Population density rose 1.05% to 286 km per capita in Vietnam in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Vietnam reached an all time high of 289 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 109 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Vietnam's main peers, population density in Cambodia amounted to 84.2 km per capita, 144 km per capita in China, 28.8 km per capita in Laos and 131 km per capita in Thailand in 2015.
Vietnam has been ranked 26th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Cambodia | km per capita | 80.1 | 81.4 | 82.7 | 84.2 | 85.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | km per capita | 142 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | km per capita | 400 | 405 | 411 | 416 | 421 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | km per capita | 351 | 351 | 351 | 350 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | km per capita | 27.2 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 29.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | km per capita | 84.6 | 86.1 | 87.5 | 89.0 | 90.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | km per capita | 78.9 | 79.5 | 80.1 | 80.8 | 81.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | km per capita | 8.67 | 8.69 | 8.73 | 8.74 | 8.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | km per capita | 130 | 130 | 130 | 131 | 131 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | km per capita | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | km per capita | 277 | 280 | 283 | 286 | 289 |
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