Editing Demographics of Vietnam (section)

==Population size and structure==
{{Historical populations
|title       = Census population
|percentages =pagr
|type        = Vietnam
|align       = right
|footnote    = Source: UN / Central Statistics Office
|1950 |28264000
|1960 |35173000
|1970 |44928000
|1980 |54023000
|1989 |64411713
|1999 |76323173
|2009 |85846997
|2019 |96208984
}}

=== Historic estimates ===
[[File:Historical population of Vietnam.svg|thumb|355px|Historical population of Vietnam]]
{| class="wikitable"
!<ref>{{Cite web|title=Population|url=https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Our World in Data}}</ref>
!Total population (1,000's)
|-
|0
|ca. 800
|-
|500
|ca. 550
|-
|1000
|ca. 800
|-
|1500
|2 000
|-
|1700
|3 000
|-
|1850
|6 110
|-
|1900
|11 700
|-
|1930
|17 500
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!<ref>{{cite book|last=Lieberman|first=Victor B.|author-link=Victor Lieberman|title=Strange Parallels: Southeast Asia in Global Context, c. 800–1830, volume 1, Integration on the Mainland|year=2003|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|isbn=978-0-521-80496-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-01JisWpJbEC}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Mokyr|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Mokyr|title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History|year=2003|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=9780195170900 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ssNMAgAAQBAJ}}</ref>
!Total population (Excluding Champa and Khmer polities)
|-
|1000
|ca. 1.2 million
|-
|1100
|ca. 1.5 million
|-
|1200
|ca. 2 million
|-
|1300
|ca. 2.4 million
|-
|1400
|1.8 million
|-
|1500
|4.4 million
|-
|1600
|5 million
|-
|1700 
|6.3 million
|-
|1800 
|7.5 million
|}


===UN estimates===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan=2| Year<ref name="WPP 2010">[http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506065230/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm |date=May 6, 2011 }}</ref>
!rowspan=2| Total population<br>(000's)
!colspan=3| Population in age bracket
|-
! aged 0–14
! aged 15–64
! aged 65+
|-
| 1950
| align="right" | 28 000
| {{percentage bar|31.9}}
| {{percentage bar|63.9}}
| {{percentage bar|4.2}}
|-
| 1955
| align="right" | 31 329
| {{percentage bar|35.6}}
| {{percentage bar|60.1}}
| {{percentage bar|4.3}}
|-
| 1960
| align="right" | 35 173
| {{percentage bar|40.1}}
| {{percentage bar|55.5}}
| {{percentage bar|4.4}}
|-
| 1965
| align="right" | 39 885
| {{percentage bar|44.1}}
| {{percentage bar|51.3}}
| {{percentage bar|4.6}}
|-
| 1970
| align="right" | 44 928
| {{percentage bar|44.2}}
| {{percentage bar|50.9}}
| {{percentage bar|4.8}}
|-
| 1975
| align="right" | 49 896
| {{percentage bar|42.9}}
| {{percentage bar|52.3}}
| {{percentage bar|4.8}}
|-
| 1980
| align="right" | 54 023
| {{percentage bar|40.7}}
| {{percentage bar|54.3}}
| {{percentage bar|4.9}}
|-
| 1985
| align="right" | 60 307
| {{percentage bar|39.4}}
| {{percentage bar|55.7}}
| {{percentage bar|4.9}}
|-
| 1990
| align="right" | 67 102
| {{percentage bar|38.0}}
| {{percentage bar|57.0}}
| {{percentage bar|5.0}}
|-
| 1995
| align="right" | 74 008
| {{percentage bar|36.5}}
| {{percentage bar|58.4}}
| {{percentage bar|5.1}}
|-
| 2000
| align="right" | 79 910
| {{percentage bar|31.6}}
| {{percentage bar|62.0}}
| {{percentage bar|6.4}}
|-
| 2005
| align="right" | 83 833
| {{percentage bar|27.1}}
| {{percentage bar|66.4}}
| {{percentage bar|6.5}}
|-
| 2010
| align="right" | 87 968
| {{percentage bar|23.6}}
| {{percentage bar|69.9}}
| {{percentage bar|6.5}}
|-
| 2015
| align="right" | 92 677
| {{percentage bar|23.0}}
| {{percentage bar|70.3}}
| {{percentage bar|6.7}}
|-
| 2020
| align="right" | 97 339
| {{percentage bar|23.2}}
| {{percentage bar|68.9}}
| {{percentage bar|7.9}}
|}

===Population by age groups===

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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 42 413 143
| align="right" | 43 433 854
| align="right" | 85 846 997
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 3 662 889
| align="right" | 3 371 255
| align="right" | 7 034 144
| align="right" | 7.97
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 3 458 159
| align="right" | 3 252 578
| align="right" | 6 710 737
| align="right" | 7.82
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 3 725 369
| align="right" | 3 523 009
| align="right" | 7 248 378
| align="right" | 8.44
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 4 577 914
| align="right" | 4 385 988
| align="right" | 8 963 902
| align="right" | 10.44
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 4 253 618
| align="right" | 4 179 249
| align="right" | 8 432 867
| align="right" | 9.82
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 3 904 730
| align="right" | 3 885 273
| align="right" | 7 790 003
| align="right" | 9.07
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 3 462 905
| align="right" | 3 405 253
| align="right" | 6 868 158
| align="right" | 8.00
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 3 298 266
| align="right" | 3 233 341
| align="right" | 6 531 607
| align="right" | 7.61
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 2 967 934
| align="right" | 2 998 922
| align="right" | 5 966 856
| align="right" | 6.95
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 2 642 466
| align="right" | 2 808 462
| align="right" | 5 450 928
| align="right" | 6.35
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 2 082 098
| align="right" | 2 329 953
| align="right" | 4 412 051
| align="right" | 5.14
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 1 364 319
| align="right" | 1 620 300
| align="right" | 2 984 619
| align="right" | 3.48
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 861 897
| align="right" | 1 076 051
| align="right" | 1 937 948
| align="right" | 2.26
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 653 287
| align="right" | 901 391
| align="right" | 1 554 678
| align="right" | 1.81
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 568 312
| align="right" | 844 226
| align="right" | 1 412 538
| align="right" | 1.65
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 480 088
| align="right" | 718 805
| align="right" | 1 198 893
| align="right" | 1.40
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 264 997
| align="right" | 460 988
| align="right" | 725 985
| align="right" | 0.85
|-
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 183 895
| align="right" | 438 810
| align="right" | 622 705
| align="right" | 0.73
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 10 846 417
| align="right" | 10 146 842
| align="right" | 20 993 259
| align="right" | 24.45
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 29 416 147
| align="right" | 29 922 792
| align="right" | 59 338 939
| align="right" | 69.12
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 2 150 579
| align="right" | 3 364 220
| align="right" | 5 514 799
| align="right" | 6.42
|-
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 44 758 132
| align="right" | 45 970 809
| align="right" | 90 728 941
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 3 806 055
| align="right" | 3 423 520
| align="right" | 7 229 575
| align="right" | 7.97
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 3 730 617
| align="right" | 3 431 843
| align="right" | 7 162 460
| align="right" | 7.89
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 3 555 440
| align="right" | 3 344 659
| align="right" | 6 900 099
| align="right" | 7.61
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 3 580 322
| align="right" | 3 413 183
| align="right" | 6 993 505
| align="right" | 7.71
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 4 058 691
| align="right" | 3 959 579
| align="right" | 8 018 270
| align="right" | 8.84
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 3 951 220
| align="right" | 3 888 697
| align="right" | 7 839 917
| align="right" | 8.64
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 3 689 395
| align="right" | 3 769 601
| align="right" | 7 458 996
| align="right" | 8.22
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 3 390 462
| align="right" | 3 439 787
| align="right" | 6 830 249
| align="right" | 7.53
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 3 292 933
| align="right" | 3 295 012
| align="right" | 6 587 945
| align="right" | 7.26
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 2 980 442
| align="right" | 3 068 389
| align="right" | 6 048 831
| align="right" | 6.67
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 2 699 165
| align="right" | 2 971 459
| align="right" | 5 670 624
| align="right" | 6.25
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 2 096 032
| align="right" | 2 405 568
| align="right" | 4 501 600
| align="right" | 4.96
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 1 376 861
| align="right" | 1 671 621
| align="right" | 3 048 482
| align="right" | 3.36
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 832 090
| align="right" | 1 084 870
| align="right" | 1 916 960
| align="right" | 2.11
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 600 732
| align="right" | 862 104
| align="right" | 1 462 836
| align="right" | 1.61
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 477 293
| align="right" | 757 242
| align="right" | 1 234 535
| align="right" | 1.36
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 640 382
| align="right" | 1 183 675
| align="right" | 1 824 057
| align="right" | 2.01
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 11 092 112
| align="right" | 10 200 022
| align="right" | 21 292 134
| align="right" | 23.47
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 31 115 523
| align="right" | 31 882 896
| align="right" | 62 998 419
| align="right" | 69.44
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 2 550 497
| align="right" | 3 887 891
| align="right" | 6 438 388
| align="right" | 7.10
|-
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 47 881 061
| align="right" | 48 327 923
| align="right" | 96 208 984
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 4 100 479
| align="right" | 3 718 847
| align="right" | 7 819 326
| align="right" | 8.13
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 4 354 887
| align="right" | 3 977 832
| align="right" | 8 332 719
| align="right" | 8.66
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 3 737 030
| align="right" | 3 482 807
| align="right" | 7 219 837
| align="right" | 7.50
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 3 352 386
| align="right" | 3 153 831
| align="right" | 6 506 217
| align="right" | 6.76
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 3 417 149
| align="right" | 3 258 554
| align="right" | 6 675 703
| align="right" | 6.94
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 4 301 210
| align="right" | 4 146 767
| align="right" | 8 447 977
| align="right" | 8.78
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 4 276 404
| align="right" | 4 117 406
| align="right" | 8 393 810
| align="right" | 8.72
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 3 891 950
| align="right" | 3 800 436
| align="right" | 7 692 386
| align="right" | 8.00
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 3 366 147
| align="right" | 3 317 972
| align="right" | 6 684 119
| align="right" | 6.95
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 3 132 172
| align="right" | 3 125 299
| align="right" | 6 257 471
| align="right" | 6.50
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 2 772 157
| align="right" | 2 889 853
| align="right" | 5 662 010
| align="right" | 5.89
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 2 402 096
| align="right" | 2 706 628
| align="right" | 5 108 724
| align="right" | 5.31
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 1 810 497
| align="right" | 2 181 537
| align="right" | 3 992 034
| align="right" | 4.15
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 1 167 214
| align="right" | 1 518 057
| align="right" | 2 685 271
| align="right" | 2.79
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 687 339
| align="right" | 953 511
| align="right" | 1 640 850
| align="right" | 1.71
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 453 972
| align="right" | 717 839
| align="right" | 1 171 811
| align="right" | 1.22
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 327 330
| align="right" | 580 402
| align="right" | 907 732
| align="right" | 0.94
|-
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 330 642
| align="right" | 680 345
| align="right" | 1 010 987
| align="right" | 1.05
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! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 12 192 396
| align="right" | 11 179 486
| align="right" | 23 371 882
| align="right" | 24.29
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 32 722 168
| align="right" | 32 698 283
| align="right" | 65 420 451
| align="right" | 68.00
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 2 966 497
| align="right" | 4 350 211
| align="right" | 7 416 651
| align="right" | 7.71
|-
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Source: UN Statistics Division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm |title=Demographic Yearbook |website=UN Data |publisher=United Nations |access-date=4 December 2015}}</ref>

===Sex ratio===
: Total: 0.995 male(s)/female
: At birth: 1.116 male(s)/female
: Under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
: 15–64 years: 1 male(s)/female
: 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female

Source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam.<ref name=p103/><ref name=p99/>