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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 15.5 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 1.55% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Egypt vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Turkmenistan
2100 203,522,884 10,046,945
2099 203,403,368 10,075,740
2098 203,247,703 10,103,319
2097 203,074,807 10,129,577
2096 202,870,003 10,154,338
2095 202,625,820 10,178,163
2094 202,350,087 10,200,371
2093 202,040,251 10,221,349
2092 201,709,051 10,240,959
2091 201,347,225 10,259,026
2090 200,966,749 10,276,261
2089 200,561,011 10,291,819
2088 200,123,182 10,306,303
2087 199,650,440 10,319,501
2086 199,156,169 10,331,090
2085 198,637,936 10,341,183
2084 198,084,947 10,349,710
2083 197,501,965 10,356,602
2082 196,891,089 10,362,422
2081 196,242,522 10,366,587
2080 195,570,383 10,369,293
2079 194,850,670 10,370,130
2078 194,103,613 10,369,013
2077 193,324,592 10,366,366
2076 192,507,892 10,361,975
2075 191,661,705 10,355,755
2074 190,786,862 10,348,384
2073 189,886,620 10,339,415
2072 188,947,991 10,328,653
2071 187,981,245 10,316,618
2070 186,988,514 10,303,565
2069 185,965,572 10,289,578
2068 184,912,088 10,274,625
2067 183,835,428 10,258,518
2066 182,734,967 10,241,362
2065 181,620,901 10,223,420
2064 180,467,102 10,204,034
2063 179,293,260 10,183,241
2062 178,110,375 10,160,903
2061 176,907,621 10,136,928
2060 175,686,879 10,111,369
2059 174,441,815 10,083,631
2058 173,179,511 10,052,905
2057 171,897,733 10,019,547
2056 170,593,445 9,983,379
2055 169,269,144 9,943,931
2054 167,915,661 9,901,473
2053 166,538,943 9,854,931
2052 165,130,747 9,804,909
2051 163,704,732 9,751,221
2050 162,240,246 9,693,713
2049 160,743,182 9,632,600
2048 159,206,813 9,567,946
2047 157,631,586 9,500,139
2046 156,023,680 9,429,355
2045 154,371,216 9,356,194
2044 152,668,334 9,280,988
2043 150,927,496 9,204,466
2042 149,145,569 9,126,898
2041 147,333,445 9,048,356
2040 145,505,786 8,969,478
2039 143,662,428 8,890,225
2038 141,820,567 8,810,850
2037 139,977,812 8,731,367
2036 138,139,382 8,651,719
2035 136,315,557 8,572,231
2034 134,490,574 8,492,483
2033 132,681,153 8,412,113
2032 130,879,780 8,330,912
2031 129,085,888 8,248,129
2030 127,304,473 8,163,024
2029 125,524,007 8,070,023
2028 123,745,979 7,969,080
2027 121,973,080 7,860,774
2026 120,224,089 7,745,331
2025 118,473,897 7,623,184
2024 116,538,258 7,494,498
2023 114,535,772 7,364,438
2022 112,618,250 7,230,193
2021 110,957,008 7,092,043
2020 109,315,124 6,949,912
2019 107,553,158 6,803,944
2018 105,682,094 6,655,524
2017 103,696,057 6,507,061
2016 101,644,589 6,360,041
2015 99,597,342 6,215,770
2014 97,528,654 6,075,283
2013 95,333,553 5,939,341
2012 93,161,001 5,808,546
2011 91,093,059 5,683,417
2010 89,196,072 5,564,356
2009 87,501,636 5,451,592
2008 85,864,789 5,345,029
2007 84,276,225 5,244,046
2006 82,700,403 5,147,105
2005 81,101,004 5,052,257
2004 79,477,443 4,958,093
2003 77,853,548 4,863,865
2002 76,239,137 4,769,465
2001 74,652,029 4,675,409
2000 73,083,284 4,582,677
1999 71,520,954 4,492,170
1998 69,943,294 4,410,507
1997 68,431,740 4,336,730
1996 67,028,048 4,263,819
1995 65,652,622 4,191,203
1994 64,285,589 4,116,662
1993 62,915,681 4,032,407
1992 61,480,660 3,944,689
1991 60,028,997 3,855,894
1990 58,396,618 3,760,562
1989 56,710,642 3,662,459
1988 55,187,681 3,559,363
1987 53,674,435 3,452,731
1986 52,206,295 3,347,809
1985 50,734,968 3,247,534
1984 49,247,334 3,154,079
1983 47,786,402 3,067,534
1982 46,407,611 2,985,557
1981 45,147,224 2,907,187
1980 43,950,413 2,832,203
1979 42,818,628 2,760,358
1978 41,761,431 2,691,088
1977 40,748,870 2,623,948
1976 39,795,557 2,558,521
1975 38,875,327 2,494,570
1974 37,969,667 2,432,028
1973 37,102,043 2,370,919
1972 36,258,328 2,311,430
1971 35,433,368 2,253,119
1970 34,623,990 2,195,616
1969 33,811,615 2,139,024
1968 32,998,319 2,083,069
1967 32,196,360 2,027,403
1966 31,406,541 1,971,737
1965 30,629,174 1,915,916
1964 29,858,922 1,859,997
1963 29,091,869 1,804,272
1962 28,337,013 1,749,214
1961 27,600,898 1,695,400
1960 26,896,479 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Turkmenistan
2100 0.06% -0.29%
2099 0.08% -0.27%
2098 0.09% -0.26%
2097 0.1% -0.24%
2096 0.12% -0.23%
2095 0.14% -0.22%
2094 0.15% -0.21%
2093 0.16% -0.19%
2092 0.18% -0.18%
2091 0.19% -0.17%
2090 0.2% -0.15%
2089 0.22% -0.14%
2088 0.24% -0.13%
2087 0.25% -0.11%
2086 0.26% -0.1%
2085 0.28% -0.08%
2084 0.3% -0.07%
2083 0.31% -0.06%
2082 0.33% -0.04%
2081 0.34% -0.03%
2080 0.37% -0.008%
2079 0.38% 0.01%
2078 0.4% 0.03%
2077 0.42% 0.04%
2076 0.44% 0.06%
2075 0.46% 0.07%
2074 0.47% 0.09%
2073 0.5% 0.1%
2072 0.51% 0.12%
2071 0.53% 0.13%
2070 0.55% 0.14%
2069 0.57% 0.15%
2068 0.59% 0.16%
2067 0.6% 0.17%
2066 0.61% 0.18%
2065 0.64% 0.19%
2064 0.65% 0.2%
2063 0.66% 0.22%
2062 0.68% 0.24%
2061 0.69% 0.25%
2060 0.71% 0.28%
2059 0.73% 0.31%
2058 0.75% 0.33%
2057 0.76% 0.36%
2056 0.78% 0.4%
2055 0.81% 0.43%
2054 0.83% 0.47%
2053 0.85% 0.51%
2052 0.87% 0.55%
2051 0.9% 0.59%
2050 0.93% 0.63%
2049 0.97% 0.68%
2048 1% 0.71%
2047 1.03% 0.75%
2046 1.07% 0.78%
2045 1.12% 0.81%
2044 1.15% 0.83%
2043 1.19% 0.85%
2042 1.23% 0.87%
2041 1.26% 0.88%
2040 1.28% 0.89%
2039 1.3% 0.9%
2038 1.32% 0.91%
2037 1.33% 0.92%
2036 1.34% 0.93%
2035 1.36% 0.94%
2034 1.36% 0.96%
2033 1.38% 0.97%
2032 1.39% 1%
2031 1.4% 1.04%
2030 1.42% 1.15%
2029 1.44% 1.27%
2028 1.45% 1.38%
2027 1.45% 1.49%
2026 1.48% 1.6%
2025 1.66% 1.72%
2024 1.75% 1.77%
2023 1.7% 1.86%
2022 1.5% 1.95%
2021 1.5% 2.05%
2020 1.64% 2.15%
2019 1.77% 2.23%
2018 1.92% 2.28%
2017 2.02% 2.31%
2016 2.06% 2.32%
2015 2.12% 2.31%
2014 2.3% 2.29%
2013 2.33% 2.25%
2012 2.27% 2.2%
2011 2.13% 2.14%
2010 1.94% 2.07%
2009 1.91% 1.99%
2008 1.88% 1.93%
2007 1.91% 1.88%
2006 1.97% 1.88%
2005 2.04% 1.9%
2004 2.09% 1.94%
2003 2.12% 1.98%
2002 2.13% 2.01%
2001 2.15% 2.02%
2000 2.18% 2.01%
1999 2.26% 1.85%
1998 2.21% 1.7%
1997 2.09% 1.71%
1996 2.1% 1.73%
1995 2.13% 1.81%
1994 2.18% 2.09%
1993 2.33% 2.22%
1992 2.42% 2.3%
1991 2.8% 2.54%
1990 2.97% 2.68%
1989 2.76% 2.9%
1988 2.82% 3.09%
1987 2.81% 3.13%
1986 2.9% 3.09%
1985 3.02% 2.96%
1984 3.06% 2.82%
1983 2.97% 2.75%
1982 2.79% 2.7%
1981 2.72% 2.65%
1980 2.64% 2.6%
1979 2.53% 2.57%
1978 2.48% 2.56%
1977 2.4% 2.56%
1976 2.37% 2.56%
1975 2.39% 2.57%
1974 2.34% 2.58%
1973 2.33% 2.57%
1972 2.33% 2.59%
1971 2.34% 2.62%
1970 2.4% 2.65%
1969 2.46% 2.69%
1968 2.49% 2.75%
1967 2.51% 2.82%
1966 2.54% 2.91%
1965 2.58% 3.01%
1964 2.64% 3.09%
1963 2.66% 3.15%
1962 2.67% 3.17%
1961 2.62% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Egypt Turkmenistan
Current population
120697176
7776557
Population rank 13/197 104/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.09%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
4.04 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +356
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 61/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 +13,268
Net migration rank 177/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 13,268
2024 - 123,884 - 14,646
2023 1,780,230 305,006 117,529 15,005
2022 1,736,123 13,707 121,814 14,141
2021 1,566,491 6,161 122,721 17,617
2020 1,704,988 6,016 124,014 19,913
2019 1,805,818 7,050 128,275 19,735
2018 1,908,512 20,788 129,537 19,293
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 131,417 16,678
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 132,581 13,365
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 132,663 9,936
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 129,677 8,696
2013 2,156,922 130,305 126,217 7,287
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 120,957 7,125
2011 1,951,851 126,170 115,197 6,992
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 109,318 6,621
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 102,931 6,656
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 96,815 6,734
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 92,038 6,388
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 87,840 7,613
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 83,968 10,263
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 79,850 14,242
2003 1,614,293 9,854 76,737 17,625
2002 1,593,474 11,205 75,639 18,803
2001 1,568,962 556 76,682 16,982
2000 1,540,084 27,873 76,875 14,925
1999 1,534,697 22,026 76,362 12,859
1998 1,519,728 78,858 77,342 -3,239
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 79,045 -5,600
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 80,996 -8,627
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 86,289 -13,423
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 89,319 -13,094
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 92,596 -312
1992 1,421,372 74,950 96,668 -13,517
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 99,297 -4,864
1990 1,450,747 406,994 101,099 -4,864
1989 1,461,547 52,648 103,553 -3,576
1988 1,465,620 66,147 104,802 1,408
1987 1,436,059 58,678 103,885 3,161
1986 1,410,249 31,299 100,930 1,878
1985 1,388,718 112,411 95,890 1,861
1984 1,351,297 122,791 90,591 -1,427
1983 1,318,474 129,242 85,183 -1,264
1982 1,258,574 51,229 80,989 -961
1981 1,206,830 4,140 77,829 -1,102
1980 1,181,914 738 74,394 -1,152
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 71,135 -677
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 68,437 -350
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 66,318 -132
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 64,513 160
1975 987,822 -62,368 62,681 550
1974 946,052 -60,174 60,925 924
1973 905,068 -55,702 59,169 1,194
1972 893,333 -55,282 57,326 1,293
1971 868,365 -56,503 56,666 1,348
1970 841,952 -35,064 55,617 1,376
1969 824,564 -6,703 54,791 1,397
1968 809,482 -764 54,324 1,401
1967 788,908 6,286 54,209 1,397
1966 774,391 10,089 54,353 1,377
1965 752,682 17,605 54,558 1,366
1964 749,608 20,596 54,574 1,340
1963 738,788 25,109 54,203 1,332
1962 720,128 25,696 53,248 1,337
1961 703,216 23,184 51,659 1,372
1960 685,403 -2,954 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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