Egypt vs Viet Nam: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Egypt
81.44 million people
in 2050
Viet Nam
58.82 million people
in 2050
Egypt rank
7th
Viet Nam rank
10th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Egypt
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 81.44 million people against 58.82 million people in Viet Nam, a difference of 22.62 million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 15 and Viet Nam in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.88 million people | 799,995 people | 4.08 million people | Egypt |
| 1100s | 4.24 million people | 1.04 million people | 3.20 million people | Egypt |
| 1200s | 3.89 million people | 1.28 million people | 2.61 million people | Egypt |
| 1300s | 4.57 million people | 1.52 million people | 3.05 million people | Egypt |
| 1400s | 3.93 million people | 1.76 million people | 2.17 million people | Egypt |
| 1500s | 3.88 million people | 2.00 million people | 1.88 million people | Egypt |
| 1600s | 4.84 million people | 2.49 million people | 2.35 million people | Egypt |
| 1700s | 4.35 million people | 2.96 million people | 1.39 million people | Egypt |
| 1710s | 4.24 million people | 3.25 million people | 987,370 people | Egypt |
| 1720s | 4.12 million people | 3.53 million people | 589,120 people | Egypt |
| 1730s | 4.01 million people | 3.82 million people | 191,480 people | Egypt |
| 1740s | 3.90 million people | 4.10 million people | 205,410 people | Viet Nam |
| 1750s | 3.78 million people | 4.39 million people | 601,380 people | Viet Nam |
| 1760s | 3.67 million people | 4.67 million people | 996,260 people | Viet Nam |
| 1770s | 3.55 million people | 4.94 million people | 1.39 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1780s | 3.44 million people | 5.22 million people | 1.78 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1790s | 3.32 million people | 5.49 million people | 2.17 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1800s | 3.20 million people | 5.76 million people | 2.56 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1810s | 3.54 million people | 6.03 million people | 2.49 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1820s | 3.86 million people | 6.29 million people | 2.43 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1830s | 4.18 million people | 7.03 million people | 2.85 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1840s | 4.48 million people | 7.76 million people | 3.28 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1850s | 4.77 million people | 8.48 million people | 3.71 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1860s | 4.18 million people | 9.18 million people | 5.00 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1870s | 4.70 million people | 9.88 million people | 5.17 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1880s | 5.28 million people | 11.87 million people | 6.59 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1890s | 7.18 million people | 13.82 million people | 6.64 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1900s | 8.52 million people | 15.74 million people | 7.21 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1910s | 9.50 million people | 17.61 million people | 8.11 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1920s | 10.42 million people | 18.68 million people | 8.26 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1930s | 11.27 million people | 19.71 million people | 8.44 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1940s | 12.45 million people | 20.69 million people | 8.24 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1950s | 15.46 million people | 24.72 million people | 9.26 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 18.05 million people | 30.10 million people | 12.05 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 21.79 million people | 36.88 million people | 15.09 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 28.10 million people | 47.20 million people | 19.09 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 37.09 million people | 56.00 million people | 18.90 million people | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 45.84 million people | 59.17 million people | 13.34 million people | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 56.47 million people | 62.48 million people | 6.01 million people | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 66.97 million people | 62.30 million people | 4.68 million people | Egypt |
| 2030s | 74.89 million people | 61.66 million people | 13.23 million people | Egypt |
| 2040s | 80.19 million people | 60.19 million people | 20.00 million people | Egypt |
| 2050s | 81.44 million people | 58.82 million people | 22.62 million people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Egypt or Viet Nam?
- Egypt, at 81.44 million people against 58.82 million people in Viet Nam as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 22.62 million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Egypt and Viet Nam rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.