Population · Asia · 2025 data
Vietnam Population
Vietnam had a population of 101.60 million in 2025, ranking #16 of 216 countries and territories (1.24% of the world). The population grew by 9.5% over the past ten years.
Population of Vietnam, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101,598,527 | +0.60% |
| 2024 | 100,987,686 | +0.63% |
| 2023 | 100,352,192 | +0.67% |
| 2022 | 99,680,655 | +0.75% |
| 2021 | 98,935,098 | +0.87% |
| 2020 | 98,079,191 | +0.93% |
| 2019 | 97,173,776 | +0.97% |
| 2018 | 96,237,319 | +1.11% |
| 2017 | 95,176,977 | +1.25% |
| 2016 | 94,000,117 | +1.27% |
| 2015 | 92,823,254 | +1.25% |
| 2014 | 91,679,578 | +1.22% |
| 2013 | 90,573,104 | +1.19% |
| 2012 | 89,510,356 | +1.18% |
| 2011 | 88,468,314 | +1.16% |
| 2010 | 87,455,152 | +1.15% |
| 2009 | 86,460,018 | +1.51% |
| 2008 | 85,175,788 | +1.84% |
| 2007 | 83,633,375 | +1.78% |
| 2006 | 82,167,897 | +1.33% |
| 2005 | 81,088,313 | +0.93% |
| 2004 | 80,338,971 | +0.97% |
| 2003 | 79,563,777 | +1.00% |
| 2002 | 78,772,224 | +1.03% |
| 2001 | 77,969,361 | +1.06% |
| 2000 | 77,154,011 | +1.14% |
| 1999 | 76,287,452 | +1.31% |
| 1998 | 75,299,660 | +1.45% |
| 1997 | 74,226,889 | +1.46% |
| 1996 | 73,156,447 | +1.54% |
| 1995 | 72,049,940 | +1.69% |
| 1994 | 70,854,391 | +1.82% |
| 1993 | 69,586,384 | +1.94% |
| 1992 | 68,260,337 | +2.05% |
| 1991 | 66,891,775 | +2.12% |
| 1990 | 65,504,552 | +2.12% |
| 1989 | 64,147,348 | +2.08% |
| 1988 | 62,843,228 | +2.04% |
| 1987 | 61,584,651 | +2.05% |
| 1986 | 60,347,048 | +2.18% |
| 1985 | 59,060,622 | +2.35% |
| 1984 | 57,706,067 | +2.43% |
| 1983 | 56,337,921 | +2.41% |
| 1982 | 55,011,289 | +2.37% |
| 1981 | 53,738,141 | +2.38% |
| 1980 | 52,490,101 | +2.16% |
| 1979 | 51,378,211 | +2.25% |
| 1978 | 50,249,552 | +2.64% |
| 1977 | 48,954,872 | +2.66% |
| 1976 | 47,684,931 | +2.59% |
| 1975 | 46,482,903 | +2.35% |
| 1974 | 45,413,537 | +2.26% |
| 1973 | 44,409,861 | +2.26% |
| 1972 | 43,429,168 | +2.31% |
| 1971 | 42,449,276 | +2.35% |
| 1970 | 41,475,230 | +2.20% |
| 1969 | 40,582,096 | +2.13% |
| 1968 | 39,734,609 | +2.16% |
| 1967 | 38,895,080 | +2.29% |
| 1966 | 38,024,836 | +2.41% |
| 1965 | 37,129,656 | +2.56% |
| 1964 | 36,201,563 | +2.70% |
| 1963 | 35,249,101 | +2.80% |
| 1962 | 34,288,560 | +2.63% |
| 1961 | 33,409,059 | +2.70% |
| 1960 | 32,531,933 | — |
Demographics of Vietnam
Ethnic groups
Kinh (Viet) 85.3%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.9%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.4%, Mong 1.4%, Nung 1.1%, other 5.5% (2019 est.)
Languages
Vietnamese (official); English (often as a second language); some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain-area languages (including Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Religions
Catholic 6.1%, Buddhist 5.8%, Protestant 1%, other 0.8%, none 86.3% (2019 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 39.5% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).