Rural population, per capita in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Rural population, per capita was 0.6117 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Viet Nam, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 0.8473 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6117 units per person, in 2025.
Viet Nam ranks 42nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
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 Viet Nam
More agriculture & rural data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 11.64 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 11.64 (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 Viet Nam?
- Rural population, per capita in Viet Nam was 0.6117 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8473 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6117 units per person in 2025.
- How does Viet Nam rank for rural population, per capita?
- Viet Nam ranks 42nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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 Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.