Bangladesh vs Egypt: Number of people living in the capital city
Bangladesh
55.01 million people
in 2100
Egypt
36.75 million people
in 2100
Bangladesh rank
1st
Egypt rank
3rd
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 55.01 million people against 36.75 million people in Egypt, a difference of 18.26 million people.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Egypt's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 34.61 million people | 24.78 million people | 9.83 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2030s | 42.61 million people | 27.94 million people | 14.67 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2040s | 48.60 million people | 30.77 million people | 17.82 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2050s | 53.07 million people | 32.79 million people | 20.28 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2060s | 56.15 million people | 34.31 million people | 21.84 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2070s | 57.69 million people | 35.47 million people | 22.22 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2080s | 57.79 million people | 36.23 million people | 21.56 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2090s | 56.62 million people | 36.65 million people | 19.97 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2100s | 55.01 million people | 36.75 million people | 18.26 million people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Bangladesh, at 55.01 million people against 36.75 million people in Egypt as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 18.26 million people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.