The current population of Vietnam is 102,365,351 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 100,987,686 in 2024.
- Vietnam accounts for 1.24% of the world's population.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 82.2M people to 102M (24.6% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, Vietnam has had an average growth rate of 1.23% per year.
- Vietnam is ranked 16/197 by population and was ranked 15th in 2006.
- Vietnam is projected to reach 110M people in 2050.
Vietnam population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 92,239,801 | -0.54% |
| 2099 | 92,735,968 | -0.53% |
| 2098 | 93,227,318 | -0.51% |
| 2097 | 93,703,343 | -0.5% |
| 2096 | 94,178,675 | -0.49% |
| 2095 | 94,640,859 | -0.48% |
| 2094 | 95,098,747 | -0.48% |
| 2093 | 95,558,233 | -0.48% |
| 2092 | 96,015,030 | -0.48% |
| 2091 | 96,474,248 | -0.48% |
| 2090 | 96,938,026 | -0.47% |
| 2089 | 97,399,661 | -0.47% |
| 2088 | 97,858,300 | -0.47% |
| 2087 | 98,324,127 | -0.47% |
| 2086 | 98,788,452 | -0.46% |
| 2085 | 99,249,444 | -0.46% |
| 2084 | 99,710,990 | -0.47% |
| 2083 | 100,178,339 | -0.47% |
| 2082 | 100,650,389 | -0.46% |
| 2081 | 101,120,279 | -0.46% |
| 2080 | 101,584,408 | -0.45% |
| 2079 | 102,046,677 | -0.44% |
| 2078 | 102,496,244 | -0.44% |
| 2077 | 102,944,347 | -0.42% |
| 2076 | 103,374,514 | -0.41% |
| 2075 | 103,799,405 | -0.4% |
| 2074 | 104,214,107 | -0.39% |
| 2073 | 104,623,307 | -0.38% |
| 2072 | 105,022,092 | -0.36% |
| 2071 | 105,401,255 | -0.35% |
| 2070 | 105,773,681 | -0.33% |
| 2069 | 106,126,787 | -0.32% |
| 2068 | 106,471,025 | -0.32% |
| 2067 | 106,811,324 | -0.31% |
| 2066 | 107,143,716 | -0.29% |
| 2065 | 107,459,475 | -0.28% |
| 2064 | 107,761,108 | -0.27% |
| 2063 | 108,055,355 | -0.26% |
| 2062 | 108,339,650 | -0.25% |
| 2061 | 108,607,597 | -0.23% |
| 2060 | 108,859,065 | -0.22% |
| 2059 | 109,104,391 | -0.21% |
| 2058 | 109,337,395 | -0.19% |
| 2057 | 109,546,926 | -0.17% |
| 2056 | 109,732,352 | -0.16% |
| 2055 | 109,903,830 | -0.14% |
| 2054 | 110,052,946 | -0.11% |
| 2053 | 110,173,868 | -0.09% |
| 2052 | 110,270,266 | -0.06% |
| 2051 | 110,338,539 | -0.02% |
| 2050 | 110,361,987 | 0.005% |
| 2049 | 110,356,819 | 0.04% |
| 2048 | 110,313,849 | 0.08% |
| 2047 | 110,228,852 | 0.11% |
| 2046 | 110,108,051 | 0.15% |
| 2045 | 109,943,449 | 0.18% |
| 2044 | 109,748,671 | 0.21% |
| 2043 | 109,514,717 | 0.25% |
| 2042 | 109,242,604 | 0.28% |
| 2041 | 108,936,706 | 0.3% |
| 2040 | 108,611,523 | 0.33% |
| 2039 | 108,254,640 | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 107,877,983 | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 107,480,286 | 0.38% |
| 2036 | 107,075,099 | 0.4% |
| 2035 | 106,647,378 | 0.42% |
| 2034 | 106,206,100 | 0.42% |
| 2033 | 105,762,219 | 0.44% |
| 2032 | 105,299,476 | 0.45% |
| 2031 | 104,826,346 | 0.48% |
| 2030 | 104,330,461 | 0.48% |
| 2029 | 103,835,790 | 0.5% |
| 2028 | 103,316,499 | 0.53% |
| 2027 | 102,775,814 | 0.55% |
| 2026 | 102,213,157 | 0.59% |
| 2025 | 101,614,413 | 0.62% |
| 2024 | 100,987,686 | 0.63% |
| 2023 | 100,352,192 | 0.67% |
| 2022 | 99,680,655 | 0.75% |
| 2021 | 98,935,098 | 0.87% |
| 2020 | 98,079,191 | 0.93% |
| 2019 | 97,173,776 | 0.97% |
| 2018 | 96,237,319 | 1.11% |
| 2017 | 95,176,977 | 1.25% |
| 2016 | 94,000,117 | 1.27% |
| 2015 | 92,823,254 | 1.25% |
| 2014 | 91,679,578 | 1.22% |
| 2013 | 90,573,104 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | 89,510,356 | 1.18% |
| 2011 | 88,468,314 | 1.16% |
| 2010 | 87,455,152 | 1.15% |
| 2009 | 86,460,018 | 1.51% |
| 2008 | 85,175,788 | 1.84% |
| 2007 | 83,633,375 | 1.78% |
| 2006 | 82,167,897 | 1.33% |
| 2005 | 81,088,313 | 0.93% |
| 2004 | 80,338,971 | 0.97% |
| 2003 | 79,563,777 | 1% |
| 2002 | 78,772,224 | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 77,969,361 | 1.06% |
| 2000 | 77,154,011 | 1.14% |
| 1999 | 76,287,452 | 1.31% |
| 1998 | 75,299,660 | 1.45% |
| 1997 | 74,226,889 | 1.46% |
| 1996 | 73,156,447 | 1.54% |
| 1995 | 72,049,940 | 1.69% |
| 1994 | 70,854,391 | 1.82% |
| 1993 | 69,586,384 | 1.94% |
| 1992 | 68,260,337 | 2.05% |
| 1991 | 66,891,775 | 2.12% |
| 1990 | 65,504,552 | 2.12% |
| 1989 | 64,147,348 | 2.08% |
| 1988 | 62,843,228 | 2.04% |
| 1987 | 61,584,651 | 2.05% |
| 1986 | 60,347,048 | 2.18% |
| 1985 | 59,060,622 | 2.35% |
| 1984 | 57,706,067 | 2.43% |
| 1983 | 56,337,921 | 2.41% |
| 1982 | 55,011,289 | 2.37% |
| 1981 | 53,738,141 | 2.38% |
| 1980 | 52,490,101 | 2.16% |
| 1979 | 51,378,211 | 2.25% |
| 1978 | 50,249,552 | 2.64% |
| 1977 | 48,954,872 | 2.66% |
| 1976 | 47,684,931 | 2.59% |
| 1975 | 46,482,903 | 2.35% |
| 1974 | 45,413,537 | 2.26% |
| 1973 | 44,409,861 | 2.26% |
| 1972 | 43,429,168 | 2.31% |
| 1971 | 42,449,276 | 2.35% |
| 1970 | 41,475,230 | 2.2% |
| 1969 | 40,582,096 | 2.13% |
| 1968 | 39,734,609 | 2.16% |
| 1967 | 38,895,080 | 2.29% |
| 1966 | 38,024,836 | 2.41% |
| 1965 | 37,129,656 | 2.56% |
| 1964 | 36,201,563 | 2.7% |
| 1963 | 35,249,101 | 2.8% |
| 1962 | 34,288,560 | 2.63% |
| 1961 | 33,409,059 | 2.7% |
| 1960 | 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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Vietnam has a population of 102M as of 2026, compared to 94M in 2016, 82.2M in 2006, and 73.2M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.89% per year. Vietnam is ranked 113th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Vietnam will have 110,108,051 people (7.56% growth) and still will be ranked 16th.
By the year 2100, Vietnam's population is projected to decline by 9.89% from its current level to 92.2M people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | -48,171 |
| 2024 | - | - | -59,645 |
| 2023 | 646,166 | 727,955 | -81,789 |
| 2022 | 696,937 | 775,914 | -78,977 |
| 2021 | 794,175 | 799,593 | -5,418 |
| 2020 | 917,547 | 924,004 | -6,457 |
| 2019 | 893,211 | 895,262 | -2,051 |
| 2018 | 979,627 | 882,977 | 96,650 |
| 2017 | 1,141,078 | 1,001,833 | 139,245 |
| 2016 | 1,212,746 | 1,045,094 | 167,652 |
| 2015 | 1,141,015 | 1,145,903 | -4,888 |
| 2014 | 1,146,327 | 1,151,221 | -4,894 |
| 2013 | 1,066,591 | 1,071,570 | -4,979 |
| 2012 | 1,058,890 | 1,063,741 | -4,851 |
| 2011 | 1,025,257 | 1,029,859 | -4,602 |
| 2010 | 1,001,116 | 1,005,559 | -4,443 |
| 2009 | 989,218 | 1,007,778 | -18,560 |
| 2008 | 1,579,254 | 1,008,141 | 571,113 |
| 2007 | 1,505,473 | 981,689 | 523,784 |
| 2006 | 1,425,440 | 943,041 | 482,399 |
| 2005 | 733,747 | 942,084 | -208,337 |
| 2004 | 764,980 | 985,438 | -220,458 |
| 2003 | 785,408 | 1,001,470 | -216,062 |
| 2002 | 797,661 | 991,427 | -193,766 |
| 2001 | 808,024 | 985,610 | -177,586 |
| 2000 | 822,596 | 966,894 | -144,298 |
| 1999 | 910,509 | 925,519 | -15,010 |
| 1998 | 1,065,107 | 959,016 | 106,091 |
| 1997 | 1,080,498 | 1,028,116 | 52,382 |
| 1996 | 1,060,451 | 1,108,686 | -48,235 |
| 1995 | 1,152,519 | 1,203,666 | -51,147 |
| 1994 | 1,238,522 | 1,291,534 | -53,012 |
| 1993 | 1,297,434 | 1,370,365 | -72,931 |
| 1992 | 1,354,667 | 1,419,952 | -65,285 |
| 1991 | 1,382,482 | 1,459,311 | -76,829 |
| 1990 | 1,391,936 | 1,449,157 | -57,221 |
| 1989 | 1,322,509 | 1,423,622 | -101,113 |
| 1988 | 1,285,747 | 1,370,108 | -84,361 |
| 1987 | 1,231,386 | 1,359,481 | -128,095 |
| 1986 | 1,243,774 | 1,407,957 | -164,183 |
| 1985 | 1,329,044 | 1,453,954 | -124,910 |
| 1984 | 1,380,109 | 1,477,448 | -97,339 |
| 1983 | 1,356,207 | 1,453,913 | -97,706 |
| 1982 | 1,297,058 | 1,407,959 | -110,901 |
| 1981 | 1,249,241 | 1,358,500 | -109,259 |
| 1980 | 1,246,804 | 1,321,595 | -74,791 |
| 1979 | 976,966 | 1,314,563 | -337,597 |
| 1978 | 1,280,399 | 1,286,991 | -6,592 |
| 1977 | 1,308,970 | 1,259,315 | 49,655 |
| 1976 | 1,230,875 | 1,232,608 | -1,733 |
| 1975 | 1,173,171 | 1,175,181 | -2,010 |
| 1974 | 965,565 | 1,000,505 | -34,940 |
| 1973 | 1,041,770 | 1,061,707 | -19,937 |
| 1972 | 919,604 | 921,524 | -1,920 |
| 1971 | 1,040,220 | 963,259 | 76,961 |
| 1970 | 907,899 | 905,902 | 1,997 |
| 1969 | 878,359 | 878,359 | 0 |
| 1968 | 816,605 | 815,116 | 1,489 |
| 1967 | 862,465 | 862,071 | 394 |
| 1966 | 878,052 | 876,283 | 1,769 |
| 1965 | 912,323 | 913,761 | -1,438 |
| 1964 | 943,891 | 950,219 | -6,328 |
| 1963 | 961,067 | 961,067 | 0 |
| 1962 | 960,046 | 960,046 | 0 |
| 1961 | 798,978 | 798,978 | 0 |
| 1960 | 955,268 | 955,268 | 0 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 97.7% of the population change in Vietnam 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, 326,418 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in Vietnam, compared to 84,408 and 0.1% in 2010.
Vietnam population clock
Vietnam
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
102365351
|
16/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.24% | 16/197 |
| One net population change |
49.6 seconds
|
37/197 |
| One birth every |
22.7 seconds
|
19/196 |
| One death every |
47.8 seconds
|
17/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,741 | 37/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +635,494 | 37/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.63% | 123/197 |
| One migration net change every |
10.9 minutes
|
174/196 |
| Annual migration change | -48,171 | 174/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 326,418 | 95/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 0.3% | 185/195 |
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Vietnam population statistics
|
Vietnam
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 34.6 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 33.9 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49:51 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.91 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 845 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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