Egypt vs Nigeria: Rural population
Egypt
67.58 million
in 2025
Nigeria
86.04 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
9th
Nigeria rank
7th
Rural population over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 86.04 million against 67.58 million in Egypt, a difference of 18.46 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.05 million | 41.25 million | 23.21 million | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 21.79 million | 48.19 million | 26.40 million | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 28.10 million | 57.86 million | 29.76 million | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 37.09 million | 66.95 million | 29.86 million | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 45.84 million | 75.63 million | 29.79 million | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 56.47 million | 83.76 million | 27.29 million | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 65.17 million | 86.14 million | 20.97 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 86.04 million against 67.58 million in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 18.46 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for rural population?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 215 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.