Urban population, male (% of total) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Urban population, male (% of total) was 16.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Vietnam, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 16.3% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Vietnam peaked at 16.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1980.
That places Vietnam 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.5% | — |
| 1985 | 9.7% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +10.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 16.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 56% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 16.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.0%, 60% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.6% | 9.5% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.9% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.7% | 16.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 urban population, male in Vietnam?
- Urban population, male in Vietnam was 16.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1980.
- How does Vietnam rank for urban population, male?
- Vietnam ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.