Egypt vs Indonesia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Egypt
81.44 million people
in 2050
Indonesia
66.17 million people
in 2050
Egypt rank
7th
Indonesia rank
8th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Egypt
- Indonesia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 81.44 million people against 66.17 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 15.27 million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 40.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.88 million people | 3.75 million people | 1.13 million people | Egypt |
| 1100s | 4.24 million people | 4.17 million people | 74,710 people | Egypt |
| 1200s | 3.89 million people | 4.58 million people | 688,470 people | Indonesia |
| 1300s | 4.57 million people | 5.00 million people | 429,400 people | Indonesia |
| 1400s | 3.93 million people | 6.37 million people | 2.44 million people | Indonesia |
| 1500s | 3.88 million people | 7.74 million people | 3.86 million people | Indonesia |
| 1600s | 4.84 million people | 8.46 million people | 3.62 million people | Indonesia |
| 1700s | 4.35 million people | 9.37 million people | 5.02 million people | Indonesia |
| 1710s | 4.24 million people | 9.45 million people | 5.22 million people | Indonesia |
| 1720s | 4.12 million people | 9.54 million people | 5.41 million people | Indonesia |
| 1730s | 4.01 million people | 9.62 million people | 5.61 million people | Indonesia |
| 1740s | 3.90 million people | 9.70 million people | 5.80 million people | Indonesia |
| 1750s | 3.78 million people | 9.78 million people | 5.99 million people | Indonesia |
| 1760s | 3.67 million people | 10.24 million people | 6.57 million people | Indonesia |
| 1770s | 3.55 million people | 10.71 million people | 7.15 million people | Indonesia |
| 1780s | 3.44 million people | 11.16 million people | 7.72 million people | Indonesia |
| 1790s | 3.32 million people | 11.61 million people | 8.29 million people | Indonesia |
| 1800s | 3.20 million people | 12.06 million people | 8.86 million people | Indonesia |
| 1810s | 3.54 million people | 12.69 million people | 9.15 million people | Indonesia |
| 1820s | 3.86 million people | 13.31 million people | 9.45 million people | Indonesia |
| 1830s | 4.18 million people | 13.93 million people | 9.75 million people | Indonesia |
| 1840s | 4.48 million people | 14.53 million people | 10.05 million people | Indonesia |
| 1850s | 4.77 million people | 15.11 million people | 10.35 million people | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 4.18 million people | 19.16 million people | 14.98 million people | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 4.70 million people | 23.15 million people | 18.45 million people | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 5.28 million people | 27.08 million people | 21.80 million people | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 7.18 million people | 30.92 million people | 23.74 million people | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 8.52 million people | 34.68 million people | 26.16 million people | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 9.50 million people | 41.42 million people | 31.92 million people | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 10.42 million people | 47.99 million people | 37.57 million people | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 11.27 million people | 54.36 million people | 43.09 million people | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 12.45 million people | 60.51 million people | 48.05 million people | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 15.46 million people | 66.42 million people | 50.96 million people | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 18.05 million people | 84.47 million people | 66.43 million people | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 21.79 million people | 105.63 million people | 83.84 million people | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 28.10 million people | 122.20 million people | 94.10 million people | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 37.09 million people | 127.11 million people | 90.02 million people | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 45.84 million people | 124.37 million people | 78.53 million people | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 56.47 million people | 122.51 million people | 66.04 million people | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 66.97 million people | 116.21 million people | 49.23 million people | Indonesia |
| 2030s | 74.89 million people | 102.93 million people | 28.04 million people | Indonesia |
| 2040s | 80.19 million people | 81.38 million people | 1.19 million people | Indonesia |
| 2050s | 81.44 million people | 66.17 million people | 15.27 million people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Egypt or Indonesia?
- Egypt, at 81.44 million people against 66.17 million people in Indonesia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Egypt and Indonesia?
- 15.27 million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Indonesia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Egypt and Indonesia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.