Annual change in population in Egypt

Egypt: Annual change in population was 1.92 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.92 million people
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
9th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.20 million people
in 2014
All-time low
457,754 people
in 1951
Years of data
73
1951–2023

Annual change in population in Egypt, 1951–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 1.92 million people for annual change in population in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual change in population in Egypt peaked at 2.20 million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 457,754 people, in 1951.

That places Egypt 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 564,300 people 457,754 people 626,539 people 9
1960s 758,475 people 669,614 people 813,297 people 10
1970s 900,702 people 809,380 people 1.06 million people 10
1980s 1.39 million people 1.13 million people 1.52 million people 10
1990s 1.48 million people 1.37 million people 1.69 million people 10
2000s 1.60 million people 1.56 million people 1.64 million people 10
2010s 2.01 million people 1.69 million people 2.20 million people 10
2020s 1.75 million people 1.64 million people 1.92 million people 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 6 Indonesia 2.36 million people compare
  2. 7 Bangladesh 2.08 million people compare
  3. 8 United States 1.94 million people compare
  4. 10 Tanzania 1.91 million people compare
  5. 11 Uganda 1.34 million people compare
  6. 12 Yemen 1.17 million people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual change in population in Egypt?
Annual change in population in Egypt was 1.92 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual change in population recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 2.20 million people in 2014.
What is the lowest annual change in population recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 457,754 people in 1951.
How does Egypt rank for annual change in population?
Egypt ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual change in population rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
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Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.