East Asia & Pacific
Viet Nam in numbers Viet Nam is in East Asia & Pacific and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Hanoi. Its population was 101.60 million in 2025, ranking 16 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$5,066 in 2025.
Population 101.60 million 2025
GDP US$514.7 billion 2025
GDP per person US$5,066 2025
Life expectancy 74.7 2024
Area 331,338 2024
Urban share 38.8% 2025
People 101.60 million
2025 · +32% since 2000 · Rank 16 of 217
0.60%
2025 · 1.13% in 2000 · Rank 129 of 217
322.2
2024 · +30% since 2000 · Rank 38 of 216
38.8%
2025 · 24.4% in 2000 · Rank 176 of 217
22.9%
2025 · 31.5% in 2000 · Rank 108 of 217
9.5%
2025 · 6.0% in 2000 · Rank 104 of 217
1.90
2024 · -7% since 2000 · Rank 109 of 217
Health and living standards 74.7
2024 · +3% since 2000 · Rank 108 of 217
17.3
2024 · -43% since 2000 · Rank 84 of 196
US$197
2023 · +836% since 2000 · Rank 129 of 193
100.0%
2024 · 88.2% in 2000 · Rank 2 of 215
84.2%
2024 · 0.3% in 2000 · Rank 85 of 186
106.3%
2024 · 113.5% in 2000 · Rank 45 of 190
Economy US$514.7 billion
2025 · +1,551% since 2000 · Rank 32 of 210
US$5,066
2025 · +1,154% since 2000 · Rank 138 of 210
Int$18,088
2025 · +592% since 2000 · Rank 113 of 199
8.02%
2025 · 6.79% in 2000 · Rank 12 of 210
3.31%
2025 · -1.71% in 2000 · Rank 85 of 180
1.5%
2025 · 2.3% in 2000 · Rank 177 of 187
98.2%
2025 · 53.9% in 2000 · Rank 9 of 183
Land and environment 331,338
2024 · +1% since 2000 · Rank 67 of 216
47.1%
2024 · 37.9% in 2000 · Rank 64 of 214
4.27
2024 · +482% since 2000 · Rank 64 of 203
Elsewhere in East Asia & Pacific Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Viet Nam. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.