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Vietnam

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Capital
Hanoi
Currency
Vietnamese đồng
Continent
Asia
Area
331,690 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q881 · Official languages: Vietnamese
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
101.6M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
514.7B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
5,065.99 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
3.31 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
1.52 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.9 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
74.74 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Vietnam: 101.6M
Vietnam · Population80.22M86.05M91.88M97.71M103.54M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vietnam · Population · people
YearVietnam
2025101,598,527
2024100,987,686
2023100,352,192
202299,680,655
202198,935,098
202098,079,191
201997,173,776
201896,237,319
201795,176,977
201694,000,117
201592,823,254
201491,679,578
201390,573,104
201289,510,356
201188,468,314
201087,455,152
200986,460,018
200885,175,788
200783,633,375
200682,167,897
current US$ · 20062025
2025Vietnam: 514.7B
Vietnam · GDP21.54B156.04B290.53B425.03B559.53B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vietnam · GDP · current US$
YearVietnam
2025514,697,215,165.07
2024476,324,572,783.81
2023433,805,036,898.47
2022413,445,230,668.58
2021366,474,752,771.01
2020346,615,738,537.8
2019334,365,270,496.67
2018310,106,478,394.66
2017281,353,605,986.9
2016257,096,001,177.98
2015239,258,328,381.74
2014233,451,469,642.52
2013213,708,811,665.34
2012195,590,661,129.25
2011172,595,049,183.93
2010147,201,173,196.98
2009106,014,659,565.21
200899,130,304,099.13
200777,414,425,532.25
200666,371,664,817.04

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Vietnam: 5,065.99
Vietnam · GDP per capita381.931,659.42,936.874,214.345,491.812006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vietnam · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearVietnam
20255,065.99
20244,716.66
20234,322.83
20224,147.7
20213,704.19
20203,534.04
20193,440.9
20183,222.31
20172,956.11
20162,735.06
20152,577.57
20142,546.38
20132,359.52
20122,185.12
20111,950.93
20101,683.16
20091,226.17
20081,163.83
2007925.64
2006807.76
% · 20062025
2025Vietnam: 3.31
Vietnam · Inflation-1.625.1311.8718.6225.362006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vietnam · Inflation · %
YearVietnam
20253.31
20243.62
20233.25
20223.16
20211.83
20203.22
20192.8
20183.54
20173.52
20162.67
20150.63
20144.08
20136.59
20129.09
201118.68
20109.21
20096.72
200823.12
20078.34
20067.42

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Vietnam: 1.52
Vietnam · Unemployment0.861.281.692.112.522006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vietnam · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearVietnam
20251.52
20241.6
20231.65
20221.57
20212.38
20202.1
20191.68
20181.16
20171.87
20161.85
20151.85
20141.26
20131.32
20121.03
20111
20101.11
20091.74
20081.89
20072.03
20062.05

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Vietnam:
Vietnam · Fertility rate1.851.921.992.052.122006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vietnam · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearVietnam
2025No data available
20241.9
20231.91
20221.93
20211.94
20201.96
20191.94
20181.88
20171.99
20162
20152.1
20142.09
20131.98
20121.97
20111.93
20101.91
20091.92
20081.93
20071.91
20061.87

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Vietnam:
Vietnam · Life expectancy73.0873.7174.3474.9775.592006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Vietnam · Life expectancy · years
YearVietnam
2025No data available
202474.74
202374.59
202274.5
202174.15
202075.38
201974.21
201874.1
201774.03
201673.98
201573.96
201473.89
201373.82
201273.76
201173.71
201073.61
200973.53
200873.46
200773.39
200673.29
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology