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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 6.95 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 1.67% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Egypt vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Zimbabwe
2100 203,522,884 37,483,053
2099 203,403,368 37,412,398
2098 203,247,703 37,328,255
2097 203,074,807 37,235,542
2096 202,870,003 37,142,915
2095 202,625,820 37,032,129
2094 202,350,087 36,912,747
2093 202,040,251 36,810,893
2092 201,709,051 36,688,511
2091 201,347,225 36,567,262
2090 200,966,749 36,425,606
2089 200,561,011 36,280,973
2088 200,123,182 36,141,446
2087 199,650,440 35,977,638
2086 199,156,169 35,808,135
2085 198,637,936 35,637,092
2084 198,084,947 35,456,207
2083 197,501,965 35,268,035
2082 196,891,089 35,078,904
2081 196,242,522 34,873,129
2080 195,570,383 34,658,962
2079 194,850,670 34,439,720
2078 194,103,613 34,217,295
2077 193,324,592 33,982,909
2076 192,507,892 33,739,228
2075 191,661,705 33,495,867
2074 190,786,862 33,244,838
2073 189,886,620 32,978,488
2072 188,947,991 32,706,059
2071 187,981,245 32,445,747
2070 186,988,514 32,181,119
2069 185,965,572 31,906,793
2068 184,912,088 31,631,000
2067 183,835,428 31,345,338
2066 182,734,967 31,062,884
2065 181,620,901 30,766,830
2064 180,467,102 30,479,939
2063 179,293,260 30,176,104
2062 178,110,375 29,867,679
2061 176,907,621 29,557,068
2060 175,686,879 29,252,423
2059 174,441,815 28,945,088
2058 173,179,511 28,631,679
2057 171,897,733 28,307,305
2056 170,593,445 27,990,713
2055 169,269,144 27,658,887
2054 167,915,661 27,331,920
2053 166,538,943 26,986,935
2052 165,130,747 26,643,553
2051 163,704,732 26,287,592
2050 162,240,246 25,934,893
2049 160,743,182 25,585,239
2048 159,206,813 25,228,082
2047 157,631,586 24,874,649
2046 156,023,680 24,513,443
2045 154,371,216 24,147,637
2044 152,668,334 23,783,088
2043 150,927,496 23,401,965
2042 149,145,569 23,035,288
2041 147,333,445 22,647,950
2040 145,505,786 22,273,520
2039 143,662,428 21,902,980
2038 141,820,567 21,530,130
2037 139,977,812 21,159,664
2036 138,139,382 20,791,034
2035 136,315,557 20,413,656
2034 134,490,574 20,048,019
2033 132,681,153 19,676,339
2032 130,879,780 19,311,985
2031 129,085,888 18,959,300
2030 127,304,473 18,613,738
2029 125,524,007 18,270,049
2028 123,745,979 17,933,466
2027 121,973,080 17,600,984
2026 120,224,089 17,273,208
2025 118,473,897 16,949,303
2024 116,538,258 16,634,373
2023 114,535,772 16,340,822
2022 112,618,250 16,069,056
2021 110,957,008 15,797,210
2020 109,315,124 15,526,888
2019 107,553,158 15,271,368
2018 105,682,094 15,034,452
2017 103,696,057 14,812,482
2016 101,644,589 14,600,294
2015 99,597,342 14,399,013
2014 97,528,654 14,207,359
2013 95,333,553 14,013,808
2012 93,161,001 13,817,887
2011 91,093,059 13,595,424
2010 89,196,072 13,356,548
2009 87,501,636 13,142,790
2008 85,864,789 12,959,149
2007 84,276,225 12,804,058
2006 82,700,403 12,636,445
2005 81,101,004 12,483,432
2004 79,477,443 12,365,896
2003 77,853,548 12,232,323
2002 76,239,137 12,087,653
2001 74,652,029 11,971,901
2000 73,083,284 11,892,055
1999 71,520,954 11,783,458
1998 69,943,294 11,594,297
1997 68,431,740 11,369,827
1996 67,028,048 11,158,360
1995 65,652,622 10,974,599
1994 64,285,589 10,873,148
1993 62,915,681 10,860,288
1992 61,480,660 10,702,700
1991 60,028,997 10,404,816
1990 58,396,618 10,137,281
1989 56,710,642 9,864,798
1988 55,187,681 9,583,094
1987 53,674,435 9,284,644
1986 52,206,295 8,982,578
1985 50,734,968 8,686,813
1984 49,247,334 8,391,488
1983 47,786,402 8,098,404
1982 46,407,611 7,796,496
1981 45,147,224 7,498,635
1980 43,950,413 7,041,303
1979 42,818,628 6,647,556
1978 41,761,431 6,543,575
1977 40,748,870 6,449,512
1976 39,795,557 6,287,105
1975 38,875,327 6,098,658
1974 37,969,667 5,908,328
1973 37,102,043 5,720,404
1972 36,258,328 5,542,445
1971 35,433,368 5,374,712
1970 34,623,990 5,215,918
1969 33,811,615 5,058,181
1968 32,998,319 4,900,440
1967 32,196,360 4,748,307
1966 31,406,541 4,601,217
1965 30,629,174 4,458,462
1964 29,858,922 4,320,006
1963 29,091,869 4,185,877
1962 28,337,013 4,055,959
1961 27,600,898 3,930,401
1960 26,896,479 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Zimbabwe
2100 0.06% 0.19%
2099 0.08% 0.23%
2098 0.09% 0.25%
2097 0.1% 0.25%
2096 0.12% 0.3%
2095 0.14% 0.32%
2094 0.15% 0.28%
2093 0.16% 0.33%
2092 0.18% 0.33%
2091 0.19% 0.39%
2090 0.2% 0.4%
2089 0.22% 0.39%
2088 0.24% 0.46%
2087 0.25% 0.47%
2086 0.26% 0.48%
2085 0.28% 0.51%
2084 0.3% 0.53%
2083 0.31% 0.54%
2082 0.33% 0.59%
2081 0.34% 0.62%
2080 0.37% 0.64%
2079 0.38% 0.65%
2078 0.4% 0.69%
2077 0.42% 0.72%
2076 0.44% 0.73%
2075 0.46% 0.76%
2074 0.47% 0.81%
2073 0.5% 0.83%
2072 0.51% 0.8%
2071 0.53% 0.82%
2070 0.55% 0.86%
2069 0.57% 0.87%
2068 0.59% 0.91%
2067 0.6% 0.91%
2066 0.61% 0.96%
2065 0.64% 0.94%
2064 0.65% 1.01%
2063 0.66% 1.03%
2062 0.68% 1.05%
2061 0.69% 1.04%
2060 0.71% 1.06%
2059 0.73% 1.09%
2058 0.75% 1.15%
2057 0.76% 1.13%
2056 0.78% 1.2%
2055 0.81% 1.2%
2054 0.83% 1.28%
2053 0.85% 1.29%
2052 0.87% 1.35%
2051 0.9% 1.36%
2050 0.93% 1.37%
2049 0.97% 1.42%
2048 1% 1.42%
2047 1.03% 1.47%
2046 1.07% 1.51%
2045 1.12% 1.53%
2044 1.15% 1.63%
2043 1.19% 1.59%
2042 1.23% 1.71%
2041 1.26% 1.68%
2040 1.28% 1.69%
2039 1.3% 1.73%
2038 1.32% 1.75%
2037 1.33% 1.77%
2036 1.34% 1.85%
2035 1.36% 1.82%
2034 1.36% 1.89%
2033 1.38% 1.89%
2032 1.39% 1.86%
2031 1.4% 1.86%
2030 1.42% 1.88%
2029 1.44% 1.88%
2028 1.45% 1.89%
2027 1.45% 1.9%
2026 1.48% 1.91%
2025 1.66% 1.89%
2024 1.75% 1.8%
2023 1.7% 1.69%
2022 1.5% 1.72%
2021 1.5% 1.74%
2020 1.64% 1.67%
2019 1.77% 1.58%
2018 1.92% 1.5%
2017 2.02% 1.45%
2016 2.06% 1.4%
2015 2.12% 1.35%
2014 2.3% 1.38%
2013 2.33% 1.42%
2012 2.27% 1.64%
2011 2.13% 1.79%
2010 1.94% 1.63%
2009 1.91% 1.42%
2008 1.88% 1.21%
2007 1.91% 1.33%
2006 1.97% 1.23%
2005 2.04% 0.95%
2004 2.09% 1.09%
2003 2.12% 1.2%
2002 2.13% 0.97%
2001 2.15% 0.67%
2000 2.18% 0.92%
1999 2.26% 1.63%
1998 2.21% 1.97%
1997 2.09% 1.9%
1996 2.1% 1.67%
1995 2.13% 0.93%
1994 2.18% 0.12%
1993 2.33% 1.47%
1992 2.42% 2.86%
1991 2.8% 2.64%
1990 2.97% 2.76%
1989 2.76% 2.94%
1988 2.82% 3.21%
1987 2.81% 3.36%
1986 2.9% 3.4%
1985 3.02% 3.52%
1984 3.06% 3.62%
1983 2.97% 3.87%
1982 2.79% 3.97%
1981 2.72% 6.49%
1980 2.64% 5.92%
1979 2.53% 1.59%
1978 2.48% 1.46%
1977 2.4% 2.58%
1976 2.37% 3.09%
1975 2.39% 3.22%
1974 2.34% 3.29%
1973 2.33% 3.21%
1972 2.33% 3.12%
1971 2.34% 3.04%
1970 2.4% 3.12%
1969 2.46% 3.22%
1968 2.49% 3.2%
1967 2.51% 3.2%
1966 2.54% 3.2%
1965 2.58% 3.2%
1964 2.64% 3.2%
1963 2.66% 3.2%
1962 2.67% 3.19%
1961 2.62% 3.18%

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 Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Egypt Zimbabwe
Current population
120697176
17361868
Population rank 13/197 74/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 0.21%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
1.79 minutes
One birth every
13.1 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
50.4 seconds
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +804
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 60/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -54,555
Net migration rank 177/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -54,555
2024 - 123,884 - -60,528
2023 1,780,230 305,006 372,505 -97,380
2022 1,736,123 13,707 371,243 -102,828
2021 1,566,491 6,161 349,908 -74,623
2020 1,704,988 6,016 354,790 -89,440
2019 1,805,818 7,050 348,798 -103,107
2018 1,908,512 20,788 345,883 -117,758
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 344,035 -128,241
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 348,772 -140,181
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 356,203 -162,220
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 366,350 -177,029
2013 2,156,922 130,305 374,757 -176,972
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 371,135 -177,061
2011 1,951,851 126,170 359,572 -108,714
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 335,570 -108,671
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 309,316 -108,689
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 280,527 -113,858
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 261,805 -118,299
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 248,963 -57,257
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 248,545 -134,212
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 248,307 -127,550
2003 1,614,293 9,854 243,057 -96,667
2002 1,593,474 11,205 244,170 -101,212
2001 1,568,962 556 227,909 -139,361
2000 1,540,084 27,873 236,343 -165,181
1999 1,534,697 22,026 232,393 -86,343
1998 1,519,728 78,858 225,614 6,645
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 216,288 395
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 205,269 978
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 206,695 -45,428
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 216,343 -174,723
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 228,045 -243,947
1992 1,421,372 74,950 255,291 75,788
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 260,943 3,749
1990 1,450,747 406,994 265,444 4,948
1989 1,461,547 52,648 270,838 3,736
1988 1,465,620 66,147 277,498 11,327
1987 1,436,059 58,678 286,766 21,308
1986 1,410,249 31,299 289,894 6,154
1985 1,388,718 112,411 290,756 4,718
1984 1,351,297 122,791 290,052 5,124
1983 1,318,474 129,242 286,545 4,456
1982 1,258,574 51,229 279,934 32,899
1981 1,206,830 4,140 271,361 11,523
1980 1,181,914 738 241,179 390,593
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 223,657 -67,937
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 222,979 -170,727
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 225,139 -89,270
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 221,419 -32,495
1975 987,822 -62,368 216,947 -28,988
1974 946,052 -60,174 208,806 -16,105
1973 905,068 -55,702 201,885 -18,733
1972 893,333 -55,282 193,725 -20,959
1971 868,365 -56,503 185,427 -22,719
1970 841,952 -35,064 178,979 -24,102
1969 824,564 -6,703 172,626 -12,028
1968 809,482 -764 166,865 -11,997
1967 788,908 6,286 161,205 -11,814
1966 774,391 10,089 156,014 -11,211
1965 752,682 17,605 151,164 -10,465
1964 749,608 20,596 145,848 -9,631
1963 738,788 25,109 140,984 -8,936
1962 720,128 25,696 136,317 -8,529
1961 703,216 23,184 131,531 -8,204
1960 685,403 -2,954 126,959 -8,260

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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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