Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations in Vietnam
Vietnam: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations was 19.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Vietnam, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Vietnam is 19.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Vietnam peaked at 19.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1960.
Vietnam ranks 68th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.7% | — |
| 1961 | 6.7% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 6.8% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 6.9% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 6.9% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 7.0% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 7.1% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 7.3% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 7.4% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 7.6% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 7.7% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 7.8% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 7.9% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 8.0% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 8.3% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 8.5% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 8.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 8.6% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 8.5% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 8.4% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 7.9% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 8.2% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +2.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 19.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 80% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 19.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%, 70% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.2% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.7% | 19.9% | 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 in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Vietnam?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Vietnam was 19.9% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1960.
- How does Vietnam rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Vietnam ranks 68th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.