Population growth in Vietnam
Vietnam: Population growth was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Vietnam, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Vietnam is 0.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Vietnam peaked at 2.8% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2025.
Vietnam ranks 129th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More climate change data for Vietnam
- Share co2 vs population 0.9008 (2100)
- Population, total 101.60 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Urban population 39.45 million (2025)
- Urban population 38.8% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 3.67 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 5.67 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 3.67 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 3.67 (2024)
- Share co2 emissions vs population 0.961 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Vietnam?
- Population growth in Vietnam was 0.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1963.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for population growth?
- Vietnam ranks 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.