Egypt vs IDA total: Rural population
Egypt
67.58 million
in 2025
IDA total
1.17 billion
in 2025
Egypt rank
9th
IDA total rank
8th
Rural population over time
- Egypt
- IDA total
How they compare
IDA total currently reports 1.17 billion against 67.58 million in Egypt, a difference of 1.10 billion.
That makes IDA total's figure about 17.3 times Egypt's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 9th and IDA total ranks 8th of 217 countries.
IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.05 million | 377.58 million | 359.53 million | IDA total |
| 1970s | 21.79 million | 465.84 million | 444.05 million | IDA total |
| 1980s | 28.10 million | 574.94 million | 546.84 million | IDA total |
| 1990s | 37.09 million | 711.79 million | 674.70 million | IDA total |
| 2000s | 45.84 million | 859.57 million | 813.73 million | IDA total |
| 2010s | 56.47 million | 1.01 billion | 951.10 million | IDA total |
| 2020s | 65.17 million | 1.13 billion | 1.07 billion | IDA total |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Egypt or IDA total?
- IDA total, at 1.17 billion against 67.58 million in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Egypt and IDA total?
- 1.10 billion, with IDA total ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and IDA total?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and IDA total rank globally for rural population?
- Egypt ranks 9th and IDA total ranks 8th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.