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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,036,860 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,125,852 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 16.7 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.31% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.13M (39.2% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Singapore vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Vietnam
2100 4,344,248 92,239,801
2099 4,387,645 92,735,968
2098 4,435,189 93,227,318
2097 4,483,484 93,703,343
2096 4,533,994 94,178,675
2095 4,585,243 94,640,859
2094 4,639,568 95,098,747
2093 4,692,749 95,558,233
2092 4,745,364 96,015,030
2091 4,802,089 96,474,248
2090 4,859,572 96,938,026
2089 4,919,853 97,399,661
2088 4,977,701 97,858,300
2087 5,036,662 98,324,127
2086 5,096,772 98,788,452
2085 5,155,480 99,249,444
2084 5,212,381 99,710,990
2083 5,269,612 100,178,339
2082 5,327,281 100,650,389
2081 5,383,608 101,120,279
2080 5,438,023 101,584,408
2079 5,491,695 102,046,677
2078 5,541,781 102,496,244
2077 5,589,429 102,944,347
2076 5,632,686 103,374,514
2075 5,679,862 103,799,405
2074 5,725,351 104,214,107
2073 5,764,008 104,623,307
2072 5,799,655 105,022,092
2071 5,833,262 105,401,255
2070 5,864,115 105,773,681
2069 5,896,709 106,126,787
2068 5,927,631 106,471,025
2067 5,955,955 106,811,324
2066 5,988,826 107,143,716
2065 6,020,244 107,459,475
2064 6,046,805 107,761,108
2063 6,069,231 108,055,355
2062 6,093,782 108,339,650
2061 6,116,847 108,607,597
2060 6,142,295 108,859,065
2059 6,163,191 109,104,391
2058 6,185,611 109,337,395
2057 6,203,303 109,546,926
2056 6,221,491 109,732,352
2055 6,240,206 109,903,830
2054 6,261,488 110,052,946
2053 6,277,678 110,173,868
2052 6,290,046 110,270,266
2051 6,307,270 110,338,539
2050 6,325,698 110,361,987
2049 6,342,616 110,356,819
2048 6,355,818 110,313,849
2047 6,373,684 110,228,852
2046 6,387,901 110,108,051
2045 6,399,811 109,943,449
2044 6,412,802 109,748,671
2043 6,420,804 109,514,717
2042 6,427,555 109,242,604
2041 6,433,153 108,936,706
2040 6,434,727 108,611,523
2039 6,431,367 108,254,640
2038 6,422,540 107,877,983
2037 6,410,923 107,480,286
2036 6,398,937 107,075,099
2035 6,382,637 106,647,378
2034 6,360,610 106,206,100
2033 6,333,556 105,762,219
2032 6,306,749 105,299,476
2031 6,277,847 104,826,346
2030 6,250,608 104,330,461
2029 6,221,161 103,835,790
2028 6,186,754 103,316,499
2027 6,150,947 102,775,814
2026 6,116,548 102,213,157
2025 6,078,250 101,614,413
2024 6,036,860 100,987,686
2023 5,917,648 100,352,192
2022 5,637,022 99,680,655
2021 5,453,566 98,935,098
2020 5,685,807 98,079,191
2019 5,703,569 97,173,776
2018 5,638,676 96,237,319
2017 5,612,253 95,176,977
2016 5,607,283 94,000,117
2015 5,535,002 92,823,254
2014 5,469,724 91,679,578
2013 5,399,162 90,573,104
2012 5,312,437 89,510,356
2011 5,183,688 88,468,314
2010 5,076,732 87,455,152
2009 4,987,573 86,460,018
2008 4,839,396 85,175,788
2007 4,588,599 83,633,375
2006 4,401,365 82,167,897
2005 4,265,762 81,088,313
2004 4,166,664 80,338,971
2003 4,114,826 79,563,777
2002 4,175,950 78,772,224
2001 4,138,012 77,969,361
2000 4,027,887 77,154,011
1999 3,958,723 76,287,452
1998 3,927,213 75,299,660
1997 3,796,038 74,226,889
1996 3,670,704 73,156,447
1995 3,524,506 72,049,940
1994 3,419,048 70,854,391
1993 3,313,471 69,586,384
1992 3,230,698 68,260,337
1991 3,135,083 66,891,775
1990 3,047,132 65,504,552
1989 2,930,901 64,147,348
1988 2,846,108 62,843,228
1987 2,774,789 61,584,651
1986 2,733,373 60,347,048
1985 2,735,957 59,060,622
1984 2,732,221 57,706,067
1983 2,681,061 56,337,921
1982 2,646,466 55,011,289
1981 2,532,835 53,738,141
1980 2,413,945 52,490,101
1979 2,383,500 51,378,211
1978 2,353,600 50,249,552
1977 2,325,300 48,954,872
1976 2,293,300 47,684,931
1975 2,262,600 46,482,903
1974 2,229,800 45,413,537
1973 2,193,000 44,409,861
1972 2,152,400 43,429,168
1971 2,112,900 42,449,276
1970 2,074,507 41,475,230
1969 2,042,500 40,582,096
1968 2,012,000 39,734,609
1967 1,977,600 38,895,080
1966 1,934,400 38,024,836
1965 1,886,900 37,129,656
1964 1,841,600 36,201,563
1963 1,795,000 35,249,101
1962 1,750,200 34,288,560
1961 1,702,400 33,409,059
1960 1,646,400 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).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th 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) Singapore's population will grow by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people with a rank change from 113th to 118th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore Vietnam
2100 -0.99% -0.54%
2099 -1.07% -0.53%
2098 -1.08% -0.51%
2097 -1.11% -0.5%
2096 -1.12% -0.49%
2095 -1.17% -0.48%
2094 -1.13% -0.48%
2093 -1.11% -0.48%
2092 -1.18% -0.48%
2091 -1.18% -0.48%
2090 -1.23% -0.47%
2089 -1.16% -0.47%
2088 -1.17% -0.47%
2087 -1.18% -0.47%
2086 -1.14% -0.46%
2085 -1.09% -0.46%
2084 -1.09% -0.47%
2083 -1.08% -0.47%
2082 -1.05% -0.46%
2081 -1% -0.46%
2080 -0.98% -0.45%
2079 -0.9% -0.44%
2078 -0.85% -0.44%
2077 -0.77% -0.42%
2076 -0.83% -0.41%
2075 -0.79% -0.4%
2074 -0.67% -0.39%
2073 -0.61% -0.38%
2072 -0.58% -0.36%
2071 -0.53% -0.35%
2070 -0.55% -0.33%
2069 -0.52% -0.32%
2068 -0.48% -0.32%
2067 -0.55% -0.31%
2066 -0.52% -0.29%
2065 -0.44% -0.28%
2064 -0.37% -0.27%
2063 -0.4% -0.26%
2062 -0.38% -0.25%
2061 -0.41% -0.23%
2060 -0.34% -0.22%
2059 -0.36% -0.21%
2058 -0.29% -0.19%
2057 -0.29% -0.17%
2056 -0.3% -0.16%
2055 -0.34% -0.14%
2054 -0.26% -0.11%
2053 -0.2% -0.09%
2052 -0.27% -0.06%
2051 -0.29% -0.02%
2050 -0.27% 0.005%
2049 -0.21% 0.04%
2048 -0.28% 0.08%
2047 -0.22% 0.11%
2046 -0.19% 0.15%
2045 -0.2% 0.18%
2044 -0.12% 0.21%
2043 -0.11% 0.25%
2042 -0.09% 0.28%
2041 -0.02% 0.3%
2040 0.05% 0.33%
2039 0.14% 0.35%
2038 0.18% 0.37%
2037 0.19% 0.38%
2036 0.26% 0.4%
2035 0.35% 0.42%
2034 0.43% 0.42%
2033 0.43% 0.44%
2032 0.46% 0.45%
2031 0.44% 0.48%
2030 0.47% 0.48%
2029 0.56% 0.5%
2028 0.58% 0.53%
2027 0.56% 0.55%
2026 0.63% 0.59%
2025 0.69% 0.62%
2024 2.01% 0.63%
2023 4.98% 0.67%
2022 3.36% 0.75%
2021 -4.08% 0.87%
2020 -0.31% 0.93%
2019 1.15% 0.97%
2018 0.47% 1.11%
2017 0.09% 1.25%
2016 1.31% 1.27%
2015 1.19% 1.25%
2014 1.31% 1.22%
2013 1.63% 1.19%
2012 2.48% 1.18%
2011 2.11% 1.16%
2010 1.79% 1.15%
2009 3.06% 1.51%
2008 5.47% 1.84%
2007 4.25% 1.78%
2006 3.18% 1.33%
2005 2.38% 0.93%
2004 1.26% 0.97%
2003 -1.46% 1%
2002 0.92% 1.03%
2001 2.73% 1.06%
2000 1.75% 1.14%
1999 0.8% 1.31%
1998 3.46% 1.45%
1997 3.41% 1.46%
1996 4.15% 1.54%
1995 3.08% 1.69%
1994 3.19% 1.82%
1993 2.56% 1.94%
1992 3.05% 2.05%
1991 2.89% 2.12%
1990 3.97% 2.12%
1989 2.98% 2.08%
1988 2.57% 2.04%
1987 1.52% 2.05%
1986 -0.09% 2.18%
1985 0.14% 2.35%
1984 1.91% 2.43%
1983 1.31% 2.41%
1982 4.49% 2.37%
1981 4.93% 2.38%
1980 1.28% 2.16%
1979 1.27% 2.25%
1978 1.22% 2.64%
1977 1.4% 2.66%
1976 1.36% 2.59%
1975 1.47% 2.35%
1974 1.68% 2.26%
1973 1.89% 2.26%
1972 1.87% 2.31%
1971 1.85% 2.35%
1970 1.57% 2.2%
1969 1.52% 2.13%
1968 1.74% 2.16%
1967 2.23% 2.29%
1966 2.52% 2.41%
1965 2.46% 2.56%
1964 2.6% 2.7%
1963 2.56% 2.8%
1962 2.81% 2.63%
1961 3.4% 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 Singapore grew by 2.01%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Singapore Vietnam
Current population
6125852
102365351
Population rank 113/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.24%
One net population change
4.41 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
12 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
14.3 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +327 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +119,212 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 123/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +16,892 -48,171
Net migration rank 36/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - -48,171
2024 - 20,011 - -59,645
2023 7,101 26,996 727,955 -81,789
2022 9,019 214,842 775,914 -78,977
2021 15,270 -44,030 799,593 -5,418
2020 18,763 -145,556 924,004 -6,457
2019 21,674 870 895,262 -2,051
2018 21,427 21,820 882,977 96,650
2017 21,888 -8,880 1,001,833 139,245
2016 25,794 13,737 1,045,094 167,652
2015 27,121 41,852 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 27,896 40,154 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 25,376 52,176 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 29,750 78,501 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 25,919 89,856 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 24,876 72,571 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 27,930 95,841 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 28,068 176,182 1,008,141 571,113
2007 26,614 192,292 981,689 523,784
2006 25,968 135,625 943,041 482,399
2005 24,741 92,023 942,084 -208,337
2004 24,583 50,487 985,438 -220,458
2003 24,689 -30,012 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 29,231 -40,023 991,427 -193,766
2001 31,035 45,027 985,610 -177,586
2000 37,057 55,218 966,894 -144,298
1999 32,857 19,681 925,519 -15,010
1998 33,381 51,905 959,016 106,091
1997 37,960 95,241 1,028,116 52,382
1996 38,542 102,018 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 38,065 91,947 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 39,319 71,170 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 40,425 58,820 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 39,091 54,359 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 39,188 57,821 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 41,136 66,950 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 36,929 68,031 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 42,407 40,976 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 33,020 25,411 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 27,880 -7,858 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 32,010 -31,036 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 31,967 -4,396 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 30,296 11,699 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 33,346 41,568 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 32,167 85,869 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 30,657 42,433 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 28,363 -2,384 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 27,537 436 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 26,508 2,757 1,259,315 49,655
1976 31,189 949 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 28,509 4,104 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 31,664 2,748 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 36,404 -495 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 38,098 -1,631 921,524 -1,920
1971 35,708 573 963,259 76,961
1970 35,059 4,024 905,902 1,997
1969 34,314 6,763 878,359 0
1968 36,216 6,792 815,116 1,489
1967 40,145 6,006 862,071 394
1966 44,298 3,507 876,283 1,769
1965 45,474 4,199 913,761 -1,438
1964 47,697 3,043 950,219 -6,328
1963 49,542 2,668 961,067 0
1962 48,830 3,714 960,046 0
1961 49,880 3,490 798,978 0
1960 51,533 2,008 955,268 0

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

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Over the last 10 years, 54.8% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 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, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K
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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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