Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Vietnam
Vietnam: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 58.82 million people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
58.82 million people
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 238 countries
All-time high
63.57 million people
in 2018
All-time low
799,995 people
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Vietnam, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2050, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Vietnam stood at 58.82 million people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Vietnam peaked at 63.57 million people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 799,995 people, in 1000.
That places Vietnam 10th out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 799,995 people | — |
| 1100 | 1.04 million people | +30.0% |
| 1200 | 1.28 million people | +23.1% |
| 1300 | 1.52 million people | +18.7% |
| 1400 | 1.76 million people | +15.8% |
| 1500 | 2.00 million people | +13.5% |
| 1600 | 2.49 million people | +24.6% |
| 1700 | 2.96 million people | +19.0% |
| 1710 | 3.25 million people | +9.7% |
| 1720 | 3.53 million people | +8.8% |
| 1730 | 3.82 million people | +8.1% |
| 1740 | 4.10 million people | +7.4% |
| 1750 | 4.39 million people | +6.9% |
| 1760 | 4.67 million people | +6.4% |
| 1770 | 4.94 million people | +6.0% |
| 1780 | 5.22 million people | +5.6% |
| 1790 | 5.49 million people | +5.2% |
| 1800 | 5.76 million people | +4.9% |
| 1810 | 6.03 million people | +4.6% |
| 1820 | 6.29 million people | +4.4% |
| 1830 | 7.03 million people | +11.7% |
| 1840 | 7.76 million people | +10.4% |
| 1850 | 8.48 million people | +9.3% |
| 1860 | 9.18 million people | +8.3% |
| 1870 | 9.88 million people | +7.6% |
| 1880 | 11.87 million people | +20.2% |
| 1890 | 13.82 million people | +16.5% |
| 1900 | 15.74 million people | +13.9% |
| 1910 | 17.61 million people | +11.9% |
| 1920 | 18.68 million people | +6.1% |
| 1930 | 19.71 million people | +5.5% |
| 1940 | 20.69 million people | +5.0% |
| 1950 | 22.56 million people | +9.0% |
| 1951 | 23.03 million people | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 23.48 million people | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 23.96 million people | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 24.46 million people | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 24.99 million people | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 25.46 million people | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 25.92 million people | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 26.42 million people | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 26.95 million people | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 27.57 million people | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 28.16 million people | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 28.76 million people | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 29.43 million people | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 30.07 million people | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 30.62 million people | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 31.05 million people | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 31.39 million people | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 31.74 million people | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 32.21 million people | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 32.89 million people | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 33.68 million people | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 34.48 million people | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 35.29 million people | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 36.10 million people | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 36.93 million people | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 37.94 million people | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 39.34 million people | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 40.58 million people | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 41.52 million people | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 42.43 million people | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 43.46 million people | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 44.50 million people | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 45.58 million people | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 46.70 million people | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 47.80 million people | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 48.85 million people | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 49.85 million people | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 50.87 million people | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 51.93 million people | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 52.95 million people | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 53.89 million people | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 54.73 million people | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 55.46 million people | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 56.08 million people | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 56.59 million people | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 57.01 million people | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 57.39 million people | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 57.77 million people | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 58.11 million people | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 58.35 million people | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 58.52 million people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 58.64 million people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 58.74 million people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 58.81 million people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 58.85 million people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 59.12 million people | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 59.68 million people | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 60.29 million people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 60.73 million people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.00 million people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 61.31 million people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 61.65 million people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.01 million people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.39 million people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 62.77 million people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.12 million people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 63.42 million people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 63.57 million people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 63.53 million people | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 63.19 million people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 62.67 million people | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.25 million people | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 62.09 million people | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 62.12 million people | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 62.15 million people | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 62.16 million people | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 62.14 million people | -0.0% |
| 2028 | 62.12 million people | -0.0% |
| 2029 | 62.07 million people | -0.1% |
| 2030 | 62.02 million people | -0.1% |
| 2031 | 61.97 million people | -0.1% |
| 2032 | 61.90 million people | -0.1% |
| 2033 | 61.82 million people | -0.1% |
| 2034 | 61.73 million people | -0.1% |
| 2035 | 61.64 million people | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 61.54 million people | -0.2% |
| 2037 | 61.44 million people | -0.2% |
| 2038 | 61.32 million people | -0.2% |
| 2039 | 61.19 million people | -0.2% |
| 2040 | 61.06 million people | -0.2% |
| 2041 | 60.90 million people | -0.2% |
| 2042 | 60.74 million people | -0.3% |
| 2043 | 60.56 million people | -0.3% |
| 2044 | 60.36 million people | -0.3% |
| 2045 | 60.14 million people | -0.4% |
| 2046 | 59.91 million people | -0.4% |
| 2047 | 59.66 million people | -0.4% |
| 2048 | 59.40 million people | -0.4% |
| 2049 | 59.12 million people | -0.5% |
| 2050 | 58.82 million people | -0.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 58.82 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 million people, 47.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 58.82 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 306,014 people, 192.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +30.0% | 799,995 people | 1.04 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 799,995 people | 799,995 people | 799,995 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 | 2.49 million people | 2.49 million people | 2.49 million people | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.96 million people | 2.96 million people | 2.96 million people | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.25 million people | 3.25 million people | 3.25 million people | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.53 million people | 3.53 million people | 3.53 million people | 1 |
| 1730s | 3.82 million people | 3.82 million people | 3.82 million people | 1 |
| 1740s | 4.10 million people | 4.10 million people | 4.10 million people | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.39 million people | 4.39 million people | 4.39 million people | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.67 million people | 4.67 million people | 4.67 million people | 1 |
| 1770s | 4.94 million people | 4.94 million people | 4.94 million people | 1 |
| 1780s | 5.22 million people | 5.22 million people | 5.22 million people | 1 |
| 1790s | 5.49 million people | 5.49 million people | 5.49 million people | 1 |
| 1800s | 5.76 million people | 5.76 million people | 5.76 million people | 1 |
| 1810s | 6.03 million people | 6.03 million people | 6.03 million people | 1 |
| 1820s | 6.29 million people | 6.29 million people | 6.29 million people | 1 |
| 1830s | 7.03 million people | 7.03 million people | 7.03 million people | 1 |
| 1840s | 7.76 million people | 7.76 million people | 7.76 million people | 1 |
| 1850s | 8.48 million people | 8.48 million people | 8.48 million people | 1 |
| 1860s | 9.18 million people | 9.18 million people | 9.18 million people | 1 |
| 1870s | 9.88 million people | 9.88 million people | 9.88 million people | 1 |
| 1880s | 11.87 million people | 11.87 million people | 11.87 million people | 1 |
| 1890s | 13.82 million people | 13.82 million people | 13.82 million people | 1 |
| 1900s | 15.74 million people | 15.74 million people | 15.74 million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 17.61 million people | 17.61 million people | 17.61 million people | 1 |
| 1920s | 18.68 million people | 18.68 million people | 18.68 million people | 1 |
| 1930s | 19.71 million people | 19.71 million people | 19.71 million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 20.69 million people | 20.69 million people | 20.69 million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 24.72 million people | 22.56 million people | 26.95 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.10 million people | 27.57 million people | 32.21 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.88 million people | 32.89 million people | 41.52 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.20 million people | 42.43 million people | 51.93 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.00 million people | 52.95 million people | 58.11 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.17 million people | 58.35 million people | 60.73 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.48 million people | 61.00 million people | 63.57 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.30 million people | 62.07 million people | 63.19 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 61.66 million people | 61.19 million people | 62.02 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 60.19 million people | 59.12 million people | 61.06 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 58.82 million people | 58.82 million people | 58.82 million people | 1 |
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- Population density 292.59 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.6117 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Vietnam?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Vietnam was 58.82 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 63.57 million people in 2018.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 799,995 people in 1000.
- How does Vietnam rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Vietnam ranks 10th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.