Egypt vs United States of America: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Egypt
1.2%
in 2020
United States of America
1.2%
in 2020
Egypt rank
41st
United States of America rank
39th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Egypt
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 39th of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.7% | -0.1% | 1.8% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.3% | -0.3% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | United States of America |
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, Egypt or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Egypt as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Egypt and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States of America?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and United States of America rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Egypt ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 39th 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.