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East Asia & Pacific · Country statistics

Viet Nam

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population101.6M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$514.7B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$5.07K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth74.72024 · yearsInternet use84.2%2024 · % of populationForest area47.4%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
74.7

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Viet Nam2024 · 74.7
018.8537.6956.5475.381960199320251960: 581961: 58.51962: 58.21963: 56.91964: 57.51965: 571966: 56.91967: 56.71968: 52.71969: 54.81970: 54.91971: 55.61972: 51.91973: 55.71974: 54.81975: 61.91976: 63.71977: 64.11978: 64.51979: 651980: 65.31981: 65.81982: 66.21983: 66.51984: 66.91985: 67.21986: 67.61987: 681988: 68.61989: 68.81990: 691991: 69.31992: 69.61993: 701994: 70.41995: 70.91996: 71.31997: 71.71998: 72.31999: 72.62000: 72.72001: 732002: 73.12003: 73.22004: 73.12005: 73.22006: 73.32007: 73.42008: 73.52009: 73.52010: 73.62011: 73.72012: 73.82013: 73.82014: 73.92015: 742016: 742017: 742018: 74.12019: 74.22020: 75.42021: 74.12022: 74.52023: 74.62024: 74.7

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Viet Nam in perspective

Region
East Asia & Pacific
Capital
Hanoi
Country code
VNM

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