Egypt vs USSR: Population by world region
Egypt
201.90 million people
in 2100
USSR
292.66 million people
in 1991
Egypt rank
12th
USSR rank
9th
Population by world region over time
- Egypt
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 292.66 million people against 201.90 million people in Egypt, a difference of 90.77 million people.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.
Across all 209 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 12th and USSR ranks 9th of 239 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 37 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5.00 million people | 6.88 million people | 1.88 million people | USSR |
| 1100s | 4.35 million people | 9.14 million people | 4.79 million people | USSR |
| 1200s | 4.00 million people | 12.34 million people | 8.34 million people | USSR |
| 1300s | 4.70 million people | 13.04 million people | 8.34 million people | USSR |
| 1400s | 4.05 million people | 13.05 million people | 9.00 million people | USSR |
| 1500s | 4.00 million people | 16.20 million people | 12.20 million people | USSR |
| 1600s | 5.00 million people | 19.76 million people | 14.76 million people | USSR |
| 1700s | 4.50 million people | 23.29 million people | 18.79 million people | USSR |
| 1710s | 4.40 million people | 25.85 million people | 21.45 million people | USSR |
| 1720s | 4.30 million people | 28.88 million people | 24.58 million people | USSR |
| 1730s | 4.20 million people | 31.96 million people | 27.76 million people | USSR |
| 1740s | 4.10 million people | 35.10 million people | 31.00 million people | USSR |
| 1750s | 4.00 million people | 38.30 million people | 34.30 million people | USSR |
| 1760s | 3.90 million people | 41.56 million people | 37.66 million people | USSR |
| 1770s | 3.80 million people | 44.90 million people | 41.09 million people | USSR |
| 1780s | 3.70 million people | 48.31 million people | 44.61 million people | USSR |
| 1790s | 3.60 million people | 51.81 million people | 48.21 million people | USSR |
| 1800s | 3.65 million people | 54.97 million people | 51.33 million people | USSR |
| 1810s | 3.99 million people | 55.21 million people | 51.22 million people | USSR |
| 1820s | 4.25 million people | 57.72 million people | 53.46 million people | USSR |
| 1830s | 4.40 million people | 63.03 million people | 58.63 million people | USSR |
| 1840s | 5.00 million people | 69.22 million people | 64.21 million people | USSR |
| 1850s | 5.93 million people | 76.00 million people | 70.07 million people | USSR |
| 1860s | 6.53 million people | 83.45 million people | 76.91 million people | USSR |
| 1870s | 7.19 million people | 91.58 million people | 84.38 million people | USSR |
| 1880s | 8.05 million people | 100.56 million people | 92.52 million people | USSR |
| 1890s | 9.21 million people | 110.46 million people | 101.24 million people | USSR |
| 1900s | 10.57 million people | 121.33 million people | 110.76 million people | USSR |
| 1910s | 11.97 million people | 132.22 million people | 120.26 million people | USSR |
| 1920s | 13.39 million people | 143.82 million people | 130.43 million people | USSR |
| 1930s | 15.14 million people | 157.28 million people | 142.14 million people | USSR |
| 1940s | 18.41 million people | 171.95 million people | 153.54 million people | USSR |
| 1950s | 23.57 million people | 195.05 million people | 171.47 million people | USSR |
| 1960s | 30.28 million people | 227.71 million people | 197.42 million people | USSR |
| 1970s | 38.54 million people | 252.41 million people | 213.87 million people | USSR |
| 1980s | 50.11 million people | 276.90 million people | 226.80 million people | USSR |
| 1990s | 59.21 million people | 291.87 million people | 232.65 million people | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Egypt or USSR?
- USSR, at 292.66 million people against 201.90 million people in Egypt as of 1991.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Egypt and USSR?
- 90.77 million people, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and USSR?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
- How do Egypt and USSR rank globally for population by world region?
- Egypt ranks 12th and USSR ranks 9th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.