Key demographics
- Population
- 102.3M
- Density
- 290.5/km²
- HDI
- 0.766 (High)
- Gini index (2018)
- 35.7
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 74.7 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.90
- Urban population (2025)
- 38.8%
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 96.1%
- Labor force (2025)
- 78.4%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 8.7%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 47.8%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 38.8%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 13.4 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.7 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 24.9%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.90
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 12.0 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 32.5%
- Tourism (2020)
- 3.8M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| No religion | 86.3% |
| Catholicism | 6.1% |
| Buddhism | 4.8% |
| Hoahaoism | 1.0% |
| Protestantism | 1.0% |
| Caodaism | 0.6% |
| Islam | 0.1% |
| Other | 0.1% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Kinh vietnamese | 85.3% |
| Others | 14.7% |
- Demonym (male)
- Vietnamese
- Demonym (female)
- Vietnamese
- National anthem
- Tiến Quân Ca
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 74.7 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 65.4 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.6% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 12.0/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 71/100
- Hospital beds (2017)
- 2.5/1000
- Physicians (2021)
- 1.11/1000
- Nurses (2016)
- 1.44/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $197
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 39.2%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 96.1%
- Education spending (2022)
- 2.9% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 519
- Internet users (2024)
- 84.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 127.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 23.7/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 5,734/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 23.7
Geography and practical
- Area
- 331,212 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- South-Eastern Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+07:00
- Calling codes
- +84
- Postal code
- ######
- TLD
- .vn
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Vietnam features a large five-pointed yellow star on a red field.
- National anthem
- Tiến Quân Ca