Rural population, per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Rural population, per capita was 0.6117 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Vietnam, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Vietnam stood at 0.6117 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Vietnam peaked at 0.8473 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6117 units per person, in 2025.
Vietnam ranks 41st of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8473 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8428 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.8388 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8349 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8305 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8246 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8165 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8071 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.7989 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7937 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7931 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7934 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.794 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7946 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7949 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7945 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7957 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8036 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8076 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8081 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8084 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8086 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8089 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.809 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8092 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8093 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8094 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8095 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8095 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8095 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8083 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8056 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8017 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7969 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7914 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7855 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7793 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7731 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7672 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7618 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7563 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7505 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7445 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7383 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.732 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7257 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7195 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7135 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7078 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7024 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6975 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.693 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6888 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6847 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6805 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6762 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6715 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6664 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6606 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6538 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6443 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6335 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6245 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6187 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6151 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6117 units per person | -0.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.6117 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.6117 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8235 units per person | 0.7937 units per person | 0.8473 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.798 units per person | 0.7931 units per person | 0.8081 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8091 units per person | 0.8084 units per person | 0.8095 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7871 units per person | 0.7618 units per person | 0.8083 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7291 units per person | 0.7024 units per person | 0.7563 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6773 units per person | 0.6538 units per person | 0.6975 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6246 units per person | 0.6117 units per person | 0.6443 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More agriculture & rural data for Vietnam
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 589.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.5% (2023)
- Rural population 61.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Vietnam?
- Rural population, per capita in Vietnam was 0.6117 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8473 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6117 units per person in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for rural population, per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 41st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.