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Population Pyramid of Viet Nam2024

Total population
101.0M
Median age
33.9
Peak year
2049
Peak population
110.0M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 25.1M · median age 24.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 52.5M · median age 19.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 77.2M · median age 23.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 101.0M · median age 33.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 110.0M · median age 41.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 91.7M · median age 50.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Viet Nam presently shows a transitional pyramid, narrowing at the base as fertility declines but still with substantial youth cohorts. The median age in 2024 is 33.9 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 23.2% of the population; people 65 and older account for 9.0%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Viet Nam's peak population in 2049.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 25.1 million with median age 24.1. Projected 2100 values are 91.7 million and median age 50.3.

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