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

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The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 118,365,995 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 121,012,163 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 2.26 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 2.1% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (46.3% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Egypt vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Uganda
2100 203,337,521 122,461,518
2099 203,218,114 122,400,118
2098 203,062,591 122,328,333
2097 202,889,853 122,230,315
2096 202,685,235 122,110,905
2095 202,441,274 121,940,556
2094 202,165,793 121,763,948
2093 201,856,239 121,549,120
2092 201,525,341 121,301,128
2091 201,163,844 121,034,858
2090 200,783,715 120,731,912
2089 200,378,346 120,392,371
2088 199,940,915 120,029,300
2087 199,468,604 119,633,372
2086 198,974,783 119,221,630
2085 198,457,022 118,780,837
2084 197,904,537 118,304,392
2083 197,322,086 117,787,304
2082 196,711,766 117,240,484
2081 196,063,790 116,673,088
2080 195,392,263 116,061,969
2079 194,673,206 115,440,209
2078 193,926,829 114,771,629
2077 193,148,518 114,085,142
2076 192,332,562 113,356,858
2075 191,487,145 112,604,741
2074 190,613,099 111,830,528
2073 189,713,677 111,038,122
2072 188,775,903 110,208,535
2071 187,810,038 109,360,734
2070 186,818,210 108,473,738
2069 185,796,200 107,576,028
2068 184,743,675 106,646,220
2067 183,667,996 105,691,752
2066 182,568,538 104,708,323
2065 181,455,486 103,707,399
2064 180,302,738 102,671,371
2063 179,129,965 101,616,654
2062 177,948,157 100,532,299
2061 176,746,499 99,421,530
2060 175,526,868 98,305,883
2059 174,282,938 97,158,930
2058 173,021,784 95,986,215
2057 171,741,174 94,793,892
2056 170,438,073 93,585,691
2055 169,114,979 92,357,892
2054 167,762,729 91,106,039
2053 166,387,264 89,831,291
2052 164,980,351 88,542,276
2051 163,555,634 87,244,950
2050 162,092,482 85,932,109
2049 160,596,782 84,607,399
2048 159,061,812 83,260,483
2047 157,488,020 81,904,082
2046 155,881,578 80,545,542
2045 154,230,619 79,185,378
2044 152,529,288 77,812,065
2043 150,790,036 76,431,508
2042 149,009,732 75,053,218
2041 147,199,258 73,680,031
2040 145,373,264 72,312,112
2039 143,531,585 70,942,351
2038 141,691,401 69,559,994
2037 139,850,324 68,166,092
2036 138,013,568 66,785,108
2035 136,191,405 65,392,706
2034 134,368,084 64,004,533
2033 132,560,311 62,616,072
2032 130,760,579 61,217,174
2031 128,968,320 59,807,490
2030 127,188,528 58,398,308
2029 125,409,684 56,989,526
2028 123,633,275 55,580,177
2027 121,861,990 54,175,341
2026 120,114,593 52,777,106
2025 118,365,995 51,384,894
2024 116,538,258 50,015,092
2023 114,535,772 48,656,601
2022 112,618,250 47,312,719
2021 110,957,008 45,910,930
2020 109,315,124 44,457,152
2019 107,553,158 42,999,637
2018 105,682,094 41,565,831
2017 103,696,057 40,177,388
2016 101,644,589 38,799,152
2015 99,597,342 37,531,446
2014 97,528,654 36,395,539
2013 95,333,553 35,337,042
2012 93,161,001 34,337,438
2011 91,093,059 33,354,543
2010 89,196,072 32,390,802
2009 87,501,636 31,451,151
2008 85,864,789 30,539,553
2007 84,276,225 29,653,430
2006 82,700,403 28,794,003
2005 81,101,004 27,963,289
2004 79,477,443 27,154,515
2003 77,853,548 26,352,124
2002 76,239,137 25,532,870
2001 74,652,029 24,745,676
2000 73,083,284 24,000,150
1999 71,520,954 23,257,281
1998 69,943,294 22,515,806
1997 68,431,740 21,856,046
1996 67,028,048 21,231,550
1995 65,652,622 20,665,667
1994 64,285,589 20,108,801
1993 62,915,681 19,445,161
1992 61,480,660 18,785,032
1991 60,028,997 18,155,901
1990 58,396,618 17,569,897
1989 56,710,642 17,010,698
1988 55,187,681 16,470,483
1987 53,674,435 15,954,170
1986 52,206,295 15,467,579
1985 50,734,968 15,023,681
1984 49,247,334 14,607,677
1983 47,786,402 14,221,881
1982 46,407,611 13,873,631
1981 45,147,224 13,556,452
1980 43,950,413 13,275,741
1979 42,818,628 13,002,163
1978 41,761,431 12,692,113
1977 40,748,870 12,359,669
1976 39,795,557 12,037,294
1975 38,875,327 11,725,240
1974 37,969,667 11,424,846
1973 37,102,043 11,144,236
1972 36,258,328 10,885,796
1971 35,433,368 10,618,206
1970 34,623,990 10,321,603
1969 33,811,615 10,014,858
1968 32,998,319 9,708,632
1967 32,196,360 9,408,924
1966 31,406,541 9,122,864
1965 30,629,174 8,849,203
1964 29,858,922 8,586,363
1963 29,091,869 8,333,663
1962 28,337,013 8,092,231
1961 27,600,898 7,862,217
1960 26,896,479 7,640,973

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Egypt's population will grow by 33.9% to 162,092,482 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 203M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Uganda
2100 0.06% 0.05%
2099 0.08% 0.06%
2098 0.09% 0.08%
2097 0.1% 0.1%
2096 0.12% 0.14%
2095 0.14% 0.15%
2094 0.15% 0.18%
2093 0.16% 0.2%
2092 0.18% 0.22%
2091 0.19% 0.25%
2090 0.2% 0.28%
2089 0.22% 0.3%
2088 0.24% 0.33%
2087 0.25% 0.35%
2086 0.26% 0.37%
2085 0.28% 0.4%
2084 0.3% 0.44%
2083 0.31% 0.47%
2082 0.33% 0.49%
2081 0.34% 0.53%
2080 0.37% 0.54%
2079 0.38% 0.58%
2078 0.4% 0.6%
2077 0.42% 0.64%
2076 0.44% 0.67%
2075 0.46% 0.69%
2074 0.47% 0.71%
2073 0.5% 0.75%
2072 0.51% 0.78%
2071 0.53% 0.82%
2070 0.55% 0.83%
2069 0.57% 0.87%
2068 0.59% 0.9%
2067 0.6% 0.94%
2066 0.61% 0.97%
2065 0.64% 1.01%
2064 0.65% 1.04%
2063 0.66% 1.08%
2062 0.68% 1.12%
2061 0.69% 1.13%
2060 0.71% 1.18%
2059 0.73% 1.22%
2058 0.75% 1.26%
2057 0.76% 1.29%
2056 0.78% 1.33%
2055 0.81% 1.37%
2054 0.83% 1.42%
2053 0.85% 1.46%
2052 0.87% 1.49%
2051 0.9% 1.53%
2050 0.93% 1.57%
2049 0.97% 1.62%
2048 1% 1.66%
2047 1.03% 1.69%
2046 1.07% 1.72%
2045 1.12% 1.76%
2044 1.15% 1.81%
2043 1.19% 1.84%
2042 1.23% 1.86%
2041 1.26% 1.89%
2040 1.28% 1.93%
2039 1.3% 1.99%
2038 1.32% 2.04%
2037 1.33% 2.07%
2036 1.34% 2.13%
2035 1.36% 2.17%
2034 1.36% 2.22%
2033 1.38% 2.29%
2032 1.39% 2.36%
2031 1.4% 2.41%
2030 1.42% 2.47%
2029 1.44% 2.54%
2028 1.45% 2.59%
2027 1.45% 2.65%
2026 1.48% 2.71%
2025 1.57% 2.74%
2024 1.75% 2.79%
2023 1.7% 2.84%
2022 1.5% 3.05%
2021 1.5% 3.27%
2020 1.64% 3.39%
2019 1.77% 3.45%
2018 1.92% 3.46%
2017 2.02% 3.55%
2016 2.06% 3.38%
2015 2.12% 3.12%
2014 2.3% 3%
2013 2.33% 2.91%
2012 2.27% 2.95%
2011 2.13% 2.98%
2010 1.94% 2.99%
2009 1.91% 2.98%
2008 1.88% 2.99%
2007 1.91% 2.98%
2006 1.97% 2.97%
2005 2.04% 2.98%
2004 2.09% 3.04%
2003 2.12% 3.21%
2002 2.13% 3.18%
2001 2.15% 3.11%
2000 2.18% 3.19%
1999 2.26% 3.29%
1998 2.21% 3.02%
1997 2.09% 2.94%
1996 2.1% 2.74%
1995 2.13% 2.77%
1994 2.18% 3.41%
1993 2.33% 3.51%
1992 2.42% 3.47%
1991 2.8% 3.34%
1990 2.97% 3.29%
1989 2.76% 3.28%
1988 2.82% 3.24%
1987 2.81% 3.15%
1986 2.9% 2.95%
1985 3.02% 2.85%
1984 3.06% 2.71%
1983 2.97% 2.51%
1982 2.79% 2.34%
1981 2.72% 2.11%
1980 2.64% 2.1%
1979 2.53% 2.44%
1978 2.48% 2.69%
1977 2.4% 2.68%
1976 2.37% 2.66%
1975 2.39% 2.63%
1974 2.34% 2.52%
1973 2.33% 2.37%
1972 2.33% 2.52%
1971 2.34% 2.87%
1970 2.4% 3.06%
1969 2.46% 3.15%
1968 2.49% 3.19%
1967 2.51% 3.14%
1966 2.54% 3.09%
1965 2.58% 3.06%
1964 2.64% 3.03%
1963 2.66% 2.98%
1962 2.67% 2.93%
1961 2.62% 2.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Egypt grew by 1.57%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Egypt Uganda
Current population
121012163
53495325
Population rank 13/197 30/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.64%
One net population change
17.3 seconds
23.1 seconds
One birth every
12.9 seconds
18.3 seconds
One death every
49.1 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,007 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +1,827,737 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +1.57% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 67/197 21/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -119,059
Net migration rank 177/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -119,059
2024 1,795,738 123,884 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 1,780,230 305,006 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 1,736,123 13,707 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 1,566,491 6,161 1,423,377 43,464
2020 1,704,988 6,016 1,397,288 43,464
2019 1,805,818 7,050 1,367,044 107,210
2018 1,908,512 20,788 1,332,600 60,724
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 1,290,658 92,879
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 1,249,565 123,379
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 2,156,922 130,305 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 1,951,851 126,170 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 999,958 -156,232
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 969,096 -151,386
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 938,623 -138,770
2003 1,614,293 9,854 901,374 -96,429
2002 1,593,474 11,205 868,756 -35,149
2001 1,568,962 556 836,751 -95,956
2000 1,540,084 27,873 803,069 -52,824
1999 1,534,697 22,026 775,166 -39,695
1998 1,519,728 78,858 741,175 6,277
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 727,523 -155,461
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 699,707 -22,795
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 697,218 -242,378
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 675,092 -16,198
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 650,032 18,349
1992 1,421,372 74,950 627,139 24,723
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 602,740 3,643
1990 1,450,747 406,994 587,291 -21,688
1989 1,461,547 52,648 565,367 -12,576
1988 1,465,620 66,147 547,759 -20,113
1987 1,436,059 58,678 527,397 -22,415
1986 1,410,249 31,299 487,693 -19,485
1985 1,388,718 112,411 462,534 -42,942
1984 1,351,297 122,791 421,241 -8,818
1983 1,318,474 129,242 404,940 -45,776
1982 1,258,574 51,229 390,820 -53,497
1981 1,206,830 4,140 380,028 -83,010
1980 1,181,914 738 370,287 -105,900
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 381,626 -98,863
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 371,930 -34,606
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 365,216 -37,671
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 359,458 -42,259
1975 987,822 -62,368 354,278 -47,359
1974 946,052 -60,174 345,773 -51,910
1973 905,068 -55,702 340,780 -73,439
1972 893,333 -55,282 335,935 -86,409
1971 868,365 -56,503 328,294 -42,642
1970 841,952 -35,064 333,202 -25,646
1969 824,564 -6,703 320,486 -14,548
1968 809,482 -764 309,725 -3,214
1967 788,908 6,286 296,692 -3,773
1966 774,391 10,089 282,225 -3,021
1965 752,682 17,605 271,830 -3,716
1964 749,608 20,596 260,733 -3,169
1963 738,788 25,109 250,885 -3,058
1962 720,128 25,696 241,513 -6,470
1961 703,216 23,184 232,894 -7,893
1960 685,403 -2,954 225,080 -7,586

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in Egypt is from natural causes (a gain of 18,780,050 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a gain of 137,710 people). In Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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