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
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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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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.