Demographic features of the population of Vietnam include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The majority Viet people (officially designated as Kinh) mostly live in the lowlands and speak Vietnamese, while other ethnic groups also speak a variety of languages; together, these communities contribute to the country's demographic composition. Originated from northern Vietnam, the Viets gradually settled southward, displacing ethnic groups including Chams and Khmer Krom.
Vietnam's population reached over 100 million in 2023, making it the 16th largest country by population in the world. It is predicted that by 2035, Vietnam will become an aged society.
Population size and structure
Historic estimates YearTotal population (excluding Champa and Khmer polities)Notes1000ca. 1,200,0001100ca. 1,500,0001200ca. 2,000,0001300ca. 2,400,00014001,800,00015004,400,00016005,000,00017006,300,00018007,500,000
Sources: Lieberman and Mokyr.
UN estimates YearPopulation Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision Total population Population in age bracket aged 0–14 aged 15–64 aged 65+ 1950 28,000,000 1955 31,329,000 1960 35,173,000 1965 39,885,000 1970 44,928,000 1975 49,896,000 1980 54,023,000 1985 60,307,000 1990 67,102,000 1995 74,008,000 2000 79,910,000 2005 83,833,000 2010 87,968,000 2015 92,677,000 2020 97,339,000
Population by age groups
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 42,413,143 43,433,854 85,846,997 100 0–4 3,662,889 3,371,255 7,034,144 7.97 5–9 3,458,159 3,252,578 6,710,737 7.82 10–14 3,725,369 3,523,009 7,248,378 8.44 15–19 4,577,914 4,385,988 8,963,902 10.44 20–24 4,253,618 4,179,249 8,432,867 9.82 25–29 3,904,730 3,885,273 7,790,003 9.07 30–34 3,462,905 3,405,253 6,868,158 8.00 35–39 3,298,266 3,233,341 6,531,607 7.61 40–44 2,967,934 2,998,922 5,966,856 6.95 45–49 2,642,466 2,808,462 5,450,928 6.35 50–54 2,082,098 2,329,953 4,412,051 5.14 55–59 1,364,319 1,620,300 2,984,619 3.48 60–64 861 897 1,076,051 1,937,948 2.26 65–69 653 287 901 391 1,554,678 1.81 70–74 568 312 844 226 1,412,538 1.65 75–79 480 088 718 805 1,198,893 1.40 80–84 264 997 460 988 725 985 0.85 85+ 183 895 438 810 622 705 0.73Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–4 10,846,417 10,146,842 20,993,259 24.45 15–64 29,416,147 29,922,792 59,338,939 69.12 65+ 2,150,579 3,364,220 5,514,799 6.42
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 44,758,132 45,970,809 90,728,941 100 0–4 3,806,055 3,423,520 7,229,575 7.97 5–9 3,730,617 3,431,843 7,162,460 7.89 10–14 3,555,440 3,344,659 6,900,099 7.61 15–19 3,580,322 3,413,183 6,993,505 7.71 20–24 4,058,691 3,959,579 8,018,270 8.84 25–29 3,951,220 3,888,697 7,839,917 8.64 30–34 3,689,395 3,769,601 7,458,996 8.22 35–39 3,390,462 3,439,787 6,830,249 7.53 40–44 3,292,933 3,295,012 6,587,945 7.26 45–49 2,980,442 3,068,389 6,048,831 6.67 50–54 2,699,165 2,971,459 5,670,624 6.25 55–59 2,096,032 2,405,568 4,501,600 4.96 60–64 1,376,861 1,671,621 3,048,482 3.36 65–69 832 090 1,084,870 1,916,960 2.11 70–74 600 732 862 104 1,462,836 1.61 75–79 477 293 757 242 1,234,535 1.36 80+ 640 382 1,183,675 1,824,057 2.01Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 11,092,112 10,200,022 21,292,134 23.47 15–64 31,115,523 31,882,896 62,998,419 69.44 65+ 2,550,497 3,887,891 6,438,388 7.10
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 47,881,061 48,327,923 96,208,984 100 0–4 4,100,479 3,718,847 7,819,326 8.13 5–9 4,354,887 3,977,832 8,332,719 8.66 10–14 3,737,030 3,482,807 7,219,837 7.50 15–19 3,352,386 3,153,831 6,506,217 6.76 20–24 3,417,149 3,258,554 6,675,703 6.94 25–29 4,301,210 4,146,767 8,447,977 8.78 30–34 4,276,404 4,117,406 8,393,810 8.72 35–39 3,891,950 3,800,436 7,692,386 8.00 40–44 3,366,147 3,317,972 6,684,119 6.95 45–49 3,132,172 3,125,299 6,257,471 6.50 50–54 2,772,157 2,889,853 5,662,010 5.89 55–59 2,402,096 2,706,628 5,108,724 5.31 60–64 1,810,497 2,181,537 3,992,034 4.15 65–69 1,167,214 1,518,057 2,685,271 2.79 70–74 687 339 953 511 1,640,850 1.71 75–79 453 972 717 839 1,171,811 1.22 80–84 327 330 580 402 907 732 0.94 85+ 330 642 680 345 1,010,987 1.05Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 12,192,396 11,179,486 23,371,882 24.29 15–64 32,722,168 32,698,283 65,420,451 68.00 65+ 2,966,497 4,350,211 7,416,651 7.71
Source: UN Statistics Division.
Sex ratio Total: 0.995 male(s)/female At birth: 1.116 male(s)/female Under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female
Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam.
UN estimates of births and deaths PeriodLive births per yearDeaths per yearNatural change per yearCBR1CDR1NC1TFR1IMR1 1950–1955 1,335,000 722,000 613,000 44.8 24.2 20.6 6.20 157.9 1955–1960 1,533,000 764,000 769,000 46.1 23.0 23.1 6.76 143.7 1960–1965 1,732,000 790,000 942,000 46.2 21.0 25.2 7.33 130.3 1965–1970 1,798,000 790,000 1,009,000 42.4 18.6 23.8 7.38 117.8 1970–1975 1,853,000 859,000 994,000 39.1 18.1 21.0 7.15 118.4 1975–1980 1,797,000 760,000 1,036,000 34.6 14.6 20.0 5.89 97.6 1980–1985 1,952,000 630,000 1,322,000 34.1 11.0 23.1 4.93 70.0 1985–1990 2,000,000 574,000 1,425,000 31.4 9.0 22.4 3.96 54.8 1990–1995 1,929,000 484,000 1,444,000 27.3 6.9 20.4 3.23 37.9 1995–2000 1,448,000 441,000 1,007,000 19.0 5.8 13.2 2.18 29.2 2000–2005 1,392,000 425,000 967,000 16.9 5.5 11.4 1.92 23.1 2005–2010 1,472,000 448,000 1,024,000 17.3 5.6 11.7 1.93 20.4 2010–2015 17.4 5.8 11.6 1.96 2015–2020 16.2 5.8 10.4 1.95 2020–2025 15.2 6.0 9.2 1.93 2025–2030 13.4 6.3 7.1 1.92 2030–2035 12.1 6.7 5.4 1.92 2035–2040 11.7 7.3 4.4 1.91 1 CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births
Registered births and deaths The total fertility rate of Vietnam has been influenced by the government's family planning policy, the two-child policy.
Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Crude migration change (per 1000)Total fertility rate 1990 66,016,700 1991 67,242,400 1992 68,450,100 1993 69,644,500 1994 70,824,500 1995 71,995,500 1996 73,156,700 1997 74,306,900 1998 75,456,300 1999 76,596,700 2000 77,630,900 2001 78,620,500 1,462,300 401,000 1,061,300 18.6 5.1 13.5 2.25 2002 79,537,700 1,511,200 461,300 1,049,900 19.0 5.8 13.2 −1.68 2.28 2003 80,467,400 1,408,200 466,700 941,500 17.5 5.8 11.7 −0.15 2.12 2004 81,436,400 1,563,600 439,800 1,123,800 19.2 5.4 13.8 −1.92 2.23 2005 82,392,100 1,532,500 436,700 1,095,800 18.6 5.3 13.3 −1.72 2.11 2006 83,311,200 1,449,600 441,500 1,008,100 17.4 5.3 12.1 −1.08 2.09 2007 84,218,500 1,423,300 446,400 976,900 16.9 5.3 11.6 −0.84 2.07 2008 85,118,700 1,421,500 451,100 970,400 16.7 5.3 11.4 −0.83 2.08 2009 86,025,000 1,514,000 585,000 929,000 17.6 6.8 10.8 −0.27 2.03 2010 86,947,400 1,486,800 591,200 895,600 17.1 6.8 10.3 0.31 2.00 2011 87,860,400 1,458,500 606,200 852,300 16.6 6.9 9.7 0.20 1.99 2012 88,809,300 1,500,900 621,700 879,200 16.9 7.0 9.9 0.79 2.05 2013 89,759,500 1,525,900 637,300 888,600 17.0 7.1 9.9 0.69 2.10 2014 90,728,900 1,560,500 626,000 934,500 17.2 6.9 10.3 0.39 2.09 2015 91,709,800 1,485,700 623,600 862,100 16.2 6.8 9.4 1.31 2.10 2016 92,692,200 1,483,100 630,300 852,800 16.0 6.8 9.2 1.41 2.09 2017 93,671,600 1,395,700 637,000 758,700 14.9 6.8 8.1 2.38 2.04 2018 94,666,000 1,382,100 643,700 738,400 14.6 6.8 7.8 2.73 2.05 2019 96,484,000 1,572,700 607,800 964,900 16.3 6.3 10.0 9.01 2.09 2020 97,582,690 1,590,600 591,400 999,200 16.3 6.1 10.2 1.03 2.12 2021 98,506,190 1,550,500 628,700 922,000 15.7 6.4 9.3 0.02 2.11 2022 99,461,700 1,511,800 606,700 905,100 15.2 6.1 9.1 0.51 2.01 2023 100,309,200 1,424,400 571,800 852,600 14.2 5.7 8.5 −0.05 1.96 2024 101,300,000 1,367,600 567,300 800,300 13.5 5.6 7.9 1.90 1.91 2025 102,300,000 13.7 6.1 7.6 1.93 2026
Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam.Socio-economic situation in the fourth quarter and 2025
Fertility rate By region and province