Egypt vs Ireland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Egypt
49.14 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
48.36 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
112th
Ireland rank
113th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Egypt
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 49.14 people per square kilometre against 48.36 people per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 0.78 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.

Egypt ranks 112th and Ireland ranks 113th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 12.52 people per square kilometre 20.24 people per square kilometre 7.72 people per square kilometre Ireland
1970s 16.83 people per square kilometre 24.64 people per square kilometre 7.81 people per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 22.1 people per square kilometre 28.55 people per square kilometre 6.45 people per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 28 people per square kilometre 30.37 people per square kilometre 2.36 people per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 34.6 people per square kilometre 36.38 people per square kilometre 1.78 people per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 42.17 people per square kilometre 42.79 people per square kilometre 0.6138 people per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 47.88 people per square kilometre 47.04 people per square kilometre 0.8423 people per square kilometre Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Egypt or Ireland?
Egypt, at 49.14 people per square kilometre against 48.36 people per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Egypt and Ireland?
0.78 people per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Ireland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 112th and Ireland ranks 113th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.