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 218 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.
Population growth in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.7% | — |
| 1962 | 2.6% | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.8% | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 2.1% | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.2% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 2.3% | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | -14.9% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +42.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +33.7% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +42.5% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
| 2007 | +33.7% | 1.3% | 1.8% |
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
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,545 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 38,552 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 54.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,316 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,321 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,995 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 38.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,250 kt (2050)
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 218 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.