Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Vietnam: Population, total

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.32 billion
in 2025
Vietnam
101.60 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th
Vietnam rank
16th

Population, total over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.32 billion against 101.60 million in Vietnam, a difference of 1.22 billion.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.0 times Vietnam's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 255.43 million 36.60 million 218.83 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 333.96 million 46.19 million 287.77 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 446.65 million 58.33 million 388.33 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 589.67 million 71.21 million 518.45 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 771.29 million 81.23 million 690.06 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.01 billion 92.31 million 920.67 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 1.24 billion 99.94 million 1.14 billion Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Vietnam?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.32 billion against 101.60 million in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Vietnam?
1.22 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Vietnam?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Vietnam rank globally for population, total?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.