Viet Nam population
Viet Nam: 102 million people in 2025 (101,598,527), 16th of 217 countries and areas — and 110 million projected for 2050.
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Where it stands
In 2025 Viet Nam has 101,598,527 people, which is 1.24% of the 8.19 billion counted across the 217 countries and areas on this site. That puts it 16th by population, behind DR Congo and ahead of Iran.
Since 1960
In 1960 the figure was 32,531,933. Since then the population has grown 3.12×, an average of 1.77% a year upward. It doubled at some point along the way — the year it first reached 65,063,866 was 1990.
The projection puts the peak in 2049 at 110,018,019, after which it declines. By 2050 the projected total is 110,008,908, 8.3% above the 2025 figure.
The ranking in 2050
In 2050 the projected rank is 16th, the same place as today. Rankings move when other countries grow faster or slower, not only when Viet Nam changes.
People and land
Viet Nam covers 313,429 km² of land, so 2025 density is 324 people per km² — 37th most crowded of 216 places with an area figure. At that density a square 10 km on a side holds about 32,415 people.
The fertility rate was 1.9 births per woman in 2024, below the roughly 2.1 needed to keep a population steady without migration; life expectancy at birth was 74.7 years (2024); 22.9% of people were under 15 and 9.5% were 65 or older (2025); 39% of the population lived in cities. These shape the curve above: a young population keeps growing after fertility falls, an old one starts shrinking sooner.
Its nearest neighbours in the ranking are DR Congo just above, with 113 million (1.11× as many), and Iran just below, with 92.4 million (1.1× as many as Iran has).
How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.