Egypt vs Viet Nam: Rural population
Egypt
67.58 million
in 2025
Viet Nam
62.15 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
9th
Viet Nam rank
10th
Rural population over time
- Egypt
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 67.58 million against 62.15 million in Viet Nam, a difference of 5.43 million.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Egypt ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.05 million | 30.10 million | 12.05 million | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 21.79 million | 36.88 million | 15.09 million | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 28.10 million | 47.20 million | 19.09 million | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 37.09 million | 56.00 million | 18.90 million | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 45.84 million | 59.17 million | 13.34 million | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 56.47 million | 62.48 million | 6.01 million | Viet Nam |
| 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 Viet Nam?
- Egypt, at 67.58 million against 62.15 million in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 5.43 million, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Viet Nam rank globally for rural population?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 217 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.