| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Viet Nam is 99,926,723 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Viet Nam is projected at 98,168,833 or 98.169 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Viet Nam is projected at 97,338,579 or 97.339 million people for the year 2020. Viet Nam ranks number 15th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Viet Nam is ranked 8th among 51 countries in Asia.
Viet Nam's population peak will be 2054 with 109.79 mn people after Viet Nam's population will be decreased year by year. The Viet Nam population is projected to reach 104.16 million in 2030, increase further to 109.61 million in 2050 and decrease to 97.44 million by 2100. Viet Nam accounts for 1.2 percent of the world population. However, its global share declined by 1.3% in 2019 and is projected to decline by 0.9% by 2100.
Viet Nam was at 19th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 25th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 97,338,579 | 876,473 | 0.91 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 98,168,833 | 830,254 | 0.85 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 98,953,541 | 784,708 | 0.80 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 99,698,631 | 745,090 | 0.75 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 100,414,087 | 715,456 | 0.72 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 101,106,835 | 692,748 | 0.69 | 1.2 |
| 2026 | 101,778,645 | 671,810 | 0.66 | 1.2 |
| 2027 | 102,425,775 | 647,130 | 0.64 | 1.2 |
| 2028 | 103,043,296 | 617,521 | 0.60 | 1.2 |
| 2029 | 103,624,131 | 580,835 | 0.56 | 1.2 |
| 2030 | 104,163,519 | 539,388 | 0.52 | 1.2 |
| 2031 | 104,660,422 | 496,903 | 0.48 | 1.2 |
| 2032 | 105,117,641 | 457,219 | 0.44 | 1.2 |
| 2033 | 105,539,070 | 421,429 | 0.40 | 1.2 |
| 2034 | 105,930,351 | 391,281 | 0.37 | 1.2 |
| 2035 | 106,296,108 | 365,757 | 0.35 | 1.2 |
| 2036 | 106,637,620 | 341,512 | 0.32 | 1.2 |
| 2037 | 106,955,377 | 317,757 | 0.30 | 1.2 |
| 2038 | 107,252,241 | 296,864 | 0.28 | 1.2 |
| 2039 | 107,531,328 | 279,087 | 0.26 | 1.2 |
| 2040 | 107,795,031 | 263,703 | 0.25 | 1.2 |
| 2041 | 108,044,725 | 249,694 | 0.23 | 1.2 |
| 2042 | 108,280,678 | 235,953 | 0.22 | 1.2 |
| 2043 | 108,502,626 | 221,948 | 0.20 | 1.2 |
| 2044 | 108,709,689 | 207,063 | 0.19 | 1.2 |
| 2045 | 108,901,037 | 191,348 | 0.18 | 1.1 |
| 2046 | 109,076,752 | 175,715 | 0.16 | 1.1 |
| 2047 | 109,236,682 | 159,930 | 0.15 | 1.1 |
| 2048 | 109,379,296 | 142,614 | 0.13 | 1.1 |
| 2049 | 109,502,612 | 123,316 | 0.11 | 1.1 |
| 2050 | 109,605,011 | 102,399 | 0.09 | 1.1 |
| 2051 | 109,685,972 | 80,961 | 0.07 | 1.1 |
| 2052 | 109,745,255 | 59,283 | 0.05 | 1.1 |
| 2053 | 109,781,869 | 36,614 | 0.03 | 1.1 |
| 2054 | 109,794,724 | 12,855 | 0.01 | 1.1 |
| 2055 | 109,783,129 | -11,595 | -0.01 | 1.1 |
| 2056 | 109,746,842 | -36,287 | -0.03 | 1.1 |
| 2057 | 109,686,137 | -60,705 | -0.06 | 1.1 |
| 2058 | 109,601,469 | -84,668 | -0.08 | 1.1 |
| 2059 | 109,493,598 | -107,871 | -0.10 | 1.1 |
| 2060 | 109,363,337 | -130,261 | -0.12 | 1.1 |
| 2061 | 109,211,306 | -152,031 | -0.14 | 1.1 |
| 2062 | 109,038,251 | -173,055 | -0.16 | 1.1 |
| 2063 | 108,845,455 | -192,796 | -0.18 | 1.1 |
| 2064 | 108,634,420 | -211,035 | -0.19 | 1.1 |
| 2065 | 108,406,615 | -227,805 | -0.21 | 1.1 |
| 2066 | 108,163,130 | -243,485 | -0.22 | 1.0 |
| 2067 | 107,905,148 | -257,982 | -0.24 | 1.0 |
| 2068 | 107,634,402 | -270,746 | -0.25 | 1.0 |
| 2069 | 107,352,863 | -281,539 | -0.26 | 1.0 |
| 2070 | 107,062,251 | -290,612 | -0.27 | 1.0 |
| 2071 | 106,763,736 | -298,515 | -0.28 | 1.0 |
| 2072 | 106,458,374 | -305,362 | -0.29 | 1.0 |
| 2073 | 106,147,668 | -310,706 | -0.29 | 1.0 |
| 2074 | 105,833,161 | -314,507 | -0.30 | 1.0 |
| 2075 | 105,516,145 | -317,016 | -0.30 | 1.0 |
| 2076 | 105,197,611 | -318,534 | -0.30 | 1.0 |
| 2077 | 104,878,135 | -319,476 | -0.30 | 1.0 |
| 2078 | 104,557,984 | -320,151 | -0.31 | 1.0 |
| 2079 | 104,237,108 | -320,876 | -0.31 | 1.0 |
| 2080 | 103,915,560 | -321,548 | -0.31 | 1.0 |
| 2081 | 103,593,640 | -321,920 | -0.31 | 1.0 |
| 2082 | 103,271,756 | -321,884 | -0.31 | 1.0 |
| 2083 | 102,950,098 | -321,658 | -0.31 | 1.0 |
| 2084 | 102,628,823 | -321,275 | -0.31 | 1.0 |
| 2085 | 102,308,002 | -320,821 | -0.31 | 1.0 |
| 2086 | 101,987,707 | -320,295 | -0.31 | 0.9 |
| 2087 | 101,667,862 | -319,845 | -0.31 | 0.9 |
| 2088 | 101,348,318 | -319,544 | -0.31 | 0.9 |
| 2089 | 101,028,812 | -319,506 | -0.32 | 0.9 |
| 2090 | 100,709,087 | -319,725 | -0.32 | 0.9 |
| 2091 | 100,388,895 | -320,192 | -0.32 | 0.9 |
| 2092 | 100,068,013 | -320,882 | -0.32 | 0.9 |
| 2093 | 99,746,212 | -321,801 | -0.32 | 0.9 |
| 2094 | 99,423,238 | -322,974 | -0.32 | 0.9 |
| 2095 | 99,098,737 | -324,501 | -0.33 | 0.9 |
| 2096 | 98,772,335 | -326,402 | -0.33 | 0.9 |
| 2097 | 98,443,561 | -328,774 | -0.33 | 0.9 |
| 2098 | 98,111,880 | -331,681 | -0.34 | 0.9 |
| 2099 | 97,776,680 | -335,200 | -0.34 | 0.9 |
| 2100 | 97,437,278 | -339,402 | -0.35 | 0.9 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 24,809,902 | - | - | 1.0 |
| 1951 | 25,364,519 | 554,617 | 2.24 | 1.0 |
| 1952 | 25,976,855 | 612,336 | 2.41 | 1.0 |
| 1953 | 26,646,076 | 669,221 | 2.58 | 1.0 |
| 1954 | 27,370,471 | 724,395 | 2.72 | 1.0 |
| 1955 | 28,147,443 | 776,972 | 2.84 | 1.0 |
| 1956 | 28,973,441 | 825,998 | 2.93 | 1.0 |
| 1957 | 29,844,053 | 870,612 | 3.00 | 1.0 |
| 1958 | 30,754,093 | 910,040 | 3.05 | 1.1 |
| 1959 | 31,697,894 | 943,801 | 3.07 | 1.1 |
| 1960 | 32,670,039 | 972,145 | 3.07 | 1.1 |
| 1961 | 33,666,110 | 996,071 | 3.05 | 1.1 |
| 1962 | 34,683,407 | 1,017,297 | 3.02 | 1.1 |
| 1963 | 35,721,217 | 1,037,810 | 2.99 | 1.1 |
| 1964 | 36,779,999 | 1,058,782 | 2.96 | 1.1 |
| 1965 | 37,858,951 | 1,078,952 | 2.93 | 1.1 |
| 1966 | 38,958,048 | 1,099,097 | 2.90 | 1.1 |
| 1967 | 40,072,948 | 1,114,900 | 2.86 | 1.2 |
| 1968 | 41,193,601 | 1,120,653 | 2.80 | 1.2 |
| 1969 | 42,307,146 | 1,113,545 | 2.70 | 1.2 |
| 1970 | 43,404,793 | 1,097,647 | 2.59 | 1.2 |
| 1971 | 44,484,035 | 1,079,242 | 2.49 | 1.2 |
| 1972 | 45,548,479 | 1,064,444 | 2.39 | 1.2 |
| 1973 | 46,603,525 | 1,055,046 | 2.32 | 1.2 |
| 1974 | 47,657,561 | 1,054,036 | 2.26 | 1.2 |
| 1975 | 48,718,189 | 1,060,628 | 2.23 | 1.2 |
| 1976 | 49,785,282 | 1,067,093 | 2.19 | 1.2 |
| 1977 | 50,861,162 | 1,075,880 | 2.16 | 1.2 |
| 1978 | 51,959,015 | 1,097,853 | 2.16 | 1.2 |
| 1979 | 53,095,408 | 1,136,393 | 2.19 | 1.2 |
| 1980 | 54,281,846 | 1,186,438 | 2.23 | 1.2 |
| 1981 | 55,522,803 | 1,240,957 | 2.29 | 1.2 |
| 1982 | 56,814,306 | 1,291,503 | 2.33 | 1.2 |
| 1983 | 58,148,384 | 1,334,078 | 2.35 | 1.2 |
| 1984 | 59,512,619 | 1,364,235 | 2.35 | 1.2 |
| 1985 | 60,896,721 | 1,384,102 | 2.33 | 1.3 |
| 1986 | 62,293,856 | 1,397,135 | 2.29 | 1.3 |
| 1987 | 63,701,972 | 1,408,116 | 2.26 | 1.3 |
| 1988 | 65,120,439 | 1,418,467 | 2.23 | 1.3 |
| 1989 | 66,550,234 | 1,429,795 | 2.20 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | 67,988,862 | 1,438,628 | 2.16 | 1.3 |
| 1991 | 69,436,954 | 1,448,092 | 2.13 | 1.3 |
| 1992 | 70,883,481 | 1,446,527 | 2.08 | 1.3 |
| 1993 | 72,300,308 | 1,416,827 | 2.00 | 1.3 |
| 1994 | 73,651,218 | 1,350,910 | 1.87 | 1.3 |
| 1995 | 74,910,461 | 1,259,243 | 1.71 | 1.3 |
| 1996 | 76,068,743 | 1,158,282 | 1.55 | 1.3 |
| 1997 | 77,133,214 | 1,064,471 | 1.40 | 1.3 |
| 1998 | 78,115,710 | 982,496 | 1.27 | 1.3 |
| 1999 | 79,035,871 | 920,161 | 1.18 | 1.3 |
| 2000 | 79,910,412 | 874,541 | 1.11 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 80,742,499 | 832,087 | 1.04 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 81,534,407 | 791,908 | 0.98 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 82,301,656 | 767,249 | 0.94 | 1.3 |
| 2004 | 83,062,821 | 761,165 | 0.92 | 1.3 |
| 2005 | 83,832,661 | 769,840 | 0.93 | 1.3 |
| 2006 | 84,617,540 | 784,879 | 0.94 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 85,419,591 | 802,051 | 0.95 | 1.3 |
| 2008 | 86,243,413 | 823,822 | 0.96 | 1.3 |
| 2009 | 87,092,252 | 848,839 | 0.98 | 1.3 |
| 2010 | 87,967,651 | 875,399 | 1.01 | 1.3 |
| 2011 | 88,871,380 | 903,729 | 1.03 | 1.3 |
| 2012 | 89,801,926 | 930,546 | 1.05 | 1.3 |
| 2013 | 90,752,592 | 950,666 | 1.06 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | 91,713,848 | 961,256 | 1.06 | 1.3 |
| 2015 | 92,677,076 | 963,228 | 1.05 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 93,640,422 | 963,346 | 1.04 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 94,600,648 | 960,226 | 1.03 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 95,545,962 | 945,314 | 1.00 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 96,462,106 | 916,144 | 0.96 | 1.3 |