Demographics of Viet Nam

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date02 Sep 2024

As of 2024, the population of Viet Nam is projected at 100.99 million, compared to 100.35 million in 2023. It is the eighth-most populous country in Asia and ranks 16th in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.62 percent, the 134th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 49.46 million males and 51.53 million females in Viet Nam. The percentage of the male population is 48.98%, compared to 51.02% of the female population. Viet Nam has 2.1 million more females than males, the 7th highest in the world. The sex ratio in Viet Nam in 2024 will be 95.993 males per 100 females. Viet Nam is in the 71st position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Viet Nam population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
195012,406,95812,693,78025,100,7382.1497.740
195513,868,45714,297,98928,166,4462.6296.996
196016,056,20416,475,72932,531,9332.9497.454
196518,328,49418,801,16237,129,6562.4697.486
197020,398,95821,076,27141,475,2302.1996.786
197522,765,25623,717,64746,482,9032.5295.984
198025,729,07926,761,02252,490,1012.3896.144
198528,924,62730,135,99559,060,6222.2595.980
199032,058,31933,446,23465,504,5522.1295.850
199535,294,72336,755,21772,049,9401.6096.026
200037,825,06439,328,94677,154,0111.0796.176
200539,579,82741,508,48681,088,3130.9195.354
201042,542,72644,912,42587,455,1521.1594.724
201545,295,95447,527,30092,823,2541.2395.305
202048,017,59050,061,60198,079,1910.9495.917
202148,448,49550,486,60398,935,0980.8095.963
202248,821,20750,859,44899,680,6550.7095.992
202349,150,96951,201,223100,352,1920.6495.996
202449,461,39951,526,287100,987,6860.6295.993
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195048.04123.0855.147
195554.82622.0445.535
196058.04620.1896.273
196556.96717.6866.156
197054.93017.2156.019
197561.86517.5775.621
198065.33818.3814.795
198567.19218.9114.206
199069.02719.4773.602
199570.87120.6062.700
200072.74622.6862.028
200573.19824.8011.887
201073.61127.1911.906
201573.95529.1932.100
202075.38331.0271.957
202174.14531.4761.942
202274.50231.9381.927
202374.58832.4291.913
202474.73632.9261.895
  • Total
  • Crude

Viet Nam death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
1950435,080973,30017.33338.776
1955388,8061,127,62813.80440.034
1960397,6961,352,97312.22541.589
1965463,2781,377,03812.47737.087
1970553,4881,459,38413.34535.187
1975455,7181,630,8989.80435.086
1980436,7601,758,3768.32133.499
1985447,5051,901,4437.57732.195
1990443,6951,892,8426.77328.896
1995433,8051,637,5136.02122.727
2000423,2431,390,1705.48618.018
2005466,3431,408,4135.75117.369
2010516,9311,522,4805.91117.409
2015571,1421,717,0646.15318.498
2020570,1121,494,1465.81315.234
2021658,1871,457,8436.65314.735
2022646,7651,422,6156.48814.272
2023659,9801,387,9616.57713.831
2024671,1211,355,5636.64613.423
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Viet Nam

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19502,888,06321,921,84311.641
19553,685,80724,461,97913.094
19604,802,58227,868,04714.700
19656,216,85431,643,15816.421
19707,943,53435,463,75318.300
19759,152,47639,576,91618.782
198010,464,98243,907,53219.247
198511,942,11749,107,25619.561
199013,817,42354,392,18220.257
199516,668,57158,530,40622.166
200019,568,59060,716,97224.374
200523,000,55561,308,28827.281
201026,910,69661,561,81630.417
201531,635,36961,936,19833.809
202036,727,24861,632,89737.340
202137,779,86261,504,28438.052
202238,841,52561,353,20238.766
202339,908,50161,175,82839.480
202440,975,86360,967,17540.195
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Viet Nam population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 3,710,225 3,347,439 7,057,664 6.99 110.838
05-09 4,059,470 3,828,619 7,888,089 7.81 106.030
10-14 4,336,793 4,170,840 8,507,632 8.42 103.979
15-19 3,693,613 3,617,396 7,311,009 7.24 102.107
20-24 3,249,387 3,221,644 6,471,031 6.41 100.861
25-29 3,359,809 3,348,820 6,708,628 6.64 100.328
30-34 4,262,759 4,241,398 8,504,157 8.42 100.504
35-39 4,268,739 4,245,675 8,514,414 8.43 100.543
40-44 3,834,438 3,884,915 7,719,352 7.64 98.701
45-49 3,263,437 3,365,747 6,629,184 6.56 96.960
50-54 2,986,757 3,117,688 6,104,444 6.04 95.800
55-59 2,621,140 2,884,941 5,506,081 5.45 90.856
60-64 2,247,505 2,681,954 4,929,459 4.88 83.801
65-69 1,616,780 2,134,107 3,750,887 3.71 75.759
70-74 1,008,779 1,456,212 2,464,990 2.44 69.274
75-79 518,874 866,806 1,385,679 1.37 59.860
80-84 255,387 546,130 801,518 0.79 46.763
85-89 122,949 348,849 471,798 0.47 35.244
90-94 38,912 167,394 206,306 0.20 23.246
95-99 5,285 42,939 48,224 0.05 12.308
100+ 363 6,775 7,138 0.01 5.358
Total 49,461,401 51,526,288 100,987,684 95.993