Births by age of mother in Vietnam
Vietnam: Births by age of mother was 215 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Births by age of mother in Vietnam, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, births by age of mother in Vietnam stood at 215.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births by age of mother in Vietnam peaked at 374 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1956.
Vietnam ranks 28th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Births by age of mother in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 151 | — |
| 1951 | 116 | -23.2% |
| 1952 | 108 | -6.9% |
| 1953 | 76 | -29.6% |
| 1954 | 51 | -32.9% |
| 1955 | 13 | -74.5% |
| 1956 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 31 | — |
| 1980 | 72 | +132.3% |
| 1981 | 132 | +83.3% |
| 1982 | 132 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 147 | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 164 | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 224 | +36.6% |
| 1986 | 287 | +28.1% |
| 1987 | 310 | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 301 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 262 | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 251 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 251 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 252 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 259 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 251 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 263 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 294 | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 315 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 323 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 348 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 374 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 355 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 325 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 317 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 312 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 311 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 300 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 281 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 287 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 285 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 271 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 262 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 240 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 220 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 208 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 209 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 212 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 213 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 219 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 221 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 223 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 220 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 224 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 215 | -4.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 215 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 215.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births by age of mother in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +132.3% | 31 | 72 |
| 1956 | -100.0% | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | +83.3% | 72 | 132 |
| 1955 | -74.5% | 51 | 13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.5 | 0 | 151 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1 | 0 | 31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 203.1 | 72 | 310 | 10 |
| 1990s | 280.7 | 251 | 348 | 10 |
| 2000s | 314.7 | 281 | 374 | 10 |
| 2010s | 227.5 | 208 | 271 | 10 |
| 2020s | 220.5 | 215 | 224 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More population data for Vietnam
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.4983 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.544 (2100)
- Population density 292.59 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.95 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.544 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.8828 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births by age of mother in Vietnam?
- Births by age of mother in Vietnam was 215 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births by age of mother recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 374 in 2000.
- What is the lowest births by age of mother recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1956.
- How does Vietnam rank for births by age of mother?
- Vietnam ranks 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births by age of mother rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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