Afghanistan vs Vietnam: Number of births
Afghanistan
1.47 million births
in 2023
Vietnam
1.39 million births
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
18th
Vietnam rank
19th
Number of births over time
- Afghanistan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.47 million births against 1.39 million births in Vietnam, a difference of 81,070 births.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vietnam ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 414,989 births | 1.14 million births | 721,036 births | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 507,291 births | 1.36 million births | 853,798 births | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 646,235 births | 1.63 million births | 979,680 births | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 604,707 births | 1.84 million births | 1.24 million births | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 834,868 births | 1.66 million births | 820,847 births | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 1.09 million births | 1.44 million births | 356,953 births | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 1.30 million births | 1.59 million births | 291,714 births | Vietnam |
| 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, Afghanistan or Vietnam?
- Afghanistan, at 1.47 million births against 1.39 million births in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Afghanistan and Vietnam?
- 81,070 births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Vietnam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Vietnam rank globally for number of births?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th and Vietnam 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. 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.