United States vs Vietnam
United States vs Vietnam: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 80.2% in United States and 38.8% in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 41.4 percentage points, or 2.07 times that in Vietnam.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, United States ranked 62 and Vietnam ranked 183 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts United States at 86.5% and Vietnam at 46.5% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | United States | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.2 | 38.8 |
| 2024 | 80.1 | 38.5 |
| 2023 | 80.1 | 38.1 |
| 2022 | 80 | 37.6 |
| 2021 | 80 | 36.7 |
| 2020 | 80 | 35.6 |
| 2019 | 80.1 | 34.6 |
| 2018 | 80.3 | 33.9 |
| 2017 | 80.4 | 33.4 |
| 2016 | 80.5 | 32.9 |
| 2015 | 80.6 | 32.4 |
| 2014 | 80.6 | 32 |
| 2013 | 80.7 | 31.5 |
| 2012 | 80.7 | 31.1 |
| 2011 | 80.7 | 30.7 |
| 2010 | 80.7 | 30.3 |
| 2009 | 80.7 | 29.8 |
| 2008 | 80.6 | 29.2 |
| 2007 | 80.5 | 28.7 |
| 2006 | 80.4 | 28.1 |
| 2005 | 80.2 | 27.4 |
| 2004 | 80 | 26.8 |
| 2003 | 79.8 | 26.2 |
| 2002 | 79.6 | 25.6 |
| 2001 | 79.3 | 25 |
| 2000 | 79.1 | 24.4 |
| 1999 | 78.8 | 23.8 |
| 1998 | 78.5 | 23.3 |
| 1997 | 78.1 | 22.7 |
| 1996 | 77.7 | 22.1 |
| 1995 | 77.2 | 21.5 |
| 1994 | 76.7 | 20.9 |
| 1993 | 76.3 | 20.3 |
| 1992 | 75.9 | 19.8 |
| 1991 | 75.5 | 19.4 |
| 1990 | 75.3 | 19.2 |
| 1989 | 75.1 | 19.1 |
| 1988 | 74.9 | 19.1 |
| 1987 | 74.7 | 19.1 |
| 1986 | 74.5 | 19.1 |
| 1985 | 74.3 | 19.1 |
| 1984 | 74.2 | 19.1 |
| 1983 | 74 | 19.1 |
| 1982 | 73.9 | 19.1 |
| 1981 | 73.8 | 19.1 |
| 1980 | 73.8 | 19.2 |
| 1979 | 73.7 | 19.2 |
| 1978 | 73.7 | 19.2 |
| 1977 | 73.7 | 19.6 |
| 1976 | 73.6 | 20.4 |
| 1975 | 73.6 | 20.6 |
| 1974 | 73.6 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 73.6 | 20.5 |
| 1972 | 73.6 | 20.6 |
| 1971 | 73.5 | 20.7 |
| 1970 | 73.5 | 20.7 |
| 1969 | 73.4 | 20.6 |
| 1968 | 73.3 | 20.1 |
| 1967 | 73 | 19.3 |
| 1966 | 72.7 | 18.4 |
| 1965 | 72.3 | 17.5 |
| 1964 | 71.9 | 17 |
| 1963 | 71.4 | 16.5 |
| 1962 | 70.9 | 16.1 |
| 1961 | 70.5 | 15.7 |
| 1960 | 70 | 15.3 |
| 1959 | 69.5 | 14.7 |
| 1958 | 69 | 13.8 |
| 1957 | 68.5 | 12.9 |
| 1956 | 67.9 | 12 |
| 1955 | 67.3 | 11.3 |
| 1954 | 66.6 | 10.8 |
| 1953 | 66 | 10.5 |
| 1952 | 65.3 | 10.2 |
| 1951 | 64.7 | 10 |
| 1950 | 64 | 10.1 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | United States | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80.3 | 39.2 |
| 2027 | 80.4 | 39.5 |
| 2028 | 80.5 | 39.8 |
| 2029 | 80.6 | 40.2 |
| 2030 | 80.7 | 40.5 |
| 2031 | 80.9 | 40.8 |
| 2032 | 81.1 | 41.2 |
| 2033 | 81.2 | 41.5 |
| 2034 | 81.4 | 41.8 |
| 2035 | 81.7 | 42.1 |
| 2036 | 81.9 | 42.5 |
| 2037 | 82.1 | 42.8 |
| 2038 | 82.4 | 43.1 |
| 2039 | 82.6 | 43.4 |
| 2040 | 82.9 | 43.7 |
| 2041 | 83.2 | 44 |
| 2042 | 83.5 | 44.3 |
| 2043 | 83.8 | 44.6 |
| 2044 | 84.2 | 44.9 |
| 2045 | 84.5 | 45.2 |
| 2046 | 84.9 | 45.5 |
| 2047 | 85.3 | 45.7 |
| 2048 | 85.7 | 46 |
| 2049 | 86.1 | 46.3 |
| 2050 | 86.5 | 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
United States vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyUnited States: 79.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUnited States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUnited States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterUnited States: 97.5% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionUnited States: 4.84% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateUnited States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUnited States: 344 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthUnited States: 0.58% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUnited States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageUnited States: 38 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUnited States: 17.4% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateUnited States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUnited States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsUnited States: $929B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personUnited States: $2,755 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingUnited States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelUnited States: 1.4 million people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerUnited States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersUnited States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsUnited States: 745 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsUnited States: 14 billion TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018