Vietnam Population 2024 (Live)

99,308,524

Given Vietnam’s turbulent history, the country is making great strides in population growth. Currently, Vietnam’s population is 97.3 million people, a number expected to hit 100 million by the end of 2024. Vietnam’s population is projected to hit its peak of 109.78 million people in 2054.

Vietnam’s population is increasing by about 1% each year, adding about 1 million people per year. Despite this, the annual population growth rate is decreasing each year and eventually, the population will begin decreasing after 2055.

Vietnam’s fertility rate in 1980 was 5 births per woman, which has decreased to 2.0 births per woman. This is the result of the government’s “two-child policy” that limits births by issuing contraception, fining couples that have more than two children, and prohibiting them from moving to urban centers.

Vietnam Population Growth

Further consistent growth followed, even through the long years of the Vietnam War which you may have been assumed to have a negative sort of impact on the population of Vietnam. In fact, growth continued at a similar level throughout the second half of the 1900’s and has continued further to the point where the Vietnam population of 2014 stands at just short of 93 million.

From the years of 1955 to 1990, Vietnam enjoyed positive yearly population changes of over 2% - even as much as 3% in some years. However, since that time, the increase percentage has fallen to just below a full 1%.

Vietnam Population Projections

The growth Vietnam has seen in the recent past is expected to continue, however, at an increasingly slower rate. By 2035, the population will be growing half as quickly as it is today. It is projected that the Vietnam population will break 100 million by 2022.

Population Rank
Growth Rate
2024 World Percentage
Land Area
313,429
The current population of Vietnam is 99,308,524 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 99,497,680.

Vietnam Growth Rate

Vietnam Population 2024 (Live)

Vietnam Population Clock

Vietnam Population (as of 3/11/2024)99,308,524
Next UN Estimate (July 1, 2024)99,497,680
Births per Day3,825
Deaths per Day1,895
Migrations per Day-226
Net Change per Day1,704
Population Change Since Jan. 1120,984

Components of Population Change

One birth every 23 seconds
One death every 46 seconds
One emigrant every 6.37 minutes
Net gain of one person every 51 seconds

Vietnam Population Clock

City
2024 Population
Ho Chi Minh City3,467,331
Hanoi1,431,270
Da Nang752,493
Haiphong602,695
Bien Hoa407,208
Hue287,217
Nha Trang283,441
Can Tho259,598
Rach Gia228,356
Qui Nhon210,338

Vietnam Area and Population Density

In comparison, Vietnam has a small surface area, and at 331,210 square kilometers (128,565 square miles), this is only the world’s 65th largest in terms of landmass alone. Those two sets of figures would suggest a densely populated landscape and that is the case to an extent. For every square kilometer of land, there is an average of 291.33 people. That number converts to 112.5 individuals per square mile and overall, this becomes the 46th most densely populated country on earth.

Largest Cities in Vietnam

Vietnam has 5 cities with populations over one million, the largest of which is Ho Chi Minh City with a population of 8,636,899. The city of Ha Noi is a close second with 7,781,631 people residing there. The remaining 3 cities with substantial populations are Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Can Tho.

Vietnam Population Density Map

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
202499,497,6800.77%3211642
202398,858,9500.82%3191642
202096,648,6850.91%3121542
201995,776,7160.91%3091542
201894,914,3300.94%3061542
201794,033,0480.97%3031542
201592,191,3981.07%2971543
201087,411,0121.01%2821445
200583,142,0951.03%2681348
200079,001,1421.38%2551348
199573,759,1101.97%2381348
199066,912,6132.27%2161351
198559,811,3132.46%1931349
198052,968,2702.43%1711648
197546,969,6162.3%1511749
197041,928,8492.28%1351751
196537,466,0772.75%1211752
196032,718,4612.97%1061753
195528,263,0312.4%911859

Vietnam Population by Year (Historical)

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
202499,497,6800.77%3211642
2025100,103,9790.7%3231643
2030102,699,9050.51%3311642
2035104,598,2530.37%3371643
2040105,887,7680.24%3411643
2045106,667,7210.15%3441745
2050107,012,9390.07%3451645
2055106,841,489-0.03%3451644
2060106,111,408-0.14%3421644
2065104,857,757-0.24%3381845
2070103,236,788-0.31%3331945
2075101,388,542-0.36%3272147
208099,431,612-0.39%3212348
208597,399,629-0.41%3142347
209095,313,293-0.43%3072449
209593,196,832-0.45%3012450

Vietnam Population by Year (Projections)

Vietnam Population Pyramid 2024

Vietnam Median Age

31.9

Total

30.8

Male

33

Female

Vietnam Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Vietnam.

Census Years

Year
Date
20192019
200915 April 2009
19991 April 1999
19891 April 1989

Vietnam Population Pyramid

On the eastern tip of the Indochina peninsula in southeast Asia, Vietnam is one of the larger and more densely populated countries in the region.

Vietnam Demographics

The CIA World Factbook has also produced some interesting figures in relation to life expectancy and these stand at relatively healthy levels. The organization claims that in 2011, those figures stood at 71.33 years overall, which could be divided between males at 68.52 years and females at 74.33 years.

This is arguably one of the most diverse countries on earth when it comes to ethnicity splits and in fact, the Vietnamese government recognizes no less than 54 ethnic groups within the country. The World Factbook gives us a breakdown of Kinh (Viet) at 85.7%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.8%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.5%, Mong 1.2%, Nung 1.1%, Hoa 1%, other ethnicities 4.3%.

Vietnam Religion, Economy and Politics

In terms of religious preferences among the population of Vietnam in the World Factbook, we see Buddhists at 7.9%, Catholic 6.6%, Hoa Hao 1.7%, Cao Dai 0.9%, Protestant 0.9%, Muslim 0.1%, no preferred religion 81.8%.

The World Happiness Report shows a ranking of 95, with a rating of 5.1 in terms of overall happiness.

In terms of health care and access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation facilities, 7.1% of the GDP is spent in healthcare, resulting in .82 professional physicians available per 1,000 residents and 2.6 beds available in healthcare institutions per 1,000 individuals. When we examine the access to drinking water, 97.6% of the population has improved access, while only 78% have improved access to improved sanitation facilities. 94.5% of the population aged over 15 is literate.

Vietnam Population History

In the absence of any confirmed figures from within the country itself, it is necessary to turn to UN estimates to gauge how the population of Vietnam has been developing over the years.

Back in 1950, the organization claimed that there were 28,264,000 people living here and just five years later in 1955, those numbers had swelled significantly to 31,329,000.

Vietnam Population Rank 2024
Area (km²)
331,212
2024 Growth Rate
Capital
GDP (IMF '23)
$433.36
GDP (UN '22)
$408.80 Bn

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