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Viet Nam – Birth Rate

Name: Viet Nam Birth Rate
Creator: World Bank
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Crude birth rate per 1,000 people. Number of live births occurring during the year per 1,000 midyear population. · World Bank

13.8 −0.4 from 2022 Global rank: 111th · all-time high: 41.6 (1960)

Viet Nam's birth rate was 13.8 in 2023, a decrease of +0.4 from 14.3 in 2022. This ranked 111th globally. The all-time high was 41.6 in 1960.

APA

Viet Nam Birth Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 13, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/viet-nam/birth-rate

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_viet-nam_birth-rate,
  title = {Viet Nam Birth Rate},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/viet-nam/birth-rate},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Viet Nam Birth Rate – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	12.6	–	–
2025* trend	13.0	–	–
2023	13.8	−0.4	111th
2022	14.3	−0.5	111th
2021	14.7	−0.5	109th
2020	15.2	−0.3	109th
2019	15.5	+0.1	109th
2018	15.4	−1.3	107th
2017	16.8	−0.5	107th
2016	17.3	−1.2	107th
2015	18.5	−0.2	112th
2014	18.7	+0.8	111th
2013	17.9	−0.0	106th
2012	17.9	+0.3	105th
2011	17.6	+0.2	102nd
2010	17.4	−0.1	102nd
2009	17.5	−0.1	100th
2008	17.7	+0.1	100th
2007	17.5	+0.3	99th
2006	17.2	−0.1	94th
2005	17.4	−0.6	95th
2004	18.0	−0.2	96th
2003	18.2	+0.1	97th
2002	18.1	−0.0	93rd
2001	18.1	+0.1	93rd
2000	18.0	+0.4	90th
1999	17.6	−0.7	84th
1998	18.3	−1.3	86th
1997	19.6	−1.4	87th
1996	21.0	−1.7	90th
1995	22.7	−1.7	101st
1994	24.5	−1.6	107th
1993	26.1	−1.2	113th
1992	27.3	−1.1	116th
1991	28.5	−0.4	116th
1990	28.9	−0.1	115th
1989	29.0	+0.3	114th
1988	28.7	−0.5	109th
1987	29.2	−1.5	108th
1986	30.7	−1.5	111th
1985	32.2	−1.1	117th
1984	33.3	−0.4	122nd
1983	33.7	+0.1	123rd
1982	33.6	+0.2	120th
1981	33.4	−0.1	117th
1980	33.5	−0.6	115th
1979	34.1	−0.2	117th
1978	34.3	−0.3	117th
1977	34.6	−0.3	116th
1976	34.9	−0.2	117th
1975	35.1	−0.4	116th
1974	35.5	−1.4	115th
1973	36.9	+0.5	119th
1972	36.4	+0.7	114th
1971	35.7	+0.5	108th
1970	35.2	+0.1	103rd
1969	35.1	−0.1	101st
1968	35.2	+0.6	95th
1967	34.6	−0.9	88th
1966	35.4	−1.6	89th
1965	37.1	−1.5	93rd
1964	38.6	−1.4	93rd
1963	40.0	−0.0	96th
1962	40.0	+4.3	97th
1961	35.6	−6.0	79th
1960	41.6	–	99th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +21.1% GDP growth 2.9% C/A balance 4.3%

This pattern occurred 682 times in history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Viet Nam matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2020. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw birth rate improve within 24 months. View full analysis →