Egypt vs India: Number of people living in the capital city
Egypt
36.75 million people
in 2100
India
31.97 million people
in 2100
Egypt rank
3rd
India rank
4th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 36.75 million people against 31.97 million people in India, a difference of 4.78 million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was India ahead.
Egypt ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 24.78 million people | 29.66 million people | 4.88 million people | India |
| 2030s | 27.94 million people | 31.78 million people | 3.84 million people | India |
| 2040s | 30.77 million people | 33.23 million people | 2.46 million people | India |
| 2050s | 32.79 million people | 34.05 million people | 1.26 million people | India |
| 2060s | 34.31 million people | 34.37 million people | 56,000 people | India |
| 2070s | 35.47 million people | 34.24 million people | 1.23 million people | Egypt |
| 2080s | 36.23 million people | 33.65 million people | 2.58 million people | Egypt |
| 2090s | 36.65 million people | 32.75 million people | 3.90 million people | Egypt |
| 2100s | 36.75 million people | 31.97 million people | 4.78 million people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 36.75 million people against 31.97 million people in India as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Egypt and India?
- 4.78 million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Egypt ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) β 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.