The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 119,759,833 people compared to 10,654,722 in Sweden.
Population statistics:
- Egypt's population is 11.2 times bigger than Sweden's.
- Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
- The countries together account for 1.58% of the world: 1.45% for Egypt vs 0.13% for Sweden.
- For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
- Since 2005, the population of Egypt has increased from 81.1M people to 120M (47.7% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.03M to 10.7M (18% growth).
- Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 202M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2079 for Sweden.
Egypt vs Sweden: live population counter
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| Current population |
119759833
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10654722
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| Population rank | 13/197 | 93/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.45% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
15.7 seconds
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15.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
13.1 seconds
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5.25 minutes
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| One death every |
50.4 seconds
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5.54 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.24 minutes
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10.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +123,884 | +50,115 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,486 | +91 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,002,486 | +33,077 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.75% | +0.31% |
| Population growth rate rank | 66/197 | 148/197 |
Egypt and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 26,896,479 | 7,484,656 | - | - |
| 1961 | 27,600,898 | 7,519,998 | 2.62% | 0.47% |
| 1962 | 28,337,013 | 7,561,588 | 2.67% | 0.55% |
| 1963 | 29,091,869 | 7,604,328 | 2.66% | 0.57% |
| 1964 | 29,858,922 | 7,661,354 | 2.64% | 0.75% |
| 1965 | 30,629,174 | 7,733,853 | 2.58% | 0.95% |
| 1966 | 31,406,541 | 7,807,797 | 2.54% | 0.96% |
| 1967 | 32,196,360 | 7,867,931 | 2.51% | 0.77% |
| 1968 | 32,998,319 | 7,912,273 | 2.49% | 0.56% |
| 1969 | 33,811,615 | 7,968,072 | 2.46% | 0.71% |
| 1970 | 34,623,990 | 8,042,801 | 2.4% | 0.94% |
| 1971 | 35,433,368 | 8,098,334 | 2.34% | 0.69% |
| 1972 | 36,258,328 | 8,122,300 | 2.33% | 0.3% |
| 1973 | 37,102,043 | 8,136,312 | 2.33% | 0.17% |
| 1974 | 37,969,667 | 8,159,955 | 2.34% | 0.29% |
| 1975 | 38,875,327 | 8,192,437 | 2.39% | 0.4% |
| 1976 | 39,795,557 | 8,222,286 | 2.37% | 0.36% |
| 1977 | 40,748,870 | 8,251,540 | 2.4% | 0.36% |
| 1978 | 41,761,431 | 8,275,599 | 2.48% | 0.29% |
| 1979 | 42,818,628 | 8,293,678 | 2.53% | 0.22% |
| 1980 | 43,950,413 | 8,310,531 | 2.64% | 0.2% |
| 1981 | 45,147,224 | 8,320,503 | 2.72% | 0.12% |
| 1982 | 46,407,611 | 8,325,263 | 2.79% | 0.06% |
| 1983 | 47,786,402 | 8,329,033 | 2.97% | 0.05% |
| 1984 | 49,247,334 | 8,336,605 | 3.06% | 0.09% |
| 1985 | 50,734,968 | 8,350,386 | 3.02% | 0.17% |
| 1986 | 52,206,295 | 8,369,829 | 2.9% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 53,674,435 | 8,397,804 | 2.81% | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 55,187,681 | 8,436,489 | 2.82% | 0.46% |
| 1989 | 56,710,642 | 8,492,964 | 2.76% | 0.67% |
| 1990 | 58,396,618 | 8,558,835 | 2.97% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 60,028,997 | 8,617,375 | 2.8% | 0.68% |
| 1992 | 61,480,660 | 8,668,067 | 2.42% | 0.59% |
| 1993 | 62,915,681 | 8,718,561 | 2.33% | 0.58% |
| 1994 | 64,285,589 | 8,780,745 | 2.18% | 0.71% |
| 1995 | 65,652,622 | 8,826,939 | 2.13% | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 67,028,048 | 8,840,998 | 2.1% | 0.16% |
| 1997 | 68,431,740 | 8,846,062 | 2.09% | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 69,943,294 | 8,850,974 | 2.21% | 0.06% |
| 1999 | 71,520,954 | 8,857,874 | 2.26% | 0.08% |
| 2000 | 73,083,284 | 8,872,109 | 2.18% | 0.16% |
| 2001 | 74,652,029 | 8,895,960 | 2.15% | 0.27% |
| 2002 | 76,239,137 | 8,924,958 | 2.13% | 0.33% |
| 2003 | 77,853,548 | 8,958,229 | 2.12% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 79,477,443 | 8,993,531 | 2.09% | 0.39% |
| 2005 | 81,101,004 | 9,029,572 | 2.04% | 0.4% |
| 2006 | 82,700,403 | 9,080,505 | 1.97% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 84,276,225 | 9,148,092 | 1.91% | 0.74% |
| 2008 | 85,864,789 | 9,219,637 | 1.88% | 0.78% |
| 2009 | 87,501,636 | 9,298,515 | 1.91% | 0.86% |
| 2010 | 89,196,072 | 9,378,126 | 1.94% | 0.86% |
| 2011 | 91,093,059 | 9,449,213 | 2.13% | 0.76% |
| 2012 | 93,161,001 | 9,519,374 | 2.27% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 95,333,553 | 9,600,379 | 2.33% | 0.85% |
| 2014 | 97,528,654 | 9,696,110 | 2.3% | 1% |
| 2015 | 99,597,342 | 9,799,186 | 2.12% | 1.06% |
| 2016 | 101,644,589 | 9,923,085 | 2.06% | 1.26% |
| 2017 | 103,696,057 | 10,057,698 | 2.02% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 105,682,094 | 10,175,214 | 1.92% | 1.17% |
| 2019 | 107,553,158 | 10,278,887 | 1.77% | 1.02% |
| 2020 | 109,315,124 | 10,353,442 | 1.64% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 110,957,008 | 10,415,811 | 1.5% | 0.6% |
| 2022 | 112,618,250 | 10,486,941 | 1.5% | 0.68% |
| 2023 | 114,535,772 | 10,536,632 | 1.7% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 116,538,258 | 10,569,709 | 1.75% | 0.31% |
| 2025 | 118,365,997 | 10,619,177 | 1.57% | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 120,101,181 | 10,663,427 | 1.47% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 121,847,622 | 10,703,497 | 1.45% | 0.38% |
| 2028 | 123,608,457 | 10,740,420 | 1.45% | 0.34% |
| 2029 | 125,373,058 | 10,773,692 | 1.43% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 127,139,323 | 10,803,699 | 1.41% | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 128,912,256 | 10,830,583 | 1.39% | 0.25% |
| 2032 | 130,695,084 | 10,855,855 | 1.38% | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 132,485,612 | 10,880,544 | 1.37% | 0.23% |
| 2034 | 134,287,838 | 10,903,924 | 1.36% | 0.21% |
| 2035 | 136,097,214 | 10,926,433 | 1.35% | 0.21% |
| 2036 | 137,913,263 | 10,949,062 | 1.33% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 139,738,699 | 10,971,259 | 1.32% | 0.2% |
| 2038 | 141,565,835 | 10,993,203 | 1.31% | 0.2% |
| 2039 | 143,393,267 | 11,015,926 | 1.29% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 145,213,662 | 11,039,663 | 1.27% | 0.22% |
| 2041 | 147,018,554 | 11,063,604 | 1.24% | 0.22% |
| 2042 | 148,800,785 | 11,088,299 | 1.21% | 0.22% |
| 2043 | 150,547,655 | 11,113,927 | 1.17% | 0.23% |
| 2044 | 152,255,332 | 11,139,125 | 1.13% | 0.23% |
| 2045 | 153,919,190 | 11,163,492 | 1.09% | 0.22% |
| 2046 | 155,535,951 | 11,186,803 | 1.05% | 0.21% |
| 2047 | 157,114,404 | 11,209,183 | 1.01% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 158,657,392 | 11,230,526 | 0.98% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 160,161,615 | 11,250,663 | 0.95% | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 161,630,197 | 11,269,877 | 0.92% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Egypt increased by 18,496,338 people (a 22.8% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Egypt gained 20,162,491 (a 20.2% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).
Egypt was ranked 14th most populous country in 2005 and is 13th in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Egypt's population will grow by 35% to 161,630,197 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Cairo | 9.61M |
| Giza | 5.6M |
| Alexandria | 4.87M |
| Shubra El Kheima | 1.03M |
| Mansoura | 622K |
| Helwan | 619K |
| El Mahalla El Kubra | 593K |
| Port Said | 524K |
| Faiyum | 519K |
| Suez | 517K |
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| City | Population |
| Stockholm | 985K |
| Gothenburg | 675K |
| Malmo | 339K |
| Uppsala | 175K |
| Norrkoping | 98.2K |
| Umea | 94.2K |
| Solna | 85.8K |
| Sodertalje | 78.4K |
| Sollentuna | 77.7K |
| Halmstad | 73K |
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Population differences between Egypt and Sweden
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| Life expectancy | 72 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 28.5 years | 41.9 years |
| Median age | 25.3 years | 41.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 67.2 ppl/mi² |
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