Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 22.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Vietnam, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 22.0% for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Vietnam peaked at 22.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1960.
That places Vietnam 61st out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 1960s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 9.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 15.5% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 74.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4368 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Vietnam?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Vietnam was 22.0% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1960.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Vietnam ranks 61st out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.