Egypt vs Lower middle income: Population in the largest city
Egypt
45.4%
in 2025
Lower middle income
17.3%
in 2025
Egypt rank
28th
Lower middle income rank
26th
Population in the largest city over time
- Egypt
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 45.4% against 17.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 28.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.6 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 28th and Lower middle income ranks 26th of 153 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.5% | 17.3% | 20.2% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 38.0% | 17.4% | 20.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 16.5% | 21.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 16.5% | 25.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 16.3% | 27.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 16.4% | 28.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 17.1% | 28.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Egypt or Lower middle income?
- Egypt, at 45.4% against 17.3% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Egypt and Lower middle income?
- 28.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Lower middle income rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Egypt ranks 28th and Lower middle income ranks 26th 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.