Egypt vs Sweden: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Egypt
3.35 million people
in 2020
Sweden
3.23 million people
in 2020
Egypt rank
82nd
Sweden rank
85th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Egypt
- Sweden
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.35 million people against 3.23 million people in Sweden, a difference of 124,080 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 85th of 236 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.27 million people | 2.83 million people | 439,435 people | Egypt |
| 1960s | 3.47 million people | 2.93 million people | 545,555 people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 3.64 million people | 3.03 million people | 610,825 people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.56 million people | 3.13 million people | 425,245 people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.36 million people | 3.18 million people | 182,085 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.21 million people | 3.11 million people | 94,685 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.26 million people | 3.15 million people | 107,245 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.35 million people | 3.23 million people | 124,080 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Egypt or Sweden?
- Egypt, at 3.35 million people against 3.23 million people in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Egypt and Sweden?
- 124,080 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 85th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.