Rural population, female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Rural population, female was 33.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Viet Nam, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Viet Nam stood at 33.2%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Viet Nam peaked at 41.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2015.
That places Viet Nam 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Rural population, female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41.2% | — |
| 1985 | 41.0% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 40.6% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 38.3% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.1% | 41.0% | 41.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 39.5% | 40.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 36.8% | 38.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 33.2% | 34.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More gender data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 722,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 668,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 741,284 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Viet Nam?
- Rural population, female in Viet Nam was 33.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2015.
- How does Viet Nam rank for rural population, female?
- Viet Nam ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.