Egypt vs Nigeria: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Egypt
81.44 million people
in 2050
Nigeria
59.72 million people
in 2050
Egypt rank
7th
Nigeria rank
9th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 81.44 million people against 59.72 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 21.72 million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.88 million people | 7.00 million people | 2.12 million people | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 4.24 million people | 7.50 million people | 3.26 million people | Nigeria |
| 1200s | 3.89 million people | 8.00 million people | 4.11 million people | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 4.57 million people | 9.00 million people | 4.43 million people | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 3.93 million people | 10.00 million people | 6.06 million people | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 3.88 million people | 10.99 million people | 7.11 million people | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 4.84 million people | 13.95 million people | 9.11 million people | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 4.35 million people | 17.82 million people | 13.47 million people | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 4.24 million people | 18.59 million people | 14.35 million people | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 4.12 million people | 18.71 million people | 14.58 million people | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 4.01 million people | 18.83 million people | 14.82 million people | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 3.90 million people | 18.96 million people | 15.06 million people | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 3.78 million people | 19.10 million people | 15.31 million people | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 3.67 million people | 19.24 million people | 15.57 million people | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 3.55 million people | 19.39 million people | 15.83 million people | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 3.44 million people | 19.54 million people | 16.10 million people | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 3.32 million people | 19.71 million people | 16.39 million people | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 3.20 million people | 19.89 million people | 16.68 million people | Nigeria |
| 1810s | 3.54 million people | 20.08 million people | 16.54 million people | Nigeria |
| 1820s | 3.86 million people | 20.28 million people | 16.42 million people | Nigeria |
| 1830s | 4.18 million people | 20.50 million people | 16.32 million people | Nigeria |
| 1840s | 4.48 million people | 20.74 million people | 16.26 million people | Nigeria |
| 1850s | 4.77 million people | 21.00 million people | 16.24 million people | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 4.18 million people | 21.30 million people | 17.12 million people | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 4.70 million people | 21.64 million people | 16.94 million people | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 5.28 million people | 22.02 million people | 16.75 million people | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 7.18 million people | 22.48 million people | 15.29 million people | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 8.52 million people | 23.03 million people | 14.51 million people | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 9.50 million people | 23.73 million people | 14.23 million people | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 10.42 million people | 24.66 million people | 14.24 million people | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 11.27 million people | 26.01 million people | 14.75 million people | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 12.45 million people | 28.31 million people | 15.86 million people | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 15.46 million people | 35.86 million people | 20.39 million people | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 18.05 million people | 41.25 million people | 23.21 million people | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 21.79 million people | 48.19 million people | 26.40 million people | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 28.10 million people | 57.86 million people | 29.76 million people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 37.09 million people | 66.95 million people | 29.86 million people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 45.84 million people | 75.63 million people | 29.79 million people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 56.47 million people | 83.76 million people | 27.29 million people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 66.97 million people | 85.88 million people | 18.91 million people | Nigeria |
| 2030s | 74.89 million people | 81.46 million people | 6.57 million people | Nigeria |
| 2040s | 80.19 million people | 69.43 million people | 10.76 million people | Egypt |
| 2050s | 81.44 million people | 59.72 million people | 21.72 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 Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 81.44 million people against 59.72 million people in Nigeria as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 21.72 million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 9th 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.