The current population of Vietnam is 102,063,551 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 100,987,686 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Vietnam is projected to reach 110M people in 2049.
- Vietnam is ranked 16/197 by population and was ranked 15th in 2005.
- Vietnam accounts for 1.23% of the world's population.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 81.1M people to 102M (25.9% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, Vietnam has had an average growth rate of 1.29% per year.
Vietnam population clock
Vietnam
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
102063551
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 16/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 1.23% | N/A |
| One net population change |
49.6 seconds
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
22.7 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
47.8 seconds
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +1,741 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +635,494 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.63% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 124/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
8.81 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -59,645 | N/A |
Vietnam population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32,531,933 | - |
| 1961 | 33,409,059 | 2.7% |
| 1962 | 34,288,560 | 2.63% |
| 1963 | 35,249,101 | 2.8% |
| 1964 | 36,201,563 | 2.7% |
| 1965 | 37,129,656 | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 38,024,836 | 2.41% |
| 1967 | 38,895,080 | 2.29% |
| 1968 | 39,734,609 | 2.16% |
| 1969 | 40,582,096 | 2.13% |
| 1970 | 41,475,230 | 2.2% |
| 1971 | 42,449,276 | 2.35% |
| 1972 | 43,429,168 | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 44,409,861 | 2.26% |
| 1974 | 45,413,537 | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 46,482,903 | 2.35% |
| 1976 | 47,684,931 | 2.59% |
| 1977 | 48,954,872 | 2.66% |
| 1978 | 50,249,552 | 2.64% |
| 1979 | 51,378,211 | 2.25% |
| 1980 | 52,490,101 | 2.16% |
| 1981 | 53,738,141 | 2.38% |
| 1982 | 55,011,289 | 2.37% |
| 1983 | 56,337,921 | 2.41% |
| 1984 | 57,706,067 | 2.43% |
| 1985 | 59,060,622 | 2.35% |
| 1986 | 60,347,048 | 2.18% |
| 1987 | 61,584,651 | 2.05% |
| 1988 | 62,843,228 | 2.04% |
| 1989 | 64,147,348 | 2.08% |
| 1990 | 65,504,552 | 2.12% |
| 1991 | 66,891,775 | 2.12% |
| 1992 | 68,260,337 | 2.05% |
| 1993 | 69,586,384 | 1.94% |
| 1994 | 70,854,391 | 1.82% |
| 1995 | 72,049,940 | 1.69% |
| 1996 | 73,156,447 | 1.54% |
| 1997 | 74,226,889 | 1.46% |
| 1998 | 75,299,660 | 1.45% |
| 1999 | 76,287,452 | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 77,154,011 | 1.14% |
| 2001 | 77,969,361 | 1.06% |
| 2002 | 78,772,224 | 1.03% |
| 2003 | 79,563,777 | 1% |
| 2004 | 80,338,971 | 0.97% |
| 2005 | 81,088,313 | 0.93% |
| 2006 | 82,167,897 | 1.33% |
| 2007 | 83,633,375 | 1.78% |
| 2008 | 85,175,788 | 1.84% |
| 2009 | 86,460,018 | 1.51% |
| 2010 | 87,455,152 | 1.15% |
| 2011 | 88,468,314 | 1.16% |
| 2012 | 89,510,356 | 1.18% |
| 2013 | 90,573,104 | 1.19% |
| 2014 | 91,679,578 | 1.22% |
| 2015 | 92,823,254 | 1.25% |
| 2016 | 94,000,117 | 1.27% |
| 2017 | 95,176,977 | 1.25% |
| 2018 | 96,237,319 | 1.11% |
| 2019 | 97,173,776 | 0.97% |
| 2020 | 98,079,191 | 0.93% |
| 2021 | 98,935,098 | 0.87% |
| 2022 | 99,680,655 | 0.75% |
| 2023 | 100,352,192 | 0.67% |
| 2024 | 100,987,686 | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 101,598,531 | 0.6% |
| 2026 | 102,177,434 | 0.57% |
| 2027 | 102,727,392 | 0.54% |
| 2028 | 103,255,746 | 0.51% |
| 2029 | 103,761,151 | 0.49% |
| 2030 | 104,254,900 | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 104,737,913 | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 105,204,401 | 0.45% |
| 2033 | 105,656,307 | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 106,097,515 | 0.42% |
| 2035 | 106,530,671 | 0.41% |
| 2036 | 106,945,842 | 0.39% |
| 2037 | 107,346,046 | 0.37% |
| 2038 | 107,732,019 | 0.36% |
| 2039 | 108,097,653 | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 108,437,634 | 0.31% |
| 2041 | 108,752,199 | 0.29% |
| 2042 | 109,040,314 | 0.26% |
| 2043 | 109,292,559 | 0.23% |
| 2044 | 109,506,274 | 0.2% |
| 2045 | 109,685,396 | 0.16% |
| 2046 | 109,827,664 | 0.13% |
| 2047 | 109,930,243 | 0.09% |
| 2048 | 109,994,024 | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 110,018,017 | 0.02% |
| 2050 | 110,008,910 | -0.008% |
Vietnam has a population of 102M as of 2025, compared to 92.8M in 2015, 81.1M in 2005, and 72M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1% per year. Vietnam is ranked 114th 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 2045) Vietnam will have 109,685,396 people (7.47% growth) and still will be ranked 16th.
By the year 2100, Vietnam's population is projected to decline by 10.1% to 91.7M people.
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Vietnam population statistics
|
Vietnam
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74.9 years | 73.5 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 | 835 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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