Population growth rate in Vietnam
Vietnam: Population growth rate was -0.544 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.544
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
160th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.19
in 1905
All-time low
-0.544
in 2100
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Vietnam, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Vietnam is -0.544, measured in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 163 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Vietnam peaked at 5.19 in 1905 and was at its lowest, -0.544, in 2100.
That places Vietnam 160th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1823 | — |
| 1800 | 1.5 | +723.6% |
| 1900 | 2.31 | +54.1% |
| 1905 | 5.19 | +124.3% |
| 1910 | 2.83 | -45.4% |
| 1915 | -0.4513 | -115.9% |
| 1920 | -0.4422 | -2.0% |
| 1925 | -0.4422 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0119 | -102.7% |
| 1935 | 0.6929 | +5727.9% |
| 1940 | 1.6 | +130.3% |
| 1945 | 2.9 | +81.6% |
| 1950 | 2.14 | -26.0% |
| 1951 | 1.8 | -16.0% |
| 1952 | 2.4 | +33.1% |
| 1953 | 2.25 | -6.1% |
| 1954 | 2.69 | +19.7% |
| 1955 | 2.62 | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 2.67 | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 3 | +12.1% |
| 1958 | 2.99 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 2.97 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 2.94 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 2.39 | -18.6% |
| 1962 | 2.8 | +17.1% |
| 1963 | 2.73 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 2.61 | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 2.46 | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 2.31 | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 2.22 | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 2.06 | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 2.17 | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 2.19 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 2.45 | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 2.12 | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 2.35 | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 2.13 | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 2.52 | +18.7% |
| 1976 | 2.58 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.67 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.55 | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 1.9 | -25.4% |
| 1980 | 2.38 | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 2.33 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 2.36 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 2.41 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 2.39 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.25 | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 2.06 | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 2 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 2.05 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 2.06 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.12 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 2.07 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.99 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.86 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 1.75 | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.6 | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 1.45 | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 1.46 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.42 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.19 | -15.7% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 1.04 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.01 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.987 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.952 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.905 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.74 | +91.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.85 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.14 | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 1.15 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.16 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.18 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.18 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.25 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.23 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.29 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.919 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.936 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.803 | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.699 | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.644 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.619 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.588 | -5.0% |
| 2026 | 0.549 | -6.6% |
| 2027 | 0.525 | -4.4% |
| 2028 | 0.501 | -4.6% |
| 2029 | 0.475 | -5.2% |
| 2030 | 0.474 | -0.2% |
| 2031 | 0.45 | -5.1% |
| 2032 | 0.438 | -2.7% |
| 2033 | 0.419 | -4.3% |
| 2034 | 0.415 | -1.0% |
| 2035 | 0.4 | -3.6% |
| 2036 | 0.378 | -5.5% |
| 2037 | 0.369 | -2.4% |
| 2038 | 0.349 | -5.4% |
| 2039 | 0.329 | -5.7% |
| 2040 | 0.299 | -9.1% |
| 2041 | 0.28 | -6.4% |
| 2042 | 0.249 | -11.1% |
| 2043 | 0.213 | -14.5% |
| 2044 | 0.177 | -16.9% |
| 2045 | 0.15 | -15.3% |
| 2046 | 0.11 | -26.7% |
| 2047 | 0.077 | -30.0% |
| 2048 | 0.039 | -49.4% |
| 2049 | 0.005 | -87.2% |
| 2050 | -0.021 | -520.0% |
| 2051 | -0.062 | +195.2% |
| 2052 | -0.087 | +40.3% |
| 2053 | -0.11 | +26.4% |
| 2054 | -0.136 | +23.6% |
| 2055 | -0.156 | +14.7% |
| 2056 | -0.169 | +8.3% |
| 2057 | -0.191 | +13.0% |
| 2058 | -0.213 | +11.5% |
| 2059 | -0.225 | +5.6% |
| 2060 | -0.231 | +2.7% |
| 2061 | -0.247 | +6.9% |
| 2062 | -0.263 | +6.5% |
| 2063 | -0.273 | +3.8% |
| 2064 | -0.28 | +2.6% |
| 2065 | -0.294 | +5.0% |
| 2066 | -0.311 | +5.8% |
| 2067 | -0.319 | +2.6% |
| 2068 | -0.324 | +1.6% |
| 2069 | -0.333 | +2.8% |
| 2070 | -0.353 | +6.0% |
| 2071 | -0.36 | +2.0% |
| 2072 | -0.38 | +5.6% |
| 2073 | -0.392 | +3.2% |
| 2074 | -0.399 | +1.8% |
| 2075 | -0.41 | +2.8% |
| 2076 | -0.417 | +1.7% |
| 2077 | -0.436 | +4.6% |
| 2078 | -0.44 | +0.9% |
| 2079 | -0.454 | +3.2% |
| 2080 | -0.458 | +0.9% |
| 2081 | -0.466 | +1.7% |
| 2082 | -0.47 | +0.9% |
| 2083 | -0.468 | -0.4% |
| 2084 | -0.464 | -0.9% |
| 2085 | -0.466 | +0.4% |
| 2086 | -0.471 | +1.1% |
| 2087 | -0.475 | +0.8% |
| 2088 | -0.47 | -1.1% |
| 2089 | -0.475 | +1.1% |
| 2090 | -0.48 | +1.1% |
| 2091 | -0.477 | -0.6% |
| 2092 | -0.477 | -0.0% |
| 2093 | -0.482 | +1.0% |
| 2094 | -0.483 | +0.2% |
| 2095 | -0.49 | +1.4% |
| 2096 | -0.506 | +3.3% |
| 2097 | -0.509 | +0.6% |
| 2098 | -0.528 | +3.7% |
| 2099 | -0.536 | +1.5% |
| 2100 | -0.544 | +1.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's -0.544 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's -0.544 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | +5727.9% | 0.0119 | 0.6929 |
| 1800 | +723.6% | 0.1823 | 1.5 |
| 2050 | -520.0% | 0.005 | -0.021 |
| 2051 | -195.2% | -0.021 | -0.062 |
| 1940 | +130.3% | 0.6929 | 1.6 |
| 1905 | +124.3% | 2.31 | 5.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1823 | 0.1823 | 0.1823 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.75 | 2.31 | 5.19 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.19 | -0.4513 | 2.83 | 2 |
| 1920s | -0.4422 | -0.4422 | -0.4422 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.3524 | 0.0119 | 0.6929 | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.25 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.55 | 1.8 | 3 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.47 | 2.06 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.35 | 1.9 | 2.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.23 | 2 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 | 1.19 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 | 0.905 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 0.919 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6339 | 0.475 | 0.936 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.4021 | 0.329 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.1599 | 0.005 | 0.299 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.137 | -0.225 | -0.021 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.2875 | -0.333 | -0.231 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.4041 | -0.454 | -0.353 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.4683 | -0.475 | -0.458 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.4968 | -0.536 | -0.477 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.544 | -0.544 | -0.544 | 1 |
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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 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)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Vietnam?
- Population growth rate in Vietnam was -0.544 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 in 1905.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.544 in 2100.
- How does Vietnam rank for population growth rate?
- Vietnam ranks 160th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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