Population ages 65 and above, total in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Population ages 65 and above, total was 9.65 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total in Viet Nam, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total in Viet Nam is 9.65 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total in Viet Nam peaked at 9.65 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.57 million, in 1960.
Viet Nam ranks 18th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 million | 1.57 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.43 million | 2.21 million | 2.73 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.13 million | 2.80 million | 3.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.00 million | 3.59 million | 4.50 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.97 million | 4.62 million | 5.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.98 million | 5.29 million | 7.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.48 million | 7.42 million | 9.65 million | 6 |
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More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,306 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.6092 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5102 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total in Viet Nam?
- Population ages 65 and above, total in Viet Nam was 9.65 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 9.65 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million in 1960.
- How does Viet Nam rank for population ages 65 and above, total?
- Viet Nam ranks 18th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.