Egypt vs Portugal: Population in the largest city
Egypt
45.4%
in 2025
Portugal
45.6%
in 2025
Egypt rank
28th
Portugal rank
27th
Population in the largest city over time
- Egypt
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 45.6% against 45.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Egypt ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 27th of 153 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.5% | 56.5% | 19.0% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 38.0% | 60.7% | 22.7% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 57.2% | 19.4% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 51.0% | 9.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 45.3% | 1.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 45.2% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 46.4% | 1.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Egypt or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 45.6% against 45.4% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Egypt and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Egypt ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 27th 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.