Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Vietnam

Population aged 65 and over in Vietnam in 2025 — 9,646,309 people. Ranked 18 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 514.9%.

2025 9.65M people +5.58% vs 2024
World rank 18of 217
Period maximum 9.65M people2025
Period minimum 1.57M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Vietnam, 1960–202502.5M5M7.5M10M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,568,795 people1962: 1,692,559 people1964: 1,814,049 people1966: 1,951,449 people1968: 2,096,540 people1970: 2,211,994 people1972: 2,296,130 people1974: 2,362,380 people1976: 2,485,350 people1978: 2,647,661 people1980: 2,802,585 people1982: 2,940,038 people1984: 3,073,310 people1986: 3,226,589 people1988: 3,406,078 people1990: 3,586,248 people1992: 3,750,702 people1994: 3,914,158 people1996: 4,118,932 people1998: 4,372,906 people2000: 4,617,068 people2002: 4,813,880 people2004: 4,965,106 people2006: 5,087,037 people2008: 5,195,135 people2010: 5,288,319 people2012: 5,452,434 people2014: 5,759,641 people2016: 6,212,245 people2018: 6,718,923 people2020: 7,421,892 people2022: 8,203,765 people2024: 9,136,541 people2025: 9,646,309 people
Change over the period: +8.08M (+514.89%) Average annual rate: 2.83 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vietnam

Vietnam 9.65M people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 58.86M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 9.65M +509,768 +5.58%
2024 9.14M +485,012 +5.61%
2023 8.65M +447,764 +5.46%
2022 8.2M +402,037 +5.15%
2021 7.8M +379,836 +5.12%
2020 7.42M +376,570 +5.34%
2019 7.05M +326,399 +4.86%
2018 6.72M +277,593 +4.31%
2017 6.44M +229,085 +3.69%
2016 6.21M +224,412 +3.75%
2015 5.99M +228,192 +3.96%
2014 5.76M +174,852 +3.13%
2013 5.58M +132,355 +2.43%
2012 5.45M +95,827 +1.79%
2011 5.36M +68,288 +1.29%
2010 5.29M +53,553 +1.02%
2009 5.23M +39,631 +0.76%
2008 5.2M +47,745 +0.93%
2007 5.15M +60,353 +1.19%
2006 5.09M +60,266 +1.2%
2005 5.03M +61,665 +1.24%
2004 4.97M +69,981 +1.43%
2003 4.9M +81,245 +1.69%
2002 4.81M +92,532 +1.96%
2001 4.72M +104,280 +2.26%
2000 4.62M +115,994 +2.58%
1999 4.5M +128,168 +2.93%
1998 4.37M +131,598 +3.1%
1997 4.24M +122,376 +2.97%
1996 4.12M +108,460 +2.7%
1995 4.01M +96,314 +2.46%
1994 3.91M +85,429 +2.23%
1993 3.83M +78,027 +2.08%
1992 3.75M +79,460 +2.16%
1991 3.67M +84,994 +2.37%
1990 3.59M +88,524 +2.53%
1989 3.5M +91,646 +2.69%
1988 3.41M +92,401 +2.79%
1987 3.31M +87,088 +2.7%
1986 3.23M +79,594 +2.53%
1985 3.15M +73,685 +2.4%
1984 3.07M +68,297 +2.27%
1983 3.01M +64,975 +2.21%
1982 2.94M +66,511 +2.31%
1981 2.87M +70,942 +2.53%
1980 2.8M +75,295 +2.76%
1979 2.73M +79,629 +3.01%
1978 2.65M +82,493 +3.22%
1977 2.57M +79,818 +3.21%
1976 2.49M +71,469 +2.96%
1975 2.41M +51,501 +2.18%
1974 2.36M +36,723 +1.58%
1973 2.33M +29,527 +1.29%
1972 2.3M +34,569 +1.53%
1971 2.26M +49,567 +2.24%
1970 2.21M +55,822 +2.59%
1969 2.16M +59,632 +2.84%
1968 2.1M +69,167 +3.41%
1967 2.03M +75,924 +3.89%
1966 1.95M +70,586 +3.75%
1965 1.88M +66,814 +3.68%
1964 1.81M +62,388 +3.56%
1963 1.75M +59,102 +3.49%
1962 1.69M +60,979 +3.74%
1961 1.63M +62,785 +4%
1960 1.57M

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.