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
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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) – 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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Indicator
Number of births, by world region
Unit
births
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of live births in a calendar year.