Vietnam Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Vietnam rural population for 2021 was 60,379,495, a 0.3% decline from 2020.
  • Vietnam rural population for 2020 was 60,560,066, a 0.22% decline from 2019.
  • Vietnam rural population for 2019 was 60,695,620, a 0.21% decline from 2018.
  • Vietnam rural population for 2018 was 60,822,052, a 0.16% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 909,384,771
Pakistan 144,765,164
Indonesia 116,919,988
Bangladesh 103,398,765
Nigeria 100,840,661
Egypt 62,430,223
Vietnam 60,379,495
Philippines 59,577,632
Kenya 37,902,724
Myanmar 36,879,663
Sudan 29,406,434
Sri Lanka 17,977,378
Uzbekistan 17,308,463
Ghana 13,794,798
Morocco 13,323,470
Ukraine 13,244,273
Cambodia 12,496,843
Cameroon 11,383,170
Angola 11,227,528
Zambia 10,672,830
Papua New Guinea 8,610,641
Lao PDR 4,682,315
Honduras 4,215,972
Kyrgyz Republic 4,206,064
Tunisia 3,692,618
Bolivia 3,566,464
Nicaragua 2,789,745
Mauritania 2,024,451
Republic of Congo 1,850,943
El Salvador 1,634,233
Lesotho 1,608,881
Moldova 1,490,716
Georgia 1,488,191
West Bank and Gaza 1,132,085
Mongolia 1,045,010
Timor-Leste 902,269
Eswatini 901,726
Solomon Islands 529,982
Bhutan 443,105
Djibouti 240,823
Vanuatu 237,230
Cabo Verde 193,416
Micronesia 87,034
Kiribati 56,273
Sao Tome and Principe 55,614
Vietnam Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 60,379,495 61.95 -0.30%
2020 60,560,066 62.66 -0.22%
2019 60,695,620 63.37 -0.21%
2018 60,822,052 64.08 -0.16%
2017 60,921,191 64.79 -0.11%
2016 60,988,564 65.49 -0.06%
2015 61,022,408 66.19 -0.00%
2014 61,022,867 66.89 0.05%
2013 60,994,814 67.57 0.08%
2012 60,946,369 68.25 0.09%
2011 60,890,211 68.92 0.11%
2010 60,823,204 69.58 0.13%
2009 60,743,875 70.24 0.13%
2008 60,664,477 70.87 0.10%
2007 60,601,632 71.50 0.10%
2006 60,539,322 72.11 0.13%
2005 60,460,100 72.72 0.19%
2004 60,348,122 73.32 0.22%
2003 60,217,153 73.91 0.25%
2002 60,069,649 74.49 0.26%
2001 59,913,618 75.06 0.28%
2000 59,745,404 75.63 0.38%
1999 59,516,988 76.18 0.70%
1998 59,102,740 76.63 0.87%
1997 58,591,745 77.04 0.95%
1996 58,036,281 77.44 1.09%
1995 57,409,666 77.83 1.22%
1994 56,714,700 78.23 1.35%
1993 55,953,907 78.61 1.49%
1992 55,128,923 78.99 1.59%
1991 54,257,079 79.37 1.67%
1990 53,358,125 79.74 1.73%
1989 52,444,447 80.11 2.03%
1988 51,388,824 80.25 2.14%
1987 50,300,038 80.31 2.20%
1986 49,206,465 80.38 2.25%
1985 48,111,622 80.44 2.30%
1984 47,018,693 80.50 2.34%
1983 45,931,270 80.57 2.37%
1982 44,855,092 80.63 2.38%
1981 43,799,393 80.69 2.37%
1980 42,773,467 80.75 2.08%
1979 41,892,720 80.83 2.08%
1978 41,029,648 80.92 2.44%
1977 40,039,573 81.02 2.45%
1976 39,070,290 81.12 2.39%
1975 38,147,783 81.22 2.19%
1974 37,322,526 81.32 2.10%
1973 36,546,890 81.41 2.10%
1972 35,786,918 81.51 2.16%
1971 35,021,682 81.60 2.21%
1970 34,255,870 81.70 1.73%
1969 33,669,513 82.09 1.68%
1968 33,108,220 82.47 1.72%
1967 32,544,426 82.85 1.86%
1966 31,945,133 83.22 2.00%
1965 31,313,772 83.58 2.16%
1964 30,644,334 83.94 2.31%
1963 29,944,057 84.29 2.43%
1962 29,226,376 84.63 2.28%
1961 28,568,262 84.97 2.34%
1960 27,908,847 85.30 %