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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 1.69 times bigger than Thailand's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 2.32% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Egypt vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Thailand
2100 203,522,884 45,712,111
2099 203,403,368 46,056,854
2098 203,247,703 46,406,925
2097 203,074,807 46,761,683
2096 202,870,003 47,122,446
2095 202,625,820 47,487,866
2094 202,350,087 47,857,414
2093 202,040,251 48,230,566
2092 201,709,051 48,609,149
2091 201,347,225 48,988,448
2090 200,966,749 49,372,024
2089 200,561,011 49,760,635
2088 200,123,182 50,146,313
2087 199,650,440 50,536,233
2086 199,156,169 50,929,394
2085 198,637,936 51,326,092
2084 198,084,947 51,728,619
2083 197,501,965 52,131,789
2082 196,891,089 52,537,598
2081 196,242,522 52,942,608
2080 195,570,383 53,352,029
2079 194,850,670 53,766,821
2078 194,103,613 54,181,891
2077 193,324,592 54,599,508
2076 192,507,892 55,019,721
2075 191,661,705 55,442,571
2074 190,786,862 55,872,412
2073 189,886,620 56,304,891
2072 188,947,991 56,739,842
2071 187,981,245 57,177,118
2070 186,988,514 57,621,370
2069 185,965,572 58,066,637
2068 184,912,088 58,516,959
2067 183,835,428 58,967,738
2066 182,734,967 59,418,676
2065 181,620,901 59,878,082
2064 180,467,102 60,336,709
2063 179,293,260 60,797,201
2062 178,110,375 61,262,000
2061 176,907,621 61,724,999
2060 175,686,879 62,192,387
2059 174,441,815 62,656,203
2058 173,179,511 63,118,413
2057 171,897,733 63,577,864
2056 170,593,445 64,032,675
2055 169,269,144 64,478,337
2054 167,915,661 64,917,436
2053 166,538,943 65,343,383
2052 165,130,747 65,763,356
2051 163,704,732 66,167,939
2050 162,240,246 66,558,274
2049 160,743,182 66,936,876
2048 159,206,813 67,296,897
2047 157,631,586 67,641,907
2046 156,023,680 67,972,603
2045 154,371,216 68,287,399
2044 152,668,334 68,585,177
2043 150,927,496 68,870,333
2042 149,145,569 69,139,548
2041 147,333,445 69,396,419
2040 145,505,786 69,632,464
2039 143,662,428 69,854,146
2038 141,820,567 70,062,543
2037 139,977,812 70,256,027
2036 138,139,382 70,435,348
2035 136,315,557 70,604,705
2034 134,490,574 70,756,791
2033 132,681,153 70,897,217
2032 130,879,780 71,025,384
2031 129,085,888 71,140,609
2030 127,304,473 71,247,320
2029 125,524,007 71,342,891
2028 123,745,979 71,428,869
2027 121,973,080 71,505,168
2026 120,224,089 71,571,743
2025 118,473,897 71,625,629
2024 116,538,258 71,668,011
2023 114,535,772 71,702,435
2022 112,618,250 71,735,329
2021 110,957,008 71,727,332
2020 109,315,124 71,641,484
2019 107,553,158 71,522,271
2018 105,682,094 71,376,079
2017 103,696,057 71,160,187
2016 101,644,589 70,859,841
2015 99,597,342 70,540,795
2014 97,528,654 70,216,367
2013 95,333,553 69,845,114
2012 93,161,001 69,436,098
2011 91,093,059 69,007,208
2010 89,196,072 68,579,447
2009 87,501,636 68,121,080
2008 85,864,789 67,619,830
2007 84,276,225 67,102,394
2006 82,700,403 66,567,687
2005 81,101,004 66,017,420
2004 79,477,443 65,452,047
2003 77,853,548 64,868,166
2002 76,239,137 64,266,437
2001 74,652,029 63,651,141
2000 73,083,284 63,007,815
1999 71,520,954 62,299,043
1998 69,943,294 61,522,630
1997 68,431,740 60,724,584
1996 67,028,048 59,920,064
1995 65,652,622 59,098,232
1994 64,285,589 58,260,854
1993 62,915,681 57,408,198
1992 61,480,660 56,528,834
1991 60,028,997 55,637,434
1990 58,396,618 54,738,329
1989 56,710,642 53,848,956
1988 55,187,681 52,969,595
1987 53,674,435 52,074,105
1986 52,206,295 51,177,834
1985 50,734,968 50,270,753
1984 49,247,334 49,351,708
1983 47,786,402 48,423,309
1982 46,407,611 47,494,577
1981 45,147,224 46,575,855
1980 43,950,413 45,650,022
1979 42,818,628 44,718,434
1978 41,761,431 43,788,976
1977 40,748,870 42,843,974
1976 39,795,557 41,896,504
1975 38,875,327 40,940,005
1974 37,969,667 39,952,891
1973 37,102,043 38,947,787
1972 36,258,328 37,933,929
1971 35,433,368 36,937,387
1970 34,623,990 35,954,408
1969 33,811,615 34,973,782
1968 32,998,319 34,002,560
1967 32,196,360 33,037,801
1966 31,406,541 32,086,071
1965 30,629,174 31,149,337
1964 29,858,922 30,232,141
1963 29,091,869 29,342,322
1962 28,337,013 28,481,040
1961 27,600,898 27,650,334
1960 26,896,479 26,851,747

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 Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Thailand
2100 0.06% -0.75%
2099 0.08% -0.75%
2098 0.09% -0.76%
2097 0.1% -0.77%
2096 0.12% -0.77%
2095 0.14% -0.77%
2094 0.15% -0.77%
2093 0.16% -0.78%
2092 0.18% -0.77%
2091 0.19% -0.78%
2090 0.2% -0.78%
2089 0.22% -0.77%
2088 0.24% -0.77%
2087 0.25% -0.77%
2086 0.26% -0.77%
2085 0.28% -0.78%
2084 0.3% -0.77%
2083 0.31% -0.77%
2082 0.33% -0.76%
2081 0.34% -0.77%
2080 0.37% -0.77%
2079 0.38% -0.77%
2078 0.4% -0.76%
2077 0.42% -0.76%
2076 0.44% -0.76%
2075 0.46% -0.77%
2074 0.47% -0.77%
2073 0.5% -0.77%
2072 0.51% -0.76%
2071 0.53% -0.77%
2070 0.55% -0.77%
2069 0.57% -0.77%
2068 0.59% -0.76%
2067 0.6% -0.76%
2066 0.61% -0.77%
2065 0.64% -0.76%
2064 0.65% -0.76%
2063 0.66% -0.76%
2062 0.68% -0.75%
2061 0.69% -0.75%
2060 0.71% -0.74%
2059 0.73% -0.73%
2058 0.75% -0.72%
2057 0.76% -0.71%
2056 0.78% -0.69%
2055 0.81% -0.68%
2054 0.83% -0.65%
2053 0.85% -0.64%
2052 0.87% -0.61%
2051 0.9% -0.59%
2050 0.93% -0.57%
2049 0.97% -0.53%
2048 1% -0.51%
2047 1.03% -0.49%
2046 1.07% -0.46%
2045 1.12% -0.43%
2044 1.15% -0.41%
2043 1.19% -0.39%
2042 1.23% -0.37%
2041 1.26% -0.34%
2040 1.28% -0.32%
2039 1.3% -0.3%
2038 1.32% -0.28%
2037 1.33% -0.25%
2036 1.34% -0.24%
2035 1.36% -0.21%
2034 1.36% -0.2%
2033 1.38% -0.18%
2032 1.39% -0.16%
2031 1.4% -0.15%
2030 1.42% -0.13%
2029 1.44% -0.12%
2028 1.45% -0.11%
2027 1.45% -0.09%
2026 1.48% -0.08%
2025 1.66% -0.06%
2024 1.75% -0.05%
2023 1.7% -0.05%
2022 1.5% 0.01%
2021 1.5% 0.12%
2020 1.64% 0.17%
2019 1.77% 0.2%
2018 1.92% 0.3%
2017 2.02% 0.42%
2016 2.06% 0.45%
2015 2.12% 0.46%
2014 2.3% 0.53%
2013 2.33% 0.59%
2012 2.27% 0.62%
2011 2.13% 0.62%
2010 1.94% 0.67%
2009 1.91% 0.74%
2008 1.88% 0.77%
2007 1.91% 0.8%
2006 1.97% 0.83%
2005 2.04% 0.86%
2004 2.09% 0.9%
2003 2.12% 0.94%
2002 2.13% 0.97%
2001 2.15% 1.02%
2000 2.18% 1.14%
1999 2.26% 1.26%
1998 2.21% 1.31%
1997 2.09% 1.34%
1996 2.1% 1.39%
1995 2.13% 1.44%
1994 2.18% 1.49%
1993 2.33% 1.56%
1992 2.42% 1.6%
1991 2.8% 1.64%
1990 2.97% 1.65%
1989 2.76% 1.66%
1988 2.82% 1.72%
1987 2.81% 1.75%
1986 2.9% 1.8%
1985 3.02% 1.86%
1984 3.06% 1.92%
1983 2.97% 1.96%
1982 2.79% 1.97%
1981 2.72% 2.03%
1980 2.64% 2.08%
1979 2.53% 2.12%
1978 2.48% 2.21%
1977 2.4% 2.26%
1976 2.37% 2.34%
1975 2.39% 2.47%
1974 2.34% 2.58%
1973 2.33% 2.67%
1972 2.33% 2.7%
1971 2.34% 2.73%
1970 2.4% 2.8%
1969 2.46% 2.86%
1968 2.49% 2.92%
1967 2.51% 2.97%
1966 2.54% 3.01%
1965 2.58% 3.03%
1964 2.64% 3.03%
1963 2.66% 3.02%
1962 2.67% 3%
1961 2.62% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Egypt Thailand
Current population
120697176
71571743
Population rank 13/197 21/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.86%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
15.3 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,486 -94
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 168/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +27,509
Net migration rank 177/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 27,509
2024 - 123,884 - 23,321
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -46,105 19,648
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -61,046 21,683
2021 1,566,491 6,161 57,382 -2,093
2020 1,704,988 6,016 84,107 32,277
2019 1,805,818 7,050 116,867 5,221
2018 1,908,512 20,788 159,383 10,984
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 194,695 66,805
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 226,255 112,978
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 266,362 32,500
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 294,628 55,358
2013 2,156,922 130,305 325,059 67,452
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 351,485 74,033
2011 1,951,851 126,170 365,670 66,607
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 370,466 52,791
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 382,636 110,883
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 401,730 107,333
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 425,362 100,486
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 441,211 102,362
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 456,378 100,542
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 466,542 107,199
2003 1,614,293 9,854 488,003 105,917
2002 1,593,474 11,205 504,299 105,215
2001 1,568,962 556 524,230 96,817
2000 1,540,084 27,873 543,884 121,640
1999 1,534,697 22,026 578,073 173,924
1998 1,519,728 78,858 617,318 183,471
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 644,834 150,411
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 661,397 152,397
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 682,703 147,226
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 712,589 132,271
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 737,696 122,746
1992 1,421,372 74,950 754,999 143,318
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 760,508 124,034
1990 1,450,747 406,994 760,808 152,916
1989 1,461,547 52,648 774,563 90,497
1988 1,465,620 66,147 765,252 128,469
1987 1,436,059 58,678 774,498 122,791
1986 1,410,249 31,299 783,430 111,820
1985 1,388,718 112,411 776,935 141,963
1984 1,351,297 122,791 779,856 139,345
1983 1,318,474 129,242 794,239 143,393
1982 1,258,574 51,229 817,951 101,885
1981 1,206,830 4,140 839,297 78,337
1980 1,181,914 738 845,575 88,478
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 843,434 85,693
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 847,799 82,011
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 871,232 88,937
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 894,072 40,656
1975 987,822 -62,368 911,980 66,306
1974 946,052 -60,174 923,151 72,801
1973 905,068 -55,702 933,540 80,704
1972 893,333 -55,282 940,420 73,082
1971 868,365 -56,503 936,215 43,400
1970 841,952 -35,064 937,116 49,221
1969 824,564 -6,703 948,314 26,551
1968 809,482 -764 953,806 13,718
1967 788,908 6,286 944,980 17,005
1966 774,391 10,089 929,469 12,016
1965 752,682 17,605 909,000 22,995
1964 749,608 20,596 885,137 17,249
1963 738,788 25,109 860,728 16,494
1962 720,128 25,696 828,741 16,605
1961 703,216 23,184 801,140 14,968
1960 685,403 -2,954 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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