Population growth in Vietnam
Vietnam: Population growth was 0.6% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Population growth in Vietnam, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.6% for population growth in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Vietnam peaked at 2.6% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 129th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More population data for Vietnam
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.544 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.95 million (2100)
- Population density 292.59 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.544 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.9 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 19 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.9 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.9 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.7254 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.91 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Vietnam?
- Population growth in Vietnam was 0.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1977.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for population growth?
- Vietnam ranks 129th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release