Country profile
Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam · South-Eastern Asia
👥 Population
101,598,527
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Hanoi
🗺 Area
331,212 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$514.7B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.766
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
307 /km²
💱 Currency
VND
Vietnamese đồng
🗣 Languages
Vietnamese
About Vietnam
Vietnam (officially Socialist Republic of Vietnam) is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with Hanoi as its capital. It is home to roughly 101.6 million people, giving a population density of about 307 people per square kilometre. The country covers 331,212 km² of land and shares land borders with 3 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $514.7B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.766. The official currency is the Vietnamese đồng (VND), and the main language is Vietnamese.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$1.65T
GDP/capita (PPP)
$16,386
GDP growth
8.0%
Inflation
3.3%
Unemployment
1.5%
👥 People
Life expectancy
74.7 yrs
Fertility rate
1.9
Pop. growth
0.6%
Urban population
38.8%
Infant mortality /1k
12
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
84.2%
Literacy rate
96.1%
Physicians /1k
1.11
Renewable energy
24.2%
Travel & practical
Capital
Hanoi
Currency
VND
Dialing code
+84
Internet TLD
.vn
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Fun facts about Vietnam
- Vietnam is the 16th most populous country in the world, with about 101.6 million people.
- By land area it is the 66th-largest country in the world, covering 331,212 km².
- It has the world's 32nd-largest economy by nominal GDP ($514.7B).
- Vietnam shares land borders with 3 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.766.
- Vietnam has a population density of about 307 people per square kilometre.
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