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Viet Nam
A long, S-shaped nation along the eastern coast of the Indochina Peninsula, Vietnam has emerged as one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing economies. Hanoi, the capital in the north, and Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) in the south are the two main urban centers. Vietnam's cuisine is globally celebrated, and the country is the world's second-largest coffee exporter and a major electronics manufacturer.
Major cities: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Hai Phong
2024
101.0M
UN
2050
110.0M
UN
2100
91.7M
UN
~2200
49.0M
GPU
~2500
13.0M
GPU
Population101.0M
Fertility (TFR)1.90
Life expectancy74.7
Median age32.4
Infant mortality15.7 per 1,000
Pop. density326/km²
Urbanization39%
Youth share (0-14)23%
Land area310,070 km²
LanguageVietnamese
ReligionFolk
HDI0.766 (#93)
RegionAsia
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 25.1M | 5.15 | 48.0 | 38.8 | 17.3 | 0K | 2.1% |
| 1955 | 28.2M | 5.54 | 54.8 | 40.0 | 13.8 | 0K | 2.6% |
| 1960 | 32.5M | 6.27 | 58.0 | 41.6 | 12.2 | 0K | 2.9% |
| 1965 | 37.1M | 6.16 | 57.0 | 37.1 | 12.5 | -1K | 2.5% |
| 1970 | 41.5M | 6.02 | 54.9 | 35.2 | 13.3 | +2K | 2.2% |
| 1975 | 46.5M | 5.62 | 61.9 | 35.1 | 9.8 | -2K | 2.5% |
| 1980 | 52.5M | 4.79 | 65.3 | 33.5 | 8.3 | -75K | 2.5% |
| 1985 | 59.1M | 4.21 | 67.2 | 32.2 | 7.6 | -125K | 2.5% |
| 1990 | 65.5M | 3.60 | 69.0 | 28.9 | 6.8 | -57K | 2.2% |
| 1995 | 72.0M | 2.70 | 70.9 | 22.7 | 6.0 | -51K | 1.7% |
| 2000 | 77.2M | 2.03 | 72.7 | 18.0 | 5.5 | -144K | 1.3% |
| 2005 | 81.1M | 1.89 | 73.2 | 17.4 | 5.8 | -208K | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 87.5M | 1.91 | 73.6 | 17.4 | 5.9 | -4K | 1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.8M | 2.10 | 74.0 | 18.5 | 6.2 | -5K | 1.2% |
| 2020 | 98.1M | 1.96 | 75.4 | 15.2 | 5.8 | -6K | 0.9% |
| 2024Now | 101M | 1.90 | 74.7 | 13.4 | 6.6 | -60K | 0.7% |
| 2025 | 102M | 1.88 | 74.9 | 13.1 | 6.7 | -48K | 0.6% |
| 2030 | 104M | 1.82 | 75.7 | 12.2 | 7.2 | -26K | 0.5% |
| 2035 | 107M | 1.78 | 76.5 | 12.3 | 8.0 | -30K | 0.4% |
| 2040 | 108M | 1.77 | 77.3 | 12.1 | 8.8 | -36K | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 110M | 1.76 | 78.1 | 11.4 | 9.6 | -27K | 0.2% |
| 2050 | 110M | 1.74 | 78.9 | 10.4 | 10.3 | -32K | 0.0% |
| 2055 | 109M | 1.73 | 79.7 | 9.7 | 11.0 | -30K | -0.1% |
| 2060 | 108M | 1.73 | 80.5 | 9.5 | 11.6 | -25K | -0.2% |
| 2065 | 107M | 1.72 | 81.3 | 9.5 | 12.2 | -27K | -0.3% |
| 2070 | 105M | 1.72 | 82.0 | 9.5 | 12.8 | -24K | -0.3% |
| 2075 | 103M | 1.72 | 82.7 | 9.3 | 13.2 | -22K | -0.4% |
| 2080 | 101M | 1.71 | 83.4 | 9.0 | 13.3 | -27K | -0.4% |
| 2085 | 98.7M | 1.71 | 84.1 | 8.7 | 13.1 | -21K | -0.4% |
| 2090 | 96.4M | 1.71 | 84.8 | 8.6 | 13.1 | -29K | -0.4% |
| 2095 | 94.1M | 1.71 | 85.4 | 8.6 | 13.2 | -20K | -0.5% |
| 2100 | 91.7M | 1.70 | 86.1 | 8.5 | 13.7 | -27K | -0.5% |