United Nations ESCAP
Fact Sheets on HRD
 

 

Viet Nam

Population

Population: 74.0m
0-14 years: 36% 14-65 years: 59% 65 + years: 5%
Rural population (%): 79 Urban population (%): 21
Growth rate: 1.6% Population density: 220

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking: 121

(out of 175)

GDP real growth rate: 9.5%
GDP

(in billion $)

97 (1995) GDP per capita: $1,300

Health

Birth rate

(births/1000 population):

23 Death rate

(deaths/1000 population):

7.0
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1000 live birth): 38.4 Life expectancy at birth

(Male/Female):

67.0

(64.7/69.5)

Total fertility rate

(children born/woman):

2.7 Public expenditures on health as % of GDP: 1.1
Population with access to...(%)
  -health services: 90
  -safe water: 43
  -sanitation: 22

Education

Adult illiteracy rates estimates

(female):

6.3 (8.8) Public expenditure on education:

(as % of GNP):

 
Number of 3rd level students:

(students/100,000):

316 Net enrolment ratio at the first level

(female):

 
First level pupil/teachers ratio

(% female teachers)

35 School life expectancy number of years:  

Employment

Labour force as % of total population

(age 15+women’s share) :

51 (50) Unemployment rate: 25%
% of labour force in...
  -Agriculture: 71
  -Industry: 14
  -Services: 15

Poverty & Quality of Life

HPI ranking: 33 Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank: 4
People in poverty in % (urban/rural):   GDI ranking: 101

(out of 146)

 

Sources | List of abbreviations


Back to index of fact sheets


 


Home | Search | What's New | FAQs | Feedback
ESCAP Home Page | UN Home Page

© 1998 United Nations ESCAP - All rights reserved.