Egypt vs Vietnam: Rural population
Egypt
67.58 million
in 2025
Vietnam
62.15 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
9th
Vietnam rank
10th
Rural population over time
- Egypt
- Vietnam
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 67.58 million against 62.15 million in Vietnam, a difference of 5.43 million.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vietnam ahead.
Egypt ranks 9th and Vietnam ranks 10th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.05 million | 30.10 million | 12.05 million | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 21.79 million | 36.88 million | 15.09 million | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 28.10 million | 47.20 million | 19.09 million | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 37.09 million | 56.00 million | 18.90 million | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 45.84 million | 59.17 million | 13.34 million | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 56.47 million | 62.48 million | 6.01 million | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 65.17 million | 62.41 million | 2.76 million | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Egypt or Vietnam?
- Egypt, at 67.58 million against 62.15 million in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Egypt and Vietnam?
- 5.43 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 rural population?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Vietnam ranks 10th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.