Population, total, annual growth rate in Vietnam
Vietnam: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.605 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, total, annual growth rate in Vietnam, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in Vietnam stood at 0.605 % change on previous year. 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 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Vietnam peaked at 2.8 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.605 % change on previous year, 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, total, annual growth rate in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 2.8 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.2 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.43 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.08 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9743 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9327 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.33 % change on previous year | +42.7% |
| 2007 | 1.78 % change on previous year | +34.0% |
| 2008 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.18 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.22 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.25 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.27 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9731 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9317 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8727 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7536 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6734 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6338 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 0.605 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.605 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4666 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.605 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6431 % change on previous year, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate 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 | +42.7% | 0.9327 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +34.0% | 1.33 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 % change on previous year | 0.9327 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 % change on previous year | 0.9731 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.745 % change on previous year | 0.605 % change on previous year | 0.9317 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 126 Nauru 0.6529 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Bhutan 0.6517 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Myanmar 0.6431 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Samoa 0.5903 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Guyana 0.5895 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Tunisia 0.5824 % change on previous year compare
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, total, annual growth rate in Vietnam?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Vietnam was 0.605 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.605 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Vietnam ranks 129th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.