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Population in Egypt compared to Vietnam: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Egypt was 116,538,258 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Egypt's population is 120,697,176 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 1.18 times bigger than Vietnam's.
  • Egypt is ranked the 13th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 2.69% of the world: 1.46% for Egypt vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Egypt has had an average growth rate of +1.84% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Egypt has increased from 82.7M people to 121M (45.9% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Egypt vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Egypt Vietnam
2100 203,522,884 92,239,801
2099 203,403,368 92,735,968
2098 203,247,703 93,227,318
2097 203,074,807 93,703,343
2096 202,870,003 94,178,675
2095 202,625,820 94,640,859
2094 202,350,087 95,098,747
2093 202,040,251 95,558,233
2092 201,709,051 96,015,030
2091 201,347,225 96,474,248
2090 200,966,749 96,938,026
2089 200,561,011 97,399,661
2088 200,123,182 97,858,300
2087 199,650,440 98,324,127
2086 199,156,169 98,788,452
2085 198,637,936 99,249,444
2084 198,084,947 99,710,990
2083 197,501,965 100,178,339
2082 196,891,089 100,650,389
2081 196,242,522 101,120,279
2080 195,570,383 101,584,408
2079 194,850,670 102,046,677
2078 194,103,613 102,496,244
2077 193,324,592 102,944,347
2076 192,507,892 103,374,514
2075 191,661,705 103,799,405
2074 190,786,862 104,214,107
2073 189,886,620 104,623,307
2072 188,947,991 105,022,092
2071 187,981,245 105,401,255
2070 186,988,514 105,773,681
2069 185,965,572 106,126,787
2068 184,912,088 106,471,025
2067 183,835,428 106,811,324
2066 182,734,967 107,143,716
2065 181,620,901 107,459,475
2064 180,467,102 107,761,108
2063 179,293,260 108,055,355
2062 178,110,375 108,339,650
2061 176,907,621 108,607,597
2060 175,686,879 108,859,065
2059 174,441,815 109,104,391
2058 173,179,511 109,337,395
2057 171,897,733 109,546,926
2056 170,593,445 109,732,352
2055 169,269,144 109,903,830
2054 167,915,661 110,052,946
2053 166,538,943 110,173,868
2052 165,130,747 110,270,266
2051 163,704,732 110,338,539
2050 162,240,246 110,361,987
2049 160,743,182 110,356,819
2048 159,206,813 110,313,849
2047 157,631,586 110,228,852
2046 156,023,680 110,108,051
2045 154,371,216 109,943,449
2044 152,668,334 109,748,671
2043 150,927,496 109,514,717
2042 149,145,569 109,242,604
2041 147,333,445 108,936,706
2040 145,505,786 108,611,523
2039 143,662,428 108,254,640
2038 141,820,567 107,877,983
2037 139,977,812 107,480,286
2036 138,139,382 107,075,099
2035 136,315,557 106,647,378
2034 134,490,574 106,206,100
2033 132,681,153 105,762,219
2032 130,879,780 105,299,476
2031 129,085,888 104,826,346
2030 127,304,473 104,330,461
2029 125,524,007 103,835,790
2028 123,745,979 103,316,499
2027 121,973,080 102,775,814
2026 120,224,089 102,213,157
2025 118,473,897 101,614,413
2024 116,538,258 100,987,686
2023 114,535,772 100,352,192
2022 112,618,250 99,680,655
2021 110,957,008 98,935,098
2020 109,315,124 98,079,191
2019 107,553,158 97,173,776
2018 105,682,094 96,237,319
2017 103,696,057 95,176,977
2016 101,644,589 94,000,117
2015 99,597,342 92,823,254
2014 97,528,654 91,679,578
2013 95,333,553 90,573,104
2012 93,161,001 89,510,356
2011 91,093,059 88,468,314
2010 89,196,072 87,455,152
2009 87,501,636 86,460,018
2008 85,864,789 85,175,788
2007 84,276,225 83,633,375
2006 82,700,403 82,167,897
2005 81,101,004 81,088,313
2004 79,477,443 80,338,971
2003 77,853,548 79,563,777
2002 76,239,137 78,772,224
2001 74,652,029 77,969,361
2000 73,083,284 77,154,011
1999 71,520,954 76,287,452
1998 69,943,294 75,299,660
1997 68,431,740 74,226,889
1996 67,028,048 73,156,447
1995 65,652,622 72,049,940
1994 64,285,589 70,854,391
1993 62,915,681 69,586,384
1992 61,480,660 68,260,337
1991 60,028,997 66,891,775
1990 58,396,618 65,504,552
1989 56,710,642 64,147,348
1988 55,187,681 62,843,228
1987 53,674,435 61,584,651
1986 52,206,295 60,347,048
1985 50,734,968 59,060,622
1984 49,247,334 57,706,067
1983 47,786,402 56,337,921
1982 46,407,611 55,011,289
1981 45,147,224 53,738,141
1980 43,950,413 52,490,101
1979 42,818,628 51,378,211
1978 41,761,431 50,249,552
1977 40,748,870 48,954,872
1976 39,795,557 47,684,931
1975 38,875,327 46,482,903
1974 37,969,667 45,413,537
1973 37,102,043 44,409,861
1972 36,258,328 43,429,168
1971 35,433,368 42,449,276
1970 34,623,990 41,475,230
1969 33,811,615 40,582,096
1968 32,998,319 39,734,609
1967 32,196,360 38,895,080
1966 31,406,541 38,024,836
1965 30,629,174 37,129,656
1964 29,858,922 36,201,563
1963 29,091,869 35,249,101
1962 28,337,013 34,288,560
1961 27,600,898 33,409,059
1960 26,896,479 32,531,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/egypt/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Egypt increased by 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Egypt gained 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Egypt was ranked 13th most populous country in 2006 and is still 13th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Egypt's population will grow by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people with a rank change from 13th to 11th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Egypt
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Egypt Vietnam
2100 0.06% -0.54%
2099 0.08% -0.53%
2098 0.09% -0.51%
2097 0.1% -0.5%
2096 0.12% -0.49%
2095 0.14% -0.48%
2094 0.15% -0.48%
2093 0.16% -0.48%
2092 0.18% -0.48%
2091 0.19% -0.48%
2090 0.2% -0.47%
2089 0.22% -0.47%
2088 0.24% -0.47%
2087 0.25% -0.47%
2086 0.26% -0.46%
2085 0.28% -0.46%
2084 0.3% -0.47%
2083 0.31% -0.47%
2082 0.33% -0.46%
2081 0.34% -0.46%
2080 0.37% -0.45%
2079 0.38% -0.44%
2078 0.4% -0.44%
2077 0.42% -0.42%
2076 0.44% -0.41%
2075 0.46% -0.4%
2074 0.47% -0.39%
2073 0.5% -0.38%
2072 0.51% -0.36%
2071 0.53% -0.35%
2070 0.55% -0.33%
2069 0.57% -0.32%
2068 0.59% -0.32%
2067 0.6% -0.31%
2066 0.61% -0.29%
2065 0.64% -0.28%
2064 0.65% -0.27%
2063 0.66% -0.26%
2062 0.68% -0.25%
2061 0.69% -0.23%
2060 0.71% -0.22%
2059 0.73% -0.21%
2058 0.75% -0.19%
2057 0.76% -0.17%
2056 0.78% -0.16%
2055 0.81% -0.14%
2054 0.83% -0.11%
2053 0.85% -0.09%
2052 0.87% -0.06%
2051 0.9% -0.02%
2050 0.93% 0.005%
2049 0.97% 0.04%
2048 1% 0.08%
2047 1.03% 0.11%
2046 1.07% 0.15%
2045 1.12% 0.18%
2044 1.15% 0.21%
2043 1.19% 0.25%
2042 1.23% 0.28%
2041 1.26% 0.3%
2040 1.28% 0.33%
2039 1.3% 0.35%
2038 1.32% 0.37%
2037 1.33% 0.38%
2036 1.34% 0.4%
2035 1.36% 0.42%
2034 1.36% 0.42%
2033 1.38% 0.44%
2032 1.39% 0.45%
2031 1.4% 0.48%
2030 1.42% 0.48%
2029 1.44% 0.5%
2028 1.45% 0.53%
2027 1.45% 0.55%
2026 1.48% 0.59%
2025 1.66% 0.62%
2024 1.75% 0.63%
2023 1.7% 0.67%
2022 1.5% 0.75%
2021 1.5% 0.87%
2020 1.64% 0.93%
2019 1.77% 0.97%
2018 1.92% 1.11%
2017 2.02% 1.25%
2016 2.06% 1.27%
2015 2.12% 1.25%
2014 2.3% 1.22%
2013 2.33% 1.19%
2012 2.27% 1.18%
2011 2.13% 1.16%
2010 1.94% 1.15%
2009 1.91% 1.51%
2008 1.88% 1.84%
2007 1.91% 1.78%
2006 1.97% 1.33%
2005 2.04% 0.93%
2004 2.09% 0.97%
2003 2.12% 1%
2002 2.13% 1.03%
2001 2.15% 1.06%
2000 2.18% 1.14%
1999 2.26% 1.31%
1998 2.21% 1.45%
1997 2.09% 1.46%
1996 2.1% 1.54%
1995 2.13% 1.69%
1994 2.18% 1.82%
1993 2.33% 1.94%
1992 2.42% 2.05%
1991 2.8% 2.12%
1990 2.97% 2.12%
1989 2.76% 2.08%
1988 2.82% 2.04%
1987 2.81% 2.05%
1986 2.9% 2.18%
1985 3.02% 2.35%
1984 3.06% 2.43%
1983 2.97% 2.41%
1982 2.79% 2.37%
1981 2.72% 2.38%
1980 2.64% 2.16%
1979 2.53% 2.25%
1978 2.48% 2.64%
1977 2.4% 2.66%
1976 2.37% 2.59%
1975 2.39% 2.35%
1974 2.34% 2.26%
1973 2.33% 2.26%
1972 2.33% 2.31%
1971 2.34% 2.35%
1970 2.4% 2.2%
1969 2.46% 2.13%
1968 2.49% 2.16%
1967 2.51% 2.29%
1966 2.54% 2.41%
1965 2.58% 2.56%
1964 2.64% 2.7%
1963 2.66% 2.8%
1962 2.67% 2.63%
1961 2.62% 2.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Egypt grew by 1.75%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Egypt Vietnam
Current population
120697176
102365351
Population rank 13/197 16/197
Percent of world population 1.46% 1.24%
One net population change
15.7 seconds
49.6 seconds
One birth every
13.1 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
50.4 seconds
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5,486 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +2,002,486 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 123/197
One migration net change every
9.2 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -57,305 -48,171
Net migration rank 177/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 1,139,820 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 55/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 153/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Egypt
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Egypt Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -57,305 - -48,171
2024 - 123,884 - -59,645
2023 1,780,230 305,006 727,955 -81,789
2022 1,736,123 13,707 775,914 -78,977
2021 1,566,491 6,161 799,593 -5,418
2020 1,704,988 6,016 924,004 -6,457
2019 1,805,818 7,050 895,262 -2,051
2018 1,908,512 20,788 882,977 96,650
2017 2,122,866 -80,000 1,001,833 139,245
2016 2,131,690 -71,604 1,045,094 167,652
2015 2,227,594 -193,298 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 2,195,761 -92,801 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 2,156,922 130,305 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 2,060,535 -2,626 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 1,951,851 126,170 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 1,910,134 -194,100 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 1,848,123 -175,191 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 1,792,943 -192,199 1,008,141 571,113
2007 1,749,322 -173,021 981,689 523,784
2006 1,693,374 -118,055 943,041 482,399
2005 1,660,624 -37,129 942,084 -208,337
2004 1,626,745 -3,044 985,438 -220,458
2003 1,614,293 9,854 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 1,593,474 11,205 991,427 -193,766
2001 1,568,962 556 985,610 -177,586
2000 1,540,084 27,873 966,894 -144,298
1999 1,534,697 22,026 925,519 -15,010
1998 1,519,728 78,858 959,016 106,091
1997 1,470,119 -45,599 1,028,116 52,382
1996 1,427,161 -44,272 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 1,406,935 -38,920 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 1,402,840 -36,738 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 1,409,374 -35,669 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 1,421,372 74,950 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 1,440,936 -33,952 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 1,450,747 406,994 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 1,461,547 52,648 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 1,465,620 66,147 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 1,436,059 58,678 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 1,410,249 31,299 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 1,388,718 112,411 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 1,351,297 122,791 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 1,318,474 129,242 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 1,258,574 51,229 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 1,206,830 4,140 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 1,181,914 738 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 1,145,655 -64,757 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 1,107,179 -73,664 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 1,065,298 -73,705 1,259,315 49,655
1976 1,030,546 -115,544 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 987,822 -62,368 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 946,052 -60,174 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 905,068 -55,702 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 893,333 -55,282 921,524 -1,920
1971 868,365 -56,503 963,259 76,961
1970 841,952 -35,064 905,902 1,997
1969 824,564 -6,703 878,359 0
1968 809,482 -764 815,116 1,489
1967 788,908 6,286 862,071 394
1966 774,391 10,089 876,283 1,769
1965 752,682 17,605 913,761 -1,438
1964 749,608 20,596 950,219 -6,328
1963 738,788 25,109 961,067 0
1962 720,128 25,696 960,046 0
1961 703,216 23,184 798,978 0
1960 685,403 -2,954 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.6% of the population change in Egypt is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people). In Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 1,139,820 residents or 1% of the population were not native-born in Egypt, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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