Population, annual growth rate in Vietnam
Vietnam: Population, annual growth rate was 0.6338 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population, annual growth rate in Vietnam, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, population, annual growth rate in Vietnam stood at 0.6338 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, annual growth rate in Vietnam peaked at 2.8 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.6338 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 120th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Population, annual growth rate in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 2.8 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.2 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.43 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.08 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9743 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9327 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.33 % change on previous year | +42.7% |
| 2007 | 1.78 % change on previous year | +34.0% |
| 2008 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.18 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.22 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.25 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.27 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9731 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9317 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8727 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7536 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6734 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6338 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.6338 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4874 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.6338 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8196 % change on previous year, 77% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, annual growth rate in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +42.7% | 0.9327 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +34.0% | 1.33 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 % change on previous year | 0.9327 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 % change on previous year | 0.9731 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.773 % change on previous year | 0.6338 % change on previous year | 0.9317 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 117 Myanmar 0.6767 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Netherlands 0.655 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Bhutan 0.6535 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Tunisia 0.6287 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Samoa 0.6259 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Lithuania 0.5739 % change on previous year compare
More gender data for Vietnam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, annual growth rate in Vietnam?
- Population, annual growth rate in Vietnam was 0.6338 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, annual growth rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest population, annual growth rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6338 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for population, annual growth rate?
- Vietnam ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population International Monetary Fund
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.