Netherlands vs Vietnam
Netherlands vs Vietnam: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 95.9% in Netherlands and 38.8% in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 57.1 percentage points, or 2.47 times that in Vietnam.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Netherlands ranked 17 and Vietnam ranked 183 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Netherlands at 98.9% and Vietnam at 46.5% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Netherlands | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95.9 | 38.8 |
| 2024 | 95.6 | 38.5 |
| 2023 | 95.3 | 38.1 |
| 2022 | 95 | 37.6 |
| 2021 | 94.6 | 36.7 |
| 2020 | 94.3 | 35.6 |
| 2019 | 93.9 | 34.6 |
| 2018 | 92.6 | 33.9 |
| 2017 | 91.1 | 33.4 |
| 2016 | 90.6 | 32.9 |
| 2015 | 90.3 | 32.4 |
| 2014 | 89.8 | 32 |
| 2013 | 89.2 | 31.5 |
| 2012 | 88.5 | 31.1 |
| 2011 | 88 | 30.7 |
| 2010 | 87.4 | 30.3 |
| 2009 | 86.2 | 29.8 |
| 2008 | 85.6 | 29.2 |
| 2007 | 85.4 | 28.7 |
| 2006 | 84.7 | 28.1 |
| 2005 | 83.5 | 27.4 |
| 2004 | 82.3 | 26.8 |
| 2003 | 81.3 | 26.2 |
| 2002 | 80.8 | 25.6 |
| 2001 | 80.2 | 25 |
| 2000 | 78.5 | 24.4 |
| 1999 | 77.1 | 23.8 |
| 1998 | 76.8 | 23.3 |
| 1997 | 75.6 | 22.7 |
| 1996 | 72.4 | 22.1 |
| 1995 | 70.7 | 21.5 |
| 1994 | 70.4 | 20.9 |
| 1993 | 69.8 | 20.3 |
| 1992 | 69.3 | 19.8 |
| 1991 | 69.2 | 19.4 |
| 1990 | 69 | 19.2 |
| 1989 | 68.8 | 19.1 |
| 1988 | 68.4 | 19.1 |
| 1987 | 68.2 | 19.1 |
| 1986 | 68 | 19.1 |
| 1985 | 67.6 | 19.1 |
| 1984 | 67.4 | 19.1 |
| 1983 | 66.9 | 19.1 |
| 1982 | 66.5 | 19.1 |
| 1981 | 65.7 | 19.1 |
| 1980 | 65 | 19.2 |
| 1979 | 64.8 | 19.2 |
| 1978 | 64.6 | 19.2 |
| 1977 | 64.6 | 19.6 |
| 1976 | 64.5 | 20.4 |
| 1975 | 64.4 | 20.6 |
| 1974 | 64.2 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 63.5 | 20.5 |
| 1972 | 63.1 | 20.6 |
| 1971 | 62.8 | 20.7 |
| 1970 | 62.1 | 20.7 |
| 1969 | 61.8 | 20.6 |
| 1968 | 61.8 | 20.1 |
| 1967 | 61.6 | 19.3 |
| 1966 | 61.3 | 18.4 |
| 1965 | 61.2 | 17.5 |
| 1964 | 60.9 | 17 |
| 1963 | 60.3 | 16.5 |
| 1962 | 60.3 | 16.1 |
| 1961 | 60.1 | 15.7 |
| 1960 | 59.9 | 15.3 |
| 1959 | 59.8 | 14.7 |
| 1958 | 59.2 | 13.8 |
| 1957 | 58.7 | 12.9 |
| 1956 | 58.6 | 12 |
| 1955 | 58.5 | 11.3 |
| 1954 | 58.1 | 10.8 |
| 1953 | 57.3 | 10.5 |
| 1952 | 57 | 10.2 |
| 1951 | 57 | 10 |
| 1950 | 56.6 | 10.1 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Netherlands | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96.2 | 39.2 |
| 2027 | 96.5 | 39.5 |
| 2028 | 96.7 | 39.8 |
| 2029 | 97 | 40.2 |
| 2030 | 97.2 | 40.5 |
| 2031 | 97.4 | 40.8 |
| 2032 | 97.6 | 41.2 |
| 2033 | 97.7 | 41.5 |
| 2034 | 97.9 | 41.8 |
| 2035 | 98 | 42.1 |
| 2036 | 98.2 | 42.5 |
| 2037 | 98.3 | 42.8 |
| 2038 | 98.4 | 43.1 |
| 2039 | 98.5 | 43.4 |
| 2040 | 98.6 | 43.7 |
| 2041 | 98.6 | 44 |
| 2042 | 98.7 | 44.3 |
| 2043 | 98.7 | 44.6 |
| 2044 | 98.8 | 44.9 |
| 2045 | 98.8 | 45.2 |
| 2046 | 98.9 | 45.5 |
| 2047 | 98.9 | 45.7 |
| 2048 | 98.9 | 46 |
| 2049 | 98.9 | 46.3 |
| 2050 | 98.9 | 46.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Netherlands vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyNetherlands: 82.2 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNetherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNetherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNetherlands: 100% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionNetherlands: 4.03% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateNetherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNetherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthNetherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNetherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageNetherlands: 41.4 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNetherlands: 20.2% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateNetherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNetherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNetherlands: $27B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personNetherlands: $1,582 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNetherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNetherlands: 41,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerNetherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNetherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNetherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNetherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018