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Population in Egypt compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 2.85 times bigger than Egypt's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 5.61% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Egypt vs United States: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt United States
2100 203,522,884 415,429,771
2099 203,403,368 414,829,167
2098 203,247,703 414,231,720
2097 203,074,807 413,576,381
2096 202,870,003 412,927,393
2095 202,625,820 412,225,379
2094 202,350,087 411,498,749
2093 202,040,251 410,785,729
2092 201,709,051 410,051,921
2091 201,347,225 409,320,183
2090 200,966,749 408,613,732
2089 200,561,011 407,885,645
2088 200,123,182 407,129,733
2087 199,650,440 406,421,298
2086 199,156,169 405,715,343
2085 198,637,936 405,059,379
2084 198,084,947 404,343,130
2083 197,501,965 403,612,785
2082 196,891,089 402,871,293
2081 196,242,522 402,054,554
2080 195,570,383 401,319,194
2079 194,850,670 400,554,914
2078 194,103,613 399,737,968
2077 193,324,592 398,906,565
2076 192,507,892 398,035,750
2075 191,661,705 397,109,170
2074 190,786,862 396,226,412
2073 189,886,620 395,307,725
2072 188,947,991 394,393,561
2071 187,981,245 393,415,363
2070 186,988,514 392,469,727
2069 185,965,572 391,479,981
2068 184,912,088 390,517,695
2067 183,835,428 389,543,856
2066 182,734,967 388,597,719
2065 181,620,901 387,685,327
2064 180,467,102 386,805,026
2063 179,293,260 385,911,917
2062 178,110,375 385,032,627
2061 176,907,621 384,170,837
2060 175,686,879 383,361,269
2059 174,441,815 382,542,030
2058 173,179,511 381,704,804
2057 171,897,733 380,907,023
2056 170,593,445 380,159,777
2055 169,269,144 379,430,756
2054 167,915,661 378,682,851
2053 166,538,943 377,878,421
2052 165,130,747 377,073,303
2051 163,704,732 376,229,840
2050 162,240,246 375,373,155
2049 160,743,182 374,493,150
2048 159,206,813 373,590,762
2047 157,631,586 372,626,259
2046 156,023,680 371,644,809
2045 154,371,216 370,602,914
2044 152,668,334 369,518,897
2043 150,927,496 368,375,680
2042 149,145,569 367,158,772
2041 147,333,445 365,937,822
2040 145,505,786 364,671,837
2039 143,662,428 363,367,337
2038 141,820,567 361,997,023
2037 139,977,812 360,606,236
2036 138,139,382 359,193,245
2035 136,315,557 357,750,686
2034 134,490,574 356,266,726
2033 132,681,153 354,775,032
2032 130,879,780 353,259,037
2031 129,085,888 351,721,511
2030 127,304,473 350,155,042
2029 125,524,007 348,564,667
2028 123,745,979 346,906,294
2027 121,973,080 345,257,605
2026 120,224,089 343,565,426
2025 118,473,897 341,784,857
2024 116,538,258 340,110,988
2023 114,535,772 334,914,895
2022 112,618,250 333,271,411
2021 110,957,008 331,893,745
2020 109,315,124 331,526,933
2019 107,553,158 328,329,953
2018 105,682,094 326,838,199
2017 103,696,057 325,122,128
2016 101,644,589 323,071,755
2015 99,597,342 320,738,994
2014 97,528,654 318,386,329
2013 95,333,553 316,059,947
2012 93,161,001 313,877,662
2011 91,093,059 311,583,481
2010 89,196,072 309,327,143
2009 87,501,636 306,771,529
2008 85,864,789 304,093,966
2007 84,276,225 301,231,207
2006 82,700,403 298,379,912
2005 81,101,004 295,516,599
2004 79,477,443 292,805,298
2003 77,853,548 290,107,933
2002 76,239,137 287,625,193
2001 74,652,029 284,968,955
2000 73,083,284 282,162,411
1999 71,520,954 279,294,713
1998 69,943,294 276,115,288
1997 68,431,740 272,911,760
1996 67,028,048 269,667,391
1995 65,652,622 266,557,091
1994 64,285,589 263,435,673
1993 62,915,681 260,255,352
1992 61,480,660 256,894,189
1991 60,028,997 253,492,503
1990 58,396,618 250,131,894
1989 56,710,642 246,819,222
1988 55,187,681 244,499,004
1987 53,674,435 242,288,936
1986 52,206,295 240,132,831
1985 50,734,968 237,923,734
1984 49,247,334 235,824,908
1983 47,786,402 233,792,014
1982 46,407,611 231,664,432
1981 45,147,224 229,465,744
1980 43,950,413 226,542,250
1979 42,818,628 225,055,487
1978 41,761,431 222,584,545
1977 40,748,870 220,239,425
1976 39,795,557 218,035,164
1975 38,875,327 215,973,199
1974 37,969,667 213,853,928
1973 37,102,043 211,908,788
1972 36,258,328 209,896,021
1971 35,433,368 207,660,677
1970 34,623,990 205,052,174
1969 33,811,615 202,676,946
1968 32,998,319 200,706,052
1967 32,196,360 198,712,056
1966 31,406,541 196,560,338
1965 30,629,174 194,302,963
1964 29,858,922 191,888,791
1963 29,091,869 189,241,798
1962 28,337,013 186,537,737
1961 27,600,898 183,691,481
1960 26,896,479 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt United States
2100 0.06% 0.14%
2099 0.08% 0.14%
2098 0.09% 0.16%
2097 0.1% 0.16%
2096 0.12% 0.17%
2095 0.14% 0.18%
2094 0.15% 0.17%
2093 0.16% 0.18%
2092 0.18% 0.18%
2091 0.19% 0.17%
2090 0.2% 0.18%
2089 0.22% 0.19%
2088 0.24% 0.17%
2087 0.25% 0.17%
2086 0.26% 0.16%
2085 0.28% 0.18%
2084 0.3% 0.18%
2083 0.31% 0.18%
2082 0.33% 0.2%
2081 0.34% 0.18%
2080 0.37% 0.19%
2079 0.38% 0.2%
2078 0.4% 0.21%
2077 0.42% 0.22%
2076 0.44% 0.23%
2075 0.46% 0.22%
2074 0.47% 0.23%
2073 0.5% 0.23%
2072 0.51% 0.25%
2071 0.53% 0.24%
2070 0.55% 0.25%
2069 0.57% 0.25%
2068 0.59% 0.25%
2067 0.6% 0.24%
2066 0.61% 0.24%
2065 0.64% 0.23%
2064 0.65% 0.23%
2063 0.66% 0.23%
2062 0.68% 0.22%
2061 0.69% 0.21%
2060 0.71% 0.21%
2059 0.73% 0.22%
2058 0.75% 0.21%
2057 0.76% 0.2%
2056 0.78% 0.19%
2055 0.81% 0.2%
2054 0.83% 0.21%
2053 0.85% 0.21%
2052 0.87% 0.22%
2051 0.9% 0.23%
2050 0.93% 0.23%
2049 0.97% 0.24%
2048 1% 0.26%
2047 1.03% 0.26%
2046 1.07% 0.28%
2045 1.12% 0.29%
2044 1.15% 0.31%
2043 1.19% 0.33%
2042 1.23% 0.33%
2041 1.26% 0.35%
2040 1.28% 0.36%
2039 1.3% 0.38%
2038 1.32% 0.39%
2037 1.33% 0.39%
2036 1.34% 0.4%
2035 1.36% 0.42%
2034 1.36% 0.42%
2033 1.38% 0.43%
2032 1.39% 0.44%
2031 1.4% 0.45%
2030 1.42% 0.46%
2029 1.44% 0.48%
2028 1.45% 0.48%
2027 1.45% 0.49%
2026 1.48% 0.52%
2025 1.66% 0.49%
2024 1.75% 1.55%
2023 1.7% 0.49%
2022 1.5% 0.42%
2021 1.5% 0.11%
2020 1.64% 0.97%
2019 1.77% 0.46%
2018 1.92% 0.53%
2017 2.02% 0.63%
2016 2.06% 0.73%
2015 2.12% 0.74%
2014 2.3% 0.74%
2013 2.33% 0.7%
2012 2.27% 0.74%
2011 2.13% 0.73%
2010 1.94% 0.83%
2009 1.91% 0.88%
2008 1.88% 0.95%
2007 1.91% 0.96%
2006 1.97% 0.97%
2005 2.04% 0.93%
2004 2.09% 0.93%
2003 2.12% 0.86%
2002 2.13% 0.93%
2001 2.15% 0.99%
2000 2.18% 1.03%
1999 2.26% 1.15%
1998 2.21% 1.17%
1997 2.09% 1.2%
1996 2.1% 1.17%
1995 2.13% 1.18%
1994 2.18% 1.22%
1993 2.33% 1.31%
1992 2.42% 1.34%
1991 2.8% 1.34%
1990 2.97% 1.34%
1989 2.76% 0.95%
1988 2.82% 0.91%
1987 2.81% 0.9%
1986 2.9% 0.93%
1985 3.02% 0.89%
1984 3.06% 0.87%
1983 2.97% 0.92%
1982 2.79% 0.96%
1981 2.72% 1.29%
1980 2.64% 0.66%
1979 2.53% 1.11%
1978 2.48% 1.06%
1977 2.4% 1.01%
1976 2.37% 0.95%
1975 2.39% 0.99%
1974 2.34% 0.92%
1973 2.33% 0.96%
1972 2.33% 1.08%
1971 2.34% 1.27%
1970 2.4% 1.17%
1969 2.46% 0.98%
1968 2.49% 1%
1967 2.51% 1.09%
1966 2.54% 1.16%
1965 2.58% 1.26%
1964 2.64% 1.4%
1963 2.66% 1.45%
1962 2.67% 1.55%
1961 2.62% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Egypt United States
Current population
120697176
344023146
Population rank 13/197 3/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 4.15%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
18.9 seconds
One birth every
13.1 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 134/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -57,305 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 177/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - 1,230,663
2024 - 123,884 - 1,286,132
2023 1,780,230 305,006 502,372 1,322,668
2022 1,736,123 13,707 399,926 1,319,009
2021 1,566,491 6,161 199,137 674,787
2020 1,704,988 6,016 208,862 329,769
2019 1,805,818 7,050 887,476 1,774,500
2018 1,908,512 20,788 955,022 1,764,961
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 2,156,922 130,305 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 1,951,851 126,170 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 1,614,293 9,854 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 1,593,474 11,205 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 1,568,962 556 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 1,540,084 27,873 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 1,534,697 22,026 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 1,519,728 78,858 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 1,421,372 74,950 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 1,450,747 406,994 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 1,461,547 52,648 1,875,826 400,998
1988 1,465,620 66,147 1,735,943 460,778
1987 1,436,059 58,678 1,720,252 480,815
1986 1,410,249 31,299 1,656,917 493,082
1985 1,388,718 112,411 1,689,258 598,777
1984 1,351,297 122,791 1,627,192 622,793
1983 1,318,474 129,242 1,636,544 662,840
1982 1,258,574 51,229 1,714,317 600,149
1981 1,206,830 4,140 1,652,153 583,070
1980 1,181,914 738 1,608,450 595,916
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 1,597,894 503,559
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 1,402,283 556,521
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 1,431,556 577,060
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 1,264,604 635,590
1975 987,822 -62,368 1,252,644 655,078
1974 946,052 -60,174 1,218,968 706,978
1973 905,068 -55,702 1,165,499 783,163
1972 893,333 -55,282 1,301,355 833,543
1971 868,365 -56,503 1,640,519 833,549
1970 841,952 -35,064 1,824,965 744,902
1969 824,564 -6,703 1,702,487 523,740
1968 809,482 -764 1,565,507 594,514
1967 788,908 6,286 1,669,181 585,410
1966 774,391 10,089 1,749,387 637,692
1965 752,682 17,605 1,943,030 644,902
1964 749,608 20,596 2,245,099 618,635
1963 738,788 25,109 2,289,826 639,495
1962 720,128 25,696 2,406,337 625,617
1961 703,216 23,184 2,571,681 580,333
1960 685,403 -2,954 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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