Viet Nam
153 measures for Viet Nam across 21 topics, from FAOSTAT, ILOSTAT, UNESCO UIS, UN Population Division, WHO, World Bank. The latest figures refer to periods between 2004 and 2025, so check the year shown on each card before comparing two of them.
Key facts
Population
101,598,527 people
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$5,066 per person
2025 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
74.7 years
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
1.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Consumer price inflation
3.3%
2025 · World Bank
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Population and ageing
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Population estimates and projections
100,352,192 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
32.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.91 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.64%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
101,598,527 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.60%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
9.5%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
22.9%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
1.90 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Crude birth rate
13.4 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Crude death rate
6.6 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Urban population share
38.8%
2025 · World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
33.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2024 · World Bank
Age dependency ratio
47.8 per 100 working-age people
2025 · World Bank
Population density
322.2 people per km²
2024 · World Bank
Urban population growth
1.48%
2025 · World Bank
Migration and citizenship
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
1.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
6.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
72.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
68.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
71.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
25.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
34.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
40.1%
2025 · World Bank
Economy and productivity
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GDP in US dollars
US$514.7 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$5,066 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$15,457 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$4,970 per person
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
8.0%
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
42.7%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
30.8%
2025 · World Bank
Savings share of GDP
37.7%
2025 · World Bank
Household consumption per person
US$2,382 per person
2025 · World Bank
Prices and purchasing power
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
10.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.3%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
87.0%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
57.9%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
1.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
2.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
7.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
98.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
99.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Qualified primary teachers
89.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
15.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Education spending
2.9%
2022 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
106.3%
2024 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
37.6%
2024 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
96.1%
2022 · World Bank
Primary school completion rate
100.6%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
93.4%
2022 · World Bank
Health and healthcare
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
74.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
65.5 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
71
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
3.17 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
2.4%
2024 · WHO
Hypertension
29.7%
2019 · WHO
Suicide rate
10.0 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Premature NCD mortality
18.9%
2023 · WHO
Physical inactivity
30.2%
2022 · WHO
DTP3 immunisation
97%
2025 · WHO
Anaemia in women
20.5%
2023 · WHO
Poisoning deaths
1.2 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Nurses and midwives
14.4 per 10,000 people
2017 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
74.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
79.4 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
70.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
4.6%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
17.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
12.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
48 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Physicians
1.11 per 1,000 people
2021 · World Bank
Hospital beds
2.5 per 1,000 people
2017 · World Bank
Measles immunisation
98%
2024 · World Bank
Tobacco use
21.1%
2024 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
39.2%
2023 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$197 per person
2023 · World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
3.4%
2024 · World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
8.8 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Child stunting
18.2%
2023 · World Bank
Malaria incidence
0.0 per 1,000 at risk
2024 · World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
182 per 100,000 people
2024 · World Bank
HIV incidence
0.11 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2024 · World Bank
Internet and digital society
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Temperature change
0.82e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.53e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
584.3 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
5.8 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
4.27 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
116.5 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
26.09 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Air quality and ecosystems
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Basic drinking water access
98.8%
2024 · World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
58.6%
2024 · World Bank
Basic sanitation access
95.4%
2024 · World Bank
Level of water stress
18.1%
2022 · World Bank
Renewable internal freshwater per person
3,606 m³ per person
2022 · World Bank
Safely managed sanitation
45.4%
2024 · World Bank
Agriculture, food and fisheries
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.59e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
7.0%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
13.90e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
151.5e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
11.6%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
6,038 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
39.2%
2024 · World Bank
Capture fisheries production
3,433,839 tonnes
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
6.1%
2024 · World Bank
Food production index
118.3 (2014-16 = 100)
2024 · World Bank
Fertiliser use
420.4 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Land area
313,429 km²
2024 · World Bank
Poverty and social protection
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Gini index
36.1 (0 to 100)
2022 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
28.1%
2022 · World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
1.6%
2022 · World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
4.2%
2022 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
4.2%
2022 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
21.5%
2022 · World Bank