Share of the population born in another country in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of the population born in another country was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population born in another country in Vietnam, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population born in another country in Vietnam is 0.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 195.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population born in another country in Vietnam peaked at 0.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Vietnam 218th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population born in another country in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +87.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +58.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 12% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
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)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 292.59 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.95 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population born in another country in Vietnam?
- Share of the population born in another country in Vietnam was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population born in another country recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population born in another country recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of the population born in another country?
- Vietnam ranks 218th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population born in another country rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population born in another country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Immigrants as a share of the total population.