Vietnam VN: Population: Growth data was reported at 1.022 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.060 % for 2016. Vietnam VN: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 2.168 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.021 % in 1960 and a record low of 0.928 % in 2006. Vietnam VN: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. 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.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

In 2024, the population density of Vietnam was around 306 people per square kilometer of land area. In that year, Vietnam's total population reached over 100 million. The country is among those with the highest population density in the Asia Pacific region, ranking 11 in 2020. Population density in Vietnam In comparison, Vietnam’s population density is roughly twice as much as China and Indonesia. The average population density in the world is at 59 inhabitants per square kilometer. The largest population within the country can be found in the Red River Delta and the Mekong River Delta. The most populated city is Ho Chi Minh City with roughly nine million inhabitants. Population growth in Vietnam Vietnam’s total population was forecast to surpass 109 million by 2050. Traditionally, Vietnamese families had an average of six children, while today, the birth rate is at two children per woman. This is due to an improving economy and higher living standards. In 2020, the population growth in Vietnam reached 0.90 percent, down from about three percent in the 1960s.

Vietnam Population Density: RR: Ha Noi data was reported at 2,555.800 Person/sq km in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,511.000 Person/sq km for 2022. Vietnam Population Density: RR: Ha Noi data is updated yearly, averaging 2,305.200 Person/sq km from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2023, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,555.800 Person/sq km in 2023 and a record low of 2,050.500 Person/sq km in 2011. Vietnam Population Density: RR: Ha Noi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.G003: Population Density: By Provinces.

About this dataset

Context

This list ranks the 50 states in the United States by Vietnamese population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in each state over the past five years.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, including:

• 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2014-2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Variables / Data Columns

• Rank by Vietnamese Population: This column displays the rank of state in the United States by their Vietnamese population, using the most recent ACS data available.
• State: The State for which the rank is shown in the previous column.
• Vietnamese Population: The Vietnamese population of the state is shown in this column.
• % of Total State Population: This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Vietnamese. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• % of Total United States Vietnamese Population: This tells us how much of the entire United States Vietnamese population lives in that state. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• 5 Year Rank Trend: This column displays the rank trend across the last 5 years.

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Vietnam VN: Population: Male: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 33,180,747.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 32,938,673.000 Person for 2016. Vietnam VN: Population: Male: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 18,310,991.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33,180,747.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 8,848,339.000 Person in 1960. Vietnam VN: Population: Male: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum;

Historical dataset showing total population for Vietnam by year from 1950 to 2025.

Historical dataset showing Vietnam population growth rate by year from 1961 to 2023.

Vietnam VN: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data was reported at 8.735 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.670 % for 2016. Vietnam VN: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 7.299 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.735 % in 2017 and a record low of 4.463 % in 1978. Vietnam VN: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 30 to 34 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Historical dataset showing Vietnam population density by year from 1961 to 2022.

Vietnam Population: Annual Avg: Central Highlands data was reported at 5,778.500 Person th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,693.900 Person th for 2016. Vietnam Population: Annual Avg: Central Highlands data is updated yearly, averaging 4,612.700 Person th from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,778.500 Person th in 2017 and a record low of 2,681.500 Person th in 1990. Vietnam Population: Annual Avg: Central Highlands data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.G001: Population.

Vietnam: Population ages 65 and above, percent of total: The latest value from 2024 is 9.05 percent, an increase from 8.62 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 10.43 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Vietnam from 1960 to 2024 is 5.85 percent. The minimum value, 4.82 percent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 9.05 percent was recorded in 2024.

Historical dataset showing Vietnam rural population by year from 1960 to 2023.

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Vietnam Population: Annual Avg: South East: Tay Ninh data was reported at 1,118.800 Person th in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,111.500 Person th for 2015. Vietnam Population: Annual Avg: South East: Tay Ninh data is updated yearly, averaging 1,017.900 Person th from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,118.800 Person th in 2016 and a record low of 831.600 Person th in 1990. Vietnam Population: Annual Avg: South East: Tay Ninh data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.G001: Population.

Vietnam VN: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 69.789 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 69.999 % for 2016. Vietnam VN: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 56.448 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.303 % in 2013 and a record low of 50.643 % in 1968. Vietnam VN: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

Vietnam VN: Population: Male: Ages 45-49: % of Male Population data was reported at 6.531 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.487 % for 2016. Vietnam VN: Population: Male: Ages 45-49: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4.178 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.531 % in 2017 and a record low of 2.785 % in 1992. Vietnam VN: Population: Male: Ages 45-49: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

While nearly two-thirds of Vietnam remains rural, urbanization has grown by seven percent from 2012 to 2022. Political reforms in the 1980s created greater economic stability in Vietnam in the decade that followed and led to higher urbanization. The growing population of Vietnam, as well as people migrating from rural areas, contributes to an escalating number of inhabitants in the country's already crowded cities. Agricultural sector becoming less prominent In 2008, nearly half the population of Vietnam worked in agriculture. Ten years later, as more people leave rural areas, the service sector is comparable in size, employing roughly a third of the population, while employment in the industry sector has grown to a quarter. Though agriculture has long had the most workers, the service and industry sectors accounted for larger shares of Vietnam’s GDP from 2007 to 2017. Costs in rural and urban areas In rural areas of Vietnam, investment in agriculture – such as the costs of farming – was the second-highest expense in 2019. In urban areas, around the same share was spent on aspirational living costs such as eating out and holidays, while investment was the category with the least amount of monthly spending. The expense associated with farming in rural areas is a possible cause for the increased migration to cities, with fewer people employed in the agricultural sector and more working in services such as health care, education, hospitality, and gastronomy.

Vietnam Population Density: People per Square km data was reported at 283.000 Person/sq km in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 280.000 Person/sq km for 2016. Vietnam Population Density: People per Square km data is updated yearly, averaging 264.000 Person/sq km from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 283.000 Person/sq km in 2017 and a record low of 252.000 Person/sq km in 2005. Vietnam Population Density: People per Square km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.G001: Population.

Vietnam Population: Annual Avg: NC: Nghe An data was reported at 3,131.300 Person th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,105.500 Person th for 2016. Vietnam Population: Annual Avg: NC: Nghe An data is updated yearly, averaging 2,887.450 Person th from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,131.300 Person th in 2017 and a record low of 2,525.800 Person th in 1990. Vietnam Population: Annual Avg: NC: Nghe An data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.G001: Population.

Vietnam VN: Urban Population Growth data was reported at 3.039 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.113 % for 2016. Vietnam VN: Urban Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 3.174 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.319 % in 1960 and a record low of 2.542 % in 1988. Vietnam VN: Urban Population Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;