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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 9.7 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 1.61% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Egypt vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Tunisia
2100 203,522,884 10,722,837
2099 203,403,368 10,798,417
2098 203,247,703 10,872,527
2097 203,074,807 10,944,510
2096 202,870,003 11,017,262
2095 202,625,820 11,088,773
2094 202,350,087 11,159,761
2093 202,040,251 11,228,741
2092 201,709,051 11,296,441
2091 201,347,225 11,362,922
2090 200,966,749 11,428,150
2089 200,561,011 11,492,395
2088 200,123,182 11,554,451
2087 199,650,440 11,616,399
2086 199,156,169 11,677,706
2085 198,637,936 11,736,824
2084 198,084,947 11,795,185
2083 197,501,965 11,853,617
2082 196,891,089 11,911,196
2081 196,242,522 11,966,771
2080 195,570,383 12,023,486
2079 194,850,670 12,080,879
2078 194,103,613 12,138,513
2077 193,324,592 12,194,072
2076 192,507,892 12,247,445
2075 191,661,705 12,301,960
2074 190,786,862 12,355,470
2073 189,886,620 12,410,281
2072 188,947,991 12,463,568
2071 187,981,245 12,517,952
2070 186,988,514 12,571,557
2069 185,965,572 12,625,027
2068 184,912,088 12,677,388
2067 183,835,428 12,728,611
2066 182,734,967 12,778,160
2065 181,620,901 12,827,417
2064 180,467,102 12,873,288
2063 179,293,260 12,917,720
2062 178,110,375 12,960,075
2061 176,907,621 12,999,502
2060 175,686,879 13,037,172
2059 174,441,815 13,069,268
2058 173,179,511 13,098,461
2057 171,897,733 13,124,682
2056 170,593,445 13,147,057
2055 169,269,144 13,164,337
2054 167,915,661 13,177,456
2053 166,538,943 13,184,564
2052 165,130,747 13,188,052
2051 163,704,732 13,187,435
2050 162,240,246 13,181,992
2049 160,743,182 13,173,401
2048 159,206,813 13,160,968
2047 157,631,586 13,144,429
2046 156,023,680 13,125,908
2045 154,371,216 13,104,999
2044 152,668,334 13,081,801
2043 150,927,496 13,057,259
2042 149,145,569 13,031,516
2041 147,333,445 13,006,019
2040 145,505,786 12,979,703
2039 143,662,428 12,952,741
2038 141,820,567 12,925,306
2037 139,977,812 12,896,316
2036 138,139,382 12,865,989
2035 136,315,557 12,835,689
2034 134,490,574 12,803,284
2033 132,681,153 12,766,519
2032 130,879,780 12,728,299
2031 129,085,888 12,687,827
2030 127,304,473 12,644,489
2029 125,524,007 12,596,686
2028 123,745,979 12,542,752
2027 121,973,080 12,484,560
2026 120,224,089 12,420,467
2025 118,473,897 12,351,028
2024 116,538,258 12,277,109
2023 114,535,772 12,200,431
2022 112,618,250 12,119,334
2021 110,957,008 12,048,622
2020 109,315,124 11,974,057
2019 107,553,158 11,875,081
2018 105,682,094 11,765,514
2017 103,696,057 11,650,498
2016 101,644,589 11,528,674
2015 99,597,342 11,402,264
2014 97,528,654 11,274,288
2013 95,333,553 11,141,361
2012 93,161,001 11,009,647
2011 91,093,059 10,886,035
2010 89,196,072 10,765,980
2009 87,501,636 10,650,681
2008 85,864,789 10,542,635
2007 84,276,225 10,441,702
2006 82,700,403 10,346,410
2005 81,101,004 10,255,472
2004 79,477,443 10,166,163
2003 77,853,548 10,071,632
2002 76,239,137 9,971,515
2001 74,652,029 9,869,677
2000 73,083,284 9,764,935
1999 71,520,954 9,655,963
1998 69,943,294 9,541,667
1997 68,431,740 9,421,270
1996 67,028,048 9,294,432
1995 65,652,622 9,161,258
1994 64,285,589 9,018,448
1993 62,915,681 8,857,910
1992 61,480,660 8,682,512
1991 60,028,997 8,501,827
1990 58,396,618 8,324,509
1989 56,710,642 8,151,660
1988 55,187,681 7,974,440
1987 53,674,435 7,789,987
1986 52,206,295 7,600,301
1985 50,734,968 7,409,903
1984 49,247,334 7,220,044
1983 47,786,402 7,053,800
1982 46,407,611 6,908,642
1981 45,147,224 6,758,284
1980 43,950,413 6,606,195
1979 42,818,628 6,456,419
1978 41,761,431 6,309,390
1977 40,748,870 6,155,931
1976 39,795,557 5,996,994
1975 38,875,327 5,839,262
1974 37,969,667 5,684,674
1973 37,102,043 5,537,242
1972 36,258,328 5,396,557
1971 35,433,368 5,261,658
1970 34,623,990 5,131,396
1969 33,811,615 5,004,697
1968 32,998,319 4,879,899
1967 32,196,360 4,760,970
1966 31,406,541 4,652,287
1965 30,629,174 4,561,385
1964 29,858,922 4,489,869
1963 29,091,869 4,427,131
1962 28,337,013 4,369,136
1961 27,600,898 4,316,278
1960 26,896,479 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Tunisia
2100 0.06% -0.7%
2099 0.08% -0.68%
2098 0.09% -0.66%
2097 0.1% -0.66%
2096 0.12% -0.64%
2095 0.14% -0.64%
2094 0.15% -0.61%
2093 0.16% -0.6%
2092 0.18% -0.59%
2091 0.19% -0.57%
2090 0.2% -0.56%
2089 0.22% -0.54%
2088 0.24% -0.53%
2087 0.25% -0.52%
2086 0.26% -0.5%
2085 0.28% -0.49%
2084 0.3% -0.49%
2083 0.31% -0.48%
2082 0.33% -0.46%
2081 0.34% -0.47%
2080 0.37% -0.48%
2079 0.38% -0.47%
2078 0.4% -0.46%
2077 0.42% -0.44%
2076 0.44% -0.44%
2075 0.46% -0.43%
2074 0.47% -0.44%
2073 0.5% -0.43%
2072 0.51% -0.43%
2071 0.53% -0.43%
2070 0.55% -0.42%
2069 0.57% -0.41%
2068 0.59% -0.4%
2067 0.6% -0.39%
2066 0.61% -0.38%
2065 0.64% -0.36%
2064 0.65% -0.34%
2063 0.66% -0.33%
2062 0.68% -0.3%
2061 0.69% -0.29%
2060 0.71% -0.25%
2059 0.73% -0.22%
2058 0.75% -0.2%
2057 0.76% -0.17%
2056 0.78% -0.13%
2055 0.81% -0.1%
2054 0.83% -0.05%
2053 0.85% -0.03%
2052 0.87% 0.005%
2051 0.9% 0.04%
2050 0.93% 0.07%
2049 0.97% 0.09%
2048 1% 0.13%
2047 1.03% 0.14%
2046 1.07% 0.16%
2045 1.12% 0.18%
2044 1.15% 0.19%
2043 1.19% 0.2%
2042 1.23% 0.2%
2041 1.26% 0.2%
2040 1.28% 0.21%
2039 1.3% 0.21%
2038 1.32% 0.22%
2037 1.33% 0.24%
2036 1.34% 0.24%
2035 1.36% 0.25%
2034 1.36% 0.29%
2033 1.38% 0.3%
2032 1.39% 0.32%
2031 1.4% 0.34%
2030 1.42% 0.38%
2029 1.44% 0.43%
2028 1.45% 0.47%
2027 1.45% 0.52%
2026 1.48% 0.56%
2025 1.66% 0.6%
2024 1.75% 0.63%
2023 1.7% 0.67%
2022 1.5% 0.59%
2021 1.5% 0.62%
2020 1.64% 0.83%
2019 1.77% 0.93%
2018 1.92% 0.99%
2017 2.02% 1.06%
2016 2.06% 1.11%
2015 2.12% 1.14%
2014 2.3% 1.19%
2013 2.33% 1.2%
2012 2.27% 1.14%
2011 2.13% 1.12%
2010 1.94% 1.08%
2009 1.91% 1.02%
2008 1.88% 0.97%
2007 1.91% 0.92%
2006 1.97% 0.89%
2005 2.04% 0.88%
2004 2.09% 0.94%
2003 2.12% 1%
2002 2.13% 1.03%
2001 2.15% 1.07%
2000 2.18% 1.13%
1999 2.26% 1.2%
1998 2.21% 1.28%
1997 2.09% 1.36%
1996 2.1% 1.45%
1995 2.13% 1.58%
1994 2.18% 1.81%
1993 2.33% 2.02%
1992 2.42% 2.13%
1991 2.8% 2.13%
1990 2.97% 2.12%
1989 2.76% 2.22%
1988 2.82% 2.37%
1987 2.81% 2.5%
1986 2.9% 2.57%
1985 3.02% 2.63%
1984 3.06% 2.36%
1983 2.97% 2.1%
1982 2.79% 2.22%
1981 2.72% 2.3%
1980 2.64% 2.32%
1979 2.53% 2.33%
1978 2.48% 2.49%
1977 2.4% 2.65%
1976 2.37% 2.7%
1975 2.39% 2.72%
1974 2.34% 2.66%
1973 2.33% 2.61%
1972 2.33% 2.56%
1971 2.34% 2.54%
1970 2.4% 2.53%
1969 2.46% 2.56%
1968 2.49% 2.5%
1967 2.51% 2.34%
1966 2.54% 1.99%
1965 2.58% 1.59%
1964 2.64% 1.42%
1963 2.66% 1.33%
1962 2.67% 1.22%
1961 2.62% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Egypt Tunisia
Current population
120697176
12437803
Population rank 13/197 81/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.15%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
6.85 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
3.13 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +210
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 124/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -14,523
Net migration rank 177/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -14,523
2024 - 123,884 - -15,221
2023 1,780,230 305,006 93,663 -14,001
2022 1,736,123 13,707 96,531 -14,001
2021 1,566,491 6,161 68,087 -9,190
2020 1,704,988 6,016 109,431 -19,188
2019 1,805,818 7,050 127,312 -19,612
2018 1,908,512 20,788 132,445 -21,012
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 140,971 -22,365
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 148,870 -23,827
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 153,007 -25,229
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 154,762 -26,586
2013 2,156,922 130,305 154,687 -17,020
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 151,812 -26,059
2011 1,951,851 126,170 143,401 -21,935
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 132,809 -14,168
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 125,465 -13,512
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 121,873 -17,742
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 118,920 -21,190
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 116,945 -24,098
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 115,374 -26,361
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 113,322 -23,735
2003 1,614,293 9,854 111,926 -12,459
2002 1,593,474 11,205 109,099 -8,334
2001 1,568,962 556 110,146 -7,235
2000 1,540,084 27,873 112,501 -5,937
1999 1,534,697 22,026 114,829 -3,452
1998 1,519,728 78,858 121,332 -4,111
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 128,327 -4,756
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 135,615 -5,506
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 144,345 -8,095
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 153,647 -4,271
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 160,922 10,771
1992 1,421,372 74,950 163,978 15,124
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 166,245 16,021
1990 1,450,747 406,994 168,180 4,183
1989 1,461,547 52,648 169,221 4,100
1988 1,465,620 66,147 177,176 3,934
1987 1,436,059 58,678 184,101 3,711
1986 1,410,249 31,299 188,107 3,464
1985 1,388,718 112,411 186,344 2,887
1984 1,351,297 122,791 182,386 8,109
1983 1,318,474 129,242 179,878 -37,895
1982 1,258,574 51,229 177,898 -29,559
1981 1,206,830 4,140 176,628 -24,242
1980 1,181,914 738 171,094 -19,321
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 171,463 -23,688
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 173,255 -26,968
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 174,539 -13,910
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 172,744 -15,499
1975 987,822 -62,368 166,991 -8,765
1974 946,052 -60,174 160,200 -9,254
1973 905,068 -55,702 153,525 -9,606
1972 893,333 -55,282 147,239 -9,790
1971 868,365 -56,503 142,296 -9,949
1970 841,952 -35,064 138,235 -10,054
1969 824,564 -6,703 135,257 -10,049
1968 809,482 -764 134,246 -9,848
1967 788,908 6,286 132,626 -19,155
1966 774,391 10,089 131,274 -27,393
1965 752,682 17,605 127,673 -49,751
1964 749,608 20,596 124,711 -59,602
1963 738,788 25,109 120,865 -60,505
1962 720,128 25,696 116,887 -61,260
1961 703,216 23,184 111,459 -61,369
1960 685,403 -2,954 109,234 -61,334

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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