Vietnam’s population
- Vietnam had a population of 97.75 million in January 2021.
- Vietnam’s population increased by 852 thousand (+0.9%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
- 50.1% of Vietnam’s population is female, while 49.9% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
- 37.7% of Vietnam’s population lives in urban centres, while 62.3% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in Vietnam
- There were 68.72 million internet users in Vietnam in January 2021.
- The number of internet users in Vietnam increased by 551 thousand (+0.8%) between 2020 and 2021.
- Internet penetration in Vietnam stood at 70.3% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for Vietnam
- There were 72.00 million social media users in Vietnam in January 2021.
- The number of social media users in Vietnam increased by 7.0 million (+11%) between 2020 and 2021.
- The number of social media users in Vietnam was equivalent to 73.7% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in Vietnam
- There were 154.4 million mobile connections in Vietnam in January 2021.
- The number of mobile connections in Vietnam increased by 1.3 million (+0.9%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
- The number of mobile connections in Vietnam in January 2021 was equivalent to 157.9% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
