Fertility Rate: Vietnam
Vietnam's fertility rate is currently 1.895 births per woman as of 2024. # Vietnam Fertility Rate Vietnam's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.895 births per woman
-0.9% y/y
Peak (1963)
6.385 births per woman
Low (2006)
1.873 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Vietnam
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Vietnam
Analysis# Vietnam Fertility Rate
Vietnam's fertility rate stands at 1.895 births per woman in 2024, near its all-time low of 1.873 recorded in 2006. This represents a dramatic 69.8% decline since 1960, when the rate peaked at 6.385 births per woman in 1963. The country has undergone one of the fastest demographic transitions in modern history, shifting from high fertility to below-replacement levels within a single generation.
The decline accelerated sharply during the 1960s-1980s, driven by economic development, expanded education access, and family planning policies. Since 2015, the fertility rate has stabilized in the 1.88-2.1 range, with a consistent downward trend in recent years. Vietnam's below-replacement fertility signals an aging population ahead, presenting long-term challenges for workforce growth and pension sustainability that policymakers continue to monitor closely.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.895 births per woman | -0.94% |
| 2023 | 1.913 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 2022 | 1.927 births per woman | -0.77% |
| 2021 | 1.942 births per woman | -0.77% |
| 2020 | 1.957 births per woman | +0.72% |
| 2019 | 1.943 births per woman | +3.35% |
| 2018 | 1.88 births per woman | -5.29% |
| 2017 | 1.985 births per woman | -0.75% |
| 2016 | 2 births per woman | -4.76% |
| 2015 | 2.1 births per woman | +0.48% |
| 2014 | 2.09 births per woman | +5.56% |
| 2013 | 1.98 births per woman | +0.66% |
| 2012 | 1.967 births per woman | +2.08% |
| 2011 | 1.927 births per woman | +1.10% |
| 2010 | 1.906 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 2009 | 1.92 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 2008 | 1.933 births per woman | +1.15% |
| 2007 | 1.911 births per woman | +2.03% |
| 2006 | 1.873 births per woman | -0.74% |
| 2005 | 1.887 births per woman | -4.12% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.968 births per woman | -1.55% |
| 2003 | 1.999 births per woman | -0.35% |
| 2002 | 2.006 births per woman | -0.84% |
| 2001 | 2.023 births per woman | -0.25% |
| 2000 | 2.028 births per woman | +1.45% |
| 1999 | 1.999 births per woman | -4.72% |
| 1998 | 2.098 births per woman | -7.74% |
| 1997 | 2.274 births per woman | -7.86% |
| 1996 | 2.468 births per woman | -8.59% |
| 1995 | 2.7 births per woman | -8.19% |
| 1994 | 2.941 births per woman | -7.28% |
| 1993 | 3.172 births per woman | -5.40% |
| 1992 | 3.353 births per woman | -4.85% |
| 1991 | 3.524 births per woman | -2.17% |
| 1990 | 3.602 births per woman | -1.07% |
| 1989 | 3.641 births per woman | +0.50% |
| 1988 | 3.623 births per woman | -2.53% |
| 1987 | 3.717 births per woman | -6.02% |
| 1986 | 3.955 births per woman | -5.97% |
| 1985 | 4.206 births per woman | -4.67% |
| 1984 | 4.412 births per woman | -2.48% |
| 1983 | 4.524 births per woman | -1.50% |
| 1982 | 4.593 births per woman | -1.54% |
| 1981 | 4.665 births per woman | -2.71% |
| 1980 | 4.795 births per woman | -2.94% |
| 1979 | 4.94 births per woman | -3.21% |
| 1978 | 5.104 births per woman | -3.53% |
| 1977 | 5.291 births per woman | -3.11% |
| 1976 | 5.461 births per woman | -2.85% |
| 1975 | 5.621 births per woman | -2.77% |
| 1974 | 5.781 births per woman | -5.35% |
| 1973 | 6.108 births per woman | +0.13% |
| 1972 | 6.1 births per woman | +0.51% |
| 1971 | 6.069 births per woman | +0.83% |
| 1970 | 6.019 births per woman | +0.10% |
| 1969 | 6.013 births per woman | -0.27% |
| 1968 | 6.029 births per woman | +2.48% |
| 1967 | 5.883 births per woman | -1.42% |
| 1966 | 5.968 births per woman | -3.05% |
| 1965 | 6.156 births per woman | -2.05% |
| 1964 | 6.285 births per woman | -1.57% |
| 1963 | 6.385 births per woman | +2.05% |
| 1962 | 6.257 births per woman | +14.26% |
| 1961 | 5.476 births per woman | -12.71% |
| 1960 | 6.273 births per woman | — |
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