Egypt vs Russia
Russia has 1.2× the population of Egypt: 143,513,328 vs 118,365,995, a gap of 25.1 million. Egypt is growing faster (+1.56% vs −0.11% a year), adding about 1,841,995 people a year against −156,235. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Egypt would overtake Russia in about 12 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2037) — a projection, not a forecast. Russia is the older society: 17.8% aged 65+ against 5.3% in Egypt, while Egypt has more children (31.6% under 15 vs 17.0%). Egypt is 13.1× as densely populated (115.1 vs 8.8 people per km²). People in Russia live 1.6 years longer on average (73.4 vs 71.8). GDP per capita is 5.7× higher in Russia ($17,547 vs $3,086).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Egypt) and 2025 (Russia); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Egypt vs Russia — side by side
 Egypt |  Russia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 118,365,9952025 | 143,513,3282025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +1.56%2025 | −0.11%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 20.92024 | 8.42024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 5.52024 | 12.42024 |
| Children per woman | 2.732024 | 1.422024 |
| Life expectancy | 71.8 yrs2024 | 73.4 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 31.6%2025 | 17.0%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 5.3%2025 | 17.8%2025 |
| Density | 115.1 /km²2023 | 8.8 /km²2023 |
| Area | 1,001,450 km²2023 | 17,125,190 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 42.9%2025 | 75.3%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -57,3052025 | -251,8222025 |
| GDP per capita | $3,0862025 | $17,5472025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #13 | #9 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 1.44% | 1.75% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Egypt: 4.4× from 1960 to 2025; Russia: 1.2× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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