United States of America vs Viet Nam: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
United States of America
51.49 million people
in 2050
Viet Nam
58.82 million people
in 2050
United States of America rank
13th
Viet Nam rank
10th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- United States of America
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 58.82 million people against 51.49 million people in United States of America, a difference of 7.33 million people.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United States of America ahead.
United States of America ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 27 and Viet Nam in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States of America | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.22 million people | 799,995 people | 417,395 people | United States of America |
| 1100s | 1.31 million people | 1.04 million people | 271,460 people | United States of America |
| 1200s | 1.45 million people | 1.28 million people | 172,770 people | United States of America |
| 1300s | 1.57 million people | 1.52 million people | 51,540 people | United States of America |
| 1400s | 1.74 million people | 1.76 million people | 21,240 people | Viet Nam |
| 1500s | 1.88 million people | 2.00 million people | 114,320 people | Viet Nam |
| 1600s | 773,314 people | 2.49 million people | 1.72 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1700s | 908,535 people | 2.96 million people | 2.05 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1710s | 1.35 million people | 3.25 million people | 1.90 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1720s | 1.78 million people | 3.53 million people | 1.76 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1730s | 2.21 million people | 3.82 million people | 1.61 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1740s | 2.63 million people | 4.10 million people | 1.47 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1750s | 3.06 million people | 4.39 million people | 1.33 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1760s | 3.47 million people | 4.67 million people | 1.19 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1770s | 3.88 million people | 4.94 million people | 1.06 million people | Viet Nam |
| 1780s | 4.29 million people | 5.22 million people | 931,380 people | Viet Nam |
| 1790s | 4.69 million people | 5.49 million people | 806,920 people | Viet Nam |
| 1800s | 5.93 million people | 5.76 million people | 164,750 people | United States of America |
| 1810s | 7.58 million people | 6.03 million people | 1.55 million people | United States of America |
| 1820s | 9.84 million people | 6.29 million people | 3.54 million people | United States of America |
| 1830s | 12.62 million people | 7.03 million people | 5.59 million people | United States of America |
| 1840s | 16.07 million people | 7.76 million people | 8.31 million people | United States of America |
| 1850s | 20.15 million people | 8.48 million people | 11.68 million people | United States of America |
| 1860s | 25.57 million people | 9.18 million people | 16.39 million people | United States of America |
| 1870s | 28.95 million people | 9.88 million people | 19.07 million people | United States of America |
| 1880s | 36.32 million people | 11.87 million people | 24.45 million people | United States of America |
| 1890s | 40.97 million people | 13.82 million people | 27.15 million people | United States of America |
| 1900s | 46.03 million people | 15.74 million people | 30.30 million people | United States of America |
| 1910s | 49.83 million people | 17.61 million people | 32.22 million people | United States of America |
| 1920s | 51.74 million people | 18.68 million people | 33.06 million people | United States of America |
| 1930s | 53.96 million people | 19.71 million people | 34.25 million people | United States of America |
| 1940s | 52.87 million people | 20.69 million people | 32.17 million people | United States of America |
| 1950s | 54.62 million people | 24.72 million people | 29.89 million people | United States of America |
| 1960s | 54.27 million people | 30.10 million people | 24.17 million people | United States of America |
| 1970s | 57.52 million people | 36.88 million people | 20.65 million people | United States of America |
| 1980s | 61.76 million people | 47.20 million people | 14.56 million people | United States of America |
| 1990s | 61.21 million people | 56.00 million people | 5.21 million people | United States of America |
| 2000s | 58.82 million people | 59.17 million people | 347,730 people | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 63.23 million people | 62.48 million people | 751,720 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 68.52 million people | 62.30 million people | 6.22 million people | United States of America |
| 2030s | 66.67 million people | 61.66 million people | 5.01 million people | United States of America |
| 2040s | 58.54 million people | 60.19 million people | 1.65 million people | Viet Nam |
| 2050s | 51.49 million people | 58.82 million people | 7.33 million people | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, United States of America or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 58.82 million people against 51.49 million people in United States of America as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between United States of America and Viet Nam?
- 7.33 million people, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Viet Nam?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do United States of America and Viet Nam rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- United States of America ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.