Vietnam Demographics

Population of Vietnam (2024)

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Vietnam Population
100,987,686
Yearly Change
+ 0.63%
Global Share
1.24%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in Vietnam is 32.9 years (2024).

Fertility in Vietnam

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline

pregnant_woman Total Fertiliy Rate (TFR)
1.9
(Live Births per Woman, 2024)

Life Expectancy in Vietnam

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
74.7 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
79.4 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
70.1 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Vietnam

Infant Mortality
14.7
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
19.7
(per 1,000 live births)

Vietnam Urban Population

Currently, 40.6 % of the population of Vietnam is urban (40,975,863 people in 2024)

Population Density

The 2024 population density in Vietnam is 326 people per Km2 (844 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 310,070 Km2 (119,719 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Vietnam

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Ho Chi Minh City 8,993,082
2 Hanoi 8,053,663
3 Da Nang 988,561
4 Haiphong 841,520
5 Bien Hoa 830,829
6 Can Tho 812,088
7 Thuan An 588,616
8 Di An 474,681
9 Hue 351,456
10 Vung Tau 341,552
11 Nha Trang 283,441
12 Long Xuyen 272,365
13 Thai Nguyen 249,004
14 Ninh Hoa 240,750
15 Rach Gia 228,356
16 Chi Linh 220,421
17 Tan An 215,250
18 Qui Nhon 210,338
19 Sa Dec 203,588

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Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigera Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

 

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio
Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.