People Of Vietnam

Population 82,689,518 (July 2004 est.)
 
Age structure
0-14 years: 29.4% (male 12,524,098; female 11,807,763)
15-64 years: 65% (male 26,475,156; female 27,239,543)
65 years and over: 5.6% (male 1,928,568; female 2,714,390) (2004 est.)
 
Median age
total: 24.9 years
male: 24 years
female: 25.9 years (2004 est.)
 
Population growth rate 1.3% (2004 est.)
 
Birth rate 19.58 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 
Death rate 6.14 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 
Net migration rate -0.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
 
Infant mortality rate
total: 29.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 33.71 deaths/1,000 live births
 
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 70.35 years
male: 67.86 years
female: 73.02 years (2004 est.)
 
Total fertility rate 2.22 children born/woman (2004 est.)
 
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.4% (2003 est.)
 
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 220,000 (2003 est.)
 
HIV/AIDS - deaths 9,000 (2003 est.)
 
Nationality
noun: Vietnamese (singular and plural)
adjective: Vietnamese
 
Ethnic groups Vietnamese 85%-90%, Chinese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Cham, mountain groups
 
Religions Buddhist, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic, some Protestant), indigenous beliefs, Muslim
 
Languages Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
 
Literacy
conventional long form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
conventional short form: Vietnam
local long form: Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam
abbreviation: SRV
local short form: Viet Nam
 

 

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