Vietnam

Country in Asia

In brief

Population: 101.6M (2025). World rank 16 of 216; in Asia, 8 of 49. Net migration per year: -48.2K (2025). World rank 194 of 216; in Asia, 40 of 49. Born in another country: 0.3% (2024). World rank 200 of 215; in Asia, 41 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: population 92.8M → 101.6M, population growth per year +1.2% → +0.6%, and living in cities 32.4% → 38.8%.

Population and migration

Population: 101,598,527 2025
Population density: 306.7 per km² 2025
Population growth per year: +0.6% 2025
Living in cities: 38.8% 2025
Net migration per year: -48.2K 2025
Born in another country: 0.3% 2024

Age and life expectancy

Aged 0–14: 22.9% 2025
Aged 15–64: 67.7% 2025
Aged 65 and over: 9.5% 2025
Life expectancy: 74.7 years 2024
Life expectancy, women: 79.4 years 2024
Life expectancy, men: 70.1 years 2024

Births and deaths

Children per woman: 1.9 2024
Births per 1,000 people: 13.4 2024
Deaths per 1,000 people: 6.7 2024

Society

Languages: Vietnamese
Religions: no religion 86.3%, Catholic 6.1%, Buddhist 5.8%, and Protestant 1% (2019)