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Vietnam

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Vietnam is a World Bank reporting economy in East Asia & Pacific. Its reported capital is Hanoi. Explore its demographic, economic and social trends using 15 available indicators.

East Asia & PacificUpper middle incomeLatest observations: 2021–2025

Latest country indicators

What changed?

A decade of change, measured from each indicator’s latest available year.

Population

+9.5%2015 → 2025

GDP per capita

+96.5%2015 → 2025

Internet adoption

+43.2 percentage points2014 → 2024

Life expectancy

+0.9 years2014 → 2024

Changes describe direction, not performance. Percentage-point differences apply to percentage indicators; currency changes use current US dollars.

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Vietnam, through the years

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Demographics

Demographics / people

Population in Vietnam

101.6MLatest available · 2025
Vietnam

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Population changed by +9.5% between 2015 and 2025.

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Population·people· World Bank
YearVietnam
2025101,598,527
2024100,987,686
2023100,352,192
202299,680,655
202198,935,098
202098,079,191
201997,173,776
201896,237,319
201795,176,977
201694,000,117
201592,823,254
201491,679,578
201390,573,104
201289,510,356
201188,468,314
201087,455,152
200986,460,018
200885,175,788
200783,633,375
200682,167,897
200581,088,313
200480,338,971
200379,563,777
200278,772,224
200177,969,361
200077,154,011
199976,287,452
199875,299,660
199774,226,889
199673,156,447
199572,049,940
199470,854,391
199369,586,384
199268,260,337
199166,891,775
199065,504,552
198964,147,348
198862,843,228
198761,584,651
198660,347,048
198559,060,622
198457,706,067
198356,337,921
198255,011,289
198153,738,141
198052,490,101
197951,378,211
197850,249,552
197748,954,872
197647,684,931
197546,482,903
197445,413,537
197344,409,861
197243,429,168
197142,449,276
197041,475,230
196940,582,096
196839,734,609
196738,895,080
196638,024,836
196537,129,656
196436,201,563
196335,249,101
196234,288,560
196133,409,059
196032,531,933

The total number of residents, based on the de facto definition of population and midyear estimates. Explore population across countries →

Demographics / %

Population growth in Vietnam

0.6%Latest available · 2025
Vietnam

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Population growth changed by -0.6 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Population growth·%· World Bank
YearVietnam
20250.6%
20240.63%
20230.67%
20220.75%
20210.87%
20200.93%
20190.97%
20181.11%
20171.24%
20161.26%
20151.24%
20141.21%
20131.18%
20121.17%
20111.15%
20101.14%
20091.5%
20081.83%
20071.77%
20061.32%
20050.93%
20040.97%
20031%
20021.02%
20011.05%
20001.13%
19991.3%
19981.43%
19971.45%
19961.52%
19951.67%
19941.81%
19931.92%
19922.03%
19912.1%
19902.09%
19892.05%
19882.02%
19872.03%
19862.15%
19852.32%
19842.4%
19832.38%
19822.34%
19812.35%
19802.14%
19792.22%
19782.61%
19772.63%
19762.55%
19752.33%
19742.23%
19732.23%
19722.28%
19712.32%
19702.18%
19692.11%
19682.14%
19672.26%
19662.38%
19652.53%
19642.67%
19632.76%
19622.6%
19612.66%

The annual exponential rate of growth in the midyear population, expressed as a percentage. Explore population growth across countries →

Demographics / %

Urban population in Vietnam

38.8%Latest available · 2025
Vietnam

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Urban population changed by +6.4 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Urban population·%· World Bank
YearVietnam
202538.83%
202438.49%
202338.13%
202237.55%
202136.65%
202035.57%
201934.62%
201833.94%
201733.36%
201632.85%
201532.38%
201431.95%
201331.53%
201231.12%
201130.7%
201030.25%
200929.76%
200829.22%
200728.65%
200628.05%
200527.43%
200426.8%
200326.17%
200225.55%
200124.95%
200024.37%
199923.82%
199823.28%
199722.69%
199622.07%
199521.45%
199420.86%
199320.31%
199219.83%
199119.44%
199019.17%
198919.05%
198819.05%
198719.05%
198619.06%
198519.07%
198419.08%
198319.1%
198219.11%
198119.14%
198019.16%
197919.19%
197819.24%
197719.64%
197620.43%
197520.55%
197420.51%
197320.54%
197220.6%
197120.66%
197020.69%
196920.63%
196820.11%
196719.29%
196618.35%
196517.54%
196416.95%
196316.51%
196216.12%
196115.72%
196015.27%

The share of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Explore urban population across countries →

Demographics / births per woman

Fertility rate in Vietnam

1.9 birthsLatest available · 2024
Vietnam

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Fertility rate changed by -0.2 births per woman between 2014 and 2024.

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Fertility rate·births per woman· World Bank
YearVietnam
20241.9 births
20231.91 births
20221.93 births
20211.94 births
20201.96 births
20191.94 births
20181.88 births
20171.99 births
20162 births
20152.1 births
20142.09 births
20131.98 births
20121.97 births
20111.93 births
20101.91 births
20091.92 births
20081.93 births
20071.91 births
20061.87 births
20051.89 births
20041.97 births
20032 births
20022.01 births
20012.02 births
20002.03 births
19992 births
19982.1 births
19972.27 births
19962.47 births
19952.7 births
19942.94 births
19933.17 births
19923.35 births
19913.52 births
19903.6 births
19893.64 births
19883.62 births
19873.72 births
19863.96 births
19854.21 births
19844.41 births
19834.52 births
19824.59 births
19814.67 births
19804.8 births
19794.94 births
19785.1 births
19775.29 births
19765.46 births
19755.62 births
19745.78 births
19736.11 births
19726.1 births
19716.07 births
19706.02 births
19696.01 births
19686.03 births
19675.88 births
19665.97 births
19656.16 births
19646.29 births
19636.39 births
19626.26 births
19615.48 births
19606.27 births

The number of children a woman would have if she experienced current age-specific fertility rates throughout her childbearing years. Explore fertility rate across countries →

Economy

Economy / USD

GDP in Vietnam

$514.7BLatest available · 2025
Vietnam

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GDP changed by +115.1% between 2015 and 2025.

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GDP·USD· World Bank
YearVietnam
2025$514,697,215,165.07
2024$476,324,572,783.81
2023$433,805,036,898.47
2022$413,445,230,668.58
2021$366,474,752,771.01
2020$346,615,738,537.8
2019$334,365,270,496.67
2018$310,106,478,394.66
2017$281,353,605,986.9
2016$257,096,001,177.98
2015$239,258,328,381.74
2014$233,451,469,642.52
2013$213,708,811,665.34
2012$195,590,661,129.25
2011$172,595,049,183.93
2010$147,201,173,196.98
2009$106,014,659,565.21
2008$99,130,304,099.13
2007$77,414,425,532.25
2006$66,371,664,817.04
2005$57,633,255,738.2
2004$45,427,854,693.26
2003$39,552,513,231.92
2002$35,064,105,500.83
2001$32,685,198,808.55
2000$31,172,518,403.32
1999$28,683,659,006.78
1998$27,209,602,050.05
1997$26,843,700,441.55
1996$24,657,470,574.75
1995$20,736,164,458.95
1994$16,286,433,533.32
1993$13,180,953,598.17
1992$9,866,990,236.44
1991$9,613,369,520.42
1990$6,471,740,805.57
1989$6,293,304,974.59
1988$25,423,812,648.59
1987$36,658,108,850.31
1986$26,336,616,250.44
1985$14,094,687,820.74

Gross domestic product measures the value of goods and services produced in an economy, in current US dollars. Explore gdp across countries →

Economy / USD

GDP per capita in Vietnam

$5.1KLatest available · 2025
Vietnam

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GDP per capita changed by +96.5% between 2015 and 2025.

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GDP per capita·USD· World Bank
YearVietnam
2025$5,065.99
2024$4,716.66
2023$4,322.83
2022$4,147.7
2021$3,704.19
2020$3,534.04
2019$3,440.9
2018$3,222.31
2017$2,956.11
2016$2,735.06
2015$2,577.57
2014$2,546.38
2013$2,359.52
2012$2,185.12
2011$1,950.93
2010$1,683.16
2009$1,226.17
2008$1,163.83
2007$925.64
2006$807.76
2005$710.75
2004$565.45
2003$497.12
2002$445.13
2001$419.21
2000$404.03
1999$375.99
1998$361.35
1997$361.64
1996$337.05
1995$287.8
1994$229.86
1993$189.42
1992$144.55
1991$143.72
1990$98.8
1989$98.11
1988$404.56
1987$595.25
1986$436.42
1985$238.65

Gross domestic product divided by the midyear population, expressed in current US dollars. Explore gdp per capita across countries →

Economy / %

GDP growth in Vietnam

8%Latest available · 2025
Vietnam

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GDP growth changed by +1 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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GDP growth·%· World Bank
YearVietnam
20258.02%
20247.04%
20234.98%
20228.54%
20212.55%
20202.87%
20197.36%
20187.47%
20176.94%
20166.69%
20156.99%
20146.42%
20135.55%
20125.5%
20116.41%
20106.42%
20095.4%
20085.66%
20077.13%
20066.98%
20057.55%
20047.54%
20036.9%
20026.32%
20016.19%
20006.79%
19994.77%
19985.76%
19978.15%
19969.34%
19959.54%
19948.84%
19938.07%
19928.65%
19915.96%
19905.1%
19897.36%
19885.14%
19873.58%
19862.79%
19853.81%

Annual percentage growth of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Explore gdp growth across countries →

Economy / %

Inflation in Vietnam

3.3%Latest available · 2025
Vietnam

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Inflation changed by +2.7 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Inflation·%· World Bank
YearVietnam
20253.31%
20243.62%
20233.25%
20223.16%
20211.83%
20203.22%
20192.8%
20183.54%
20173.52%
20162.67%
20150.63%
20144.08%
20136.59%
20129.09%
201118.68%
20109.21%
20096.72%
200823.12%
20078.34%
20067.42%
20058.28%
20047.75%
20033.23%
20023.83%
2001-0.43%
2000-1.71%
19994.12%
19987.27%
19973.21%
19965.67%

The annual percentage change in the cost of a basket of goods and services for the average consumer. Explore inflation across countries →

Economy / %

Unemployment in Vietnam

1.5%Latest available · 2025
Vietnam

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Unemployment changed by -0.3 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Unemployment·%· World Bank
YearVietnam
20251.52%
20241.6%
20231.65%
20221.57%
20212.38%
20202.1%
20191.68%
20181.16%
20171.87%
20161.85%
20151.85%
20141.26%
20131.32%
20121.03%
20111%
20101.11%
20091.74%
20081.89%
20072.03%
20062.05%
20052.08%
20042.14%
20032.25%
20022.12%
20012.76%
20002.26%
19992.33%
19982.29%
19972.87%
19961.93%
19951.96%
19941.97%
19932.04%
19922.11%
19912.14%

The share of the labor force without work but available for and seeking employment, using modeled ILO estimates. Explore unemployment across countries →

Health

Health / years

Life expectancy in Vietnam

74.7 yearsLatest available · 2024
Vietnam

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Life expectancy changed by +0.9 years between 2014 and 2024.

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Life expectancy·years· World Bank
YearVietnam
202474.74 years
202374.59 years
202274.5 years
202174.15 years
202075.38 years
201974.21 years
201874.1 years
201774.03 years
201673.98 years
201573.96 years
201473.89 years
201373.82 years
201273.76 years
201173.71 years
201073.61 years
200973.53 years
200873.46 years
200773.39 years
200673.29 years
200573.2 years
200473.06 years
200373.24 years
200273.14 years
200172.98 years
200072.75 years
199972.58 years
199872.28 years
199771.67 years
199671.3 years
199570.87 years
199470.38 years
199369.96 years
199269.62 years
199169.3 years
199069.03 years
198968.81 years
198868.59 years
198768.01 years
198667.55 years
198567.19 years
198466.93 years
198366.55 years
198266.21 years
198165.78 years
198065.34 years
197964.99 years
197864.53 years
197764.07 years
197663.67 years
197561.87 years
197454.75 years
197355.68 years
197251.91 years
197155.59 years
197054.93 years
196954.79 years
196852.67 years
196756.75 years
196656.91 years
196556.97 years
196457.47 years
196356.9 years
196258.2 years
196158.46 years
196058.05 years

The years a newborn would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at birth remained the same throughout life. Explore life expectancy across countries →

Health / %

Health expenditure in Vietnam

4.6%Latest available · 2023
Vietnam

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Health expenditure changed by +0.1 percentage points between 2013 and 2023.

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Health expenditure·%· World Bank
YearVietnam
20234.56%
20224.54%
20214.54%
20204.33%
20194.97%
20185.03%
20174.99%
20164.87%
20154.71%
20144.69%
20134.41%
20125%
20114.97%
20105.07%
20094.49%
20084.36%
20074.63%
20064.57%
20054.32%
20044.09%
20033.94%
20023.87%
20014.8%
20004.11%

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP, including public and private spending on healthcare goods and services. Explore health expenditure across countries →

Technology

Technology / %

Internet adoption in Vietnam

84.2%Latest available · 2024
Vietnam

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Internet adoption changed by +43.2 percentage points between 2014 and 2024.

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Internet adoption·%· World Bank
YearVietnam
202484.15%
202378.08%
202278.59%
202174.21%
202070.3%
201968.66%
201869.85%
201758.14%
201653%
201545%
201441%
201338.5%
201236.8%
201135.07%
201030.65%
200926.55%
200823.92%
200720.76%
200617.25%
200512.74%
20047.64%
20033.78%
20021.85%
20011.27%
20000.25%
19990.13%
19980.01%
19970%
19960%
19900%

The percentage of individuals who have used the Internet from any location in the last three months. Explore internet adoption across countries →

Environment

Environment / %

Renewable energy in Vietnam

24.2%Latest available · 2021
Vietnam

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Renewable energy changed by -12.1 percentage points between 2011 and 2021.

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Renewable energy·%· World Bank
YearVietnam
202124.2%
202018.9%
201920.4%
201824.3%
201728.3%
201626.8%
201527.8%
201436.7%
201337.4%
201237.9%
201136.3%
201034.6%
200937%
200839.3%
200741.9%
200644.2%
200544.1%
200445.8%
200350.8%
200252.2%
200156.1%
200057.7%
199959.3%
199859.2%
199760.5%
199662.6%
199564.9%
199467.8%
199370.6%
199274.5%
199175.5%
199075.9%

Renewable energy consumption as a share of total final energy consumption. Explore renewable energy across countries →

Environment / %

Access to electricity in Vietnam

100%Latest available · 2024
Vietnam

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Access to electricity changed by +0.8 percentage points between 2014 and 2024.

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Access to electricity·%· World Bank
YearVietnam
2024100%
202399.8%
2022100%
2021100%
202099.8%
201999.4%
2018100%
2017100%
201699.2%
201599.3%
201499.2%
201398.5%
201297.9%
201199%
201097.4%
200996.1%
200893.8%
200793.1%
200696%
200596.1%
200491%
200390.3%
200289.1%
200188.9%
200088.2%
199986.99%
199886.18%
199778.4%

The percentage of the population with access to electricity, based on household surveys and other sources. Explore access to electricity across countries →

Trade

Trade / %

Trade in Vietnam

190.3%Latest available · 2025
Vietnam

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Trade changed by +45.4 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Trade·%· World Bank
YearVietnam
2025190.34%
2024173.89%
2023165%
2022183.15%
2021186.68%
2020163.25%
2019164.7%
2018164.66%
2017160.98%
2016145.41%
2015144.91%
2014135.41%
2013130.85%
2012123.22%
2011125.26%
2010113.98%
2009134.71%
2008154.32%
2007154.61%
2006138.31%
2005130.71%
2004133.02%
2003124.33%
2002116.7%
2001111.96%
2000111.42%
1999102.79%
199897%
199794.34%
199692.71%
199574.72%
199477.47%
199366.21%
199273.58%
199166.95%
199081.32%
198957.9%
198818.95%
198720.8%
198623.22%

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services, measured as a share of gross domestic product. Explore trade across countries →

Source: World Bank · World Development IndicatorsRetrieved 2026-09-23

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