Afghanistan vs Viet Nam: Number of births, by world region
Afghanistan
1.47 million births
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.39 million births
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
18th
Viet Nam rank
19th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Afghanistan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.47 million births against 1.39 million births in Viet Nam, a difference of 81,070 births.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 414,989 births | 1.14 million births | 721,036 births | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 507,291 births | 1.36 million births | 853,798 births | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 646,235 births | 1.63 million births | 979,680 births | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 604,707 births | 1.84 million births | 1.24 million births | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 834,868 births | 1.66 million births | 820,847 births | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 1.09 million births | 1.44 million births | 356,953 births | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 1.30 million births | 1.59 million births | 291,714 births | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 1.45 million births | 1.44 million births | 13,192 births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, Afghanistan or Viet Nam?
- Afghanistan, at 1.47 million births against 1.39 million births in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Afghanistan and Viet Nam?
- 81,070 births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Viet Nam rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.