Australia vs Egypt: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Australia
4.59 million people
in 2023
Egypt
5.69 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
29th
Egypt rank
26th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Australia
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.69 million people against 4.59 million people in Australia, a difference of 1.10 million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Egypt ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 761,803 people | 780,279 people | 18,476 people | Egypt |
| 1960s | 956,252 people | 1.15 million people | 193,409 people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.20 million people | 1.53 million people | 333,491 people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.61 million people | 1.97 million people | 359,505 people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.11 million people | 2.55 million people | 435,291 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.60 million people | 3.19 million people | 588,151 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.51 million people | 4.15 million people | 639,372 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.40 million people | 5.38 million people | 978,242 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Australia or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 5.69 million people against 4.59 million people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Australia and Egypt?
- 1.10 million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Egypt rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Australia ranks 29th and Egypt ranks 26th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.