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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 4.5 times bigger than Syria's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Egypt vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Syria
2100 203,522,884 44,620,090
2099 203,403,368 44,690,260
2098 203,247,703 44,750,249
2097 203,074,807 44,813,148
2096 202,870,003 44,867,740
2095 202,625,820 44,895,489
2094 202,350,087 44,945,231
2093 202,040,251 44,974,311
2092 201,709,051 45,003,795
2091 201,347,225 45,016,478
2090 200,966,749 45,048,083
2089 200,561,011 45,047,102
2088 200,123,182 45,041,864
2087 199,650,440 45,049,516
2086 199,156,169 45,068,928
2085 198,637,936 45,034,847
2084 198,084,947 44,999,929
2083 197,501,965 44,971,600
2082 196,891,089 44,910,859
2081 196,242,522 44,843,908
2080 195,570,383 44,744,718
2079 194,850,670 44,687,371
2078 194,103,613 44,649,760
2077 193,324,592 44,604,175
2076 192,507,892 44,520,132
2075 191,661,705 44,426,423
2074 190,786,862 44,328,795
2073 189,886,620 44,221,016
2072 188,947,991 44,084,262
2071 187,981,245 43,939,848
2070 186,988,514 43,795,999
2069 185,965,572 43,648,130
2068 184,912,088 43,465,442
2067 183,835,428 43,271,173
2066 182,734,967 43,060,752
2065 181,620,901 42,810,442
2064 180,467,102 42,559,554
2063 179,293,260 42,311,907
2062 178,110,375 42,062,193
2061 176,907,621 41,808,082
2060 175,686,879 41,522,274
2059 174,441,815 41,208,825
2058 173,179,511 40,925,728
2057 171,897,733 40,643,453
2056 170,593,445 40,332,578
2055 169,269,144 40,026,632
2054 167,915,661 39,691,425
2053 166,538,943 39,348,020
2052 165,130,747 39,045,268
2051 163,704,732 38,733,827
2050 162,240,246 38,410,423
2049 160,743,182 38,089,455
2048 159,206,813 37,784,449
2047 157,631,586 37,492,636
2046 156,023,680 37,181,526
2045 154,371,216 36,843,579
2044 152,668,334 36,526,509
2043 150,927,496 36,188,225
2042 149,145,569 35,825,419
2041 147,333,445 35,447,414
2040 145,505,786 35,042,107
2039 143,662,428 34,626,945
2038 141,820,567 34,183,740
2037 139,977,812 33,703,682
2036 138,139,382 33,223,843
2035 136,315,557 32,696,648
2034 134,490,574 32,148,814
2033 132,681,153 31,562,427
2032 130,879,780 30,967,322
2031 129,085,888 30,329,874
2030 127,304,473 29,672,629
2029 125,524,007 28,949,535
2028 123,745,979 28,217,748
2027 121,973,080 27,428,807
2026 120,224,089 26,607,148
2025 118,473,897 25,689,551
2024 116,538,258 24,672,760
2023 114,535,772 23,594,623
2022 112,618,250 22,462,173
2021 110,957,008 21,628,839
2020 109,315,124 21,049,429
2019 107,553,158 20,353,534
2018 105,682,094 19,577,845
2017 103,696,057 19,224,668
2016 101,644,589 19,193,834
2015 99,597,342 19,424,618
2014 97,528,654 20,273,659
2013 95,333,553 21,666,917
2012 93,161,001 22,759,763
2011 91,093,059 22,878,098
2010 89,196,072 22,482,421
2009 87,501,636 21,976,969
2008 85,864,789 21,636,564
2007 84,276,225 20,884,125
2006 82,700,403 19,637,022
2005 81,101,004 18,814,091
2004 79,477,443 18,336,875
2003 77,853,548 17,889,296
2002 76,239,137 17,468,332
2001 74,652,029 17,051,338
2000 73,083,284 16,637,888
1999 71,520,954 16,228,061
1998 69,943,294 15,820,413
1997 68,431,740 15,417,542
1996 67,028,048 15,018,104
1995 65,652,622 14,616,801
1994 64,285,589 14,208,583
1993 62,915,681 13,795,686
1992 61,480,660 13,385,571
1991 60,028,997 12,980,821
1990 58,396,618 12,579,208
1989 56,710,642 12,179,060
1988 55,187,681 11,782,264
1987 53,674,435 11,388,923
1986 52,206,295 11,002,844
1985 50,734,968 10,625,672
1984 49,247,334 10,258,398
1983 47,786,402 9,904,809
1982 46,407,611 9,572,511
1981 45,147,224 9,260,189
1980 43,950,413 8,957,663
1979 42,818,628 8,661,909
1978 41,761,431 8,372,759
1977 40,748,870 8,090,501
1976 39,795,557 7,817,320
1975 38,875,327 7,554,364
1974 37,969,667 7,302,160
1973 37,102,043 7,060,321
1972 36,258,328 6,826,024
1971 35,433,368 6,598,094
1970 34,623,990 6,380,609
1969 33,811,615 6,175,166
1968 32,998,319 5,978,742
1967 32,196,360 5,790,198
1966 31,406,541 5,609,047
1965 30,629,174 5,435,267
1964 29,858,922 5,269,087
1963 29,091,869 5,110,467
1962 28,337,013 4,959,340
1961 27,600,898 4,815,466
1960 26,896,479 4,673,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 45.1M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Syria
2100 0.06% -0.16%
2099 0.08% -0.13%
2098 0.09% -0.14%
2097 0.1% -0.12%
2096 0.12% -0.06%
2095 0.14% -0.11%
2094 0.15% -0.06%
2093 0.16% -0.07%
2092 0.18% -0.03%
2091 0.19% -0.07%
2090 0.2% 0.002%
2089 0.22% 0.01%
2088 0.24% -0.02%
2087 0.25% -0.04%
2086 0.26% 0.08%
2085 0.28% 0.08%
2084 0.3% 0.06%
2083 0.31% 0.14%
2082 0.33% 0.15%
2081 0.34% 0.22%
2080 0.37% 0.13%
2079 0.38% 0.08%
2078 0.4% 0.1%
2077 0.42% 0.19%
2076 0.44% 0.21%
2075 0.46% 0.22%
2074 0.47% 0.24%
2073 0.5% 0.31%
2072 0.51% 0.33%
2071 0.53% 0.33%
2070 0.55% 0.34%
2069 0.57% 0.42%
2068 0.59% 0.45%
2067 0.6% 0.49%
2066 0.61% 0.58%
2065 0.64% 0.59%
2064 0.65% 0.59%
2063 0.66% 0.59%
2062 0.68% 0.61%
2061 0.69% 0.69%
2060 0.71% 0.76%
2059 0.73% 0.69%
2058 0.75% 0.69%
2057 0.76% 0.77%
2056 0.78% 0.76%
2055 0.81% 0.84%
2054 0.83% 0.87%
2053 0.85% 0.78%
2052 0.87% 0.8%
2051 0.9% 0.84%
2050 0.93% 0.84%
2049 0.97% 0.81%
2048 1% 0.78%
2047 1.03% 0.84%
2046 1.07% 0.92%
2045 1.12% 0.87%
2044 1.15% 0.93%
2043 1.19% 1.01%
2042 1.23% 1.07%
2041 1.26% 1.16%
2040 1.28% 1.2%
2039 1.3% 1.3%
2038 1.32% 1.42%
2037 1.33% 1.44%
2036 1.34% 1.61%
2035 1.36% 1.7%
2034 1.36% 1.86%
2033 1.38% 1.92%
2032 1.39% 2.1%
2031 1.4% 2.21%
2030 1.42% 2.5%
2029 1.44% 2.59%
2028 1.45% 2.88%
2027 1.45% 3.09%
2026 1.48% 3.57%
2025 1.66% 4.12%
2024 1.75% 4.57%
2023 1.7% 5.04%
2022 1.5% 3.85%
2021 1.5% 2.75%
2020 1.64% 3.42%
2019 1.77% 3.96%
2018 1.92% 1.84%
2017 2.02% 0.16%
2016 2.06% -1.19%
2015 2.12% -4.19%
2014 2.3% -6.43%
2013 2.33% -4.8%
2012 2.27% -0.52%
2011 2.13% 1.76%
2010 1.94% 2.3%
2009 1.91% 1.57%
2008 1.88% 3.6%
2007 1.91% 6.35%
2006 1.97% 4.37%
2005 2.04% 2.6%
2004 2.09% 2.5%
2003 2.12% 2.41%
2002 2.13% 2.45%
2001 2.15% 2.48%
2000 2.18% 2.53%
1999 2.26% 2.58%
1998 2.21% 2.61%
1997 2.09% 2.66%
1996 2.1% 2.75%
1995 2.13% 2.87%
1994 2.18% 2.99%
1993 2.33% 3.06%
1992 2.42% 3.12%
1991 2.8% 3.19%
1990 2.97% 3.29%
1989 2.76% 3.37%
1988 2.82% 3.45%
1987 2.81% 3.51%
1986 2.9% 3.55%
1985 3.02% 3.58%
1984 3.06% 3.57%
1983 2.97% 3.47%
1982 2.79% 3.37%
1981 2.72% 3.38%
1980 2.64% 3.41%
1979 2.53% 3.45%
1978 2.48% 3.49%
1977 2.4% 3.49%
1976 2.37% 3.48%
1975 2.39% 3.45%
1974 2.34% 3.43%
1973 2.33% 3.43%
1972 2.33% 3.45%
1971 2.34% 3.41%
1970 2.4% 3.33%
1969 2.46% 3.29%
1968 2.49% 3.26%
1967 2.51% 3.23%
1966 2.54% 3.2%
1965 2.58% 3.15%
1964 2.64% 3.1%
1963 2.66% 3.05%
1962 2.67% 2.99%
1961 2.62% 3.04%

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 Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Egypt Syria
Current population
120697176
26829400
Population rank 13/197 56/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.32%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
29.3 seconds
One birth every
13.1 seconds
1.01 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 6/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +421,693
Net migration rank 177/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 421,693
2024 - 123,884 - 546,494
2023 1,780,230 305,006 402,713 757,309
2022 1,736,123 13,707 369,750 735,142
2021 1,566,491 6,161 350,560 211,220
2020 1,704,988 6,016 327,992 269,050
2019 1,805,818 7,050 293,762 500,985
2018 1,908,512 20,788 242,530 514,102
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 237,214 -287,501
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 236,007 -124,063
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 253,977 -827,496
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 2,156,922 130,305 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 475,520 -999,267
2011 1,951,851 126,170 543,950 -256,888
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 558,666 -54,359
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 559,314 -52,703
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 576,593 -402,393
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 529,162 801,514
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 480,616 682,911
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 468,960 13,382
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 461,209 10,881
2003 1,614,293 9,854 457,000 -33,920
2002 1,593,474 11,205 453,967 -35,096
2001 1,568,962 556 451,503 -36,383
2000 1,540,084 27,873 446,211 -34,425
1999 1,534,697 22,026 439,261 -31,394
1998 1,519,728 78,858 433,447 -26,025
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 429,887 -31,571
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 430,765 -30,197
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 430,172 -28,122
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 426,996 -12,630
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 420,244 -8,828
1992 1,421,372 74,950 412,878 -4,063
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 410,830 -10,154
1990 1,450,747 406,994 409,177 -6,620
1989 1,461,547 52,648 406,111 -8,379
1988 1,465,620 66,147 404,285 -8,426
1987 1,436,059 58,678 399,159 -8,335
1986 1,410,249 31,299 390,821 -9,485
1985 1,388,718 112,411 379,231 -6,221
1984 1,351,297 122,791 366,768 -5,245
1983 1,318,474 129,242 355,375 -9,729
1982 1,258,574 51,229 319,664 -721
1981 1,206,830 4,140 330,237 -24,536
1980 1,181,914 738 332,464 -33,114
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 324,943 -32,793
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 316,724 -30,567
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 306,630 -28,275
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 294,267 -26,268
1975 987,822 -62,368 282,299 -24,389
1974 946,052 -60,174 270,735 -24,242
1973 905,068 -55,702 254,687 -17,502
1972 893,333 -55,282 249,027 -17,610
1971 868,365 -56,503 239,610 -15,167
1970 841,952 -35,064 230,117 -19,594
1969 824,564 -6,703 219,114 -18,749
1968 809,482 -764 209,454 -16,968
1967 788,908 6,286 199,223 -14,618
1966 774,391 10,089 191,122 -13,434
1965 752,682 17,605 182,560 -12,704
1964 749,608 20,596 174,549 -12,044
1963 738,788 25,109 166,555 -11,817
1962 720,128 25,696 159,155 -11,641
1961 703,216 23,184 151,485 -11,237
1960 685,403 -2,954 143,687 0

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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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