Share of population living in the capital city in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of population living in the capital city was 5.16 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in the capital city in Vietnam, 1950–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in the capital city in Vietnam is 5.16, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in the capital city in Vietnam peaked at 5.16 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.28, in 1950.
Vietnam ranks 147th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in the capital city in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.28 | — |
| 1955 | 2.49 | +9.5% |
| 1960 | 2.73 | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 2.93 | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 3.02 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 3.21 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 3.34 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 3.34 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.32 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.62 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 3.92 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 4.37 | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 4.9 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 5.14 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 5.16 | +0.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 5.16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.62, 26% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 5.16 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.75, 23% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.39 | 2.28 | 2.49 | 2 |
| 1960s | 2.83 | 2.73 | 2.93 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.12 | 3.02 | 3.21 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.34 | 3.34 | 3.34 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.47 | 3.32 | 3.62 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.15 | 3.92 | 4.37 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.02 | 4.9 | 5.14 | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.16 | 5.16 | 5.16 | 1 |
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 share of population living in the capital city in Vietnam?
- Share of population living in the capital city in Vietnam was 5.16 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in the capital city recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in the capital city recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 in 1950.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of population living in the capital city?
- Vietnam ranks 147th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in the capital city rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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