Egypt vs High income: Population, total

Egypt
118.37 million
in 2025
High income
1.42 billion
in 2025
Egypt rank
13th
High income rank
16th

Population, total over time

  • Egypt
  • High income
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How they compare

High income currently reports 1.42 billion against 118.37 million in Egypt, a difference of 1.31 billion.

That makes High income's figure about 12.0 times Egypt's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 13th and High income ranks 16th of 215 countries.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt High income Difference Ahead
1960s 30.28 million 957.17 million 926.89 million High income
1970s 38.54 million 1.05 billion 1.02 billion High income
1980s 50.11 million 1.14 billion 1.09 billion High income
1990s 64.97 million 1.22 billion 1.15 billion High income
2000s 80.27 million 1.29 billion 1.21 billion High income
2010s 98.45 million 1.36 billion 1.26 billion High income
2020s 113.72 million 1.41 billion 1.29 billion High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Egypt or High income?
High income, at 1.42 billion against 118.37 million in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Egypt and High income?
1.31 billion, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and High income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Egypt and High income rank globally for population, total?
Egypt ranks 13th and High income ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.