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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 35.7 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.5% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Egypt vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Uruguay
2100 203,522,884 2,256,741
2099 203,403,368 2,279,899
2098 203,247,703 2,303,351
2097 203,074,807 2,326,987
2096 202,870,003 2,350,799
2095 202,625,820 2,374,835
2094 202,350,087 2,398,960
2093 202,040,251 2,423,269
2092 201,709,051 2,447,646
2091 201,347,225 2,472,126
2090 200,966,749 2,496,514
2089 200,561,011 2,520,852
2088 200,123,182 2,545,052
2087 199,650,440 2,569,100
2086 199,156,169 2,592,974
2085 198,637,936 2,616,629
2084 198,084,947 2,640,001
2083 197,501,965 2,663,150
2082 196,891,089 2,686,021
2081 196,242,522 2,708,594
2080 195,570,383 2,730,883
2079 194,850,670 2,752,831
2078 194,103,613 2,774,432
2077 193,324,592 2,795,709
2076 192,507,892 2,816,677
2075 191,661,705 2,837,308
2074 190,786,862 2,857,709
2073 189,886,620 2,877,721
2072 188,947,991 2,897,543
2071 187,981,245 2,917,097
2070 186,988,514 2,936,478
2069 185,965,572 2,955,616
2068 184,912,088 2,974,445
2067 183,835,428 2,992,987
2066 182,734,967 3,011,309
2065 181,620,901 3,029,441
2064 180,467,102 3,047,343
2063 179,293,260 3,065,064
2062 178,110,375 3,082,642
2061 176,907,621 3,100,006
2060 175,686,879 3,117,149
2059 174,441,815 3,133,952
2058 173,179,511 3,150,250
2057 171,897,733 3,166,055
2056 170,593,445 3,181,373
2055 169,269,144 3,196,072
2054 167,915,661 3,210,110
2053 166,538,943 3,223,395
2052 165,130,747 3,235,973
2051 163,704,732 3,247,888
2050 162,240,246 3,259,108
2049 160,743,182 3,269,675
2048 159,206,813 3,279,610
2047 157,631,586 3,288,969
2046 156,023,680 3,297,696
2045 154,371,216 3,305,917
2044 152,668,334 3,313,556
2043 150,927,496 3,320,565
2042 149,145,569 3,326,955
2041 147,333,445 3,332,884
2040 145,505,786 3,338,277
2039 143,662,428 3,343,295
2038 141,820,567 3,347,790
2037 139,977,812 3,351,911
2036 138,139,382 3,355,671
2035 136,315,557 3,359,126
2034 134,490,574 3,362,276
2033 132,681,153 3,365,250
2032 130,879,780 3,368,057
2031 129,085,888 3,370,727
2030 127,304,473 3,373,273
2029 125,524,007 3,375,805
2028 123,745,979 3,378,198
2027 121,973,080 3,380,504
2026 120,224,089 3,382,789
2025 118,473,897 3,384,805
2024 116,538,258 3,386,588
2023 114,535,772 3,388,081
2022 112,618,250 3,390,913
2021 110,957,008 3,396,695
2020 109,315,124 3,398,968
2019 107,553,158 3,397,206
2018 105,682,094 3,394,534
2017 103,696,057 3,388,438
2016 101,644,589 3,379,283
2015 99,597,342 3,368,017
2014 97,528,654 3,356,334
2013 95,333,553 3,345,337
2012 93,161,001 3,335,401
2011 91,093,059 3,326,825
2010 89,196,072 3,318,580
2009 87,501,636 3,310,091
2008 85,864,789 3,302,177
2007 84,276,225 3,295,153
2006 82,700,403 3,289,506
2005 81,101,004 3,285,771
2004 79,477,443 3,283,148
2003 77,853,548 3,281,186
2002 76,239,137 3,278,867
2001 74,652,029 3,274,251
2000 73,083,284 3,266,206
1999 71,520,954 3,254,015
1998 69,943,294 3,239,280
1997 68,431,740 3,223,345
1996 67,028,048 3,206,324
1995 65,652,622 3,189,440
1994 64,285,589 3,172,834
1993 62,915,681 3,156,345
1992 61,480,660 3,139,702
1991 60,028,997 3,122,354
1990 58,396,618 3,104,403
1989 56,710,642 3,086,255
1988 55,187,681 3,067,961
1987 53,674,435 3,049,896
1986 52,206,295 3,032,845
1985 50,734,968 3,017,037
1984 49,247,334 3,002,488
1983 47,786,402 2,988,778
1982 46,407,611 2,975,492
1981 45,147,224 2,963,246
1980 43,950,413 2,951,953
1979 42,818,628 2,939,903
1978 41,761,431 2,925,715
1977 40,748,870 2,909,461
1976 39,795,557 2,891,392
1975 38,875,327 2,872,320
1974 37,969,667 2,853,944
1973 37,102,043 2,837,133
1972 36,258,328 2,821,644
1971 35,433,368 2,806,462
1970 34,623,990 2,790,807
1969 33,811,615 2,773,974
1968 32,998,319 2,754,606
1967 32,196,360 2,732,277
1966 31,406,541 2,707,646
1965 30,629,174 2,681,169
1964 29,858,922 2,653,180
1963 29,091,869 2,623,766
1962 28,337,013 2,593,298
1961 27,600,898 2,562,044
1960 26,896,479 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Uruguay
2100 0.06% -1.02%
2099 0.08% -1.02%
2098 0.09% -1.02%
2097 0.1% -1.01%
2096 0.12% -1.01%
2095 0.14% -1.01%
2094 0.15% -1%
2093 0.16% -1%
2092 0.18% -0.99%
2091 0.19% -0.98%
2090 0.2% -0.97%
2089 0.22% -0.95%
2088 0.24% -0.94%
2087 0.25% -0.92%
2086 0.26% -0.9%
2085 0.28% -0.89%
2084 0.3% -0.87%
2083 0.31% -0.85%
2082 0.33% -0.83%
2081 0.34% -0.82%
2080 0.37% -0.8%
2079 0.38% -0.78%
2078 0.4% -0.76%
2077 0.42% -0.74%
2076 0.44% -0.73%
2075 0.46% -0.71%
2074 0.47% -0.7%
2073 0.5% -0.68%
2072 0.51% -0.67%
2071 0.53% -0.66%
2070 0.55% -0.65%
2069 0.57% -0.63%
2068 0.59% -0.62%
2067 0.6% -0.61%
2066 0.61% -0.6%
2065 0.64% -0.59%
2064 0.65% -0.58%
2063 0.66% -0.57%
2062 0.68% -0.56%
2061 0.69% -0.55%
2060 0.71% -0.54%
2059 0.73% -0.52%
2058 0.75% -0.5%
2057 0.76% -0.48%
2056 0.78% -0.46%
2055 0.81% -0.44%
2054 0.83% -0.41%
2053 0.85% -0.39%
2052 0.87% -0.37%
2051 0.9% -0.34%
2050 0.93% -0.32%
2049 0.97% -0.3%
2048 1% -0.28%
2047 1.03% -0.26%
2046 1.07% -0.25%
2045 1.12% -0.23%
2044 1.15% -0.21%
2043 1.19% -0.19%
2042 1.23% -0.18%
2041 1.26% -0.16%
2040 1.28% -0.15%
2039 1.3% -0.13%
2038 1.32% -0.12%
2037 1.33% -0.11%
2036 1.34% -0.1%
2035 1.36% -0.09%
2034 1.36% -0.09%
2033 1.38% -0.08%
2032 1.39% -0.08%
2031 1.4% -0.08%
2030 1.42% -0.08%
2029 1.44% -0.07%
2028 1.45% -0.07%
2027 1.45% -0.07%
2026 1.48% -0.06%
2025 1.66% -0.05%
2024 1.75% -0.04%
2023 1.7% -0.08%
2022 1.5% -0.17%
2021 1.5% -0.07%
2020 1.64% 0.05%
2019 1.77% 0.08%
2018 1.92% 0.18%
2017 2.02% 0.27%
2016 2.06% 0.33%
2015 2.12% 0.35%
2014 2.3% 0.33%
2013 2.33% 0.3%
2012 2.27% 0.26%
2011 2.13% 0.25%
2010 1.94% 0.26%
2009 1.91% 0.24%
2008 1.88% 0.21%
2007 1.91% 0.17%
2006 1.97% 0.11%
2005 2.04% 0.08%
2004 2.09% 0.06%
2003 2.12% 0.07%
2002 2.13% 0.14%
2001 2.15% 0.25%
2000 2.18% 0.37%
1999 2.26% 0.45%
1998 2.21% 0.49%
1997 2.09% 0.53%
1996 2.1% 0.53%
1995 2.13% 0.52%
1994 2.18% 0.52%
1993 2.33% 0.53%
1992 2.42% 0.56%
1991 2.8% 0.58%
1990 2.97% 0.59%
1989 2.76% 0.6%
1988 2.82% 0.59%
1987 2.81% 0.56%
1986 2.9% 0.52%
1985 3.02% 0.48%
1984 3.06% 0.46%
1983 2.97% 0.45%
1982 2.79% 0.41%
1981 2.72% 0.38%
1980 2.64% 0.41%
1979 2.53% 0.48%
1978 2.48% 0.56%
1977 2.4% 0.62%
1976 2.37% 0.66%
1975 2.39% 0.64%
1974 2.34% 0.59%
1973 2.33% 0.55%
1972 2.33% 0.54%
1971 2.34% 0.56%
1970 2.4% 0.61%
1969 2.46% 0.7%
1968 2.49% 0.82%
1967 2.51% 0.91%
1966 2.54% 0.99%
1965 2.58% 1.05%
1964 2.64% 1.12%
1963 2.66% 1.17%
1962 2.67% 1.22%
1961 2.62% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Egypt Uruguay
Current population
120697176
3382789
Population rank 13/197 133/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.04%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
13.1 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 -4
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 167/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -57,305 -1,338
Net migration rank 177/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -1,338
2024 - 123,884 - -1,348
2023 1,780,230 305,006 298 -1,501
2022 1,736,123 13,707 -2,964 -1,501
2021 1,566,491 6,161 -5,621 -1,482
2020 1,704,988 6,016 4,048 -1,482
2019 1,805,818 7,050 3,873 -2,899
2018 1,908,512 20,788 7,322 -2,963
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 10,907 -3,091
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 14,008 -3,506
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 16,194 -4,157
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 16,238 -4,919
2013 2,156,922 130,305 16,318 -5,647
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 15,520 -6,317
2011 1,951,851 126,170 14,934 -6,982
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 16,231 -7,696
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 16,947 -8,510
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 16,838 -9,458
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 17,422 -10,750
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 17,783 -13,161
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 18,926 -16,086
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 18,067 -15,668
2003 1,614,293 9,854 18,628 -17,105
2002 1,593,474 11,205 20,073 -16,957
2001 1,568,962 556 20,729 -14,620
2000 1,540,084 27,873 21,060 -11,076
1999 1,534,697 22,026 21,844 -7,441
1998 1,519,728 78,858 22,114 -7,048
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 23,737 -6,938
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 24,635 -7,397
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 24,872 -8,339
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 24,637 -7,955
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 24,212 -7,922
1992 1,421,372 74,950 24,847 -7,850
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 25,422 -7,714
1990 1,450,747 406,994 25,699 -7,499
1989 1,461,547 52,648 25,322 -7,229
1988 1,465,620 66,147 25,071 -6,582
1987 1,436,059 58,678 24,469 -6,833
1986 1,410,249 31,299 24,505 -8,046
1985 1,388,718 112,411 23,988 -8,832
1984 1,351,297 122,791 23,684 -9,730
1983 1,318,474 129,242 24,146 -10,671
1982 1,258,574 51,229 25,224 -12,131
1981 1,206,830 4,140 24,968 -13,577
1980 1,181,914 738 25,451 -14,252
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 27,456 -14,552
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 30,076 -14,611
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 31,321 -14,280
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 33,199 -14,096
1975 987,822 -62,368 33,393 -14,350
1974 946,052 -60,174 32,221 -14,512
1973 905,068 -55,702 30,213 -14,312
1972 893,333 -55,282 28,896 -13,817
1971 868,365 -56,503 28,584 -13,288
1970 841,952 -35,064 28,737 -12,727
1969 824,564 -6,703 28,805 -11,149
1968 809,482 -764 29,103 -8,028
1967 788,908 6,286 29,514 -5,938
1966 774,391 10,089 30,293 -4,599
1965 752,682 17,605 30,807 -3,542
1964 749,608 20,596 31,340 -2,623
1963 738,788 25,109 31,824 -1,707
1962 720,128 25,696 31,441 -623
1961 703,216 23,184 30,975 703
1960 685,403 -2,954 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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

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