Median age estimates and projections in Viet Nam

The median age in Viet Nam was 32.4 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Viet Nam, 2023 (latest estimate) 32.4 Years
Change from 2022 +1.5% 2022: 31.9 years
Projection for 2030 35.7 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 40.2 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 49.3 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 100th of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Viet Nam over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Median age, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Viet Nam
2100 49.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 48.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 47.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 47.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 46.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 46.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 45.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 44.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 43.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 41.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 40.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 39.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 38.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 37.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 35.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 33.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 32.4 years
2022 31.9 years
2021 31.5 years
2020 31.0 years
2019 30.6 years
2018 30.2 years
2017 29.8 years
2016 29.5 years
2015 29.2 years
2014 28.8 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5% from 31.9 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 28.4 years, the figure has changed by +14.1%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Viet Nam has the 100th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Viet Nam
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024