The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 119,759,833 people compared to 949 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Egypt's population is 126,196 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 1.45% of the world: 1.45% for Egypt vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2005, the population of Egypt has increased from 81.1M people to 120M (47.7% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 921 to 949 (3.04% growth).
- Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 202M people compared to the peak of 2.51K people in 2100 for the Vatican.
Egypt vs Vatican: live population counter
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| Current population |
119759833
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949
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| Population rank | 13/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.45% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
15.7 seconds
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1 month
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| One birth every |
13.1 seconds
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n/a |
| One death every |
50.4 seconds
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n/a |
| One migration net change every |
4.24 minutes
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n/a |
| Annual migration change | +123,884 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +5,486 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,002,486 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.75% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 66/197 | 165/197 |
Egypt and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 26,896,479 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 27,600,898 | - | 2.62% | - |
| 1962 | 28,337,013 | - | 2.67% | - |
| 1963 | 29,091,869 | - | 2.66% | - |
| 1964 | 29,858,922 | - | 2.64% | - |
| 1965 | 30,629,174 | - | 2.58% | - |
| 1966 | 31,406,541 | - | 2.54% | - |
| 1967 | 32,196,360 | - | 2.51% | - |
| 1968 | 32,998,319 | - | 2.49% | - |
| 1969 | 33,811,615 | - | 2.46% | - |
| 1970 | 34,623,990 | - | 2.4% | - |
| 1971 | 35,433,368 | - | 2.34% | - |
| 1972 | 36,258,328 | - | 2.33% | - |
| 1973 | 37,102,043 | - | 2.33% | - |
| 1974 | 37,969,667 | - | 2.34% | - |
| 1975 | 38,875,327 | - | 2.39% | - |
| 1976 | 39,795,557 | - | 2.37% | - |
| 1977 | 40,748,870 | - | 2.4% | - |
| 1978 | 41,761,431 | - | 2.48% | - |
| 1979 | 42,818,628 | - | 2.53% | - |
| 1980 | 43,950,413 | - | 2.64% | - |
| 1981 | 45,147,224 | - | 2.72% | - |
| 1982 | 46,407,611 | - | 2.79% | - |
| 1983 | 47,786,402 | - | 2.97% | - |
| 1984 | 49,247,334 | - | 3.06% | - |
| 1985 | 50,734,968 | - | 3.02% | - |
| 1986 | 52,206,295 | - | 2.9% | - |
| 1987 | 53,674,435 | - | 2.81% | - |
| 1988 | 55,187,681 | - | 2.82% | - |
| 1989 | 56,710,642 | - | 2.76% | - |
| 1990 | 58,396,618 | - | 2.97% | - |
| 1991 | 60,028,997 | - | 2.8% | - |
| 1992 | 61,480,660 | - | 2.42% | - |
| 1993 | 62,915,681 | - | 2.33% | - |
| 1994 | 64,285,589 | - | 2.18% | - |
| 1995 | 65,652,622 | - | 2.13% | - |
| 1996 | 67,028,048 | - | 2.1% | - |
| 1997 | 68,431,740 | - | 2.09% | - |
| 1998 | 69,943,294 | - | 2.21% | - |
| 1999 | 71,520,954 | - | 2.26% | - |
| 2000 | 73,083,284 | 880 | 2.18% | - |
| 2001 | 74,652,029 | 890 | 2.15% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 76,239,137 | 900 | 2.13% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 77,853,548 | 911 | 2.12% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 79,477,443 | 921 | 2.09% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 81,101,004 | 921 | 2.04% | 0% |
| 2006 | 82,700,403 | 932 | 1.97% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 84,276,225 | 821 | 1.91% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 85,864,789 | 824 | 1.88% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 87,501,636 | 826 | 1.91% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 89,196,072 | 829 | 1.94% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 91,093,059 | 832 | 2.13% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 93,161,001 | 836 | 2.27% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 95,333,553 | 839 | 2.33% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 97,528,654 | 842 | 2.3% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 99,597,342 | 1,000 | 2.12% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 101,644,589 | - | 2.06% | 0% |
| 2017 | 103,696,057 | 1,000 | 2.02% | 0% |
| 2018 | 105,682,094 | - | 1.92% | 0% |
| 2019 | 107,553,158 | 1,000 | 1.77% | 0% |
| 2020 | 109,315,124 | 987 | 1.64% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 110,957,008 | 970 | 1.5% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 112,618,250 | 944 | 1.5% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 114,535,772 | 922 | 1.7% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 116,538,258 | 933 | 1.75% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 118,365,997 | 939 | 1.57% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 120,101,181 | 952 | 1.47% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 121,847,622 | 974 | 1.45% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 123,608,457 | 985 | 1.45% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 125,373,058 | 983 | 1.43% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 127,139,323 | 976 | 1.41% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 128,912,256 | 968 | 1.39% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 130,695,084 | 968 | 1.38% | 0% |
| 2033 | 132,485,612 | 988 | 1.37% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 134,287,838 | 992 | 1.36% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 136,097,214 | 1,000 | 1.35% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 137,913,263 | 998 | 1.33% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 139,738,699 | 1,003 | 1.32% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 141,565,835 | 1,022 | 1.31% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 143,393,267 | 1,060 | 1.29% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 145,213,662 | 1,095 | 1.27% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 147,018,554 | 1,127 | 1.24% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 148,800,785 | 1,149 | 1.21% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 150,547,655 | 1,169 | 1.17% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 152,255,332 | 1,186 | 1.13% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 153,919,190 | 1,209 | 1.09% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 155,535,951 | 1,224 | 1.05% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 157,114,404 | 1,248 | 1.01% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 158,657,392 | 1,272 | 0.98% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 160,161,615 | 1,296 | 0.95% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 161,630,197 | 1,325 | 0.92% | 2.27% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Egypt increased by 18,496,338 people (a 22.8% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Egypt gained 20,162,491 (a 20.2% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).
Egypt was ranked 14th most populous country in 2005 and is 13th in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
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 |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between Egypt and the Vatican
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| Life expectancy | 72 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 28.5 years | n/a |
| Median age | 25.3 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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