Population growth rates in Vietnam
Vietnam: Population growth rates was 0.644 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rates in Vietnam, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.644 for population growth rates in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rates in Vietnam peaked at 3 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.644, in 2023.
That places Vietnam 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rates in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.14 | — |
| 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.644 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5505, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.644 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.69, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +91.7% | 0.905 | 1.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.7705 | 0.644 | 0.936 | 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 population growth rates in Vietnam?
- Population growth rates in Vietnam was 0.644 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rates recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1957.
- What is the lowest population growth rates recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.644 in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for population growth rates?
- Vietnam ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rates rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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