Belarus vs Egypt: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Belarus
1.2%
in 2020
Egypt
1.2%
in 2020
Belarus rank
42nd
Egypt rank
41st
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Belarus
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Belarus, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 42nd and Egypt ranks 41st of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 6 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.5% | 0.8% | 2.7% | Belarus |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 1.7% | 3.0% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 0.3% | 4.9% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Belarus or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Belarus as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Belarus and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Egypt?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Belarus and Egypt rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Belarus ranks 42nd and Egypt ranks 41st of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.