Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3883 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vietnam, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vietnam is 0.3883 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vietnam peaked at 0.3883 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1527 people per person, in 1960.
That places Vietnam 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1527 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1572 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1612 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1651 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1695 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1754 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1835 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1929 people per person | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2011 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2063 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2069 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2066 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.206 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2054 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2051 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2055 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2043 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1964 people per person | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1924 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1919 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1916 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1914 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1911 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.191 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1908 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1907 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1906 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1905 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1905 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1905 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1917 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1944 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1983 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2031 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2086 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2145 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2207 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2269 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2328 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2382 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2437 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2495 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2555 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2617 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.268 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2743 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2805 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2865 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2922 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2976 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3025 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.307 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3112 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3153 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3195 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3238 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3285 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3336 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3394 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3462 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3557 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3665 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3755 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3813 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3849 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3883 people per person | +0.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.3883 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.3883 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 59% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1765 people per person | 0.1527 people per person | 0.2063 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.202 people per person | 0.1919 people per person | 0.2069 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1909 people per person | 0.1905 people per person | 0.1916 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2129 people per person | 0.1917 people per person | 0.2382 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2709 people per person | 0.2437 people per person | 0.2976 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3227 people per person | 0.3025 people per person | 0.3462 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3754 people per person | 0.3557 people per person | 0.3883 people per person | 6 |
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 number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vietnam?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Vietnam was 0.3883 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3883 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1527 people per person in 1960.
- How does Vietnam rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.