Viet Nam Population Pyramid 1975
Viet Nam in 1975
In 1975, Viet Nam had a total population of 46,482,903 people. A decade earlier, in 1965, the population was 37,129,656; it has grown by 25.2% since.
The median age was 18.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 77.5 children under 15 and 9.7 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Viet Nam was 1.91 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 74.6 years in 2023: 79.3 for women and 69.9 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
195,821 immigrants live in Viet Nam, 0.2% of the population.
| China | 83,887 |
| Republic of Korea | 48,707 |
| Taiwan | 35,177 |
| Japan | 27,060 |
| Cambodia | 990 |
3,693,312 people born in Viet Nam live in other countries.
| United States of America | 1,434,631 |
| Japan | 589,874 |
| Australia | 294,435 |
| Taiwan | 263,078 |
| Republic of Korea | 260,609 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viet Nam | 46,482,903 | 18.7 | |
| Philippines | 42,120,826 | 16.3 | |
| Thailand | 40,940,005 | 18.4 | |
| Myanmar | 30,176,565 | 19.7 | |
| Malaysia | 11,471,914 | 18.6 |





