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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 2.79 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 1.98% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Egypt vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Yemen
2100 203,522,884 111,531,602
2099 203,403,368 111,216,538
2098 203,247,703 110,873,896
2097 203,074,807 110,513,248
2096 202,870,003 110,125,357
2095 202,625,820 109,718,989
2094 202,350,087 109,287,747
2093 202,040,251 108,834,256
2092 201,709,051 108,350,834
2091 201,347,225 107,845,139
2090 200,966,749 107,319,234
2089 200,561,011 106,769,903
2088 200,123,182 106,198,480
2087 199,650,440 105,606,248
2086 199,156,169 104,994,691
2085 198,637,936 104,356,315
2084 198,084,947 103,704,067
2083 197,501,965 103,033,111
2082 196,891,089 102,348,794
2081 196,242,522 101,642,012
2080 195,570,383 100,920,728
2079 194,850,670 100,179,245
2078 194,103,613 99,422,962
2077 193,324,592 98,654,481
2076 192,507,892 97,862,812
2075 191,661,705 97,057,105
2074 190,786,862 96,230,615
2073 189,886,620 95,389,748
2072 188,947,991 94,528,518
2071 187,981,245 93,646,094
2070 186,988,514 92,750,891
2069 185,965,572 91,836,719
2068 184,912,088 90,906,457
2067 183,835,428 89,961,778
2066 182,734,967 88,998,844
2065 181,620,901 88,022,210
2064 180,467,102 87,033,422
2063 179,293,260 86,020,867
2062 178,110,375 84,985,459
2061 176,907,621 83,934,120
2060 175,686,879 82,867,105
2059 174,441,815 81,781,887
2058 173,179,511 80,678,032
2057 171,897,733 79,563,835
2056 170,593,445 78,436,146
2055 169,269,144 77,296,391
2054 167,915,661 76,143,587
2053 166,538,943 74,985,186
2052 165,130,747 73,813,387
2051 163,704,732 72,631,340
2050 162,240,246 71,436,891
2049 160,743,182 70,243,074
2048 159,206,813 69,043,876
2047 157,631,586 67,843,741
2046 156,023,680 66,638,116
2045 154,371,216 65,433,874
2044 152,668,334 64,230,423
2043 150,927,496 63,031,296
2042 149,145,569 61,838,177
2041 147,333,445 60,651,763
2040 145,505,786 59,475,172
2039 143,662,428 58,303,694
2038 141,820,567 57,135,690
2037 139,977,812 55,973,689
2036 138,139,382 54,809,098
2035 136,315,557 53,641,994
2034 134,490,574 52,476,195
2033 132,681,153 51,307,469
2032 130,879,780 50,140,351
2031 129,085,888 48,969,961
2030 127,304,473 47,786,079
2029 125,524,007 46,594,926
2028 123,745,979 45,403,313
2027 121,973,080 44,203,683
2026 120,224,089 43,000,078
2025 118,473,897 41,792,731
2024 116,538,258 40,583,164
2023 114,535,772 39,390,799
2022 112,618,250 38,222,876
2021 110,957,008 37,140,230
2020 109,315,124 36,134,863
2019 107,553,158 35,111,408
2018 105,682,094 34,085,182
2017 103,696,057 33,090,921
2016 101,644,589 32,109,010
2015 99,597,342 31,159,379
2014 97,528,654 30,226,309
2013 95,333,553 29,312,952
2012 93,161,001 28,433,647
2011 91,093,059 27,582,897
2010 89,196,072 26,754,387
2009 87,501,636 25,927,724
2008 85,864,789 25,111,941
2007 84,276,225 24,318,082
2006 82,700,403 23,543,083
2005 81,101,004 22,790,085
2004 79,477,443 22,095,167
2003 77,853,548 21,456,379
2002 76,239,137 20,835,086
2001 74,652,029 20,226,147
2000 73,083,284 19,624,141
1999 71,520,954 19,029,420
1998 69,943,294 18,446,013
1997 68,431,740 17,873,936
1996 67,028,048 17,313,177
1995 65,652,622 16,740,058
1994 64,285,589 16,149,147
1993 62,915,681 15,563,914
1992 61,480,660 14,989,494
1991 60,028,997 14,430,201
1990 58,396,618 13,887,862
1989 56,710,642 13,364,174
1988 55,187,681 12,859,708
1987 53,674,435 12,369,912
1986 52,206,295 11,901,040
1985 50,734,968 11,453,825
1984 49,247,334 11,025,597
1983 47,786,402 10,621,499
1982 46,407,611 10,241,006
1981 45,147,224 9,882,362
1980 43,950,413 9,543,358
1979 42,818,628 9,224,194
1978 41,761,431 8,926,586
1977 40,748,870 8,648,222
1976 39,795,557 8,384,113
1975 38,875,327 8,133,598
1974 37,969,667 7,896,783
1973 37,102,043 7,672,796
1972 36,258,328 7,460,068
1971 35,433,368 7,257,462
1970 34,623,990 7,065,279
1969 33,811,615 6,875,859
1968 32,998,319 6,690,524
1967 32,196,360 6,516,444
1966 31,406,541 6,351,494
1965 30,629,174 6,195,593
1964 29,858,922 6,048,006
1963 29,091,869 5,911,135
1962 28,337,013 5,782,221
1961 27,600,898 5,655,232
1960 26,896,479 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Yemen
2100 0.06% 0.28%
2099 0.08% 0.31%
2098 0.09% 0.33%
2097 0.1% 0.35%
2096 0.12% 0.37%
2095 0.14% 0.39%
2094 0.15% 0.42%
2093 0.16% 0.45%
2092 0.18% 0.47%
2091 0.19% 0.49%
2090 0.2% 0.51%
2089 0.22% 0.54%
2088 0.24% 0.56%
2087 0.25% 0.58%
2086 0.26% 0.61%
2085 0.28% 0.63%
2084 0.3% 0.65%
2083 0.31% 0.67%
2082 0.33% 0.7%
2081 0.34% 0.71%
2080 0.37% 0.74%
2079 0.38% 0.76%
2078 0.4% 0.78%
2077 0.42% 0.81%
2076 0.44% 0.83%
2075 0.46% 0.86%
2074 0.47% 0.88%
2073 0.5% 0.91%
2072 0.51% 0.94%
2071 0.53% 0.97%
2070 0.55% 1%
2069 0.57% 1.02%
2068 0.59% 1.05%
2067 0.6% 1.08%
2066 0.61% 1.11%
2065 0.64% 1.14%
2064 0.65% 1.18%
2063 0.66% 1.22%
2062 0.68% 1.25%
2061 0.69% 1.29%
2060 0.71% 1.33%
2059 0.73% 1.37%
2058 0.75% 1.4%
2057 0.76% 1.44%
2056 0.78% 1.47%
2055 0.81% 1.51%
2054 0.83% 1.54%
2053 0.85% 1.59%
2052 0.87% 1.63%
2051 0.9% 1.67%
2050 0.93% 1.7%
2049 0.97% 1.74%
2048 1% 1.77%
2047 1.03% 1.81%
2046 1.07% 1.84%
2045 1.12% 1.87%
2044 1.15% 1.9%
2043 1.19% 1.93%
2042 1.23% 1.96%
2041 1.26% 1.98%
2040 1.28% 2.01%
2039 1.3% 2.04%
2038 1.32% 2.08%
2037 1.33% 2.12%
2036 1.34% 2.18%
2035 1.36% 2.22%
2034 1.36% 2.28%
2033 1.38% 2.33%
2032 1.39% 2.39%
2031 1.4% 2.48%
2030 1.42% 2.56%
2029 1.44% 2.62%
2028 1.45% 2.71%
2027 1.45% 2.8%
2026 1.48% 2.89%
2025 1.66% 2.98%
2024 1.75% 3.03%
2023 1.7% 3.06%
2022 1.5% 2.92%
2021 1.5% 2.78%
2020 1.64% 2.91%
2019 1.77% 3.01%
2018 1.92% 3%
2017 2.02% 3.06%
2016 2.06% 3.05%
2015 2.12% 3.09%
2014 2.3% 3.12%
2013 2.33% 3.09%
2012 2.27% 3.08%
2011 2.13% 3.1%
2010 1.94% 3.19%
2009 1.91% 3.25%
2008 1.88% 3.26%
2007 1.91% 3.29%
2006 1.97% 3.3%
2005 2.04% 3.15%
2004 2.09% 2.98%
2003 2.12% 2.98%
2002 2.13% 3.01%
2001 2.15% 3.07%
2000 2.18% 3.13%
1999 2.26% 3.16%
1998 2.21% 3.2%
1997 2.09% 3.24%
1996 2.1% 3.42%
1995 2.13% 3.66%
1994 2.18% 3.76%
1993 2.33% 3.83%
1992 2.42% 3.88%
1991 2.8% 3.91%
1990 2.97% 3.92%
1989 2.76% 3.92%
1988 2.82% 3.96%
1987 2.81% 3.94%
1986 2.9% 3.9%
1985 3.02% 3.88%
1984 3.06% 3.8%
1983 2.97% 3.72%
1982 2.79% 3.63%
1981 2.72% 3.55%
1980 2.64% 3.46%
1979 2.53% 3.33%
1978 2.48% 3.22%
1977 2.4% 3.15%
1976 2.37% 3.08%
1975 2.39% 3%
1974 2.34% 2.92%
1973 2.33% 2.85%
1972 2.33% 2.79%
1971 2.34% 2.72%
1970 2.4% 2.75%
1969 2.46% 2.77%
1968 2.49% 2.67%
1967 2.51% 2.6%
1966 2.54% 2.52%
1965 2.58% 2.44%
1964 2.64% 2.32%
1963 2.66% 2.23%
1962 2.67% 2.25%
1961 2.62% 2.22%

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

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Egypt Yemen
Current population
120697176
43325643
Population rank 13/197 37/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.52%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
26.4 seconds
One birth every
13.1 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 13/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -16,291
Net migration rank 177/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -16,291
2024 - 123,884 - -10,482
2023 1,780,230 305,006 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 1,736,123 13,707 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 1,566,491 6,161 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 1,704,988 6,016 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 1,805,818 7,050 1,056,432 2,129
2018 1,908,512 20,788 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 975,697 -6,492
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 939,922 -9,883
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 920,330 15,764
2013 2,156,922 130,305 884,929 5,697
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 845,645 22,349
2011 1,951,851 126,170 806,359 27,184
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 803,246 20,269
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 798,911 30,919
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 779,123 22,621
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 764,780 21,210
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 750,082 13,940
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 726,708 15,283
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 710,493 -62,641
2003 1,614,293 9,854 694,457 -64,737
2002 1,593,474 11,205 672,494 -59,648
2001 1,568,962 556 658,704 -53,698
2000 1,540,084 27,873 646,694 -47,713
1999 1,534,697 22,026 633,166 -42,731
1998 1,519,728 78,858 615,488 -39,096
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 604,443 -36,694
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 588,786 -35,043
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 607,966 -15,485
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 602,363 -13,040
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 595,459 -14,332
1992 1,421,372 74,950 582,072 -14,372
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 565,837 -14,964
1990 1,450,747 406,994 549,654 -15,847
1989 1,461,547 52,648 530,464 -16,876
1988 1,465,620 66,147 513,296 -17,952
1987 1,436,059 58,678 493,337 -9,097
1986 1,410,249 31,299 464,665 -11,151
1985 1,388,718 112,411 455,576 -14,660
1984 1,351,297 122,791 434,674 -19,143
1983 1,318,474 129,242 414,823 -22,152
1982 1,258,574 51,229 392,302 -23,981
1981 1,206,830 4,140 374,482 -25,499
1980 1,181,914 738 355,767 -26,740
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 336,378 -27,090
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 312,439 -26,524
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 296,115 -25,305
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 281,078 -23,669
1975 987,822 -62,368 266,815 -23,192
1974 946,052 -60,174 252,737 -22,726
1973 905,068 -55,702 240,235 -22,282
1972 893,333 -55,282 229,322 -21,826
1971 868,365 -56,503 219,095 -21,386
1970 841,952 -35,064 207,613 -20,966
1969 824,564 -6,703 196,305 -4,121
1968 809,482 -764 182,518 -4,031
1967 788,908 6,286 173,637 -3,959
1966 774,391 10,089 164,091 -3,874
1965 752,682 17,605 155,398 -3,797
1964 749,608 20,596 147,299 -3,712
1963 738,788 25,109 133,781 -3,640
1962 720,128 25,696 131,262 -3,572
1961 703,216 23,184 129,787 -3,503
1960 685,403 -2,954 122,994 -3,431

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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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