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United States vs Vietnam: population comparison

Current population of United States

343,756,314

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
2,065
Deaths today
1,753
Change today (UTC)
+1,018

Current population of Vietnam

102,274,848

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
777
Deaths today
384
Change today (UTC)
+349

United States has a population of 341,784,857 and Vietnam has 101,598,527 (2025 estimates). United States is currently larger by 240,186,330 people — about 3 times Vietnam's population. They rank 3 and 16 in the world respectively.

Their trajectories differ: Vietnam grows at +0.60% per year versus +0.52% for United States. At current rates the balance between them keeps shifting.

Beyond size, the structures differ: Vietnam is the younger society (median age 33.4 vs 38.5); Vietnam is far more crowded at 320 people per km² against 37.

United States vs Vietnam population, 1960–2025

United StatesVietnam
075M150M225M300M375M19601970198019902000201020202025: 101.6M2025: 341.78M1960: 180,671,0001961: 183,691,0001962: 186,538,0001963: 189,242,0001964: 191,889,0001965: 194,303,0001966: 196,560,0001967: 198,712,0001968: 200,706,0001969: 202,677,0001970: 205,052,0001971: 207,661,0001972: 209,896,0001973: 211,909,0001974: 213,854,0001975: 215,973,0001976: 218,035,0001977: 220,239,0001978: 222,585,0001979: 225,055,0001980: 227,225,0001981: 229,466,0001982: 231,664,0001983: 233,792,0001984: 235,825,0001985: 237,924,0001986: 240,133,0001987: 242,289,0001988: 244,499,0001989: 246,819,0001990: 249,623,0001991: 252,981,0001992: 256,514,0001993: 259,919,0001994: 263,126,0001995: 266,278,0001996: 269,394,0001997: 272,657,0001998: 275,854,0001999: 279,040,0002000: 282,162,4112001: 284,968,9552002: 287,625,1932003: 290,107,9332004: 292,805,2982005: 295,516,5992006: 298,379,9122007: 301,231,2072008: 304,093,9662009: 306,771,5292010: 309,378,2272011: 311,839,4612012: 314,339,0992013: 316,726,2822014: 319,257,5602015: 321,815,1212016: 324,353,3402017: 326,608,6092018: 328,529,5772019: 330,226,2272020: 331,578,1042021: 332,100,1662022: 333,996,3042023: 336,755,0522024: 340,003,7972025: 341,784,8571960: 32,531,9331961: 33,409,0591962: 34,288,5601963: 35,249,1011964: 36,201,5631965: 37,129,6561966: 38,024,8361967: 38,895,0801968: 39,734,6091969: 40,582,0961970: 41,475,2301971: 42,449,2761972: 43,429,1681973: 44,409,8611974: 45,413,5371975: 46,482,9031976: 47,684,9311977: 48,954,8721978: 50,249,5521979: 51,378,2111980: 52,490,1011981: 53,738,1411982: 55,011,2891983: 56,337,9211984: 57,706,0671985: 59,060,6221986: 60,347,0481987: 61,584,6511988: 62,843,2281989: 64,147,3481990: 65,504,5521991: 66,891,7751992: 68,260,3371993: 69,586,3841994: 70,854,3911995: 72,049,9401996: 73,156,4471997: 74,226,8891998: 75,299,6601999: 76,287,4522000: 77,154,0112001: 77,969,3612002: 78,772,2242003: 79,563,7772004: 80,338,9712005: 81,088,3132006: 82,167,8972007: 83,633,3752008: 85,175,7882009: 86,460,0182010: 87,455,1522011: 88,468,3142012: 89,510,3562013: 90,573,1042014: 91,679,5782015: 92,823,2542016: 94,000,1172017: 95,176,9772018: 96,237,3192019: 97,173,7762020: 98,079,1912021: 98,935,0982022: 99,680,6552023: 100,352,1922024: 100,987,6862025: 101,598,527

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United States and Vietnam compared across demographic indicators
IndicatorUnited StatesVietnam
Population341,784,857101,598,527
Annual growth+0.52%+0.60%
Yearly change+1,781,060+610,841
Density (P/km²)37320
Land area (km²)9,147,420313,429
Median age38.5 yrs33.4 yrs
Fertility rate1.631.90
Life expectancy78.9 yrs74.7 yrs
Urban population80%39%
World share4.16%1.24%
2050 projection (UN)380,846,910110,008,908

Latest World Bank estimates; median age and 2050 projections from UN WPP 2024. Full profiles: United States · Vietnam

United States vs Vietnam FAQ

Is United States bigger than Vietnam by population?

United States currently has the larger population: 341,784,857 versus 101,598,527 (2025 estimates) — a gap of 240.19 million people.

Which grows faster, United States or Vietnam?

Vietnam currently grows faster: +0.60% per year versus +0.52%.

How do United States and Vietnam compare in 2050?

UN medium-variant projections put United States at 380,846,910 and Vietnam at 110,008,908 in 2050.

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