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Population in Vietnam

Vietnam: Population was 100.35 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
100.35 million people
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
16th
of 238 countries
All-time high
100.35 million people
in 2023
All-time low
800,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Vietnam, 1000–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 100.35 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Vietnam peaked at 100.35 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 800,000 people, in 1000.

That places Vietnam 16th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1100s 1.04 million people 1.04 million people 1.04 million people 1
1200s 1.28 million people 1.28 million people 1.28 million people 1
1300s 1.52 million people 1.52 million people 1.52 million people 1
1400s 1.76 million people 1.76 million people 1.76 million people 1
1500s 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 1
1600s 2.50 million people 2.50 million people 2.50 million people 1
1700s 3.00 million people 3.00 million people 3.00 million people 1
1710s 3.30 million people 3.30 million people 3.30 million people 1
1720s 3.59 million people 3.59 million people 3.59 million people 1
1730s 3.89 million people 3.89 million people 3.89 million people 1
1740s 4.18 million people 4.18 million people 4.18 million people 1
1750s 4.48 million people 4.48 million people 4.48 million people 1
1760s 4.78 million people 4.78 million people 4.78 million people 1
1770s 5.07 million people 5.07 million people 5.07 million people 1
1780s 5.37 million people 5.37 million people 5.37 million people 1
1790s 5.66 million people 5.66 million people 5.66 million people 1
1800s 4.48 million people 4.00 million people 4.99 million people 10
1810s 5.73 million people 5.12 million people 6.36 million people 10
1820s 6.45 million people 6.38 million people 6.51 million people 10
1830s 6.28 million people 6.20 million people 6.36 million people 10
1840s 6.10 million people 6.04 million people 6.18 million people 10
1850s 6.85 million people 6.11 million people 7.73 million people 10
1860s 9.04 million people 7.95 million people 10.17 million people 10
1870s 10.62 million people 10.35 million people 10.78 million people 10
1880s 10.95 million people 10.81 million people 11.09 million people 10
1890s 11.28 million people 11.13 million people 11.53 million people 10
1900s 14.68 million people 11.80 million people 18.09 million people 10
1910s 18.77 million people 18.47 million people 19.06 million people 10
1920s 18.03 million people 17.71 million people 18.39 million people 10
1930s 18.18 million people 17.72 million people 18.81 million people 10
1940s 21.60 million people 19.11 million people 24.46 million people 10
1950s 28.01 million people 25.10 million people 31.59 million people 10
1960s 36.60 million people 32.53 million people 40.58 million people 10
1970s 46.19 million people 41.48 million people 51.38 million people 10
1980s 58.33 million people 52.49 million people 64.15 million people 10
1990s 71.21 million people 65.50 million people 76.29 million people 10
2000s 81.23 million people 77.15 million people 86.46 million people 10
2010s 92.31 million people 87.46 million people 97.17 million people 10
2020s 99.26 million people 98.08 million people 100.35 million people 4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 13 Philippines 114.89 million people compare
  2. 14 Egypt 114.54 million people compare
  3. 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 105.79 million people compare
  4. 17 Iran 90.61 million people compare
  5. 18 Turkey 87.27 million people compare
  6. 19 Germany 84.55 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Vietnam?
Population in Vietnam was 100.35 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 100.35 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 800,000 people in 1000.
How does Vietnam rank for population?
Vietnam ranks 16th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.