What is median age in Vietnam?

Median age in Vietnam was 32.43 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Vietnam?

The highest recorded value was 32.43 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Vietnam?

The lowest recorded value was 17.21 years in 1970.

How does Vietnam rank for median age?

Vietnam ranks 117th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Vietnam?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Vietnam data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Vietnam

Name: Median age in Vietnam
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Vietnam: Median age was 32.43 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

32.43 years

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

117th

of 236 countries

All-time high

32.43 years

in 2023

All-time low

17.21 years

in 1970

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Vietnam, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Vietnam stood at 32.43 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Vietnam peaked at 32.43 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.21 years, in 1970.

That places Vietnam 117th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	22.09 years	20.73 years	23.09 years	10
1960s	18.27 years	17.22 years	20.19 years	10
1970s	17.64 years	17.21 years	18.29 years	10
1980s	18.85 years	18.38 years	19.34 years	10
1990s	20.62 years	19.48 years	22.24 years	10
2000s	24.67 years	22.69 years	26.79 years	10
2010s	28.93 years	27.19 years	30.59 years	10
2020s	31.72 years	31.03 years	32.43 years	4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

114 Sri Lanka 32.81 years compare
115 Azerbaijan 32.6 years compare
116 Turkey 32.52 years compare
118 Tunisia 32.13 years compare
119 Argentina 32.12 years compare
120 Western Sahara 32.04 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Vietnam

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0333 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.766 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.3139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 51.56 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 37.63 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 65.99 0-100 (2024)

All data for Vietnam →

Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Vietnam?: Median age in Vietnam was 32.43 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Vietnam?: The highest recorded value was 32.43 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Vietnam?: The lowest recorded value was 17.21 years in 1970.
How does Vietnam rank for median age?: Vietnam ranks 117th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Vietnam?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.