Vietnam Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Vietnam vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Vietnam	World
1960	21.2	22.5
1961	20.7	22.5
1962	20.2	22.4
1963	19.7	22.2
1964	19.2	22
1965	18.9	21.8
1966	18.7	21.7
1967	18.5	21.6
1968	18.4	21.5
1969	18.4	21.5
1970	18.4	21.4
1971	18.4	21.4
1972	18.5	21.5
1973	18.5	21.5
1974	18.6	21.6
1975	18.7	21.7
1976	18.8	21.9
1977	19	22
1978	19.1	22.2
1979	19.3	22.3
1980	19.4	22.5
1981	19.5	22.6
1982	19.6	22.7
1983	19.7	22.9
1984	19.8	23
1985	19.9	23.2
1986	20	23.3
1987	20.1	23.4
1988	20.2	23.6
1989	20.4	23.8
1990	20.5	23.9
1991	20.7	24.1
1992	20.9	24.3
1993	21.1	24.5
1994	21.4	24.7
1995	21.7	25
1996	22	25.2
1997	22.4	25.4
1998	22.9	25.7
1999	23.3	25.9
2000	23.7	26.1
2001	24.2	26.3
2002	24.6	26.5
2003	25	26.7
2004	25.4	27
2005	25.8	27.2
2006	26.3	27.4
2007	26.9	27.6
2008	27.4	27.8
2009	27.9	28
2010	28.3	28.2
2011	28.7	28.4
2012	29	28.6
2013	29.4	28.9
2014	29.8	29.1
2015	30.2	29.3
2016	30.5	29.5
2017	30.8	29.8
2018	31.2	30
2019	31.6	30.3
2020	32.1	30.6
2021	32.5	30.8
2022	33	31
2023	33.4	31.3
2024	33.9	31.6
2025	34.4	31.9
2026	34.9	32.1
2027	35.4	32.3
2028	35.8	32.6
2029	36.3	32.8
2030	36.7	33
2031	37.1	33.2
2032	37.4	33.4
2033	37.8	33.6
2034	38.1	33.8
2035	38.3	34
2036	38.6	34.2
2037	38.7	34.4
2038	38.9	34.6
2039	39	34.8
2040	39.2	35
2041	39.3	35.2
2042	39.5	35.4
2043	39.7	35.6
2044	39.8	35.8
2045	40	36
2046	40.2	36.2
2047	40.4	36.4
2048	40.7	36.6
2049	41	36.8
2050	41.2	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Vietnam was 21.2 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 33.9 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 72nd for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Vietnam ranks 84th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Vietnam is expected to increase to around 41.2 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Vietnam demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Vietnam
	Male	Female
0-4	3.67%	3.31%
5-9	4.02%	3.79%
10-14	4.29%	4.13%
15-19	3.66%	3.58%
20-24	3.22%	3.19%
25-29	3.33%	3.32%
30-34	4.22%	4.2%
35-39	4.23%	4.2%
40-44	3.8%	3.85%
45-49	3.23%	3.33%
50-54	2.96%	3.09%
55-59	2.6%	2.86%
60-64	2.23%	2.66%
65-69	1.6%	2.11%
70-74	1%	1.44%
75-79	0.51%	0.86%
80+	0.42%	1.1%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Vietnam has low demographic potential with 51.9% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 114/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Vietnam			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	84.9%	76%	8.92%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	87.5%	78.4%	9.16%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	90%	80.6%	9.38%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	92.6%	83%	9.57%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	94%	84.3%	9.72%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	94.4%	84.6%	9.85%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	95%	85%	10%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	95.2%	85%	10.2%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	94.8%	84.5%	10.3%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	94.2%	83.9%	10.3%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	93.3%	83%	10.3%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	92.4%	82.2%	10.3%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	91.2%	81.1%	10.1%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	89.9%	79.9%	9.94%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	88.6%	78.8%	9.81%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	87.2%	77.5%	9.72%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	86.5%	76.8%	9.72%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	85.9%	76.1%	9.74%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	84.8%	75%	9.74%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	84.2%	74.4%	9.78%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	83.9%	74.1%	9.82%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	83.6%	73.8%	9.82%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	83.5%	73.7%	9.81%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	83.5%	73.7%	9.79%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	83.4%	73.6%	9.77%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	83.1%	73.4%	9.76%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	82.7%	72.9%	9.77%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	81.9%	72.1%	9.79%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	80.7%	70.9%	9.79%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	79.5%	69.7%	9.79%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	78.4%	68.6%	9.77%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	77.3%	67.5%	9.73%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	76%	66.4%	9.67%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	74.6%	65%	9.61%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	73.1%	63.5%	9.56%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	71.4%	61.8%	9.54%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	69.4%	59.9%	9.54%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	67.3%	57.7%	9.56%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	64.8%	55.2%	9.57%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	62.3%	52.7%	9.57%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	59.9%	50.4%	9.57%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	58%	48.4%	9.57%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	56.2%	46.7%	9.55%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	54.7%	45.1%	9.52%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	53.1%	43.6%	9.46%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	51.3%	42%	9.38%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	49.5%	40.3%	9.26%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	47.9%	38.8%	9.1%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	46.4%	37.5%	8.93%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	45.2%	36.4%	8.79%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	44.2%	35.4%	8.72%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	43.4%	34.7%	8.68%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	43.1%	34.3%	8.71%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	43.1%	34.2%	8.82%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	43.4%	34.4%	9.01%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	43.8%	34.5%	9.27%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	44.4%	34.8%	9.54%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	45.3%	35.5%	9.84%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	46.1%	35.9%	10.2%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	46.6%	36%	10.6%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	47%	35.8%	11.1%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	47.2%	35.6%	11.6%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	47.4%	35.3%	12.1%	54%	39%	15%
2023	47.6%	34.8%	12.7%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	47.6%	34.3%	13.4%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Vietnam decreased from 53.1% to 47.6% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Vietnam working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Vietnam	World
1960	54.1%	57.6%
1961	53.3%	57.5%
1962	52.6%	57.4%
1963	51.9%	57.2%
1964	51.5%	57%
1965	51.4%	56.9%
1966	51.3%	56.8%
1967	51.2%	56.9%
1968	51.3%	56.9%
1969	51.5%	56.9%
1970	51.7%	57%
1971	52%	57.1%
1972	52.3%	57.2%
1973	52.7%	57.3%
1974	53%	57.3%
1975	53.4%	57.4%
1976	53.6%	57.5%
1977	53.8%	57.7%
1978	54.1%	58%
1979	54.3%	58.4%
1980	54.4%	58.7%
1981	54.5%	59%
1982	54.5%	59.3%
1983	54.5%	59.6%
1984	54.5%	59.9%
1985	54.6%	60.1%
1986	54.7%	60.4%
1987	55%	60.5%
1988	55.3%	60.7%
1989	55.7%	60.8%
1990	56.1%	60.9%
1991	56.4%	61%
1992	56.8%	61.1%
1993	57.3%	61.2%
1994	57.8%	61.3%
1995	58.4%	61.5%
1996	59%	61.7%
1997	59.8%	61.9%
1998	60.7%	62.2%
1999	61.6%	62.5%
2000	62.5%	62.8%
2001	63.3%	63.1%
2002	64%	63.4%
2003	64.7%	63.7%
2004	65.3%	64%
2005	66.1%	64.3%
2006	66.9%	64.5%
2007	67.6%	64.7%
2008	68.3%	64.9%
2009	68.9%	65%
2010	69.4%	65.1%
2011	69.7%	65.2%
2012	69.9%	65.2%
2013	69.9%	65.2%
2014	69.7%	65.2%
2015	69.6%	65.1%
2016	69.3%	65.1%
2017	68.8%	65%
2018	68.4%	64.9%
2019	68.2%	64.9%
2020	68%	64.8%
2021	67.9%	64.9%
2022	67.8%	64.9%
2023	67.8%	65%
2024	67.7%	65.1%
2025	67.6%	65.2%
2026	67.7%	65.3%
2027	67.9%	65.4%
2028	68.1%	65.4%
2029	68.2%	65.4%
2030	68.3%	65.4%
2031	68.3%	65.4%
2032	68.3%	65.4%
2033	68.2%	65.4%
2034	68%	65.3%
2035	67.9%	65.2%
2036	67.7%	65%
2037	67.4%	64.9%
2038	67.2%	64.7%
2039	67%	64.6%
2040	66.7%	64.5%
2041	66.3%	64.4%
2042	66%	64.3%
2043	65.7%	64.2%
2044	65.4%	64.1%
2045	65%	63.9%
2046	64.7%	63.8%
2047	64.3%	63.7%
2048	63.9%	63.6%
2049	63.5%	63.4%
2050	63%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Vietnam changed from 65.3% to 67.7% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Vietnam	World
1960	41.1%	37.4%
1961	41.8%	37.5%
1962	42.4%	37.6%
1963	43.1%	37.8%
1964	43.4%	38%
1965	43.5%	38%
1966	43.6%	38%
1967	43.5%	38%
1968	43.4%	37.9%
1969	43.2%	37.8%
1970	42.9%	37.7%
1971	42.7%	37.6%
1972	42.4%	37.5%
1973	42.1%	37.3%
1974	41.8%	37.2%
1975	41.4%	37.1%
1976	41.2%	36.9%
1977	41%	36.7%
1978	40.6%	36.3%
1979	40.4%	35.9%
1980	40.3%	35.5%
1981	40.2%	35.2%
1982	40.2%	34.9%
1983	40.2%	34.6%
1984	40.1%	34.3%
1985	40.1%	34%
1986	39.9%	33.8%
1987	39.6%	33.6%
1988	39.2%	33.4%
1989	38.8%	33.2%
1990	38.5%	33%
1991	38.1%	32.9%
1992	37.7%	32.7%
1993	37.2%	32.5%
1994	36.7%	32.3%
1995	36.1%	32.1%
1996	35.4%	31.8%
1997	34.5%	31.5%
1998	33.5%	31.1%
1999	32.5%	30.8%
2000	31.5%	30.4%
2001	30.6%	30%
2002	29.9%	29.6%
2003	29.2%	29.2%
2004	28.5%	28.8%
2005	27.7%	28.5%
2006	26.9%	28.1%
2007	26.2%	27.9%
2008	25.6%	27.6%
2009	25.1%	27.5%
2010	24.6%	27.3%
2011	24.2%	27.1%
2012	24%	27%
2013	23.9%	26.9%
2014	24%	26.8%
2015	24%	26.6%
2016	24.1%	26.5%
2017	24.4%	26.4%
2018	24.6%	26.2%
2019	24.5%	26%
2020	24.4%	25.8%
2021	24.2%	25.6%
2022	23.9%	25.3%
2023	23.6%	25%
2024	23.2%	24.7%
2025	22.9%	24.4%
2026	22.4%	24.1%
2027	21.8%	23.8%
2028	21.1%	23.4%
2029	20.5%	23.1%
2030	19.9%	22.8%
2031	19.5%	22.6%
2032	19.1%	22.3%
2033	18.8%	22.1%
2034	18.5%	21.9%
2035	18.3%	21.7%
2036	18.1%	21.6%
2037	17.9%	21.5%
2038	17.8%	21.4%
2039	17.7%	21.3%
2040	17.6%	21.2%
2041	17.5%	21.1%
2042	17.5%	21%
2043	17.5%	21%
2044	17.4%	20.9%
2045	17.4%	20.8%
2046	17.3%	20.7%
2047	17.3%	20.7%
2048	17.2%	20.6%
2049	17.1%	20.5%
2050	17%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Vietnam decreased from 28.5% to 23.2% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Vietnam	World
1960	4.82%	4.97%
1961	4.88%	4.99%
1962	4.94%	5.01%
1963	4.97%	5.02%
1964	5.01%	5.04%
1965	5.07%	5.08%
1966	5.13%	5.12%
1967	5.21%	5.16%
1968	5.28%	5.2%
1969	5.31%	5.24%
1970	5.33%	5.28%
1971	5.33%	5.32%
1972	5.29%	5.37%
1973	5.24%	5.42%
1974	5.2%	5.47%
1975	5.19%	5.53%
1976	5.21%	5.59%
1977	5.24%	5.65%
1978	5.27%	5.71%
1979	5.31%	5.77%
1980	5.34%	5.81%
1981	5.35%	5.81%
1982	5.34%	5.8%
1983	5.33%	5.79%
1984	5.33%	5.8%
1985	5.33%	5.82%
1986	5.35%	5.86%
1987	5.38%	5.91%
1988	5.42%	5.95%
1989	5.45%	6.01%
1990	5.47%	6.07%
1991	5.49%	6.14%
1992	5.49%	6.21%
1993	5.5%	6.29%
1994	5.52%	6.37%
1995	5.57%	6.45%
1996	5.63%	6.53%
1997	5.71%	6.61%
1998	5.81%	6.68%
1999	5.9%	6.76%
2000	5.98%	6.84%
2001	6.06%	6.92%
2002	6.11%	7.01%
2003	6.15%	7.1%
2004	6.18%	7.18%
2005	6.2%	7.26%
2006	6.19%	7.34%
2007	6.15%	7.41%
2008	6.1%	7.47%
2009	6.05%	7.52%
2010	6.05%	7.58%
2011	6.05%	7.66%
2012	6.09%	7.78%
2013	6.17%	7.92%
2014	6.28%	8.08%
2015	6.45%	8.26%
2016	6.61%	8.45%
2017	6.77%	8.65%
2018	6.98%	8.88%
2019	7.25%	9.1%
2020	7.57%	9.33%
2021	7.89%	9.53%
2022	8.23%	9.74%
2023	8.62%	9.98%
2024	9.05%	10.2%
2025	9.49%	10.4%
2026	9.91%	10.6%
2027	10.3%	10.8%
2028	10.8%	11.1%
2029	11.3%	11.5%
2030	11.8%	11.7%
2031	12.2%	12%
2032	12.6%	12.3%
2033	13%	12.6%
2034	13.4%	12.8%
2035	13.9%	13.1%
2036	14.3%	13.4%
2037	14.7%	13.7%
2038	15%	13.9%
2039	15.4%	14.1%
2040	15.7%	14.3%
2041	16.1%	14.5%
2042	16.5%	14.7%
2043	16.8%	14.9%
2044	17.2%	15%
2045	17.6%	15.2%
2046	18%	15.4%
2047	18.4%	15.7%
2048	18.9%	15.9%
2049	19.5%	16.1%
2050	20%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Vietnam increased from 6.18% to 9.05% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.