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Egypt vs Iran: Population

Egypt
114.54 million people
in 2023
Iran
90.61 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
14th
Iran rank
17th

Population over time

  • Egypt
  • Iran
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M100015112023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 114.54 million people against 90.61 million people in Iran, a difference of 23.93 million people.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 14th and Iran ranks 17th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 15 and Iran in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Iran Difference Ahead
1000s 5.00 million people 4.50 million people 500,000 people Egypt
1100s 4.35 million people 4.75 million people 400,000 people Iran
1200s 4.00 million people 5.00 million people 1.00 million people Iran
1300s 4.70 million people 3.50 million people 1.20 million people Egypt
1400s 4.05 million people 3.75 million people 300,000 people Egypt
1500s 4.00 million people 4.00 million people 0 people —
1600s 5.00 million people 5.00 million people 0 people —
1700s 4.50 million people 5.00 million people 500,000 people Iran
1710s 4.40 million people 5.21 million people 811,440 people Iran
1720s 4.30 million people 5.32 million people 1.02 million people Iran
1730s 4.20 million people 5.43 million people 1.23 million people Iran
1740s 4.10 million people 5.55 million people 1.45 million people Iran
1750s 4.00 million people 5.67 million people 1.67 million people Iran
1760s 3.90 million people 5.79 million people 1.89 million people Iran
1770s 3.80 million people 5.91 million people 2.11 million people Iran
1780s 3.70 million people 6.03 million people 2.33 million people Iran
1790s 3.60 million people 6.16 million people 2.56 million people Iran
1800s 3.65 million people 6.12 million people 2.48 million people Iran
1810s 3.99 million people 6.40 million people 2.41 million people Iran
1820s 4.25 million people 6.69 million people 2.44 million people Iran
1830s 4.40 million people 7.00 million people 2.60 million people Iran
1840s 5.00 million people 7.32 million people 2.31 million people Iran
1850s 5.93 million people 7.71 million people 1.78 million people Iran
1860s 6.53 million people 8.18 million people 1.65 million people Iran
1870s 7.19 million people 8.60 million people 1.40 million people Iran
1880s 8.05 million people 8.91 million people 868,215 people Iran
1890s 9.21 million people 9.55 million people 343,324 people Iran
1900s 10.57 million people 10.58 million people 6,761 people Iran
1910s 11.97 million people 10.22 million people 1.75 million people Egypt
1920s 13.39 million people 10.74 million people 2.65 million people Egypt
1930s 15.14 million people 13.86 million people 1.28 million people Egypt
1940s 18.41 million people 15.87 million people 2.54 million people Egypt
1950s 23.57 million people 18.55 million people 5.02 million people Egypt
1960s 30.28 million people 24.74 million people 5.54 million people Egypt
1970s 38.54 million people 33.49 million people 5.05 million people Egypt
1980s 50.11 million people 48.61 million people 1.50 million people Egypt
1990s 64.97 million people 62.12 million people 2.85 million people Egypt
2000s 80.27 million people 71.27 million people 9.00 million people Egypt
2010s 98.45 million people 82.17 million people 16.28 million people Egypt
2020s 111.86 million people 89.08 million people 22.78 million people Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Egypt or Iran?
Egypt, at 114.54 million people against 90.61 million people in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Egypt and Iran?
23.93 million people, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for population?
Egypt ranks 14th and Iran ranks 17th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.