Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 87.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
90th
of 215 countries
All-time high
88.5%
in 2020
All-time low
56.5%
in 1972
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vietnam, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vietnam stood at 87.7%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vietnam peaked at 88.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 1972.
That places Vietnam 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.6% | — |
| 1961 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 60.4% | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 61.0% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 61.0% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 61.3% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 56.6% | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 59.5% | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 56.5% | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 61.4% | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 60.5% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 69.5% | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 72.0% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 72.8% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 73.7% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 75.8% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 76.2% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 80.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 83.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 84.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 84.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 87.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 87.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.5% | 56.6% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.2% | 56.5% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.3% | 75.3% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 79.8% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 85.3% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 86.5% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 86.8% | 88.5% | 5 |
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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vietnam?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vietnam was 87.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 1972.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Vietnam ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.