Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Metro Area Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Ho Chi Minh City in 2025 is 9,816,000, a 2.59% increase from 2024.
- The metro area population of Ho Chi Minh City in 2024 was 9,568,000, a 2.65% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Ho Chi Minh City in 2023 was 9,321,000, a 2.69% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Ho Chi Minh City in 2022 was 9,077,000, a 2.7% increase from 2021.
| Other Cities in Vietnam |
| City Name |
Population |
| Ho Chi Minh City |
9,816,000 |
| Ha Noi |
5,602,000 |
| Can Tho |
2,007,000 |
| Hai Phong |
1,504,000 |
| Da Nang |
1,286,000 |
| Bien Hoa |
1,175,000 |
| Thu Dau Mot |
521,000 |
| Vungtau |
479,000 |
| Hue |
447,000 |
| Long Xuyen |
357,000 |
| Nha Trang |
354,000 |
|
Ho Chi Minh City - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
9,816,000 |
2.59% |
| 2024 |
9,568,000 |
2.65% |
| 2023 |
9,321,000 |
2.69% |
| 2022 |
9,077,000 |
2.70% |
| 2021 |
8,838,000 |
2.74% |
| 2020 |
8,602,000 |
2.76% |
| 2019 |
8,371,000 |
2.77% |
| 2018 |
8,145,000 |
3.48% |
| 2017 |
7,871,000 |
3.50% |
| 2016 |
7,605,000 |
3.50% |
| 2015 |
7,348,000 |
3.49% |
| 2014 |
7,100,000 |
3.48% |
| 2013 |
6,861,000 |
3.50% |
| 2012 |
6,629,000 |
3.48% |
| 2011 |
6,406,000 |
3.51% |
| 2010 |
6,189,000 |
3.48% |
| 2009 |
5,981,000 |
3.50% |
| 2008 |
5,779,000 |
3.51% |
| 2007 |
5,583,000 |
3.48% |
| 2006 |
5,395,000 |
3.51% |
| 2005 |
5,212,000 |
3.49% |
| 2004 |
5,036,000 |
3.49% |
| 2003 |
4,866,000 |
3.49% |
| 2002 |
4,702,000 |
3.50% |
| 2001 |
4,543,000 |
3.51% |
| 2000 |
4,389,000 |
3.49% |
| 1999 |
4,241,000 |
3.72% |
| 1998 |
4,089,000 |
3.78% |
| 1997 |
3,940,000 |
3.79% |
| 1996 |
3,796,000 |
3.77% |
| 1995 |
3,658,000 |
3.80% |
| 1994 |
3,524,000 |
3.77% |
| 1993 |
3,396,000 |
3.79% |
| 1992 |
3,272,000 |
3.77% |
| 1991 |
3,153,000 |
3.79% |
| 1990 |
3,038,000 |
3.79% |
| 1989 |
2,927,000 |
1.49% |
| 1988 |
2,884,000 |
0.77% |
| 1987 |
2,862,000 |
0.74% |
| 1986 |
2,841,000 |
0.74% |
| 1985 |
2,820,000 |
0.75% |
| 1984 |
2,799,000 |
0.76% |
| 1983 |
2,778,000 |
0.76% |
| 1982 |
2,757,000 |
0.77% |
| 1981 |
2,736,000 |
0.74% |
| 1980 |
2,716,000 |
1.42% |
| 1979 |
2,678,000 |
3.48% |
| 1978 |
2,588,000 |
3.48% |
| 1977 |
2,501,000 |
3.48% |
| 1976 |
2,417,000 |
3.47% |
| 1975 |
2,336,000 |
3.45% |
| 1974 |
2,258,000 |
3.48% |
| 1973 |
2,182,000 |
3.46% |
| 1972 |
2,109,000 |
3.48% |
| 1971 |
2,038,000 |
3.45% |
| 1970 |
1,970,000 |
3.52% |
| 1969 |
1,903,000 |
3.42% |
| 1968 |
1,840,000 |
3.49% |
| 1967 |
1,778,000 |
3.49% |
| 1966 |
1,718,000 |
3.49% |
| 1965 |
1,660,000 |
3.43% |
| 1964 |
1,605,000 |
3.48% |
| 1963 |
1,551,000 |
3.47% |
| 1962 |
1,499,000 |
3.45% |
| 1961 |
1,449,000 |
3.50% |
| 1960 |
1,400,000 |
1.45% |
| 1959 |
1,380,000 |
1.47% |
| 1958 |
1,360,000 |
1.42% |
| 1957 |
1,341,000 |
1.44% |
| 1956 |
1,322,000 |
1.46% |
| 1955 |
1,303,000 |
1.40% |
| 1954 |
1,285,000 |
1.50% |
| 1953 |
1,266,000 |
1.44% |
| 1952 |
1,248,000 |
1.38% |
| 1951 |
1,231,000 |
1.48% |
| 1950 |
1,213,000 |
0.00% |
