Population ages 15-64 in Vietnam
Vietnam: Population ages 15-64 was 67.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Vietnam, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Vietnam is 67.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Vietnam peaked at 69.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 1967.
Vietnam ranks 55th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.1% | — |
| 1961 | 53.3% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 52.6% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 51.9% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 51.5% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 51.4% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 51.7% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 52.3% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 53.4% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 53.8% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 54.1% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 56.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 57.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 59.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 60.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 61.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.0% | 51.2% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.1% | 51.7% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.8% | 54.4% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.4% | 56.1% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 62.5% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 68.2% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 67.6% | 68.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Vietnam
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.042 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0459 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.61 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 380,535 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3544 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Vietnam?
- Population ages 15-64 in Vietnam was 67.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 1967.
- How does Vietnam rank for population ages 15-64?
- Vietnam ranks 55th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.