Greenland vs Vietnam: Birth rate
Greenland
14.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Vietnam
13.83 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greenland rank
112th
Vietnam rank
115th
Birth rate over time
- Greenland
- Vietnam
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 14.11 births per 1,000 people against 13.83 births per 1,000 people in Vietnam, a difference of 0.28 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 112th and Vietnam ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.4 births per 1,000 people | 40.43 births per 1,000 people | 3.97 births per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 40.76 births per 1,000 people | 37.31 births per 1,000 people | 3.44 births per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 19.31 births per 1,000 people | 35.24 births per 1,000 people | 15.93 births per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 20.72 births per 1,000 people | 31.74 births per 1,000 people | 11.02 births per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 20.08 births per 1,000 people | 23.44 births per 1,000 people | 3.36 births per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 15.65 births per 1,000 people | 17.77 births per 1,000 people | 2.13 births per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 14.8 births per 1,000 people | 17.3 births per 1,000 people | 2.5 births per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 14.44 births per 1,000 people | 14.52 births per 1,000 people | 0.0805 births per 1,000 people | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Greenland or Vietnam?
- Greenland, at 14.11 births per 1,000 people against 13.83 births per 1,000 people in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Greenland and Vietnam?
- 0.28 births per 1,000 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Vietnam rank globally for birth rate?
- Greenland ranks 112th and Vietnam ranks 115th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.