Early-demographic dividend vs Egypt: Population in the largest city
Early-demographic dividend
17.3%
in 2025
Egypt
45.4%
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend rank
27th
Egypt rank
28th
Population in the largest city over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 45.4% against 17.3% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 28.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.6 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th and Egypt ranks 28th of 43 groups.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.1% | 37.5% | 15.3% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 21.9% | 38.0% | 16.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 37.7% | 17.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 41.9% | 22.9% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 43.7% | 25.8% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 44.4% | 27.2% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 45.3% | 28.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Early-demographic dividend or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 45.4% against 17.3% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Early-demographic dividend and Egypt?
- 28.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Egypt?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Egypt rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th and Egypt ranks 28th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.