Egypt vs Vietnam: Population, total

Egypt
118.37 million
in 2025
Vietnam
101.60 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
13th
Vietnam rank
16th

Population, total over time

  • Egypt
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 118.37 million against 101.60 million in Vietnam, a difference of 16.77 million.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vietnam ahead.

Egypt ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 30.28 million 36.60 million 6.32 million Vietnam
1970s 38.54 million 46.19 million 7.65 million Vietnam
1980s 50.11 million 58.33 million 8.22 million Vietnam
1990s 64.97 million 71.21 million 6.24 million Vietnam
2000s 80.27 million 81.23 million 957,440 Vietnam
2010s 98.45 million 92.31 million 6.14 million Egypt
2020s 113.72 million 99.94 million 13.78 million Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Egypt or Vietnam?
Egypt, at 118.37 million against 101.60 million in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Egypt and Vietnam?
16.77 million, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Vietnam?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Vietnam rank globally for population, total?
Egypt ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.