🇻🇳 Vietnam Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Vietnam is 102,177,431, ranking #16 in the world (1.23% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.55% per year. The biggest city is Ho Chi Minh City with 14,002,598 inhabitants.

Live estimate

102,186,995

Growth rate

0.55%

Density

326

people / km² (844 / mi²)

Median age

33.9

Fertility rate

1.86

births per woman

Life expectancy

75.0

years

Vietnam population 1950–2100

Population of Vietnam, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Vietnam is projected to reach 110,008,908, and 91,705,108 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2049 at 110,018,019, then decline.

Vietnam population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	102,177,431	0.55%	326.0	33.9
2025	101,598,527	0.59%	324.2	33.4
2024	100,987,686	0.62%	322.2	32.9
2023	100,352,192	0.64%	320.2	32.4
2022	99,680,655	0.70%	318.1	31.9
2021	98,935,098	0.80%	315.7	31.5
2020	98,079,191	0.94%	312.9	31.0
2019	97,173,776	0.92%	310.1	30.6
2018	96,237,319	1.02%	307.1	30.2
2017	95,176,977	1.20%	303.7	29.8
2016	94,000,117	1.29%	299.9	29.5
2015	92,823,254	1.23%	296.2	29.2
2014	91,679,578	1.25%	292.5	28.8
2013	90,573,104	1.18%	289.0	28.4
2012	89,510,356	1.18%	285.6	28.0
2011	88,468,314	1.16%	282.3	27.6
2010	87,455,152	1.15%	279.0	27.2
2009	86,460,018	1.14%	275.9	26.8
2008	85,175,788	1.85%	271.8	26.3
2007	83,633,375	1.80%	266.9	25.8
2006	82,167,897	1.74%	262.2	25.3
2005	81,088,313	0.91%	258.7	24.8
2004	80,338,972	0.95%	256.3	24.4
2003	79,563,777	0.99%	253.9	24.0
2002	78,772,224	1.01%	251.3	23.5
2001	77,969,361	1.04%	248.8	23.1
2000	77,154,011	1.07%	246.2	22.7
1999	76,287,452	1.19%	243.4	22.2
1998	75,299,660	1.42%	240.3	21.8
1997	74,226,888	1.46%	236.8	21.4
1996	73,156,447	1.45%	233.4	21.0
1995	72,049,940	1.60%	229.9	20.6
1994	70,854,391	1.75%	226.1	20.3
1993	69,586,384	1.86%	222.0	20.0
1992	68,260,337	1.99%	217.8	19.8
1991	66,891,775	2.07%	213.4	19.6
1990	65,504,552	2.13%	209.0	19.5
1989	64,147,348	2.06%	204.7	19.3
1988	62,843,228	2.05%	200.5	19.2
1987	61,584,651	2.00%	196.5	19.1
1986	60,347,048	2.06%	192.6	19.0
1985	59,060,622	2.25%	188.4	18.9
1984	57,706,066	2.39%	184.1	18.8
1983	56,337,921	2.41%	179.8	18.7
1982	55,011,289	2.36%	175.5	18.6
1981	53,738,140	2.33%	171.5	18.5
1980	52,490,101	2.38%	167.5	18.4
1979	51,378,210	1.90%	163.9	18.3
1978	50,249,552	2.55%	160.3	18.1
1977	48,954,872	2.67%	156.2	17.9
1976	47,684,931	2.58%	152.1	17.7
1975	46,482,903	2.52%	148.3	17.6
1974	45,413,538	2.13%	144.9	17.5
1973	44,409,861	2.35%	141.7	17.4
1972	43,429,168	2.12%	138.6	17.3
1971	42,449,276	2.45%	135.4	17.3
1970	41,475,230	2.19%	132.3	17.2
1969	40,582,096	2.17%	129.5	17.2
1968	39,734,609	2.06%	126.8	17.2
1967	38,895,080	2.22%	124.1	17.2
1966	38,024,836	2.31%	121.3	17.3
1965	37,129,656	2.46%	118.5	17.7
1964	36,201,563	2.61%	115.5	18.1
1963	35,249,101	2.73%	112.5	18.7
1962	34,288,560	2.80%	109.4	19.2
1961	33,409,059	2.39%	106.6	19.7
1960	32,531,933	2.94%	103.8	20.2
1959	31,585,547	2.97%	100.8	20.7
1958	30,658,446	2.99%	97.8	21.2
1957	29,754,428	3.00%	94.9	21.6
1956	28,922,309	2.67%	92.3	21.9
1955	28,166,446	2.62%	89.9	22.0
1954	27,427,909	2.69%	87.5	22.2
1953	26,757,964	2.25%	85.4	22.5
1952	26,143,917	2.40%	83.4	22.7
1951	25,600,268	1.80%	81.7	22.9
1950	25,100,738	2.14%	80.1	23.1

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	102,727,396	0.53%	327.8	34.4
2028	103,255,744	0.50%	329.5	34.8
2029	103,761,156	0.47%	331.1	35.3
2030	104,254,902	0.47%	332.6	35.7
2031	104,737,911	0.45%	334.2	36.1
2032	105,204,400	0.44%	335.7	36.4
2033	105,656,310	0.42%	337.1	36.8
2034	106,097,520	0.41%	338.5	37.1
2035	106,530,676	0.40%	339.9	37.4
2036	106,945,841	0.38%	341.2	37.6
2037	107,346,042	0.37%	342.5	37.7
2038	107,732,021	0.35%	343.7	37.9
2039	108,097,656	0.33%	344.9	38.0
2040	108,437,634	0.30%	346.0	38.2
2041	108,752,199	0.28%	347.0	38.3
2042	109,040,311	0.25%	347.9	38.5
2043	109,292,561	0.21%	348.7	38.6
2044	109,506,264	0.18%	349.4	38.8
2045	109,685,398	0.15%	350.0	39.0
2046	109,827,659	0.11%	350.4	39.2
2047	109,930,239	0.08%	350.8	39.4
2048	109,994,024	0.04%	351.0	39.7
2049	110,018,019	0.01%	351.0	40.0
2050	110,008,908	-0.02%	351.0	40.2
2051	109,963,189	-0.06%	350.9	40.5
2052	109,881,108	-0.09%	350.6	40.8
2053	109,772,784	-0.11%	350.3	41.1
2054	109,638,182	-0.14%	349.8	41.4
2055	109,478,382	-0.16%	349.3	41.8
2056	109,300,481	-0.17%	348.7	42.2
2057	109,103,614	-0.19%	348.1	42.6
2058	108,883,031	-0.21%	347.4	42.9
2059	108,644,606	-0.23%	346.7	43.3
2060	108,396,977	-0.23%	345.9	43.6
2061	108,138,073	-0.25%	345.0	43.9
2062	107,862,806	-0.26%	344.2	44.1
2063	107,574,430	-0.27%	343.2	44.4
2064	107,277,412	-0.28%	342.3	44.6
2065	106,969,671	-0.29%	341.3	44.8
2066	106,646,598	-0.31%	340.3	45.0
2067	106,311,292	-0.32%	339.2	45.2
2068	105,970,083	-0.32%	338.1	45.3
2069	105,622,489	-0.33%	337.0	45.5
2070	105,260,846	-0.35%	335.9	45.6
2071	104,886,214	-0.36%	334.7	45.7
2072	104,498,443	-0.38%	333.4	45.8
2073	104,095,700	-0.39%	332.1	45.8
2074	103,685,023	-0.40%	330.8	45.9
2075	103,266,526	-0.41%	329.5	46.0
2076	102,840,319	-0.42%	328.1	46.0
2077	102,402,542	-0.44%	326.7	46.1
2078	101,955,096	-0.44%	325.3	46.2
2079	101,500,588	-0.45%	323.9	46.2
2080	101,038,822	-0.46%	322.4	46.3
2081	100,573,257	-0.47%	320.9	46.4
2082	100,103,744	-0.47%	319.4	46.6
2083	99,635,497	-0.47%	317.9	46.7
2084	99,172,487	-0.46%	316.4	46.8
2085	98,712,645	-0.47%	315.0	47.0
2086	98,251,417	-0.47%	313.5	47.2
2087	97,787,780	-0.47%	312.0	47.3
2088	97,326,977	-0.47%	310.5	47.5
2089	96,868,264	-0.47%	309.1	47.7
2090	96,406,988	-0.48%	307.6	47.9
2091	95,946,917	-0.48%	306.1	48.0
2092	95,490,327	-0.48%	304.7	48.2
2093	95,033,602	-0.48%	303.2	48.4
2094	94,576,334	-0.48%	301.8	48.5
2095	94,117,722	-0.49%	300.3	48.7
2096	93,650,413	-0.51%	298.8	48.8
2097	93,176,206	-0.51%	297.3	49.0
2098	92,694,015	-0.53%	295.8	49.1
2099	92,201,784	-0.54%	294.2	49.2
2100	91,705,108	-0.54%	292.6	49.3

States & provinces of Vietnam by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Ha Noi	8,587,100	8.4%
2	An Giang	4,952,238	4.8%
3	Thanh Hóa	4,783,500	4.7%
4	Nghệ An	4,477,700	4.4%
5	Gia Lai	3,583,693	3.5%
6	Ha Tinh	1,533,700	1.5%
7	Thừa Thiên - Huế	1,380,000	1.4%
8	Quảng Ninh	1,323,149	1.3%
9	Son La	1,313,300	1.3%
10	Lạng Sơn	807,315	0.8%
11	Điện Biên	615,500	0.6%
12	Cao Bằng	558,461	0.5%
13	Lai Chau	500,000	0.5%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Vietnam

#	City	Region	Population
1	Ho Chi Minh City	Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)	14,002,598
2	Hanoi capital	Hanoi	8,053,663
3	Haiphong	Hai Phong	2,625,200
4	Cần Thơ	Can Tho City	1,507,187
5	Huế	Thừa Thiên Huế Province	1,380,000
6	Da Nang	Da Nang City	1,276,000
7	Biên Hòa	Dong Nai	1,272,235
8	Thanh Hóa	Thanh Hóa Province	850,000
9	Vinh	Nghệ An Province	790,000
10	Thuận An	Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)	588,616
11	Nha Trang	Khanh Hoa	579,000
12	Thủ Đức	Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)	524,670
13	Qui Nhon	Gia Lai	519,208
14	Vũng Tàu	Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)	464,860
15	Dĩ An	Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)	463,023

FAQ

What is the population of Vietnam in 2026?

The population of Vietnam is 102,177,431 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Vietnam?

Ho Chi Minh City is the biggest city in Vietnam with 14,002,598 inhabitants; the capital is Hanoi.

Is the population of Vietnam growing or shrinking?

The population of Vietnam is growing at 0.55% per year, and is projected to peak in 2049 at 110,018,019.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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