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