Egypt vs Philippines: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Egypt
37.15 million people
in 2023
Philippines
32.87 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
11th
Philippines rank
12th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 37.15 million people against 32.87 million people in Philippines, a difference of 4.28 million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.50 million people | 10.70 million people | 1.20 million people | Philippines |
| 1960s | 12.73 million people | 15.76 million people | 3.02 million people | Philippines |
| 1970s | 15.86 million people | 19.61 million people | 3.75 million people | Philippines |
| 1980s | 20.66 million people | 23.32 million people | 2.66 million people | Philippines |
| 1990s | 25.55 million people | 28.66 million people | 3.11 million people | Philippines |
| 2000s | 28.09 million people | 32.62 million people | 4.53 million people | Philippines |
| 2010s | 33.43 million people | 34.92 million people | 1.49 million people | Philippines |
| 2020s | 36.89 million people | 33.66 million people | 3.23 million people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Egypt or Philippines?
- Egypt, at 37.15 million people against 32.87 million people in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Egypt and Philippines?
- 4.28 million people, with Egypt 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 share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 12th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.