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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 3.01 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 1.94% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Egypt vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Ukraine
2100 203,522,884 15,493,960
2099 203,403,368 15,751,557
2098 203,247,703 16,012,938
2097 203,074,807 16,278,602
2096 202,870,003 16,547,938
2095 202,625,820 16,820,897
2094 202,350,087 17,098,910
2093 202,040,251 17,381,822
2092 201,709,051 17,669,049
2091 201,347,225 17,960,681
2090 200,966,749 18,257,867
2089 200,561,011 18,559,027
2088 200,123,182 18,865,031
2087 199,650,440 19,176,483
2086 199,156,169 19,492,606
2085 198,637,936 19,812,584
2084 198,084,947 20,138,855
2083 197,501,965 20,468,747
2082 196,891,089 20,803,241
2081 196,242,522 21,140,953
2080 195,570,383 21,482,498
2079 194,850,670 21,827,152
2078 194,103,613 22,175,099
2077 193,324,592 22,525,846
2076 192,507,892 22,879,896
2075 191,661,705 23,236,521
2074 190,786,862 23,596,095
2073 189,886,620 23,957,807
2072 188,947,991 24,319,928
2071 187,981,245 24,685,370
2070 186,988,514 25,053,352
2069 185,965,572 25,423,272
2068 184,912,088 25,794,560
2067 183,835,428 26,168,072
2066 182,734,967 26,543,206
2065 181,620,901 26,920,121
2064 180,467,102 27,298,592
2063 179,293,260 27,677,528
2062 178,110,375 28,056,960
2061 176,907,621 28,437,884
2060 175,686,879 28,818,343
2059 174,441,815 29,198,891
2058 173,179,511 29,580,044
2057 171,897,733 29,958,884
2056 170,593,445 30,335,136
2055 169,269,144 30,710,041
2054 167,915,661 31,080,334
2053 166,538,943 31,447,868
2052 165,130,747 31,811,171
2051 163,704,732 32,170,929
2050 162,240,246 32,525,262
2049 160,743,182 32,875,483
2048 159,206,813 33,217,836
2047 157,631,586 33,556,749
2046 156,023,680 33,892,646
2045 154,371,216 34,221,999
2044 152,668,334 34,547,153
2043 150,927,496 34,869,270
2042 149,145,569 35,189,550
2041 147,333,445 35,507,946
2040 145,505,786 35,823,225
2039 143,662,428 36,141,658
2038 141,820,567 36,457,134
2037 139,977,812 36,772,578
2036 138,139,382 37,084,252
2035 136,315,557 37,396,243
2034 134,490,574 37,706,533
2033 132,681,153 38,015,585
2032 130,879,780 38,322,554
2031 129,085,888 38,630,259
2030 127,304,473 38,935,791
2029 125,524,007 39,238,099
2028 123,745,979 39,537,815
2027 121,973,080 39,830,895
2026 120,224,089 40,125,599
2025 118,473,897 38,707,520
2024 116,538,258 37,860,221
2023 114,535,772 37,732,836
2022 112,618,250 41,048,766
2021 110,957,008 44,298,640
2020 109,315,124 44,680,014
2019 107,553,158 44,957,458
2018 105,682,094 45,208,907
2017 103,696,057 45,436,041
2016 101,644,589 45,616,832
2015 99,597,342 45,784,896
2014 97,528,654 45,972,380
2013 95,333,553 46,126,770
2012 93,161,001 46,210,056
2011 91,093,059 46,307,853
2010 89,196,072 46,456,003
2009 87,501,636 46,623,731
2008 85,864,789 46,819,175
2007 84,276,225 47,062,798
2006 82,700,403 47,278,694
2005 81,101,004 47,585,556
2004 79,477,443 47,979,507
2003 77,853,548 48,315,136
2002 76,239,137 48,677,281
2001 74,652,029 49,106,855
2000 73,083,284 49,556,660
1999 71,520,954 49,976,446
1998 69,943,294 50,379,731
1997 68,431,740 50,786,885
1996 67,028,048 51,226,109
1995 65,652,622 51,665,539
1994 64,285,589 52,075,998
1993 62,915,681 52,350,126
1992 61,480,660 52,323,671
1991 60,028,997 52,170,961
1990 58,396,618 52,054,092
1989 56,710,642 51,917,817
1988 55,187,681 51,724,853
1987 53,674,435 51,515,732
1986 52,206,295 51,318,745
1985 50,734,968 51,108,770
1984 49,247,334 50,887,599
1983 47,786,402 50,637,029
1982 46,407,611 50,402,724
1981 45,147,224 50,189,281
1980 43,950,413 49,955,152
1979 42,818,628 49,721,381
1978 41,761,431 49,521,243
1977 40,748,870 49,336,481
1976 39,795,557 49,120,842
1975 38,875,327 48,865,229
1974 37,969,667 48,576,570
1973 37,102,043 48,277,121
1972 36,258,328 47,946,893
1971 35,433,368 47,573,287
1970 34,623,990 47,261,306
1969 33,811,615 46,976,256
1968 32,998,319 46,614,325
1967 32,196,360 46,215,988
1966 31,406,541 45,802,519
1965 30,629,174 45,386,892
1964 29,858,922 44,951,156
1963 29,091,869 44,462,372
1962 28,337,013 43,943,674
1961 27,600,898 43,399,766
1960 26,896,479 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Ukraine
2100 0.06% -1.64%
2099 0.08% -1.63%
2098 0.09% -1.63%
2097 0.1% -1.63%
2096 0.12% -1.62%
2095 0.14% -1.63%
2094 0.15% -1.63%
2093 0.16% -1.63%
2092 0.18% -1.62%
2091 0.19% -1.63%
2090 0.2% -1.62%
2089 0.22% -1.62%
2088 0.24% -1.62%
2087 0.25% -1.62%
2086 0.26% -1.62%
2085 0.28% -1.62%
2084 0.3% -1.61%
2083 0.31% -1.61%
2082 0.33% -1.6%
2081 0.34% -1.59%
2080 0.37% -1.58%
2079 0.38% -1.57%
2078 0.4% -1.56%
2077 0.42% -1.55%
2076 0.44% -1.53%
2075 0.46% -1.52%
2074 0.47% -1.51%
2073 0.5% -1.49%
2072 0.51% -1.48%
2071 0.53% -1.47%
2070 0.55% -1.46%
2069 0.57% -1.44%
2068 0.59% -1.43%
2067 0.6% -1.41%
2066 0.61% -1.4%
2065 0.64% -1.39%
2064 0.65% -1.37%
2063 0.66% -1.35%
2062 0.68% -1.34%
2061 0.69% -1.32%
2060 0.71% -1.3%
2059 0.73% -1.29%
2058 0.75% -1.26%
2057 0.76% -1.24%
2056 0.78% -1.22%
2055 0.81% -1.19%
2054 0.83% -1.17%
2053 0.85% -1.14%
2052 0.87% -1.12%
2051 0.9% -1.09%
2050 0.93% -1.07%
2049 0.97% -1.03%
2048 1% -1.01%
2047 1.03% -0.99%
2046 1.07% -0.96%
2045 1.12% -0.94%
2044 1.15% -0.92%
2043 1.19% -0.91%
2042 1.23% -0.9%
2041 1.26% -0.88%
2040 1.28% -0.88%
2039 1.3% -0.87%
2038 1.32% -0.86%
2037 1.33% -0.84%
2036 1.34% -0.83%
2035 1.36% -0.82%
2034 1.36% -0.81%
2033 1.38% -0.8%
2032 1.39% -0.8%
2031 1.4% -0.78%
2030 1.42% -0.77%
2029 1.44% -0.76%
2028 1.45% -0.74%
2027 1.45% -0.73%
2026 1.48% 3.66%
2025 1.66% 2.24%
2024 1.75% 0.34%
2023 1.7% -8.08%
2022 1.5% -7.34%
2021 1.5% -0.85%
2020 1.64% -0.62%
2019 1.77% -0.56%
2018 1.92% -0.5%
2017 2.02% -0.4%
2016 2.06% -0.37%
2015 2.12% -0.41%
2014 2.3% -0.33%
2013 2.33% -0.18%
2012 2.27% -0.21%
2011 2.13% -0.32%
2010 1.94% -0.36%
2009 1.91% -0.42%
2008 1.88% -0.52%
2007 1.91% -0.46%
2006 1.97% -0.64%
2005 2.04% -0.82%
2004 2.09% -0.69%
2003 2.12% -0.74%
2002 2.13% -0.87%
2001 2.15% -0.91%
2000 2.18% -0.84%
1999 2.26% -0.8%
1998 2.21% -0.8%
1997 2.09% -0.86%
1996 2.1% -0.85%
1995 2.13% -0.79%
1994 2.18% -0.52%
1993 2.33% 0.05%
1992 2.42% 0.29%
1991 2.8% 0.22%
1990 2.97% 0.26%
1989 2.76% 0.37%
1988 2.82% 0.41%
1987 2.81% 0.38%
1986 2.9% 0.41%
1985 3.02% 0.43%
1984 3.06% 0.49%
1983 2.97% 0.46%
1982 2.79% 0.43%
1981 2.72% 0.47%
1980 2.64% 0.47%
1979 2.53% 0.4%
1978 2.48% 0.37%
1977 2.4% 0.44%
1976 2.37% 0.52%
1975 2.39% 0.59%
1974 2.34% 0.62%
1973 2.33% 0.69%
1972 2.33% 0.79%
1971 2.34% 0.66%
1970 2.4% 0.61%
1969 2.46% 0.78%
1968 2.49% 0.86%
1967 2.51% 0.9%
1966 2.54% 0.92%
1965 2.58% 0.97%
1964 2.64% 1.1%
1963 2.66% 1.18%
1962 2.67% 1.25%
1961 2.62% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Egypt Ukraine
Current population
120697176
40125599
Population rank 13/197 40/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.48%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
4.13 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +349
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 147/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -57,305 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 177/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 1,702,358
2024 - 123,884 - 1,146,012
2023 1,780,230 305,006 -283,185 -299,961
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 1,566,491 6,161 -449,941 -1,129
2020 1,704,988 6,016 -307,533 -4,167
2019 1,805,818 7,050 -236,296 -6,908
2018 1,908,512 20,788 -227,491 -32,220
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 -158,390 -36,155
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 -135,710 -31,340
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 -147,107 -21,992
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 -140,216 -65,678
2013 2,156,922 130,305 -129,662 26,781
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 -130,451 66,768
2011 1,951,851 126,170 -158,372 26,457
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 -180,388 16,030
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 -197,918 26,796
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 -229,086 9,312
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 -282,659 15,237
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 -300,787 136,442
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 -337,857 -111,493
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 -344,157 5,644
2003 1,614,293 9,854 -351,299 18,540
2002 1,593,474 11,205 -364,544 -26,991
2001 1,568,962 556 -374,734 -92,847
2000 1,540,084 27,873 -364,143 -67,865
1999 1,534,697 22,026 -348,286 -59,247
1998 1,519,728 78,858 -318,299 -80,684
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 -306,549 -108,735
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 -305,154 -158,008
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 -281,629 -134,053
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 -238,820 -166,380
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 -169,405 26,357
1992 1,421,372 74,950 -95,857 291,788
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 -16,486 125,962
1990 1,450,747 406,994 48,463 75,760
1989 1,461,547 52,648 106,431 36,978
1988 1,465,620 66,147 162,002 75,637
1987 1,436,059 58,678 198,850 -18,275
1986 1,410,249 31,299 225,751 -12,369
1985 1,388,718 112,411 201,011 5,546
1984 1,351,297 122,791 222,430 13,340
1983 1,318,474 129,242 241,741 23,608
1982 1,258,574 51,229 194,101 9,096
1981 1,206,830 4,140 182,839 40,807
1980 1,181,914 738 197,223 47,406
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 197,294 25,635
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 206,554 -29,180
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 216,932 -24,745
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 247,323 -8,219
1975 987,822 -62,368 256,787 15,336
1974 946,052 -60,174 273,486 31,725
1973 905,068 -55,702 274,938 18,777
1972 893,333 -55,282 309,785 56,928
1971 868,365 -56,503 305,849 74,604
1970 841,952 -35,064 291,839 -48,335
1969 824,564 -6,703 274,858 51,763
1968 809,482 -764 295,162 102,096
1967 788,908 6,286 313,899 85,527
1966 774,391 10,089 337,794 89,737
1965 752,682 17,605 334,365 69,354
1964 749,608 20,596 391,120 76,650
1963 738,788 25,109 449,648 60,178
1962 720,128 25,696 481,887 45,712
1961 703,216 23,184 508,602 51,625
1960 685,403 -2,954 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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