Egypt vs Upper middle income: Rural population, annual growth rate
Egypt
1.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income
-0.9329 % change on previous year
in 2025
Egypt rank
41st
Upper middle income rank
41st
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Egypt
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.38 % change on previous year against -0.9329 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.31 % change on previous year.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 41st and Upper middle income ranks 41st of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 0.3076 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 0.5134 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.87 % change on previous year | 0.7215 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.54 % change on previous year | 0.0531 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.99 % change on previous year | -1.05 % change on previous year | 3.04 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.17 % change on previous year | -1.61 % change on previous year | 3.77 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.48 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Egypt or Upper middle income?
- Egypt, at 1.38 % change on previous year against -0.9329 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Egypt and Upper middle income?
- 2.31 % change on previous year, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Egypt ranks 41st and Upper middle income ranks 41st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.