Which has higher population, total, Egypt or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 1.69 billion against 118.37 million in Egypt as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, total between Egypt and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

1.57 billion, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Egypt vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Population, total

Egypt

118.37 million

in 2025

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

1.69 billion

in 2025

Egypt rank

13th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

14th

Population, total over time

Egypt
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 1.69 billion against 118.37 million in Egypt, a difference of 1.57 billion.

That makes South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 14.3 times Egypt's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 13th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th of 217 countries.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	30.28 million	566.14 million	535.86 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1970s	38.54 million	710.66 million	672.12 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1980s	50.11 million	897.34 million	847.23 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1990s	64.97 million	1.11 billion	1.05 billion	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	80.27 million	1.33 billion	1.25 billion	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	98.45 million	1.53 billion	1.43 billion	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2020s	113.72 million	1.66 billion	1.54 billion	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Egypt or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 1.69 billion against 118.37 million in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Egypt and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 1.57 billion, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Egypt and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for population, total?: Egypt ranks 13th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th of 217 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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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: 06 August 2026

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.