Fertility & birth rates in United States and Vietnam

Fertility rate in United States vs Vietnam by year

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United States

Vietnam

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Year	Fertility rate
	United States	Vietnam
2023	1.62	1.91
2022	1.66	1.93
2021	1.66	1.94
2020	1.64	1.96
2019	1.71	1.94
2018	1.73	1.88
2017	1.77	1.99
2016	1.82	2
2015	1.84	2.1
2014	1.86	2.09
2013	1.86	1.98
2012	1.88	1.97
2011	1.89	1.93
2010	1.93	1.91
2009	2	1.92
2008	2.07	1.93
2007	2.12	1.91
2006	2.11	1.87
2005	2.06	1.89
2004	2.05	1.97
2003	2.05	2
2002	2.02	2.01
2001	2.03	2.02
2000	2.06	2.03
1999	2.01	2
1998	2	2.1
1997	1.97	2.27
1996	1.98	2.47
1995	1.98	2.7
1994	2	2.94
1993	2.02	3.17
1992	2.05	3.35
1991	2.06	3.52
1990	2.08	3.6
1989	2.01	3.64
1988	1.93	3.62
1987	1.87	3.72
1986	1.84	3.96
1985	1.84	4.21
1984	1.81	4.41
1983	1.8	4.52
1982	1.83	4.59
1981	1.81	4.67
1980	1.84	4.8
1979	1.81	4.94
1978	1.76	5.1
1977	1.79	5.29
1976	1.74	5.46
1975	1.77	5.62
1974	1.84	5.78
1973	1.88	6.11
1972	2.01	6.1
1971	2.27	6.07
1970	2.48	6.02
1969	2.46	6.01
1968	2.46	6.03
1967	2.56	5.88
1966	2.72	5.97
1965	2.91	6.16
1964	3.19	6.29
1963	3.32	6.39
1962	3.46	6.26
1961	3.62	5.48
1960	3.65	6.27

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the United States was 1.62 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.91 in Vietnam in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the United States vs Vietnam population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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United States

Vietnam

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Year	Natural population change
	United States	Vietnam
2023	502,372	727,955
2022	399,926	775,914
2021	199,137	799,593
2020	208,862	924,004
2019	887,476	895,262
2018	955,022	882,977
2017	1,028,037	1,001,833
2016	1,197,627	1,045,094
2015	1,270,126	1,145,903
2014	1,357,281	1,151,221
2013	1,322,711	1,071,570
2012	1,411,822	1,063,741
2011	1,441,697	1,029,859
2010	1,548,182	1,005,559
2009	1,717,920	1,007,778
2008	1,794,154	1,008,141
2007	1,897,757	981,689
2006	1,849,955	943,041
2005	1,684,445	942,084
2004	1,698,271	985,438
2003	1,653,615	1,001,470
2002	1,581,938	991,427
2001	1,595,826	985,610
2000	1,664,758	966,894
1999	1,564,050	925,519
1998	1,573,857	959,016
1997	1,501,014	1,028,116
1996	1,510,137	1,108,686
1995	1,546,031	1,203,666
1994	1,633,302	1,291,534
1993	1,717,685	1,370,365
1992	1,875,328	1,419,952
1991	1,926,543	1,459,311
1990	2,026,068	1,449,157
1989	1,875,826	1,423,622
1988	1,735,943	1,370,108
1987	1,720,252	1,359,481
1986	1,656,917	1,407,957
1985	1,689,258	1,453,954
1984	1,627,192	1,477,448
1983	1,636,544	1,453,913
1982	1,714,317	1,407,959
1981	1,652,153	1,358,500
1980	1,608,450	1,321,595
1979	1,597,894	1,314,563
1978	1,402,283	1,286,991
1977	1,431,556	1,259,315
1976	1,264,604	1,232,608
1975	1,252,644	1,175,181
1974	1,218,968	1,000,505
1973	1,165,499	1,061,707
1972	1,301,355	921,524
1971	1,640,519	963,259
1970	1,824,965	905,902
1969	1,702,487	878,359
1968	1,565,507	815,116
1967	1,669,181	862,071
1966	1,749,387	876,283
1965	1,943,030	913,761
1964	2,245,099	950,219
1963	2,289,826	961,067
1962	2,406,337	960,046
1961	2,571,681	798,978
1960	2,565,530	955,268

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.15% in the United States and +0.73% in Vietnam.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.25% in the United States and +0.97% in Vietnam.

Birth rate in United States vs Vietnam by year

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United States

Vietnam

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	United States	Vietnam
2023	10.7	13.8
2022	11	14.3
2021	11	14.7
2020	10.9	15.2
2019	11.4	15.5
2018	11.6	15.4
2017	11.8	16.8
2016	12.2	17.3
2015	12.4	18.5
2014	12.5	18.7
2013	12.4	17.9
2012	12.6	17.9
2011	12.7	17.6
2010	13	17.4
2009	13.5	17.5
2008	14	17.7
2007	14.3	17.5
2006	14.3	17.2
2005	14	17.4
2004	14	18
2003	14.1	18.2
2002	14	18.1
2001	14.1	18.1
2000	14.4	18
1999	14.2	17.6
1998	14.3	18.3
1997	14.2	19.6
1996	14.4	21
1995	14.6	22.7
1994	15	24.5
1993	15.4	26.1
1992	15.8	27.3
1991	16.2	28.5
1990	16.7	28.9
1989	16.4	29
1988	16	28.7
1987	15.7	29.2
1986	15.6	30.7
1985	15.8	32.2
1984	15.6	33.3
1983	15.6	33.7
1982	15.9	33.6
1981	15.8	33.4
1980	15.9	33.5
1979	15.6	34.1
1978	15	34.3
1977	15.1	34.6
1976	14.6	34.9
1975	14.6	35.1
1974	14.8	35.5
1973	14.8	36.9
1972	15.6	36.4
1971	17.2	35.7
1970	18.4	35.2
1969	17.9	35.1
1968	17.6	35.2
1967	17.8	34.6
1966	18.4	35.4
1965	19.4	37.1
1964	21.1	38.6
1963	21.7	40
1962	22.4	40
1961	23.3	35.6
1960	23.7	41.6

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.7 in the United States and 13.8 in Vietnam, compared with 23.7 and 41.6, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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United States

Factual

UN forecast

Vietnam

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	United States	Vietnam
2100	14.4%	13.2%
2099	14.4%	13.2%
2098	14.4%	13.3%
2097	14.4%	13.3%
2096	14.4%	13.3%
2095	14.5%	13.4%
2094	14.5%	13.4%
2093	14.5%	13.5%
2092	14.5%	13.5%
2091	14.6%	13.6%
2090	14.6%	13.7%
2089	14.7%	13.7%
2088	14.7%	13.8%
2087	14.7%	13.9%
2086	14.8%	14%
2085	14.8%	14%
2084	14.8%	14.1%
2083	14.9%	14.2%
2082	14.9%	14.2%
2081	14.9%	14.3%
2080	14.9%	14.3%
2079	14.9%	14.4%
2078	14.9%	14.4%
2077	14.9%	14.4%
2076	14.9%	14.4%
2075	14.9%	14.5%
2074	14.9%	14.5%
2073	14.9%	14.5%
2072	14.9%	14.5%
2071	14.9%	14.5%
2070	14.9%	14.5%
2069	14.9%	14.5%
2068	14.9%	14.5%
2067	14.9%	14.6%
2066	14.9%	14.6%
2065	15%	14.7%
2064	15%	14.8%
2063	15%	14.9%
2062	15.1%	15%
2061	15.1%	15.1%
2060	15.2%	15.3%
2059	15.3%	15.4%
2058	15.4%	15.6%
2057	15.5%	15.8%
2056	15.5%	16%
2055	15.6%	16.2%
2054	15.7%	16.4%
2053	15.8%	16.6%
2052	15.8%	16.7%
2051	15.9%	16.9%
2050	15.9%	17%
2049	16%	17.1%
2048	16%	17.2%
2047	16%	17.3%
2046	16%	17.4%
2045	16%	17.4%
2044	16%	17.5%
2043	16%	17.5%
2042	16%	17.5%
2041	15.9%	17.6%
2040	15.9%	17.6%
2039	15.9%	17.7%
2038	15.9%	17.8%
2037	15.9%	18%
2036	15.9%	18.2%
2035	15.9%	18.4%
2034	15.9%	18.7%
2033	16%	18.9%
2032	16.1%	19.3%
2031	16.2%	19.7%
2030	16.3%	20.2%
2029	16.5%	20.8%
2028	16.6%	21.4%
2027	16.8%	22.2%
2026	17%	22.7%
2025	17.2%	23%
2024	17.3%	23.2%
2023	17.6%	23.6%
2022	17.9%	23.9%
2021	18.1%	24.2%
2020	18.4%	24.4%
2019	18.6%	24.5%
2018	18.8%	24.6%
2017	18.9%	24.4%
2016	19.1%	24.1%
2015	19.2%	24%
2014	19.3%	24%
2013	19.4%	23.9%
2012	19.5%	24%
2011	19.6%	24.2%
2010	19.7%	24.6%
2009	19.8%	25.1%
2008	19.9%	25.6%
2007	20%	26.2%
2006	20.2%	26.9%
2005	20.3%	27.7%
2004	20.5%	28.5%
2003	20.7%	29.2%
2002	20.9%	29.9%
2001	21%	30.6%
2000	21.2%	31.5%
1999	21.3%	32.5%
1998	21.4%	33.5%
1997	21.5%	34.5%
1996	21.7%	35.4%
1995	21.8%	36.1%
1994	21.9%	36.7%
1993	21.9%	37.2%
1992	21.8%	37.7%
1991	21.7%	38.1%
1990	21.6%	38.5%
1989	21.5%	38.8%
1988	21.3%	39.2%
1987	21.3%	39.6%
1986	21.3%	39.9%
1985	21.5%	40.1%
1984	21.7%	40.1%
1983	21.8%	40.2%
1982	22%	40.2%
1981	22.1%	40.2%
1980	22.4%	40.3%
1979	22.8%	40.4%
1978	23.2%	40.6%
1977	23.8%	41%
1976	24.4%	41.2%
1975	25.2%	41.4%
1974	25.9%	41.8%
1973	26.6%	42.1%
1972	27.4%	42.4%
1971	28%	42.7%
1970	28.6%	42.9%
1969	29%	43.2%
1968	29.5%	43.4%
1967	30%	43.5%
1966	30.4%	43.6%
1965	30.7%	43.5%
1964	30.9%	43.4%
1963	31.1%	43.1%
1962	31.3%	42.4%
1961	31.4%	41.8%
1960	31.3%	41.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.3% of the population in the United States and 23.2% in Vietnam in 2024, compared to 21.6% and 38.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the United States and Vietnam compared.

Maternal mortality chart: United States vs Vietnam

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United States

Vietnam

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	United States	Vietnam
2023	17	48
2022	20	49
2021	31	52
2020	22	51
2019	18	52
2018	18	53
2017	18	55
2016	18	56
2015	17	58
2014	17	59
2013	16	60
2012	16	60
2011	15	61
2010	15	62
2009	15	64
2008	14	65
2007	13	66
2006	13	67
2005	13	69
2004	13	72
2003	13	71
2002	13	74
2001	13	78
2000	12	83
1999	12	86
1998	11	93
1997	11	104
1996	11	111
1995	12	119
1994	11	130
1993	12	135
1992	11	139
1991	12	142
1990	12	147
1989	12	152
1988	12	155
1987	11	163
1986	11	174
1985	11	186

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 17 deaths per 100,000 live births in the United States, compared to 48 deaths in Vietnam.

U.S. figures are less comparable to other countries, because reporting changes between 2003 and 2018 doubled the number of maternal deaths captured in official records without an actual doubling in mortality, and coding was revised again in 2018.

Under-five mortality rates

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United States

Vietnam

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	United States	Vietnam
2023	0.65%	2%
2022	0.65%	2.04%
2021	0.65%	2.07%
2020	0.65%	2.1%
2019	0.65%	2.12%
2018	0.65%	2.14%
2017	0.66%	2.15%
2016	0.67%	2.18%
2015	0.68%	2.2%
2014	0.68%	2.22%
2013	0.69%	2.24%
2012	0.7%	2.26%
2011	0.72%	2.28%
2010	0.73%	2.31%
2009	0.75%	2.33%
2008	0.76%	2.36%
2007	0.77%	2.4%
2006	0.79%	2.45%
2005	0.8%	2.5%
2004	0.81%	2.57%
2003	0.81%	2.65%
2002	0.82%	2.74%
2001	0.83%	2.86%
2000	0.84%	2.98%
1999	0.86%	3.13%
1998	0.87%	3.29%
1997	0.89%	3.48%
1996	0.92%	3.68%
1995	0.95%	3.9%
1994	0.98%	4.14%
1993	1.01%	4.39%
1992	1.05%	4.64%
1991	1.09%	4.9%
1990	1.12%	5.15%
1989	1.16%	5.4%
1988	1.19%	5.64%
1987	1.21%	5.85%
1986	1.24%	6.04%
1985	1.27%	6.21%
1984	1.3%	6.36%
1983	1.34%	6.5%
1982	1.39%	6.64%
1981	1.44%	6.79%
1980	1.5%	6.94%
1979	1.56%	7.1%
1978	1.63%	7.27%
1977	1.71%	7.44%
1976	1.79%	7.6%
1975	1.88%	7.75%
1974	1.97%	10.7%
1973	2.06%	10.4%
1972	2.15%	11.9%
1971	2.24%	10.5%
1970	2.32%	10.7%
1969	2.41%	10.8%
1968	2.49%	11.6%
1967	2.57%	10%
1966	2.64%	9.97%
1965	2.71%	9.93%
1964	2.77%	8.73%
1963	2.83%	-
1962	2.89%	-
1961	2.95%	-
1960	3.01%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.65% in the United States and 2% in Vietnam. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.