Colombia vs Egypt: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Colombia
23.80 million
in 2025
Egypt
28.88 million
in 2025
Colombia rank
16th
Egypt rank
13th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Colombia
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 28.88 million against 23.80 million in Colombia, a difference of 5.08 million.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 16th and Egypt ranks 13th of 121 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.36 million | 6.32 million | 1.95 million | Egypt |
| 1970s | 7.01 million | 8.59 million | 1.57 million | Egypt |
| 1980s | 9.42 million | 11.09 million | 1.68 million | Egypt |
| 1990s | 12.25 million | 14.94 million | 2.69 million | Egypt |
| 2000s | 15.84 million | 18.93 million | 3.08 million | Egypt |
| 2010s | 20.09 million | 23.40 million | 3.31 million | Egypt |
| 2020s | 23.14 million | 27.52 million | 4.38 million | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Colombia or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 28.88 million against 23.80 million in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Colombia and Egypt?
- 5.08 million, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Colombia ranks 16th and Egypt ranks 13th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.