Russia vs Vietnam: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Russia
25.47 million people
in 2023
Vietnam
23.69 million people
in 2023
Russia rank
15th
Vietnam rank
16th

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Russia
  • Vietnam
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M195019862023

How they compare

Russia currently reports 25.47 million people against 23.69 million people in Vietnam, a difference of 1.78 million people.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 15th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 236 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1950s 31.71 million people 10.17 million people 21.54 million people Russia
1960s 36.93 million people 15.72 million people 21.21 million people Russia
1970s 31.48 million people 19.21 million people 12.27 million people Russia
1980s 32.14 million people 23.24 million people 8.90 million people Russia
1990s 31.44 million people 25.58 million people 5.86 million people Russia
2000s 22.97 million people 22.79 million people 186,710 people Russia
2010s 24.05 million people 22.38 million people 1.67 million people Russia
2020s 25.73 million people 23.85 million people 1.88 million people Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Russia or Vietnam?
Russia, at 25.47 million people against 23.69 million people in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Russia and Vietnam?
1.78 million people, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Vietnam?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Russia and Vietnam rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Russia ranks 15th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
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
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.