Urban population, per capita in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Urban population, per capita was 0.3883 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Viet Nam, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Viet Nam is 0.3883 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Viet Nam peaked at 0.3883 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1527 units per person, in 1960.
That places Viet Nam 177th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1527 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1572 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1612 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1651 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1695 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1754 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1835 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1929 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2011 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2063 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2069 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2066 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.206 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2054 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2051 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2055 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2043 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1964 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1924 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1919 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1916 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1914 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1911 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.191 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1908 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1907 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1906 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1905 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1905 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1905 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1917 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1944 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1983 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2031 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2086 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2145 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2207 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2269 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2328 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2382 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2437 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2495 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2555 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2617 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.268 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2743 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2805 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2865 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2922 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2976 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3025 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.307 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3112 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3153 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3195 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3238 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3285 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3336 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3394 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3462 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3557 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3665 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3755 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3813 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3849 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3883 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1765 units per person | 0.1527 units per person | 0.2063 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.202 units per person | 0.1919 units per person | 0.2069 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1909 units per person | 0.1905 units per person | 0.1916 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2129 units per person | 0.1917 units per person | 0.2382 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2709 units per person | 0.2437 units per person | 0.2976 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3227 units per person | 0.3025 units per person | 0.3462 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3754 units per person | 0.3557 units per person | 0.3883 units per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for Viet Nam
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.9% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.605 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 38.8% (2025)
- Urban population 39.45 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 101.60 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Viet Nam?
- Urban population, per capita in Viet Nam was 0.3883 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3883 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1527 units per person in 1960.
- How does Viet Nam rank for urban population, per capita?
- Viet Nam ranks 177th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.