Egypt
Population in Egypt
Population in Egypt: 21.2 million people in 1950 and 115 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 115 million people
- Since 1950
- +93.4 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 14 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 202 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 202 million people in 2100, between 123 million people and 347 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 3.5 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Egypt | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 115 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 113 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 111 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 109 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 108 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 106 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 104 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 102 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 99.6 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 97.5 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 95.3 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 93.2 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 91.1 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 89.2 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 87.5 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 85.9 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 84.3 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 82.7 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 81.1 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 79.5 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 77.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 76.2 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 74.7 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 73.1 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 71.5 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 69.9 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 68.4 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 67 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 65.7 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 64.3 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 62.9 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 61.5 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 60 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 58.4 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 56.7 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 55.2 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 53.7 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 52.2 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 50.7 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 49.3 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 47.8 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 46.4 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 45.2 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 44 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 42.8 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 41.8 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 40.8 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 39.8 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 38.9 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 38 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 37.1 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 36.3 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 35.4 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 34.6 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 33.8 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 33 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 32.2 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 31.4 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 30.6 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 29.9 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 29.1 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 28.3 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 27.6 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 26.9 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 26.2 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 25.6 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 25 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 24.4 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 23.8 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 23.2 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 22.6 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 22.1 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 21.6 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 21.2 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 20.6 million | – |
| 1948 | 20.1 million | – |
| 1947 | 19.6 million | – |
| 1946 | 19.1 million | – |
| 1945 | 18.6 million | – |
| 1944 | 18.1 million | – |
| 1943 | 17.6 million | – |
| 1942 | 17.2 million | – |
| 1941 | 16.8 million | – |
| 1940 | 16.4 million | – |
| 1939 | 16.1 million | – |
| 1938 | 15.9 million | – |
| 1937 | 15.7 million | – |
| 1936 | 15.4 million | – |
| 1935 | 15.2 million | – |
| 1934 | 15 million | – |
| 1933 | 14.8 million | – |
| 1932 | 14.6 million | – |
| 1931 | 14.4 million | – |
| 1930 | 14.3 million | – |
| 1929 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1928 | 13.9 million | – |
| 1927 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1926 | 13.6 million | – |
| 1925 | 13.5 million | – |
| 1924 | 13.3 million | – |
| 1923 | 13.2 million | – |
| 1922 | 13 million | – |
| 1921 | 12.9 million | – |
| 1920 | 12.7 million | – |
| 1919 | 12.6 million | – |
| 1918 | 12.4 million | – |
| 1917 | 12.3 million | – |
| 1916 | 12.2 million | – |
| 1915 | 12 million | – |
| 1914 | 11.9 million | – |
| 1913 | 11.8 million | – |
| 1912 | 11.6 million | – |
| 1911 | 11.5 million | – |
| 1910 | 11.4 million | – |
| 1909 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1908 | 11.1 million | – |
| 1907 | 10.9 million | – |
| 1906 | 10.8 million | – |
| 1905 | 10.6 million | – |
| 1904 | 10.5 million | – |
| 1903 | 10.4 million | – |
| 1902 | 10.2 million | – |
| 1901 | 10.1 million | – |
| 1900 | 9.94 million | – |
| 1899 | 9.8 million | – |
| 1898 | 9.67 million | – |
| 1897 | 9.53 million | – |
| 1896 | 9.4 million | – |
| 1895 | 9.27 million | – |
| 1894 | 9.14 million | – |
| 1893 | 9.01 million | – |
| 1892 | 8.89 million | – |
| 1891 | 8.76 million | – |
| 1890 | 8.64 million | – |
| 1889 | 8.53 million | – |
| 1888 | 8.42 million | – |
| 1887 | 8.31 million | – |
| 1886 | 8.2 million | – |
| 1885 | 8.09 million | – |
| 1884 | 7.99 million | – |
| 1883 | 7.88 million | – |
| 1882 | 7.78 million | – |
| 1881 | 7.68 million | – |
| 1880 | 7.6 million | – |
| 1879 | 7.51 million | – |
| 1878 | 7.44 million | – |
| 1877 | 7.36 million | – |
| 1876 | 7.29 million | – |
| 1875 | 7.22 million | – |
| 1874 | 7.16 million | – |
| 1873 | 7.09 million | – |
| 1872 | 7.02 million | – |
| 1871 | 6.95 million | – |
| 1870 | 6.89 million | – |
| 1869 | 6.82 million | – |
| 1868 | 6.76 million | – |
| 1867 | 6.69 million | – |
| 1866 | 6.63 million | – |
| 1865 | 6.56 million | – |
| 1864 | 6.5 million | – |
| 1863 | 6.44 million | – |
| 1862 | 6.38 million | – |
| 1861 | 6.32 million | – |
| 1860 | 6.26 million | – |
| 1859 | 6.2 million | – |
| 1858 | 6.14 million | – |
| 1857 | 6.08 million | – |
| 1856 | 6.02 million | – |
| 1855 | 5.96 million | – |
| 1854 | 5.91 million | – |
| 1853 | 5.85 million | – |
| 1852 | 5.79 million | – |
| 1851 | 5.72 million | – |
| 1850 | 5.64 million | – |
| 1849 | 5.54 million | – |
| 1848 | 5.42 million | – |
| 1847 | 5.29 million | – |
| 1846 | 5.17 million | – |
| 1845 | 5.05 million | – |
| 1844 | 4.93 million | – |
| 1843 | 4.81 million | – |
| 1842 | 4.7 million | – |
| 1841 | 4.61 million | – |
| 1840 | 4.53 million | – |
| 1839 | 4.48 million | – |
| 1838 | 4.45 million | – |
| 1837 | 4.43 million | – |
| 1836 | 4.42 million | – |
| 1835 | 4.4 million | – |
| 1834 | 4.39 million | – |
| 1833 | 4.38 million | – |
| 1832 | 4.36 million | – |
| 1831 | 4.35 million | – |
| 1830 | 4.33 million | – |
| 1829 | 4.32 million | – |
| 1828 | 4.31 million | – |
| 1827 | 4.29 million | – |
| 1826 | 4.28 million | – |
| 1825 | 4.26 million | – |
| 1824 | 4.25 million | – |
| 1823 | 4.24 million | – |
| 1822 | 4.22 million | – |
| 1821 | 4.2 million | – |
| 1820 | 4.18 million | – |
| 1819 | 4.15 million | – |
| 1818 | 4.12 million | – |
| 1817 | 4.08 million | – |
| 1816 | 4.05 million | – |
| 1815 | 4.01 million | – |
| 1814 | 3.97 million | – |
| 1813 | 3.94 million | – |
| 1812 | 3.9 million | – |
| 1811 | 3.87 million | – |
| 1810 | 3.83 million | – |
| 1809 | 3.8 million | – |
| 1808 | 3.76 million | – |
| 1807 | 3.73 million | – |
| 1806 | 3.7 million | – |
| 1805 | 3.66 million | – |
| 1804 | 3.63 million | – |
| 1803 | 3.6 million | – |
| 1802 | 3.56 million | – |
| 1801 | 3.53 million | – |
| 1800 | 3.5 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Egypt | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 117 million116 million–117 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 118 million117 million–119 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 120 million119 million–122 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 122 million120 million–124 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 124 million121 million–126 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 125 million122 million–129 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 127 million124 million–132 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 129 million125 million–134 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 131 million126 million–137 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 133 million127 million–139 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 134 million128 million–142 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 136 million129 million–145 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 138 million130 million–147 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 140 million131 million–150 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 142 million132 million–153 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 143 million133 million–156 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 145 million134 million–158 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 147 million135 million–161 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 149 million136 million–164 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 151 million137 million–167 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 152 million138 million–169 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 154 million138 million–172 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 156 million139 million–175 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 157 million140 million–178 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 159 million140 million–180 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 160 million141 million–183 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 162 million142 million–186 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 163 million142 million–189 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 165 million143 million–192 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 166 million143 million–194 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 167 million144 million–197 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 169 million144 million–200 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 170 million144 million–203 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 171 million145 million–206 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 172 million145 million–209 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 174 million145 million–212 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 175 million145 million–215 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 176 million145 million–218 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 177 million145 million–222 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 178 million146 million–225 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 180 million146 million–228 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 181 million146 million–231 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 182 million145 million–234 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 183 million145 million–237 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 184 million145 million–240 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 185 million145 million–244 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 186 million144 million–247 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 187 million144 million–251 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 188 million144 million–255 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 189 million144 million–258 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 190 million144 million–262 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 191 million143 million–265 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 191 million143 million–268 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 192 million142 million–272 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 193 million141 million–275 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 194 million141 million–278 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 194 million140 million–281 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 195 million140 million–284 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 196 million139 million–286 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 196 million139 million–289 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 197 million138 million–293 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 197 million137 million–296 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 198 million136 million–299 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 198 million136 million–303 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 199 million135 million–308 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 199 million134 million–313 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 200 million133 million–316 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 200 million132 million–319 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 200 million131 million–323 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 201 million130 million–326 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 201 million129 million–330 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 201 million128 million–332 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 201 million127 million–335 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 202 million126 million–339 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 202 million125 million–341 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 202 million124 million–344 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 202 million123 million–347 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending0.61% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$2.26B in 2025
- Military spending per person$21 in 2025
- Military share of state spending2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel836,000 people in 2020
- National power1.18% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers2.76% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports697 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports2 million TIV in 2024