Vietnam

Population in Vietnam

Population in Vietnam: 25.1 million people in 1950 and 100 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
100 million people
Since 1950
+75.3 million people
Rank, 2023
16 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
91.7 million people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in VietnamPopulation in Vietnam: 25.1 million people in 1950 and 100 million people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 91.7 million people in 2100, between 55 million people and 138 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 91.7 million people in 2100, between 55 million people and 138 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 4 million people.

Every year

people · UN

YearVietnamWorld
2023100 million8.09 billion
202299.7 million8.02 billion
202198.9 million7.95 billion
202098.1 million7.89 billion
201997.2 million7.81 billion
201896.2 million7.73 billion
201795.2 million7.65 billion
201694 million7.56 billion
201592.8 million7.47 billion
201491.7 million7.38 billion
201390.6 million7.29 billion
201289.5 million7.2 billion
201188.5 million7.11 billion
201087.5 million7.02 billion
200986.5 million6.93 billion
200885.2 million6.84 billion
200783.6 million6.76 billion
200682.2 million6.67 billion
200581.1 million6.59 billion
200480.3 million6.5 billion
200379.6 million6.42 billion
200278.8 million6.34 billion
200178 million6.26 billion
200077.2 million6.17 billion
199976.3 million6.09 billion
199875.3 million6.01 billion
199774.2 million5.93 billion
199673.2 million5.84 billion
199572.1 million5.76 billion
199470.9 million5.68 billion
199369.6 million5.59 billion
199268.3 million5.51 billion
199166.9 million5.42 billion
199065.5 million5.33 billion
198964.2 million5.23 billion
198862.8 million5.14 billion
198761.6 million5.05 billion
198660.4 million4.96 billion
198559.1 million4.87 billion
198457.7 million4.78 billion
198356.3 million4.7 billion
198255 million4.61 billion
198153.7 million4.53 billion
198052.5 million4.45 billion
197951.4 million4.37 billion
197850.3 million4.29 billion
197749 million4.22 billion
197647.7 million4.14 billion
197546.5 million4.07 billion
197445.4 million4 billion
197344.4 million3.92 billion
197243.4 million3.85 billion
197142.5 million3.77 billion
197041.5 million3.7 billion
196940.6 million3.62 billion
196839.7 million3.55 billion
196738.9 million3.47 billion
196638 million3.4 billion
196537.1 million3.34 billion
196436.2 million3.26 billion
196335.3 million3.19 billion
196234.3 million3.12 billion
196133.4 million3.07 billion
196032.5 million3.02 billion
195931.6 million2.97 billion
195830.7 million2.91 billion
195729.8 million2.85 billion
195628.9 million2.8 billion
195528.2 million2.74 billion
195427.4 million2.69 billion
195326.8 million2.63 billion
195226.1 million2.58 billion
195125.6 million2.54 billion
195025.1 million2.49 billion
194924.5 million–
194823.8 million–
194723.1 million–
194622.5 million–
194521.8 million–
194421.2 million–
194320.6 million–
194220 million–
194119.5 million–
194019.1 million–
193918.8 million–
193818.6 million–
193718.5 million–
193618.3 million–
193518.2 million–
193418.1 million–
193318 million–
193217.8 million–
193117.8 million–
193017.7 million–
192917.7 million–
192817.8 million–
192717.8 million–
192617.9 million–
192518 million–
192418.1 million–
192318.2 million–
192218.2 million–
192118.3 million–
192018.4 million–
191918.5 million–
191818.6 million–
191718.6 million–
191618.7 million–
191518.8 million–
191418.9 million–
191319 million–
191219.1 million–
191118.9 million–
191018.6 million–
190918.1 million–
190817.4 million–
190716.5 million–
190615.7 million–
190514.9 million–
190414.1 million–
190313.4 million–
190212.7 million–
190112.2 million–
190011.8 million–
189911.5 million–
189811.4 million–
189711.4 million–
189611.3 million–
189511.3 million–
189411.3 million–
189311.2 million–
189211.2 million–
189111.2 million–
189011.1 million–
188911.1 million–
188811.1 million–
188711 million–
188611 million–
188511 million–
188410.9 million–
188310.9 million–
188210.9 million–
188110.8 million–
188010.8 million–
187910.8 million–
187810.8 million–
187710.7 million–
187610.7 million–
187510.7 million–
187410.6 million–
187310.6 million–
187210.6 million–
187110.5 million–
187010.4 million–
186910.2 million–
18689.94 million–
18679.67 million–
18669.4 million–
18659.14 million–
18648.89 million–
18638.64 million–
18628.41 million–
18618.17 million–
18607.95 million–
18597.73 million–
18587.51 million–
18577.31 million–
18567.1 million–
18556.91 million–
18546.72 million–
18536.53 million–
18526.35 million–
18516.21 million–
18506.11 million–
18496.06 million–
18486.04 million–
18476.05 million–
18466.07 million–
18456.09 million–
18446.11 million–
18436.12 million–
18426.14 million–
18416.16 million–
18406.18 million–
18396.2 million–
18386.22 million–
18376.23 million–
18366.25 million–
18356.27 million–
18346.29 million–
18336.31 million–
18326.33 million–
18316.34 million–
18306.36 million–
18296.38 million–
18286.4 million–
18276.42 million–
18266.44 million–
18256.46 million–
18246.48 million–
18236.49 million–
18226.51 million–
18216.5 million–
18206.45 million–
18196.36 million–
18186.24 million–
18176.09 million–
18165.94 million–
18155.79 million–
18145.65 million–
18135.52 million–
18125.38 million–
18115.25 million–
18105.12 million–
18094.99 million–
18084.87 million–
18074.75 million–
18064.64 million–
18054.53 million–
18044.42 million–
18034.31 million–
18024.2 million–
18014.1 million–
18004 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearVietnamWorld
2024101 million101 million–101 million8.16 billion
2025102 million101 million–102 million8.23 billion
2026102 million101 million–103 million8.3 billion
2027103 million101 million–104 million8.37 billion
2028103 million101 million–105 million8.44 billion
2029104 million102 million–106 million8.5 billion
2030104 million102 million–107 million8.57 billion
2031105 million102 million–108 million8.63 billion
2032105 million102 million–109 million8.7 billion
2033106 million102 million–109 million8.76 billion
2034106 million102 million–110 million8.82 billion
2035107 million102 million–111 million8.89 billion
2036107 million102 million–112 million8.95 billion
2037107 million102 million–113 million9.01 billion
2038108 million102 million–113 million9.06 billion
2039108 million101 million–114 million9.12 billion
2040108 million101 million–115 million9.18 billion
2041109 million101 million–116 million9.23 billion
2042109 million101 million–117 million9.29 billion
2043109 million101 million–117 million9.34 billion
2044110 million101 million–118 million9.39 billion
2045110 million101 million–119 million9.44 billion
2046110 million100 million–119 million9.49 billion
2047110 million100 million–120 million9.54 billion
2048110 million99.6 million–120 million9.58 billion
2049110 million99.1 million–121 million9.62 billion
2050110 million98.4 million–121 million9.66 billion
2051110 million97.9 million–122 million9.7 billion
2052110 million97.3 million–122 million9.74 billion
2053110 million96.7 million–122 million9.78 billion
2054110 million96.2 million–123 million9.81 billion
2055110 million95.5 million–123 million9.85 billion
2056109 million94.8 million–123 million9.88 billion
2057109 million94.3 million–124 million9.91 billion
2058109 million93.6 million–124 million9.94 billion
2059109 million92.8 million–124 million9.96 billion
2060108 million91.9 million–124 million9.99 billion
2061108 million91.1 million–125 million10 billion
2062108 million90.3 million–125 million10 billion
2063108 million89.4 million–125 million10.1 billion
2064107 million88.4 million–125 million10.1 billion
2065107 million87.5 million–126 million10.1 billion
2066107 million86.6 million–126 million10.1 billion
2067106 million85.6 million–126 million10.1 billion
2068106 million84.8 million–126 million10.2 billion
2069106 million84 million–127 million10.2 billion
2070105 million83.1 million–127 million10.2 billion
2071105 million82.4 million–127 million10.2 billion
2072105 million81.7 million–128 million10.2 billion
2073104 million80.9 million–128 million10.2 billion
2074104 million80 million–128 million10.2 billion
2075103 million79.1 million–128 million10.3 billion
2076103 million77.9 million–128 million10.3 billion
2077102 million76.7 million–129 million10.3 billion
2078102 million75.6 million–129 million10.3 billion
2079102 million74.8 million–129 million10.3 billion
2080101 million73.9 million–130 million10.3 billion
2081101 million72.8 million–130 million10.3 billion
2082100 million71.7 million–131 million10.3 billion
208399.6 million70.6 million–131 million10.3 billion
208499.2 million69.6 million–132 million10.3 billion
208598.7 million68.7 million–132 million10.3 billion
208698.3 million67.9 million–133 million10.3 billion
208797.8 million67 million–133 million10.3 billion
208897.3 million66.1 million–133 million10.3 billion
208996.9 million65.1 million–134 million10.3 billion
209096.4 million64.3 million–134 million10.3 billion
209196 million63.4 million–135 million10.3 billion
209295.5 million62.6 million–136 million10.3 billion
209395 million61.9 million–136 million10.3 billion
209494.6 million61 million–136 million10.2 billion
209594.1 million60.2 million–137 million10.2 billion
209693.7 million59.2 million–137 million10.2 billion
209793.2 million58.3 million–138 million10.2 billion
209892.7 million57.3 million–138 million10.2 billion
209992.2 million56.2 million–138 million10.2 billion
210091.7 million55 million–138 million10.2 billion

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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