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COUNTRY PROFILE / VNM

Viet Nam

Viet Nam / VN

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Viet Nam in numbers.

Area331,338 kmยฒWorld # 67 โ†’Population101.6MWorld # 16 โ†’Population density306.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 37 โ†’Life expectancy74.7 yearsWorld # 106 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 5,066World # 137 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Viet Nam across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area331,338 kmยฒWorld # 67 / 2023 โ†’Population101.6MWorld # 16 / 2025 โ†’Population density306.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 37 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,945World # 116 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.6%World # 129 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.9World # 109 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate13.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 108 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 132 / 2024 โ†’Median age32.4 yearsWorld # 117 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+9.5%World # 102 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1422.9%World # 108 / 2025 โ†’Urban population38.8%World # 175 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-48.2KWorld # 193 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 115 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.3%World # 200 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy74.7 yearsWorld # 106 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy65.4 yearsWorld # 50 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 115 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rate21.1%World # 73 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 5,066World # 137 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 514.7BWorld # 32 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 18,088World # 113 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth8%World # 13 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.3%World # 88 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment1.5%World # 176 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment6.2%World # 152 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,160 hours/yearWorld # 37 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)36.1World # 71 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.9%World # 150 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people836.1 per million peopleWorld # 66 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 74 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people10.5 per million peopleWorld # 77 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,086 kcal/dayWorld # 76 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person60.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 88 / 2023 โ†’Rice production43.5M tWorld # 5 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production2M tWorld # 2 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per person2.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 9 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area47.4%World # 57 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,585 kWh/personWorld # 75 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.7 tWorld # 96 / 2024 โ†’Internet use84.2%World # 89 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions127.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 64 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 117 / 2011 โ†’Road traffic death rate30.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 22 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.8%World # 78 / 2018 โ†’Women in parliament31.4%World # 66 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals3.8MWorld # 47 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 3.2BWorld # 41 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites9 sitesWorld # 36 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupUnaffiliated2019 / 86.3%Main languageVietnameseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceCoal2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal7,600 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightVietnameseLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyDongVNDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsNanyue