Egypt vs Philippines: Population by age group

Egypt
5.69 million people
in 2023
Philippines
6.05 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
26th
Philippines rank
25th

Population by age group over time

  • Egypt
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 6.05 million people against 5.69 million people in Egypt, a difference of 353,590 people.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.

Egypt ranks 26th and Philippines ranks 25th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Philippines Difference Ahead
1950s 780,279 people 657,170 people 123,109 people Egypt
1960s 1.15 million people 696,939 people 452,722 people Egypt
1970s 1.53 million people 1.01 million people 527,166 people Egypt
1980s 1.97 million people 1.49 million people 481,245 people Egypt
1990s 2.55 million people 2.01 million people 536,302 people Egypt
2000s 3.19 million people 2.75 million people 438,544 people Egypt
2010s 4.15 million people 3.97 million people 184,852 people Egypt
2020s 5.38 million people 5.65 million people 272,242 people Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Egypt or Philippines?
Philippines, at 6.05 million people against 5.69 million people in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Egypt and Philippines?
353,590 people, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for population by age group?
Egypt ranks 26th and Philippines ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.