Population 76,236,259 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 35% (male 13,570,312; female 12,796,687)
15-64 years: 60% (male 22,222,286; female 23,621,122)
65 years and over: 5% (male 1,613,103; female 2,412,749) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.43% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 21.55 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 6.69 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -0.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 36.02 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 67.74 years
male: 65.37 years
female: 70.25 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.5 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Vietnamese (singular and plural)
adjective: Vietnamese

Ethnic groups Vietnamese 85%-90%, Chinese 3%, Muong, Tai, Meo, Khmer, Man, Cham

Religions Buddhist, Taoist, Roman Catholic, indigenous beliefs, Islam, Protestant, Cao Dai, Hoa Hao

Languages Vietnamese (official), Chinese, English, French, Khmer, tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 96.5%
female: 91.2% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Vietnam on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Vietnam People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Vietnam People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.