Niger vs Viet Nam: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Niger
12.00 million people
in 2020
Viet Nam
12.88 million people
in 2020
Niger rank
28th
Viet Nam rank
26th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Niger
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 12.88 million people against 12.00 million people in Niger, a difference of 879,100 people.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 28th and Viet Nam ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.02 million people | 10.84 million people | 8.83 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 2.55 million people | 12.19 million people | 9.64 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 3.17 million people | 13.30 million people | 10.13 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 3.97 million people | 13.63 million people | 9.66 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 4.88 million people | 12.99 million people | 8.12 million people | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 6.28 million people | 12.54 million people | 6.26 million people | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 8.93 million people | 12.64 million people | 3.71 million people | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 12.00 million people | 12.88 million people | 879,100 people | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Niger or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 12.88 million people against 12.00 million people in Niger as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Niger and Viet Nam?
- 879,100 people, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Viet Nam?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Niger and Viet Nam rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Niger ranks 28th and Viet Nam ranks 26th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.