Age structure:
0-14 years: 33% (male 13,353,828; female 12,516,289) 15-64 years: 62% (male 23,691,412; female 24,951,397) 65 years and over: 5% (male 1,696,708; female 2,564,239) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.49% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 21.62 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.26 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 31.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.27 years male: 66.84 years female: 71.87 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.53 children born/woman (2000 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, Muslim, 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.)