Vietnam - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Vietnam was 36,346,230 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36,346,230 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,802,497 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 4,802,497
1961 5,060,353
1962 5,330,493
1963 5,613,231
1964 5,908,339
1965 6,216,818
1966 6,538,718
1967 6,873,713
1968 7,220,824
1969 7,577,633
1970 7,943,079
1971 8,183,283
1972 8,422,824
1973 8,662,663
1974 8,904,814
1975 9,150,250
1976 9,399,460
1977 9,652,432
1978 9,911,703
1979 10,181,040
1980 10,447,630
1981 10,720,900
1982 11,006,070
1983 11,301,140
1984 11,603,770
1985 11,912,010
1986 12,225,170
1987 12,541,650
1988 12,862,590
1989 13,237,510
1990 13,772,500
1991 14,324,150
1992 14,889,790
1993 15,462,870
1994 16,036,820
1995 16,604,650
1996 17,163,390
1997 17,713,640
1998 18,256,420
1999 18,823,970
2000 19,477,360
2001 20,134,760
2002 20,800,240
2003 21,474,150
2004 22,163,650
2005 22,870,390
2006 23,598,140
2007 24,348,000
2008 25,120,980
2009 25,920,400
2010 26,757,120
2011 27,621,230
2012 28,513,910
2013 29,430,160
2014 30,371,040
2015 31,333,200
2016 32,315,310
2017 33,311,720
2018 34,319,150
2019 35,332,140
2020 36,346,230

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Vietnam was 37.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 37.34 in 2020, while its lowest value was 14.70 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 14.70
1961 15.03
1962 15.37
1963 15.71
1964 16.06
1965 16.42
1966 16.78
1967 17.15
1968 17.53
1969 17.91
1970 18.30
1971 18.40
1972 18.49
1973 18.59
1974 18.69
1975 18.78
1976 18.88
1977 18.98
1978 19.08
1979 19.18
1980 19.25
1981 19.31
1982 19.37
1983 19.44
1984 19.50
1985 19.56
1986 19.63
1987 19.69
1988 19.75
1989 19.89
1990 20.26
1991 20.63
1992 21.01
1993 21.39
1994 21.77
1995 22.17
1996 22.56
1997 22.97
1998 23.37
1999 23.82
2000 24.37
2001 24.94
2002 25.51
2003 26.09
2004 26.68
2005 27.28
2006 27.89
2007 28.50
2008 29.13
2009 29.76
2010 30.42
2011 31.08
2012 31.75
2013 32.43
2014 33.12
2015 33.81
2016 34.51
2017 35.21
2018 35.92
2019 36.63
2020 37.34

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization