Viet Nam

1950

2025

2100

1950

2025

2100

Net emigration of 48,171 people per year—more people leaving than arriving.

Since 1950, Viet Nam has lost a cumulative 1.1 million people through migration.

By 2100, projections show continued net emigration.

Net migrants

-48,171

Net migration rate

-0.5 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Net migration: — Immigrants minus emigrants. Positive = more people arriving, negative = more leaving.
Net migration rate: — Net migration per 1,000 population per year.
Immigration: — People entering the country from abroad.
Emigration: — People leaving the country to live abroad.

Migration flows

Net migration from 1950 to 2100 (projections after 2024)

Net migrants

-3,341,176

Cumulative over selected range

Peak immigration

571,113

Top year: 2008

Peak emigration

-337,597

Lowest year: 1979

Recent avg (10 yrs)

-25342

Per year

Viet Nam loses approximately 48,171 people per year to emigration (0.5 per 1,000 population). Peak immigration was 571,113 in 2008.

Migration flows in Viet Nam are relatively modest.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).