Share of the population that is female in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of the population that is female was 51.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
51.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
60th
of 215 countries
All-time high
51.4%
in 2009
All-time low
50.6%
in 1963
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Vietnam, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 51.0% for share of the population that is female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Vietnam peaked at 51.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1963.
Vietnam ranks 60th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.7% | 50.6% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 50.8% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 51.0% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More gender data for Vietnam
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 682,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 760,155 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Vietnam?
- Share of the population that is female in Vietnam was 51.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1963.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of the population that is female?
- Vietnam ranks 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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