The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 119,759,833 people compared to 3,384,690 in Uruguay.
Population statistics:
- Egypt's population is 35.4 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 1.49% of the world: 1.45% 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 2005, the population of Egypt has increased from 81.1M people to 120M (47.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (3.01% growth).
- Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 202M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.25M people by 2100.
Egypt vs Uruguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
119759833
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3384690
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| Population rank | 13/197 | 133/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.45% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
15.7 seconds
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5.87 hours
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| One birth every |
13.1 seconds
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15.7 minutes
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| One death every |
50.4 seconds
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15.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.24 minutes
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6.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | +123,884 | -1,348 |
| 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 | 66/197 | 169/197 |
Egypt and Uruguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 26,896,479 | 2,529,957 | - | - |
| 1961 | 27,600,898 | 2,562,044 | 2.62% | 1.27% |
| 1962 | 28,337,013 | 2,593,298 | 2.67% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 29,091,869 | 2,623,766 | 2.66% | 1.17% |
| 1964 | 29,858,922 | 2,653,180 | 2.64% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 30,629,174 | 2,681,169 | 2.58% | 1.05% |
| 1966 | 31,406,541 | 2,707,646 | 2.54% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 32,196,360 | 2,732,277 | 2.51% | 0.91% |
| 1968 | 32,998,319 | 2,754,606 | 2.49% | 0.82% |
| 1969 | 33,811,615 | 2,773,974 | 2.46% | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 34,623,990 | 2,790,807 | 2.4% | 0.61% |
| 1971 | 35,433,368 | 2,806,462 | 2.34% | 0.56% |
| 1972 | 36,258,328 | 2,821,644 | 2.33% | 0.54% |
| 1973 | 37,102,043 | 2,837,133 | 2.33% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 37,969,667 | 2,853,944 | 2.34% | 0.59% |
| 1975 | 38,875,327 | 2,872,320 | 2.39% | 0.64% |
| 1976 | 39,795,557 | 2,891,392 | 2.37% | 0.66% |
| 1977 | 40,748,870 | 2,909,461 | 2.4% | 0.62% |
| 1978 | 41,761,431 | 2,925,715 | 2.48% | 0.56% |
| 1979 | 42,818,628 | 2,939,903 | 2.53% | 0.48% |
| 1980 | 43,950,413 | 2,951,953 | 2.64% | 0.41% |
| 1981 | 45,147,224 | 2,963,246 | 2.72% | 0.38% |
| 1982 | 46,407,611 | 2,975,492 | 2.79% | 0.41% |
| 1983 | 47,786,402 | 2,988,778 | 2.97% | 0.45% |
| 1984 | 49,247,334 | 3,002,488 | 3.06% | 0.46% |
| 1985 | 50,734,968 | 3,017,037 | 3.02% | 0.48% |
| 1986 | 52,206,295 | 3,032,845 | 2.9% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 53,674,435 | 3,049,896 | 2.81% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 55,187,681 | 3,067,961 | 2.82% | 0.59% |
| 1989 | 56,710,642 | 3,086,255 | 2.76% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 58,396,618 | 3,104,403 | 2.97% | 0.59% |
| 1991 | 60,028,997 | 3,122,354 | 2.8% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 61,480,660 | 3,139,702 | 2.42% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 62,915,681 | 3,156,345 | 2.33% | 0.53% |
| 1994 | 64,285,589 | 3,172,834 | 2.18% | 0.52% |
| 1995 | 65,652,622 | 3,189,440 | 2.13% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 67,028,048 | 3,206,324 | 2.1% | 0.53% |
| 1997 | 68,431,740 | 3,223,345 | 2.09% | 0.53% |
| 1998 | 69,943,294 | 3,239,280 | 2.21% | 0.49% |
| 1999 | 71,520,954 | 3,254,015 | 2.26% | 0.45% |
| 2000 | 73,083,284 | 3,266,206 | 2.18% | 0.37% |
| 2001 | 74,652,029 | 3,274,251 | 2.15% | 0.25% |
| 2002 | 76,239,137 | 3,278,867 | 2.13% | 0.14% |
| 2003 | 77,853,548 | 3,281,186 | 2.12% | 0.07% |
| 2004 | 79,477,443 | 3,283,148 | 2.09% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 81,101,004 | 3,285,771 | 2.04% | 0.08% |
| 2006 | 82,700,403 | 3,289,506 | 1.97% | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 84,276,225 | 3,295,153 | 1.91% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | 85,864,789 | 3,302,177 | 1.88% | 0.21% |
| 2009 | 87,501,636 | 3,310,091 | 1.91% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 89,196,072 | 3,318,580 | 1.94% | 0.26% |
| 2011 | 91,093,059 | 3,326,825 | 2.13% | 0.25% |
| 2012 | 93,161,001 | 3,335,401 | 2.27% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 95,333,553 | 3,345,337 | 2.33% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 97,528,654 | 3,356,334 | 2.3% | 0.33% |
| 2015 | 99,597,342 | 3,368,017 | 2.12% | 0.35% |
| 2016 | 101,644,589 | 3,379,283 | 2.06% | 0.33% |
| 2017 | 103,696,057 | 3,388,438 | 2.02% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 105,682,094 | 3,394,534 | 1.92% | 0.18% |
| 2019 | 107,553,158 | 3,397,206 | 1.77% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 109,315,124 | 3,398,968 | 1.64% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 110,957,008 | 3,396,695 | 1.5% | -0.07% |
| 2022 | 112,618,250 | 3,390,913 | 1.5% | -0.17% |
| 2023 | 114,535,772 | 3,388,081 | 1.7% | -0.08% |
| 2024 | 116,538,258 | 3,386,588 | 1.75% | -0.04% |
| 2025 | 118,365,997 | 3,384,690 | 1.57% | -0.06% |
| 2026 | 120,101,181 | 3,382,543 | 1.47% | -0.06% |
| 2027 | 121,847,622 | 3,380,245 | 1.45% | -0.07% |
| 2028 | 123,608,457 | 3,377,893 | 1.45% | -0.07% |
| 2029 | 125,373,058 | 3,375,428 | 1.43% | -0.07% |
| 2030 | 127,139,323 | 3,372,892 | 1.41% | -0.08% |
| 2031 | 128,912,256 | 3,370,285 | 1.39% | -0.08% |
| 2032 | 130,695,084 | 3,367,544 | 1.38% | -0.08% |
| 2033 | 132,485,612 | 3,364,654 | 1.37% | -0.09% |
| 2034 | 134,287,838 | 3,361,591 | 1.36% | -0.09% |
| 2035 | 136,097,214 | 3,358,284 | 1.35% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 137,913,263 | 3,354,682 | 1.33% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 139,738,699 | 3,350,735 | 1.32% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 141,565,835 | 3,346,431 | 1.31% | -0.13% |
| 2039 | 143,393,267 | 3,341,676 | 1.29% | -0.14% |
| 2040 | 145,213,662 | 3,336,469 | 1.27% | -0.16% |
| 2041 | 147,018,554 | 3,330,804 | 1.24% | -0.17% |
| 2042 | 148,800,785 | 3,324,643 | 1.21% | -0.18% |
| 2043 | 150,547,655 | 3,317,939 | 1.17% | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 152,255,332 | 3,310,611 | 1.13% | -0.22% |
| 2045 | 153,919,190 | 3,302,680 | 1.09% | -0.24% |
| 2046 | 155,535,951 | 3,294,196 | 1.05% | -0.26% |
| 2047 | 157,114,404 | 3,285,160 | 1.01% | -0.27% |
| 2048 | 158,657,392 | 3,275,507 | 0.98% | -0.29% |
| 2049 | 160,161,615 | 3,265,260 | 0.95% | -0.31% |
| 2050 | 161,630,197 | 3,254,361 | 0.92% | -0.33% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Egypt increased by 18,496,338 people (a 22.8% growth), while Uruguay gained 82,246 people (a 2.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Egypt gained 20,162,491 (a 20.2% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 16,673 (a 0.5% growth).
Egypt was ranked 14th most populous country in 2005 and is 13th in 2025. Uruguay was ranked 130th in 2005 and ranked 133rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Egypt's population will grow by 35% to 161,630,197 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.85% to 3,254,361 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Cairo | 9.61M |
| Giza | 5.6M |
| Alexandria | 4.87M |
| Shubra El Kheima | 1.03M |
| Mansoura | 622K |
| Helwan | 619K |
| El Mahalla El Kubra | 593K |
| Port Said | 524K |
| Faiyum | 519K |
| Suez | 517K |
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| City | Population |
| Montevideo | 1.3M |
| Salto | 125K |
| Ciudad de la Costa | 112K |
| Rivera | 103K |
| Maldonado | 86.8K |
| Paysandu | 76.4K |
| Tacuarembo | 54.8K |
| Melo | 51.8K |
| Mercedes | 42K |
| Artigas | 40.7K |
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Population differences between Egypt and Uruguay
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| Life expectancy | 72 years | 78.5 years |
| Average age | 28.5 years | 38.9 years |
| Median age | 25.3 years | 37.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 50.1 ppl/mi² |
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