613 119,802,944
2077 193,324,592 118,776,597
2076 192,507,892 117,748,457
2075 191,661,705 116,688,549
2074 190,786,862 115,601,159
2073 189,886,620 114,499,847
2072 188,947,991 113,374,089
2071 187,981,245 112,235,978
2070 186,988,514 111,102,687
2069 185,965,572 109,945,533
2068 184,912,088 108,791,037
2067 183,835,428 107,581,192
2066 182,734,967 106,357,353
2065 181,620,901 105,145,307
2064 180,467,102 103,903,801
2063 179,293,260 102,642,643
2062 178,110,375 101,354,095
2061 176,907,621 100,067,335
2060 175,686,879 98,765,585
2059 174,441,815 97,461,067
2058 173,179,511 96,135,716
2057 171,897,733 94,800,344
2056 170,593,445 93,458,640
2055 169,269,144 92,089,717
2054 167,915,661 90,711,253
2053 166,538,943 89,342,122
2052 165,130,747 87,962,125
2051 163,704,732 86,581,277
2050 162,240,246 85,194,794
2049 160,743,182 83,803,171
2048 159,206,813 82,442,635
2047 157,631,586 81,085,689
2046 156,023,680 79,725,126
2045 154,371,216 78,359,927
2044 152,668,334 77,006,049
2043 150,927,496 75,652,858
2042 149,145,569 74,312,465
2041 147,333,445 72,968,877
2040 145,505,786 71,640,015
2039 143,662,428 70,319,906
2038 141,820,567 69,001,239
2037 139,977,812 67,665,904
2036 138,139,382 66,337,650
2035 136,315,557 65,001,359
2034 134,490,574 63,664,516
2033 132,681,153 62,329,849
2032 130,879,780 61,007,985
2031 129,085,888 59,695,860
2030 127,304,473 58,384,521
2029 125,524,007 57,082,767
2028 123,745,979 55,800,806
2027 121,973,080 54,523,219
2026 120,224,089 52,894,744
2025 118,473,897 51,256,148
2024 116,538,258 50,448,963
2023 114,535,772 50,042,791
2022 112,618,250 49,383,346
2021 110,957,008 48,066,924
2020 109,315,124 46,789,231
2019 107,553,158 45,548,175
2018 105,682,094 44,230,596
2017 103,696,057 42,714,306
2016 101,644,589 41,259,892
2015 99,597,342 40,024,431
2014 97,528,654 38,823,318
2013 95,333,553 37,785,849
2012 93,161,001 36,923,178
2011 91,093,059 36,140,806
2010 89,196,072 35,414,399
2009 87,501,636 34,569,113
2008 85,864,789 33,623,980
2007 84,276,225 32,764,135
2006 82,700,403 31,992,435
2005 81,101,004 31,262,444
2004 79,477,443 30,556,637
2003 77,853,548 29,896,035
2002 76,239,137 29,228,727
2001 74,652,029 28,516,770
2000 73,083,284 27,816,745
1999 71,520,954 27,130,613
1998 69,943,294 26,458,999
1997 68,431,740 25,799,821
1996 67,028,048 25,231,528
1995 65,652,622 24,672,143
1994 64,285,589 24,043,948
1993 62,915,681 23,445,592
1992 61,480,660 22,927,355
1991 60,028,997 22,470,676
1990 58,396,618 22,021,481
1989 56,710,642 21,578,022
1988 55,187,681 21,138,431
1987 53,674,435 20,704,904
1986 52,206,295 20,288,238
1985 50,734,968 19,905,872
1984 49,247,334 19,546,528
1983 47,786,402 19,109,770
1982 46,407,611 18,486,645
1981 45,147,224 17,780,572
1980 43,950,413 17,058,905
1979 42,818,628 16,355,352
1978 41,761,431 15,695,003
1977 40,748,870 15,086,614
1976 39,795,557 14,569,716
1975 38,875,327 14,064,798
1974 37,969,667 13,580,723
1973 37,102,043 13,049,315
1972 36,258,328 12,527,856
1971 35,433,368 12,105,539
1970 34,623,990 11,695,771
1969 33,811,615 11,298,936
1968 32,998,319 10,917,999
1967 32,196,360 10,550,597
1966 31,406,541 10,197,578
1965 30,629,174 9,858,030
1964 29,858,922 9,531,109
1963 29,091,869 9,218,077
1962 28,337,013 8,919,028
1961 27,600,898 8,634,941
1960 26,896,479 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Sudan
2100 0.06% 0.42%
2099 0.08% 0.45%
2098 0.09% 0.47%
2097 0.1% 0.47%
2096 0.12% 0.5%
2095 0.14% 0.49%
2094 0.15% 0.54%
2093 0.16% 0.57%
2092 0.18% 0.57%
2091 0.19% 0.6%
2090 0.2% 0.63%
2089 0.22% 0.65%
2088 0.24% 0.68%
2087 0.25% 0.7%
2086 0.26% 0.72%
2085 0.28% 0.75%
2084 0.3% 0.76%
2083 0.31% 0.77%
2082 0.33% 0.77%
2081 0.34% 0.79%
2080 0.37% 0.81%
2079 0.38% 0.85%
2078 0.4% 0.86%
2077 0.42% 0.87%
2076 0.44% 0.91%
2075 0.46% 0.94%
2074 0.47% 0.96%
2073 0.5% 0.99%
2072 0.51% 1.01%
2071 0.53% 1.02%
2070 0.55% 1.05%
2069 0.57% 1.06%
2068 0.59% 1.12%
2067 0.6% 1.15%
2066 0.61% 1.15%
2065 0.64% 1.19%
2064 0.65% 1.23%
2063 0.66% 1.27%
2062 0.68% 1.29%
2061 0.69% 1.32%
2060 0.71% 1.34%
2059 0.73% 1.38%
2058 0.75% 1.41%
2057 0.76% 1.44%
2056 0.78% 1.49%
2055 0.81% 1.52%
2054 0.83% 1.53%
2053 0.85% 1.57%
2052 0.87% 1.59%
2051 0.9% 1.63%
2050 0.93% 1.66%
2049 0.97% 1.65%
2048 1% 1.67%
2047 1.03% 1.71%
2046 1.07% 1.74%
2045 1.12% 1.76%
2044 1.15% 1.79%
2043 1.19% 1.8%
2042 1.23% 1.84%
2041 1.26% 1.85%
2040 1.28% 1.88%
2039 1.3% 1.91%
2038 1.32% 1.97%
2037 1.33% 2%
2036 1.34% 2.06%
2035 1.36% 2.1%
2034 1.36% 2.14%
2033 1.38% 2.17%
2032 1.39% 2.2%
2031 1.4% 2.25%
2030 1.42% 2.28%
2029 1.44% 2.3%
2028 1.45% 2.34%
2027 1.45% 3.08%
2026 1.48% 3.2%
2025 1.66% 1.6%
2024 1.75% 0.81%
2023 1.7% 1.34%
2022 1.5% 2.74%
2021 1.5% 2.73%
2020 1.64% 2.72%
2019 1.77% 2.98%
2018 1.92% 3.55%
2017 2.02% 3.53%
2016 2.06% 3.09%
2015 2.12% 3.09%
2014 2.3% 2.75%
2013 2.33% 2.34%
2012 2.27% 2.16%
2011 2.13% 2.05%
2010 1.94% 2.45%
2009 1.91% 2.81%
2008 1.88% 2.62%
2007 1.91% 2.41%
2006 1.97% 2.34%
2005 2.04% 2.31%
2004 2.09% 2.21%
2003 2.12% 2.28%
2002 2.13% 2.5%
2001 2.15% 2.52%
2000 2.18% 2.53%
1999 2.26% 2.54%
1998 2.21% 2.55%
1997 2.09% 2.25%
1996 2.1% 2.27%
1995 2.13% 2.61%
1994 2.18% 2.55%
1993 2.33% 2.26%
1992 2.42% 2.03%
1991 2.8% 2.04%
1990 2.97% 2.06%
1989 2.76% 2.08%
1988 2.82% 2.09%
1987 2.81% 2.05%
1986 2.9% 1.92%
1985 3.02% 1.84%
1984 3.06% 2.29%
1983 2.97% 3.37%
1982 2.79% 3.97%
1981 2.72% 4.23%
1980 2.64% 4.3%
1979 2.53% 4.21%
1978 2.48% 4.03%
1977 2.4% 3.55%
1976 2.37% 3.59%
1975 2.39% 3.56%
1974 2.34% 4.07%
1973 2.33% 4.16%
1972 2.33% 3.49%
1971 2.34% 3.5%
1970 2.4% 3.51%
1969 2.46% 3.49%
1968 2.49% 3.48%
1967 2.51% 3.46%
1966 2.54% 3.44%
1965 2.58% 3.43%
1964 2.64% 3.4%
1963 2.66% 3.35%
1962 2.67% 3.29%
1961 2.62% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Egypt Sudan
Current population
120697176
53335233
Population rank 13/197 29/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.64%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
1.29 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 116/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +291,469
Net migration rank 177/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 291,469
2024 - 123,884 - -544,257
2023 1,780,230 305,006 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 1,736,123 13,707 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 1,566,491 6,161 1,293,817 31,664
2020 1,704,988 6,016 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 1,805,818 7,050 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 1,908,512 20,788 1,257,387 125,499
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 1,208,046 441,623
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 1,174,422 84,728
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 1,145,259 66,476
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 1,097,962 92,504
2013 2,156,922 130,305 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 1,951,851 126,170 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 992,819 -201,769
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 963,740 -211,387
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 907,017 -199,378
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 889,382 -185,392
2003 1,614,293 9,854 898,226 -281,001
2002 1,593,474 11,205 897,965 -180,603
2001 1,568,962 556 880,284 -173,745
2000 1,540,084 27,873 858,536 -165,030
1999 1,534,697 22,026 835,840 -157,090
1998 1,519,728 78,858 814,752 -150,271
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 802,245 -148,368
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 792,926 -310,221
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 780,700 -144,670
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 764,645 -144,324
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 743,249 -166,861
1992 1,421,372 74,950 731,177 -271,093
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 714,612 -261,341
1990 1,450,747 406,994 699,953 -254,825
1989 1,461,547 52,648 683,743 -241,979
1988 1,465,620 66,147 672,604 -235,213
1987 1,436,059 58,678 658,416 -228,756
1986 1,410,249 31,299 649,649 -245,968
1985 1,388,718 112,411 583,382 -222,315
1984 1,351,297 122,791 577,405 -219,755
1983 1,318,474 129,242 570,198 -54,325
1982 1,258,574 51,229 606,362 124,007
1981 1,206,830 4,140 585,087 96,697
1980 1,181,914 738 552,930 208,602
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 524,942 120,613
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 497,987 177,153
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 483,089 58,540
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 470,019 22,147
1975 987,822 -62,368 454,813 62,843
1974 946,052 -60,174 444,456 6,023
1973 905,068 -55,702 439,201 173,143
1972 893,333 -55,282 428,340 2,238
1971 868,365 -56,503 417,641 -3,577
1970 841,952 -35,064 401,013 4,479
1969 824,564 -6,703 385,712 2,476
1968 809,482 -764 370,917 2,776
1967 788,908 6,286 356,599 4,508
1966 774,391 10,089 342,118 2,813
1965 752,682 17,605 327,799 6,367
1964 749,608 20,596 315,166 4,505
1963 738,788 25,109 302,132 4,263
1962 720,128 25,696 287,317 4,387
1961 703,216 23,184 272,562 3,904
1960 685,403 -2,954 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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