Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Vietnam
Vietnam: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 66,119 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Vietnam, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Vietnam is 66,119, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Vietnam peaked at 66,119 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20,400, in 1960.
That places Vietnam 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20,400 | — |
| 1965 | 21,543 | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 23,979 | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 27,293 | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 30,884 | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 35,397 | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 40,439 | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 46,079 | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 52,348 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 59,354 | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 66,119 | +11.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 66,119 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,636, 6.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 66,119 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,114, 6.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,972 | 20,400 | 21,543 | 2 |
| 1970s | 25,636 | 23,979 | 27,293 | 2 |
| 1980s | 33,140 | 30,884 | 35,397 | 2 |
| 1990s | 43,259 | 40,439 | 46,079 | 2 |
| 2000s | 55,851 | 52,348 | 59,354 | 2 |
| 2010s | 66,119 | 66,119 | 66,119 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More education data for Vietnam
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.27 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 456,146 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,555 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 9.61 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Vietnam?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Vietnam was 66,119 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 66,119 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,400 in 1960.
- How does Vietnam rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Vietnam ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.