Viet Nam — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Viet Nam, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Viet Nam was 0.60% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.76% in 1963. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.29% per year.
Viet Nam ranks 129 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 59%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Viet Nam sits below it. It peaked in 1963 and has fallen 78% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 51%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 20 of 37 economies; Samoa (0.59%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 42% in 2006. That is 35% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 76th of 216 in 1961 → 114th of 216 in 1970 → 105th of 216 in 1980 → 97th of 216 in 1990 → 127th of 217 in 2000 → 112th of 217 in 2010 → 111th of 217 in 2020 → 129th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 0.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 0.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 0.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.24% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.21% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 1.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.14% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 1.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 1.77% | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 1.32% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 0.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 1.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 1.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 2.09% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 2.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 2.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 2.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 2.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 2.22% | -0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 2.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 2.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 2.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 2.23% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 2.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 2.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 2.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 2.76% | +0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 2.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 2.66% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Viet Nam’s Population growth in 1962?
2.6% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Viet Nam’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -77.3% in total — about 2.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.6%; 2024: 0.63%; 2023: 0.67%; 2022: 0.75%; 2021: 0.87%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.