Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Viet Nam: Urban population

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
510.21 million
in 2025
Viet Nam
39.45 million
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
26th
Viet Nam rank
27th

Urban population over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 510.21 million against 39.45 million in Viet Nam, a difference of 470.76 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.9 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Viet Nam ranks 27th of 47 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 117.99 million 6.51 million 111.49 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1970s 177.36 million 9.32 million 168.04 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 249.78 million 11.13 million 238.65 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 324.42 million 15.21 million 309.20 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 397.47 million 22.06 million 375.41 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 457.59 million 29.83 million 427.76 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 498.24 million 37.53 million 460.71 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Viet Nam?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 510.21 million against 39.45 million in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
470.76 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Viet Nam rank globally for urban population?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Viet Nam ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.