Egypt vs Nigeria: population pyramids in 2070
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Each bar is the share of the total population at that single year of age (men left, women right), so countries of different sizes can be compared.
Egypt and Nigeria compared
In 2070, Egypt has a population of 185.4 million and Nigeria 432 million; Nigeria is about 2.3 times the size of Egypt.
The share aged 65 and over is 14.0% in Egypt and 6.4% in Nigeria, 7.6 points higher in Egypt. The median age is 36.1 years in Egypt and 29.6 years in Nigeria.
The total fertility rate is 2.00 in Egypt and 2.20 in Nigeria, so only Egypt is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 79.2 years in Egypt and 61.2 years in Nigeria.
GDP per person is $3,086 in Egypt (2025) and $1,224 in Nigeria (2025).
Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.
Key figures (2070)
| Egypt | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 185.4 million | 432 million |
| Aged 0–14 | 20.5% | 25.2% |
| Aged 15–64 | 65.5% | 68.4% |
| Aged 65+ | 14.0% | 6.4% |
| Median age | 36.1 yrs | 29.6 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 21.5 | 9.4 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.00 | 2.20 |
| Life expectancy | 79.2 yrs | 61.2 yrs |
| Population growth | +0.53% | +0.68% |
| Net migration (per year) | -24,728 | +40,521 |
| GDP | $365B (2025) | $291B (2025) |
| GDP per person | $3,086 (2025) | $1,224 (2025) |
| Unemployment | 6.8% (2025) | 3.1% (2025) |
Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.