Egypt vs Iraq: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Egypt
24.4%
in 2025
Iraq
24.6%
in 2025
Egypt rank
52nd
Iraq rank
50th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 24.6% against 24.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 52nd and Iraq ranks 50th of 121 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.8% | 25.0% | 4.2% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 22.3% | 29.0% | 6.7% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 29.4% | 7.3% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 29.7% | 6.7% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 26.9% | 3.4% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 24.3% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 24.3% | 0.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Egypt or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 24.6% against 24.4% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Egypt and Iraq?
- 0.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Egypt ranks 52nd and Iraq ranks 50th 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 (% of total population). 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 percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.