United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam: Population

Population in 2023: 10.6 million people in United Arab Emirates and 100 million people in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 89.8 million people, or 9.44 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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What the numbers say

Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts United Arab Emirates at 26.1 million people and Vietnam at 91.7 million people in 2100.
The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

Year	United Arab Emirates	Vietnam	World
2023	10.6 million	100 million	8.09 billion
2022	10.2 million	99.7 million	8.02 billion
2021	9.79 million	98.9 million	7.95 billion
2020	9.45 million	98.1 million	7.89 billion
2019	9.38 million	97.2 million	7.81 billion
2018	9.35 million	96.2 million	7.73 billion
2017	9.23 million	95.2 million	7.65 billion
2016	9.03 million	94 million	7.56 billion
2015	8.68 million	92.8 million	7.47 billion
2014	8.24 million	91.7 million	7.38 billion
2013	7.83 million	90.6 million	7.29 billion
2012	7.5 million	89.5 million	7.2 billion
2011	7.2 million	88.5 million	7.11 billion
2010	6.94 million	87.5 million	7.02 billion
2009	6.71 million	86.5 million	6.93 billion
2008	6.3 million	85.2 million	6.84 billion
2007	5.63 million	83.6 million	6.76 billion
2006	5.01 million	82.2 million	6.67 billion
2005	4.67 million	81.1 million	6.59 billion
2004	4.43 million	80.3 million	6.5 billion
2003	4.19 million	79.6 million	6.42 billion
2002	3.96 million	78.8 million	6.34 billion
2001	3.72 million	78 million	6.26 billion
2000	3.49 million	77.2 million	6.17 billion
1999	3.27 million	76.3 million	6.09 billion
1998	3.04 million	75.3 million	6.01 billion
1997	2.82 million	74.2 million	5.93 billion
1996	2.6 million	73.2 million	5.84 billion
1995	2.44 million	72.1 million	5.76 billion
1994	2.33 million	70.9 million	5.68 billion
1993	2.22 million	69.6 million	5.59 billion
1992	2.12 million	68.3 million	5.51 billion
1991	2.01 million	66.9 million	5.42 billion
1990	1.9 million	65.5 million	5.33 billion
1989	1.79 million	64.2 million	5.23 billion
1988	1.68 million	62.8 million	5.14 billion
1987	1.57 million	61.6 million	5.05 billion
1986	1.47 million	60.4 million	4.96 billion
1985	1.38 million	59.1 million	4.87 billion
1984	1.31 million	57.7 million	4.78 billion
1983	1.24 million	56.3 million	4.7 billion
1982	1.17 million	55 million	4.61 billion
1981	1.1 million	53.7 million	4.53 billion
1980	1.02 million	52.5 million	4.45 billion
1979	912,000	51.4 million	4.37 billion
1978	809,300	50.3 million	4.29 billion
1977	710,200	49 million	4.22 billion
1976	615,900	47.7 million	4.14 billion
1975	542,900	46.5 million	4.07 billion
1974	489,100	45.4 million	4 billion
1973	436,400	44.4 million	3.92 billion
1972	385,000	43.4 million	3.85 billion
1971	335,000	42.5 million	3.77 billion
1970	286,500	41.5 million	3.7 billion
1969	239,700	40.6 million	3.62 billion
1968	199,400	39.7 million	3.55 billion
1967	179,700	38.9 million	3.47 billion
1966	174,000	38 million	3.4 billion
1965	167,100	37.1 million	3.34 billion
1964	159,700	36.2 million	3.26 billion
1963	152,200	35.3 million	3.19 billion
1962	144,900	34.3 million	3.12 billion
1961	138,000	33.4 million	3.07 billion
1960	131,300	32.5 million	3.02 billion
1959	124,900	31.6 million	2.97 billion
1958	118,800	30.7 million	2.91 billion
1957	112,800	29.8 million	2.85 billion
1956	107,000	28.9 million	2.8 billion
1955	101,300	28.2 million	2.74 billion
1954	95,650	27.4 million	2.69 billion
1953	90,150	26.8 million	2.63 billion
1952	84,760	26.1 million	2.58 billion
1951	79,540	25.6 million	2.54 billion
1950	74,510	25.1 million	2.49 billion
1949	73,110	24.5 million	–
1948	72,080	23.8 million	–
1947	71,470	23.1 million	–
1946	70,870	22.5 million	–
1945	70,270	21.8 million	–
1944	69,680	21.2 million	–
1943	69,100	20.6 million	–
1942	68,510	20 million	–
1941	67,940	19.5 million	–
1940	67,370	19.1 million	–
1939	66,800	18.8 million	–
1938	66,240	18.6 million	–
1937	65,680	18.5 million	–
1936	65,120	18.3 million	–
1935	64,580	18.2 million	–
1934	64,030	18.1 million	–
1933	63,490	18 million	–
1932	62,960	17.8 million	–
1931	62,430	17.8 million	–
1930	61,900	17.7 million	–
1929	61,380	17.7 million	–
1928	60,860	17.8 million	–
1927	60,350	17.8 million	–
1926	59,840	17.9 million	–
1925	59,340	18 million	–
1924	58,840	18.1 million	–
1923	58,350	18.2 million	–
1922	57,850	18.2 million	–
1921	57,370	18.3 million	–
1920	56,880	18.4 million	–
1919	56,400	18.5 million	–
1918	55,930	18.6 million	–
1917	55,460	18.6 million	–
1916	54,970	18.7 million	–
1915	54,490	18.8 million	–
1914	54,010	18.9 million	–
1913	53,540	19 million	–
1912	53,070	19.1 million	–
1911	52,630	18.9 million	–
1910	52,220	18.6 million	–
1909	51,830	18.1 million	–
1908	51,480	17.4 million	–
1907	51,150	16.5 million	–
1906	50,830	15.7 million	–
1905	50,510	14.9 million	–
1904	50,190	14.1 million	–
1903	49,870	13.4 million	–
1902	49,560	12.7 million	–
1901	49,240	12.2 million	–
1900	48,930	11.8 million	–
1899	48,620	11.5 million	–
1898	48,320	11.4 million	–
1897	48,010	11.4 million	–
1896	47,710	11.3 million	–
1895	47,410	11.3 million	–
1894	47,110	11.3 million	–
1893	46,810	11.2 million	–
1892	46,510	11.2 million	–
1891	46,220	11.2 million	–
1890	45,930	11.1 million	–
1889	45,640	11.1 million	–
1888	45,350	11.1 million	–
1887	45,060	11 million	–
1886	44,780	11 million	–
1885	44,490	11 million	–
1884	44,210	10.9 million	–
1883	43,930	10.9 million	–
1882	43,650	10.9 million	–
1881	43,380	10.8 million	–
1880	43,100	10.8 million	–
1879	42,830	10.8 million	–
1878	42,560	10.8 million	–
1877	42,290	10.7 million	–
1876	42,020	10.7 million	–
1875	41,760	10.7 million	–
1874	41,490	10.6 million	–
1873	41,230	10.6 million	–
1872	40,970	10.6 million	–
1871	40,760	10.5 million	–
1870	40,600	10.4 million	–
1869	40,490	10.2 million	–
1868	40,420	9.94 million	–
1867	40,410	9.67 million	–
1866	40,390	9.4 million	–
1865	40,380	9.14 million	–
1864	40,360	8.89 million	–
1863	40,350	8.64 million	–
1862	40,330	8.41 million	–
1861	40,320	8.17 million	–
1860	40,300	7.95 million	–
1859	40,290	7.73 million	–
1858	40,270	7.51 million	–
1857	40,260	7.31 million	–
1856	40,240	7.1 million	–
1855	40,230	6.91 million	–
1854	40,210	6.72 million	–
1853	40,200	6.53 million	–
1852	40,180	6.35 million	–
1851	40,170	6.21 million	–
1850	40,150	6.11 million	–
1849	40,150	6.06 million	–
1848	40,150	6.04 million	–
1847	40,150	6.05 million	–
1846	40,150	6.07 million	–
1845	40,150	6.09 million	–
1844	40,150	6.11 million	–
1843	40,150	6.12 million	–
1842	40,150	6.14 million	–
1841	40,150	6.16 million	–
1840	40,150	6.18 million	–
1839	40,150	6.2 million	–
1838	40,150	6.22 million	–
1837	40,150	6.23 million	–
1836	40,150	6.25 million	–
1835	40,150	6.27 million	–
1834	40,150	6.29 million	–
1833	40,150	6.31 million	–
1832	40,150	6.33 million	–
1831	40,150	6.34 million	–
1830	40,150	6.36 million	–
1829	40,150	6.38 million	–
1828	40,150	6.4 million	–
1827	40,150	6.42 million	–
1826	40,150	6.44 million	–
1825	40,150	6.46 million	–
1824	40,150	6.48 million	–
1823	40,150	6.49 million	–
1822	40,150	6.51 million	–
1821	40,150	6.5 million	–
1820	40,150	6.45 million	–
1819	40,150	6.36 million	–
1818	40,150	6.24 million	–
1817	40,150	6.09 million	–
1816	40,150	5.94 million	–
1815	40,150	5.79 million	–
1814	40,150	5.65 million	–
1813	40,150	5.52 million	–
1812	40,150	5.38 million	–
1811	40,150	5.25 million	–
1810	40,150	5.12 million	–
1809	40,150	4.99 million	–
1808	40,150	4.87 million	–
1807	40,150	4.75 million	–
1806	40,150	4.64 million	–
1805	40,150	4.53 million	–
1804	40,150	4.42 million	–
1803	40,150	4.31 million	–
1802	40,150	4.2 million	–
1801	40,150	4.1 million	–
1800	40,150	4 million	–

12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	United Arab Emirates	Vietnam	World
2024	11 million10.5 million–11.3 million	101 million101 million–101 million	8.16 billion
2025	11.4 million9.96 million–12.1 million	102 million101 million–102 million	8.23 billion
2026	11.6 million9.58 million–12.9 million	102 million101 million–103 million	8.3 billion
2027	11.8 million9.33 million–13.8 million	103 million101 million–104 million	8.37 billion
2028	11.9 million9.15 million–14.6 million	103 million101 million–105 million	8.44 billion
2029	12.1 million9.04 million–15.4 million	104 million102 million–106 million	8.5 billion
2030	12.2 million9.04 million–16.1 million	104 million102 million–107 million	8.57 billion
2031	12.3 million9.06 million–16.9 million	105 million102 million–108 million	8.63 billion
2032	12.5 million9.09 million–17.8 million	105 million102 million–109 million	8.7 billion
2033	12.6 million9.14 million–18.6 million	106 million102 million–109 million	8.76 billion
2034	12.8 million9.22 million–19.4 million	106 million102 million–110 million	8.82 billion
2035	12.9 million9.29 million–20.2 million	107 million102 million–111 million	8.89 billion
2036	13.1 million9.37 million–21 million	107 million102 million–112 million	8.95 billion
2037	13.2 million9.47 million–21.8 million	107 million102 million–113 million	9.01 billion
2038	13.4 million9.52 million–22.5 million	108 million102 million–113 million	9.06 billion
2039	13.5 million9.51 million–23.1 million	108 million101 million–114 million	9.12 billion
2040	13.7 million9.47 million–24 million	108 million101 million–115 million	9.18 billion
2041	13.9 million9.44 million–25 million	109 million101 million–116 million	9.23 billion
2042	14 million9.39 million–25.7 million	109 million101 million–117 million	9.29 billion
2043	14.2 million9.33 million–26.5 million	109 million101 million–117 million	9.34 billion
2044	14.3 million9.32 million–27.4 million	110 million101 million–118 million	9.39 billion
2045	14.5 million9.29 million–28.5 million	110 million101 million–119 million	9.44 billion
2046	14.7 million9.2 million–29.7 million	110 million100 million–119 million	9.49 billion
2047	14.8 million9.14 million–30.8 million	110 million100 million–120 million	9.54 billion
2048	15 million9.07 million–31.6 million	110 million99.6 million–120 million	9.58 billion
2049	15.2 million9 million–32.4 million	110 million99.1 million–121 million	9.62 billion
2050	15.4 million8.89 million–33.3 million	110 million98.4 million–121 million	9.66 billion
2051	15.5 million8.8 million–34 million	110 million97.9 million–122 million	9.7 billion
2052	15.7 million8.77 million–34.8 million	110 million97.3 million–122 million	9.74 billion
2053	15.9 million8.76 million–35.8 million	110 million96.7 million–122 million	9.78 billion
2054	16.1 million8.71 million–36.9 million	110 million96.2 million–123 million	9.81 billion
2055	16.3 million8.58 million–37.9 million	110 million95.5 million–123 million	9.85 billion
2056	16.5 million8.46 million–38.7 million	109 million94.8 million–123 million	9.88 billion
2057	16.6 million8.41 million–39.6 million	109 million94.3 million–124 million	9.91 billion
2058	16.8 million8.35 million–40.6 million	109 million93.6 million–124 million	9.94 billion
2059	17 million8.32 million–41.5 million	109 million92.8 million–124 million	9.96 billion
2060	17.2 million8.29 million–42.6 million	108 million91.9 million–124 million	9.99 billion
2061	17.4 million8.13 million–43.4 million	108 million91.1 million–125 million	10 billion
2062	17.6 million8 million–44.2 million	108 million90.3 million–125 million	10 billion
2063	17.8 million7.91 million–44.9 million	108 million89.4 million–125 million	10.1 billion
2064	18 million7.82 million–45.4 million	107 million88.4 million–125 million	10.1 billion
2065	18.2 million7.81 million–46.7 million	107 million87.5 million–126 million	10.1 billion
2066	18.5 million7.75 million–47.8 million	107 million86.6 million–126 million	10.1 billion
2067	18.7 million7.59 million–48.7 million	106 million85.6 million–126 million	10.1 billion
2068	18.9 million7.49 million–49.9 million	106 million84.8 million–126 million	10.2 billion
2069	19.1 million7.45 million–50.9 million	106 million84 million–127 million	10.2 billion
2070	19.3 million7.35 million–52.1 million	105 million83.1 million–127 million	10.2 billion
2071	19.6 million7.25 million–53 million	105 million82.4 million–127 million	10.2 billion
2072	19.8 million7.17 million–53.7 million	105 million81.7 million–128 million	10.2 billion
2073	20 million6.94 million–54.1 million	104 million80.9 million–128 million	10.2 billion
2074	20.3 million6.66 million–54.4 million	104 million80 million–128 million	10.2 billion
2075	20.5 million6.43 million–55.2 million	103 million79.1 million–128 million	10.3 billion
2076	20.7 million6.29 million–56.1 million	103 million77.9 million–128 million	10.3 billion
2077	20.9 million6.29 million–56.9 million	102 million76.7 million–129 million	10.3 billion
2078	21.2 million6.17 million–57.7 million	102 million75.6 million–129 million	10.3 billion
2079	21.4 million5.95 million–58.8 million	102 million74.8 million–129 million	10.3 billion
2080	21.6 million5.82 million–59.8 million	101 million73.9 million–130 million	10.3 billion
2081	21.8 million5.73 million–60.3 million	101 million72.8 million–130 million	10.3 billion
2082	22.1 million5.62 million–60.8 million	100 million71.7 million–131 million	10.3 billion
2083	22.3 million5.46 million–61.5 million	99.6 million70.6 million–131 million	10.3 billion
2084	22.5 million5.21 million–62.1 million	99.2 million69.6 million–132 million	10.3 billion
2085	22.7 million5.06 million–63 million	98.7 million68.7 million–132 million	10.3 billion
2086	23 million5.05 million–63.9 million	98.3 million67.9 million–133 million	10.3 billion
2087	23.2 million4.88 million–65 million	97.8 million67 million–133 million	10.3 billion
2088	23.4 million4.69 million–65.9 million	97.3 million66.1 million–133 million	10.3 billion
2089	23.6 million4.46 million–66.5 million	96.9 million65.1 million–134 million	10.3 billion
2090	23.9 million4.19 million–67.1 million	96.4 million64.3 million–134 million	10.3 billion
2091	24.1 million3.93 million–68.3 million	96 million63.4 million–135 million	10.3 billion
2092	24.3 million3.79 million–69.4 million	95.5 million62.6 million–136 million	10.3 billion
2093	24.5 million3.69 million–70.6 million	95 million61.9 million–136 million	10.3 billion
2094	24.8 million3.43 million–71.8 million	94.6 million61 million–136 million	10.2 billion
2095	25 million3.18 million–72.9 million	94.1 million60.2 million–137 million	10.2 billion
2096	25.2 million3.04 million–74 million	93.7 million59.2 million–137 million	10.2 billion
2097	25.4 million2.93 million–74.8 million	93.2 million58.3 million–138 million	10.2 billion
2098	25.7 million2.62 million–75.7 million	92.7 million57.3 million–138 million	10.2 billion
2099	25.9 million2.31 million–76.8 million	92.2 million56.2 million–138 million	10.2 billion
2100	26.1 million2.32 million–77.4 million	91.7 million55 million–138 million	10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
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.

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