Egypt vs Lebanon: Population in the largest city
Egypt
45.4%
in 2025
Lebanon
44.7%
in 2025
Egypt rank
28th
Lebanon rank
31st
Population in the largest city over time
- Egypt
- Lebanon
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 45.4% against 44.7% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lebanon ahead.
Egypt ranks 28th and Lebanon ranks 31st of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.5% | 70.0% | 32.6% | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 38.0% | 75.3% | 37.3% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 62.5% | 24.7% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 38.6% | 3.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 43.3% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 43.0% | 1.5% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 46.4% | 1.1% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Egypt or Lebanon?
- Egypt, at 45.4% against 44.7% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Egypt and Lebanon?
- 0.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lebanon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Lebanon rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Egypt ranks 28th and Lebanon ranks 31st of 153 countries.
- 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.