Egypt vs Viet Nam: The global population hockey stick
Egypt
114.54 million people
in 2023
Viet Nam
100.35 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
15th
Viet Nam rank
17th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Egypt
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 114.54 million people against 100.35 million people in Viet Nam, a difference of 14.18 million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 13 and Viet Nam in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5.00 million people | 800,000 people | 4.20 million people | Egypt |
| 1100s | 4.35 million people | 1.04 million people | 3.31 million people | Egypt |
| 1200s | 4.00 million people | 1.28 million people | 2.72 million people | Egypt |
| 1300s | 4.70 million people | 1.52 million people | 3.18 million people | Egypt |
| 1400s | 4.05 million people | 1.76 million people | 2.29 million people | Egypt |
| 1500s | 4.00 million people | 2.00 million people | 2.00 million people | Egypt |
| 1600s | 5.00 million people | 2.50 million people | 2.50 million people | Egypt |
| 1700s | 4.50 million people | 3.00 million people | 1.50 million people | Egypt |
| 1710s | 4.40 million people | 3.30 million people | 1.10 million people | Egypt |
| 1720s | 4.30 million people | 3.59 million people | 708,170 people | Egypt |
| 1730s | 4.20 million people | 3.89 million people | 312,250 people | Egypt |
| 1740s | 4.10 million people | 4.18 million people | 83,670 people | Viet Nam |
| 1750s | 4.00 million people | 4.48 million people | 479,580 people | Viet Nam |
| 1760s | 3.90 million people | 4.78 million people | 875,500 people | Viet Nam |
| 1770s | 3.80 million people | 5.07 million people | 1.27 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1780s | 3.70 million people | 5.37 million people | 1.67 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1790s | 3.60 million people | 5.66 million people | 2.06 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1800s | 3.65 million people | 4.48 million people | 834,173 people | Viet Nam |
| 1810s | 3.99 million people | 5.73 million people | 1.74 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1820s | 4.25 million people | 6.45 million people | 2.20 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1830s | 4.40 million people | 6.28 million people | 1.88 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1840s | 5.00 million people | 6.10 million people | 1.10 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1850s | 5.93 million people | 6.85 million people | 917,314 people | Viet Nam |
| 1860s | 6.53 million people | 9.04 million people | 2.50 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1870s | 7.19 million people | 10.62 million people | 3.43 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1880s | 8.05 million people | 10.95 million people | 2.91 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1890s | 9.21 million people | 11.28 million people | 2.07 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1900s | 10.57 million people | 14.68 million people | 4.11 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1910s | 11.97 million people | 18.77 million people | 6.80 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1920s | 13.39 million people | 18.03 million people | 4.64 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1930s | 15.14 million people | 18.18 million people | 3.04 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1940s | 18.41 million people | 21.60 million people | 3.20 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1950s | 23.57 million people | 28.01 million people | 4.44 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 30.28 million people | 36.60 million people | 6.32 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 38.54 million people | 46.19 million people | 7.65 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 50.11 million people | 58.33 million people | 8.22 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 64.97 million people | 71.21 million people | 6.24 million people | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 80.27 million people | 81.23 million people | 957,440 people | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 98.45 million people | 92.31 million people | 6.14 million people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 111.86 million people | 99.26 million people | 12.59 million people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Egypt or Viet Nam?
- Egypt, at 114.54 million people against 100.35 million people in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 14.18 million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Viet Nam rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Egypt ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.