Egypt vs India: Urban population, annual growth rate
Egypt
1.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
India
1.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
Egypt rank
78th
India rank
81st
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.81 % change on previous year against 1.78 % change on previous year in India, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 78th and India ranks 81st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.84 % change on previous year | 3.22 % change on previous year | 0.6223 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.77 % change on previous year | 4.11 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | India |
| 1980s | 2.82 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | 0.4617 % change on previous year | India |
| 1990s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | 0.7539 % change on previous year | India |
| 2000s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 0.6747 % change on previous year | India |
| 2010s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | 0.3286 % change on previous year | India |
| 2020s | 1.78 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 0.0125 % change on previous year | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 1.81 % change on previous year against 1.78 % change on previous year in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Egypt and India?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Egypt ranks 78th and India ranks 81st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.