Egypt vs Lower middle income: Rural population
Rural population over time
- Egypt
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 1.71 billion against 67.58 million in Egypt, a difference of 1.64 billion.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 25.3 times Egypt's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 9th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 217 countries.
Lower middle income 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 | 18.05 million | 681.50 million | 663.45 million | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 21.79 million | 826.03 million | 804.24 million | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 28.10 million | 1.01 billion | 978.60 million | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 37.09 million | 1.22 billion | 1.19 billion | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 45.84 million | 1.42 billion | 1.38 billion | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 56.47 million | 1.58 billion | 1.53 billion | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 65.17 million | 1.68 billion | 1.62 billion | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Egypt or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 1.71 billion against 67.58 million in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Egypt and Lower middle income?
- 1.64 billion, with Lower middle income 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 rural population?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Lower middle income ranks 7th 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.