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Live births in Vietnam

Live births in Vietnam was 1.39 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 2.4% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count1,387,961 Estimated
Change on 2022-2.4%
Rank19th of 236Countries ranked
Series high1,922,6801984
Series low892,1491951
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Live births in Vietnam, 1950 to 2023

750K1M1.25M1.5M1.75M2M19501961197219831994200520231950: 973,300 count1951: 892,149 count1952: 1,064,377 count1953: 1,042,552 count1954: 1,163,636 count1955: 1,127,628 count1956: 1,161,168 count1957: 1,285,702 count1958: 1,313,884 count1959: 1,335,851 count1960: 1,352,973 count1961: 1,190,671 count1962: 1,370,575 count1963: 1,408,264 count1964: 1,395,964 count1965: 1,377,038 count1966: 1,347,648 count1967: 1,344,790 count1968: 1,399,474 count1969: 1,423,504 count1970: 1,459,384 count1971: 1,514,527 count1972: 1,579,568 count1973: 1,638,342 count1974: 1,611,471 count1975: 1,630,898 count1976: 1,661,934 count1977: 1,691,799 count1978: 1,721,176 count1979: 1,750,046 count1980: 1,758,376 count1981: 1,796,366 count1982: 1,847,487 count1983: 1,897,481 count1984: 1,922,680 count1985: 1,901,443 count1986: 1,853,705 count1987: 1,800,131 count1988: 1,804,440 count1989: 1,862,880 count1990: 1,892,842 count1991: 1,905,689 count1992: 1,866,343 count1993: 1,815,791 count1994: 1,732,551 count1995: 1,637,513 count1996: 1,537,178 count1997: 1,452,809 count1998: 1,374,488 count1999: 1,341,952 count2000: 1,390,170 count2001: 1,413,038 count2002: 1,425,422 count2003: 1,444,171 count2004: 1,445,763 count2005: 1,408,413 count2006: 1,417,335 count2007: 1,466,698 count2008: 1,504,570 count2009: 1,515,454 count2010: 1,522,480 count2011: 1,555,971 count2012: 1,601,508 count2013: 1,620,204 count2014: 1,711,735 count2015: 1,717,064 count2016: 1,627,396 count2017: 1,595,530 count2018: 1,485,701 count2019: 1,507,477 count2020: 1,494,146 count2021: 1,457,843 count2022: 1,422,615 count2023: 1,387,961 count500K1M1.5M2M19501975200020232023: 1,387,961 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20231,387,961 Estimated
20221,422,615 Estimated
20211,457,843 Estimated
20201,494,146 Estimated
20191,507,477 Estimated
20181,485,701 Estimated
20171,595,530 Estimated
20161,627,396 Estimated
20151,717,064 Estimated
20141,711,735 Estimated
20131,620,204 Estimated
20121,601,508 Estimated
20111,555,971 Estimated
20101,522,480 Estimated
20091,515,454 Estimated
20081,504,570 Estimated
20071,466,698 Estimated
20061,417,335 Estimated
20051,408,413 Estimated
20041,445,763 Estimated
20031,444,171 Estimated
20021,425,422 Estimated
20011,413,038 Estimated
20001,390,170 Estimated
19991,341,952 Estimated
19981,374,488 Estimated
19971,452,809 Estimated
19961,537,178 Estimated
19951,637,513 Estimated
19941,732,551 Estimated
19931,815,791 Estimated
19921,866,343 Estimated
19911,905,689 Estimated
19901,892,842 Estimated
19891,862,880 Estimated
19881,804,440 Estimated
19871,800,131 Estimated
19861,853,705 Estimated
19851,901,443 Estimated
19841,922,680 Estimated
19831,897,481 Estimated
19821,847,487 Estimated
19811,796,366 Estimated
19801,758,376 Estimated
19791,750,046 Estimated
19781,721,176 Estimated
19771,691,799 Estimated
19761,661,934 Estimated
19751,630,898 Estimated
19741,611,471 Estimated
19731,638,342 Estimated
19721,579,568 Estimated
19711,514,527 Estimated
19701,459,384 Estimated
19691,423,504 Estimated
19681,399,474 Estimated
19671,344,790 Estimated
19661,347,648 Estimated
19651,377,038 Estimated
19641,395,964 Estimated
19631,408,264 Estimated
19621,370,575 Estimated
19611,190,671 Estimated
19601,352,973 Estimated
19591,335,851 Estimated
19581,313,884 Estimated
19571,285,702 Estimated
19561,161,168 Estimated
19551,127,628 Estimated
19541,163,636 Estimated
19531,042,552 Estimated
19521,064,377 Estimated
1951892,149 Estimated
1950973,300 Estimated

Vietnam compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Vietnam is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Vietnam, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Vietnam, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/vietnam. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Vietnam, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/vietnam.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Vietnam, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/vietnam (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/vietnam. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Vietnam?

Live births in Vietnam was 1.39 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 2.4% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Vietnam?

1.92 million in 1984, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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