Urban population growth in Viet Nam
The urban population of Viet Nam changed by 1.48% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1978.
Viet Nam, 2025
1.48%
Change from 2024
−0.09percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
96th of 217
Urban population growth in Viet Nam over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Viet Nam | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.48% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.57% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 2.21% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 3.16% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 3.87% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 3.63% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 2.96% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 2.83% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 2.80% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 2.69% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 2.59% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 2.52% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 2.49% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 2.54% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 2.63% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 2.79% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.32% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.81% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.88% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 3.55% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.24% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.34% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 3.40% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 3.42% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 3.41% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.09 percentage points from 1.57% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.59%, the figure has changed by −1.10 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Viet Nam has the 96th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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Urban population share
38.8%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.60%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
100,352,192 people
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Median age estimates and projections
32.4 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.91 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
0.64%
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