Indonesia vs Vietnam
Indonesia vs Vietnam: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 2.13 births per woman in Indonesia and 1.91 births per woman in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 0.21 births per woman, or 1.11 times that in Vietnam.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Vietnam.
- In 2023, Indonesia ranked 100 and Vietnam ranked 115 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Indonesia at 1.73 births per woman and Vietnam at 1.7 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Indonesia | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.13 | 1.91 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 2.15 | 1.93 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 2.17 | 1.94 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 2.19 | 1.96 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 2.21 | 1.94 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2.22 | 1.88 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 2.25 | 1.99 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.31 | 2 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 2.35 | 2.1 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 2.39 | 2.09 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 2.44 | 1.98 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 2.51 | 1.97 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.52 | 1.93 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.46 | 1.91 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.44 | 1.92 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.44 | 1.93 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.48 | 1.91 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.46 | 1.87 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.45 | 1.89 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.42 | 1.97 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.41 | 2 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.44 | 2.01 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.47 | 2.02 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 2.5 | 2.03 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 2.57 | 2 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 2.66 | 2.1 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 2.74 | 2.27 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 2.78 | 2.47 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 2.81 | 2.7 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 2.85 | 2.94 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 3.17 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 2.95 | 3.35 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 3.06 | 3.52 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 3.11 | 3.6 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 3.25 | 3.64 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 3.35 | 3.62 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 3.42 | 3.72 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 3.53 | 3.96 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 3.73 | 4.21 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 3.96 | 4.41 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 4.11 | 4.52 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 4.25 | 4.59 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 4.36 | 4.67 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 4.63 | 4.94 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 4.73 | 5.1 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 4.81 | 5.29 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 4.92 | 5.46 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 5.03 | 5.62 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 5.09 | 5.78 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 5.25 | 6.11 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 5.32 | 6.1 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 5.4 | 6.07 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 5.49 | 6.02 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 5.55 | 6.01 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 5.57 | 6.03 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 5.58 | 5.88 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 5.59 | 5.97 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 5.59 | 6.16 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 5.57 | 6.29 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 5.55 | 6.39 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 5.53 | 6.26 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 5.52 | 5.48 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 5.51 | 6.27 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 5.48 | 6.25 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 5.45 | 6.21 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 5.42 | 6.15 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 5.39 | 5.62 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 5.36 | 5.54 | 5 |
| 1954 | 5.31 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 1953 | 5.26 | 5.27 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 5.21 | 5.47 | 5 |
| 1951 | 5.16 | 4.65 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 5.11 | 5.15 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Indonesia | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.121.72–2.51 | 1.91.54–2.24 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 2.11.65–2.54 | 1.881.49–2.26 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 2.081.61–2.57 | 1.861.43–2.27 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 2.061.55–2.59 | 1.851.41–2.26 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 2.041.51–2.58 | 1.841.37–2.25 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 2.031.48–2.57 | 1.831.36–2.25 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.011.44–2.58 | 1.821.33–2.24 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 21.43–2.61 | 1.811.3–2.23 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.991.42–2.6 | 1.81.27–2.24 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.981.42–2.59 | 1.791.27–2.25 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.971.39–2.61 | 1.791.24–2.24 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.951.37–2.61 | 1.781.24–2.23 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.941.35–2.61 | 1.781.24–2.24 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.941.35–2.6 | 1.781.25–2.25 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.931.33–2.61 | 1.771.23–2.25 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.921.32–2.63 | 1.771.2–2.26 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.911.32–2.61 | 1.771.19–2.27 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.91.3–2.57 | 1.771.19–2.27 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.891.28–2.57 | 1.771.17–2.26 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.891.28–2.55 | 1.761.18–2.26 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.881.26–2.56 | 1.761.16–2.27 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.871.25–2.54 | 1.761.16–2.28 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.871.25–2.53 | 1.761.16–2.29 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.861.24–2.52 | 1.751.14–2.28 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.861.26–2.52 | 1.751.14–2.28 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.851.26–2.52 | 1.751.12–2.28 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.851.25–2.53 | 1.751.12–2.3 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.841.24–2.51 | 1.741.11–2.29 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.841.22–2.49 | 1.741.11–2.29 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.841.21–2.5 | 1.741.1–2.29 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.831.22–2.51 | 1.741.1–2.29 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.831.21–2.51 | 1.731.09–2.29 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.821.18–2.52 | 1.741.07–2.29 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.821.18–2.51 | 1.731.08–2.3 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.821.18–2.5 | 1.731.08–2.31 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.811.15–2.51 | 1.731.08–2.31 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.811.15–2.49 | 1.731.09–2.32 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.81.16–2.49 | 1.731.08–2.32 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.81.14–2.47 | 1.721.09–2.31 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.81.14–2.48 | 1.721.11–2.31 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.81.13–2.49 | 1.721.09–2.32 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.81.14–2.49 | 1.721.09–2.33 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.791.13–2.48 | 1.721.09–2.36 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.791.13–2.49 | 1.721.08–2.35 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.791.12–2.5 | 1.721.09–2.36 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.781.09–2.49 | 1.721.09–2.36 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.781.12–2.49 | 1.721.08–2.38 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.781.11–2.48 | 1.721.1–2.37 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.781.1–2.5 | 1.721.08–2.37 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.771.09–2.47 | 1.721.07–2.36 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.771.1–2.47 | 1.721.07–2.35 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.771.07–2.47 | 1.721.05–2.37 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.771.1–2.47 | 1.721.03–2.36 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.761.07–2.49 | 1.721.04–2.4 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.761.08–2.48 | 1.721.03–2.4 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.761.07–2.5 | 1.721.03–2.39 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.761.07–2.49 | 1.721.06–2.39 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.761.09–2.49 | 1.711.06–2.38 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.761.08–2.49 | 1.711.06–2.39 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.751.06–2.47 | 1.711.05–2.4 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.751.06–2.48 | 1.711.05–2.41 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.751.08–2.48 | 1.711.07–2.41 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.751.04–2.48 | 1.711.05–2.4 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.751.07–2.47 | 1.711.06–2.4 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.751.07–2.46 | 1.711.06–2.4 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.741.08–2.46 | 1.711.01–2.41 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.741.06–2.47 | 1.711.03–2.4 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.741.05–2.48 | 1.711.03–2.42 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.741.06–2.47 | 1.711.02–2.41 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.741.06–2.46 | 1.711.01–2.42 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.741.06–2.48 | 1.711.01–2.43 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.741.07–2.48 | 1.711.02–2.44 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.741.06–2.49 | 1.711.02–2.45 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.741.05–2.47 | 1.711.01–2.44 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.731.05–2.49 | 1.710.99–2.45 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.731.04–2.49 | 1.711–2.43 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.731.05–2.48 | 1.70.98–2.45 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018