Egypt vs Russia
Egypt vs Russia: Population
Population in 2023: 115 million people in Egypt and 145 million people in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 30.9 million people, or 1.27 times that in Egypt.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Egypt ranked 14 and Russia ranked 9 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Egypt at 202 million people and Russia at 126 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Egypt | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 115 million | 145 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 113 million | 146 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 111 million | 146 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 109 million | 146 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 108 million | 147 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 106 million | 146 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 104 million | 146 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 102 million | 146 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 99.6 million | 145 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 97.5 million | 145 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 95.3 million | 145 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 93.2 million | 144 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 91.1 million | 144 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 89.2 million | 144 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 87.5 million | 144 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 85.9 million | 144 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 84.3 million | 144 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 82.7 million | 144 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 81.1 million | 145 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 79.5 million | 145 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 77.9 million | 146 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 76.2 million | 146 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 74.7 million | 146 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 73.1 million | 147 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 71.5 million | 147 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 69.9 million | 148 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 68.4 million | 148 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 67 million | 148 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 65.7 million | 148 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 64.3 million | 148 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 62.9 million | 148 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 61.5 million | 149 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 60 million | 149 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 58.4 million | 149 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 56.7 million | 148 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 55.2 million | 147 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 53.7 million | 146 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 52.2 million | 145 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 50.7 million | 144 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 49.3 million | 143 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 47.8 million | 141 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 46.4 million | 140 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 45.2 million | 139 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 44 million | 139 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 42.8 million | 138 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 41.8 million | 137 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 40.8 million | 136 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 39.8 million | 135 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 38.9 million | 134 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 38 million | 133 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 37.1 million | 133 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 36.3 million | 132 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 35.4 million | 131 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 34.6 million | 130 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 33.8 million | 130 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 33 million | 129 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 32.2 million | 128 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 31.4 million | 128 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 30.6 million | 127 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 29.9 million | 126 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 29.1 million | 124 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 28.3 million | 123 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 27.6 million | 122 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 26.9 million | 120 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 26.2 million | 118 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 25.6 million | 117 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 25 million | 115 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 24.4 million | 113 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 23.8 million | 111 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 23.2 million | 110 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 22.6 million | 108 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 22.1 million | 106 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 21.6 million | 105 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 21.2 million | 103 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 20.6 million | 101 million | – |
| 1948 | 20.1 million | 101 million | – |
| 1947 | 19.6 million | 99.6 million | – |
| 1946 | 19.1 million | 98.7 million | – |
| 1945 | 18.6 million | 97.8 million | – |
| 1944 | 18.1 million | 96.9 million | – |
| 1943 | 17.6 million | 96 million | – |
| 1942 | 17.2 million | 95.1 million | – |
| 1941 | 16.8 million | 94.3 million | – |
| 1940 | 16.4 million | 93.4 million | – |
| 1939 | 16.1 million | 92.5 million | – |
| 1938 | 15.9 million | 91.7 million | – |
| 1937 | 15.7 million | 90.9 million | – |
| 1936 | 15.4 million | 90 million | – |
| 1935 | 15.2 million | 89.2 million | – |
| 1934 | 15 million | 88.4 million | – |
| 1933 | 14.8 million | 87.6 million | – |
| 1932 | 14.6 million | 86.8 million | – |
| 1931 | 14.4 million | 86 million | – |
| 1930 | 14.3 million | 85.2 million | – |
| 1929 | 14.1 million | 84.4 million | – |
| 1928 | 13.9 million | 83.6 million | – |
| 1927 | 13.8 million | 82.9 million | – |
| 1926 | 13.6 million | 82.1 million | – |
| 1925 | 13.5 million | 81.4 million | – |
| 1924 | 13.3 million | 80.6 million | – |
| 1923 | 13.2 million | 79.9 million | – |
| 1922 | 13 million | 79.2 million | – |
| 1921 | 12.9 million | 78.4 million | – |
| 1920 | 12.7 million | 77.7 million | – |
| 1919 | 12.6 million | 77 million | – |
| 1918 | 12.4 million | 76.3 million | – |
| 1917 | 12.3 million | 75.6 million | – |
| 1916 | 12.2 million | 74.9 million | – |
| 1915 | 12 million | 74.2 million | – |
| 1914 | 11.9 million | 73.6 million | – |
| 1913 | 11.8 million | 72.9 million | – |
| 1912 | 11.6 million | 72.3 million | – |
| 1911 | 11.5 million | 71.6 million | – |
| 1910 | 11.4 million | 71 million | – |
| 1909 | 11.2 million | 70.3 million | – |
| 1908 | 11.1 million | 69.7 million | – |
| 1907 | 10.9 million | 69.1 million | – |
| 1906 | 10.8 million | 68.5 million | – |
| 1905 | 10.6 million | 67.8 million | – |
| 1904 | 10.5 million | 67.2 million | – |
| 1903 | 10.4 million | 66.6 million | – |
| 1902 | 10.2 million | 66 million | – |
| 1901 | 10.1 million | 65.4 million | – |
| 1900 | 9.94 million | 64.8 million | – |
| 1899 | 9.8 million | 64.3 million | – |
| 1898 | 9.67 million | 63.7 million | – |
| 1897 | 9.53 million | 63.1 million | – |
| 1896 | 9.4 million | 62.5 million | – |
| 1895 | 9.27 million | 62 million | – |
| 1894 | 9.14 million | 61.4 million | – |
| 1893 | 9.01 million | 60.9 million | – |
| 1892 | 8.89 million | 60.3 million | – |
| 1891 | 8.76 million | 59.8 million | – |
| 1890 | 8.64 million | 59.2 million | – |
| 1889 | 8.53 million | 58.7 million | – |
| 1888 | 8.42 million | 58.2 million | – |
| 1887 | 8.31 million | 57.7 million | – |
| 1886 | 8.2 million | 57.1 million | – |
| 1885 | 8.09 million | 56.6 million | – |
| 1884 | 7.99 million | 56.1 million | – |
| 1883 | 7.88 million | 55.6 million | – |
| 1882 | 7.78 million | 55.1 million | – |
| 1881 | 7.68 million | 54.6 million | – |
| 1880 | 7.6 million | 54.1 million | – |
| 1879 | 7.51 million | 53.6 million | – |
| 1878 | 7.44 million | 53.1 million | – |
| 1877 | 7.36 million | 52.7 million | – |
| 1876 | 7.29 million | 52.2 million | – |
| 1875 | 7.22 million | 51.7 million | – |
| 1874 | 7.16 million | 51.3 million | – |
| 1873 | 7.09 million | 50.8 million | – |
| 1872 | 7.02 million | 50.3 million | – |
| 1871 | 6.95 million | 49.9 million | – |
| 1870 | 6.89 million | 49.5 million | – |
| 1869 | 6.82 million | 49 million | – |
| 1868 | 6.76 million | 48.6 million | – |
| 1867 | 6.69 million | 48.2 million | – |
| 1866 | 6.63 million | 47.7 million | – |
| 1865 | 6.56 million | 47.3 million | – |
| 1864 | 6.5 million | 46.9 million | – |
| 1863 | 6.44 million | 46.5 million | – |
| 1862 | 6.38 million | 46 million | – |
| 1861 | 6.32 million | 45.6 million | – |
| 1860 | 6.26 million | 45.2 million | – |
| 1859 | 6.2 million | 44.8 million | – |
| 1858 | 6.14 million | 44.4 million | – |
| 1857 | 6.08 million | 44 million | – |
| 1856 | 6.02 million | 43.6 million | – |
| 1855 | 5.96 million | 43.2 million | – |
| 1854 | 5.91 million | 42.8 million | – |
| 1853 | 5.85 million | 42.4 million | – |
| 1852 | 5.79 million | 42.1 million | – |
| 1851 | 5.72 million | 41.7 million | – |
| 1850 | 5.64 million | 41.3 million | – |
| 1849 | 5.54 million | 40.9 million | – |
| 1848 | 5.42 million | 40.5 million | – |
| 1847 | 5.29 million | 40.2 million | – |
| 1846 | 5.17 million | 39.8 million | – |
| 1845 | 5.05 million | 39.4 million | – |
| 1844 | 4.93 million | 39.1 million | – |
| 1843 | 4.81 million | 38.7 million | – |
| 1842 | 4.7 million | 38.4 million | – |
| 1841 | 4.61 million | 38 million | – |
| 1840 | 4.53 million | 37.7 million | – |
| 1839 | 4.48 million | 37.3 million | – |
| 1838 | 4.45 million | 37 million | – |
| 1837 | 4.43 million | 36.7 million | – |
| 1836 | 4.42 million | 36.3 million | – |
| 1835 | 4.4 million | 36 million | – |
| 1834 | 4.39 million | 35.7 million | – |
| 1833 | 4.38 million | 35.3 million | – |
| 1832 | 4.36 million | 35 million | – |
| 1831 | 4.35 million | 34.7 million | – |
| 1830 | 4.33 million | 34.4 million | – |
| 1829 | 4.32 million | 34.1 million | – |
| 1828 | 4.31 million | 33.8 million | – |
| 1827 | 4.29 million | 33.5 million | – |
| 1826 | 4.28 million | 33.3 million | – |
| 1825 | 4.26 million | 33 million | – |
| 1824 | 4.25 million | 32.8 million | – |
| 1823 | 4.24 million | 32.6 million | – |
| 1822 | 4.22 million | 32.4 million | – |
| 1821 | 4.2 million | 32.2 million | – |
| 1820 | 4.18 million | 32.1 million | – |
| 1819 | 4.15 million | 31.9 million | – |
| 1818 | 4.12 million | 31.8 million | – |
| 1817 | 4.08 million | 31.7 million | – |
| 1816 | 4.05 million | 31.6 million | – |
| 1815 | 4.01 million | 31.5 million | – |
| 1814 | 3.97 million | 31.4 million | – |
| 1813 | 3.94 million | 31.4 million | – |
| 1812 | 3.9 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1811 | 3.87 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1810 | 3.83 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1809 | 3.8 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1808 | 3.76 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1807 | 3.73 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1806 | 3.7 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1805 | 3.66 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1804 | 3.63 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1803 | 3.6 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1802 | 3.56 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1801 | 3.53 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1800 | 3.5 million | 31.3 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Egypt | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 117 million116 million–117 million | 145 million145 million–145 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 118 million117 million–119 million | 144 million143 million–145 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 120 million119 million–122 million | 143 million142 million–145 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 122 million120 million–124 million | 143 million141 million–145 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 124 million121 million–126 million | 143 million140 million–145 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 125 million122 million–129 million | 142 million140 million–145 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 127 million124 million–132 million | 142 million139 million–145 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 129 million125 million–134 million | 142 million138 million–145 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 131 million126 million–137 million | 141 million137 million–145 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 133 million127 million–139 million | 141 million136 million–145 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 134 million128 million–142 million | 140 million136 million–145 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 136 million129 million–145 million | 140 million135 million–146 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 138 million130 million–147 million | 140 million134 million–146 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 140 million131 million–150 million | 139 million133 million–146 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 142 million132 million–153 million | 139 million132 million–146 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 143 million133 million–156 million | 139 million131 million–146 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 145 million134 million–158 million | 138 million131 million–146 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 147 million135 million–161 million | 138 million130 million–146 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 149 million136 million–164 million | 138 million129 million–147 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 151 million137 million–167 million | 138 million128 million–147 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 152 million138 million–169 million | 137 million128 million–147 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 154 million138 million–172 million | 137 million127 million–148 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 156 million139 million–175 million | 137 million126 million–148 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 157 million140 million–178 million | 137 million125 million–149 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 159 million140 million–180 million | 137 million125 million–149 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 160 million141 million–183 million | 136 million124 million–149 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 162 million142 million–186 million | 136 million123 million–149 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 163 million142 million–189 million | 136 million122 million–149 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 165 million143 million–192 million | 136 million122 million–150 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 166 million143 million–194 million | 135 million121 million–150 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 167 million144 million–197 million | 135 million120 million–150 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 169 million144 million–200 million | 135 million119 million–150 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 170 million144 million–203 million | 134 million118 million–150 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 171 million145 million–206 million | 134 million117 million–150 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 172 million145 million–209 million | 134 million117 million–151 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 174 million145 million–212 million | 133 million116 million–151 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 175 million145 million–215 million | 133 million115 million–151 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 176 million145 million–218 million | 133 million114 million–151 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 177 million145 million–222 million | 132 million113 million–151 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 178 million146 million–225 million | 132 million112 million–152 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 180 million146 million–228 million | 132 million111 million–152 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 181 million146 million–231 million | 131 million111 million–152 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 182 million145 million–234 million | 131 million110 million–152 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 183 million145 million–237 million | 131 million109 million–153 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 184 million145 million–240 million | 130 million108 million–153 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 185 million145 million–244 million | 130 million107 million–153 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 186 million144 million–247 million | 130 million107 million–154 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 187 million144 million–251 million | 129 million106 million–154 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 188 million144 million–255 million | 129 million105 million–155 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 189 million144 million–258 million | 129 million104 million–155 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 190 million144 million–262 million | 129 million104 million–155 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 191 million143 million–265 million | 129 million103 million–156 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 191 million143 million–268 million | 128 million102 million–156 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 192 million142 million–272 million | 128 million101 million–157 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 193 million141 million–275 million | 128 million101 million–157 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 194 million141 million–278 million | 128 million100 million–158 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 194 million140 million–281 million | 128 million99.2 million–158 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 195 million140 million–284 million | 128 million98.3 million–159 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 196 million139 million–286 million | 128 million97.6 million–159 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 196 million139 million–289 million | 128 million97 million–159 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 197 million138 million–293 million | 128 million96.5 million–160 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 197 million137 million–296 million | 127 million95.9 million–161 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 198 million136 million–299 million | 127 million95.2 million–162 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 198 million136 million–303 million | 127 million94.4 million–163 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 199 million135 million–308 million | 127 million93.6 million–163 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 199 million134 million–313 million | 127 million93 million–164 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 200 million133 million–316 million | 127 million92.3 million–165 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 200 million132 million–319 million | 127 million91.8 million–165 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 200 million131 million–323 million | 127 million91.4 million–166 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 201 million130 million–326 million | 127 million90.9 million–167 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 201 million129 million–330 million | 127 million90.4 million–168 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 201 million128 million–332 million | 127 million89.8 million–169 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 201 million127 million–335 million | 127 million89.1 million–169 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 202 million126 million–339 million | 127 million88.3 million–170 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 202 million125 million–341 million | 127 million87.6 million–171 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 202 million124 million–344 million | 127 million86.8 million–171 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 202 million123 million–347 million | 126 million86.1 million–172 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025