Viet Nam

    Religious Affiliation
    Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
    Total Population
    96,491,146 1
    Urban
    35.9% 1
    Rural
    64.1% 1
    Immigrants as % of Population
    0.1% 2
    Level of Public Corruption
    41 (100 is very clean, 0 is highly corrupt) 4
    Fertility Rate
    1.90 live births per woman 5
    Under-Five Mortality Rate
    21.00 deaths per 1,000 live births 5
    Life Expectancy at Birth
    74 years 5
    Adult Literacy Rate
    93.52% 6
    Male Youth Literacy Rate (15-24 years)
    99% 5
    Female Youth Literacy Rate (15-24 years)
    99% 5
    Internet Users
    79% 6
    GDP per Capita
    US$2,715 5
    Population Living Below US$2.15 per Day
    1.0% 7
    Gender Gap Ranking based on economy, health, education, and politics
    72 (146 is the lowest ranked country; 1 is the highest ranked country) 8
    Religious Freedom: Government Restrictions Index (GRI)
    6.3 - High
    Religious Freedom: Social Hostilities Index (SHI)
    2.5 - Moderate

    These statistics are derived from the Vatican's official publication, Statistical Yearbook of the Church 2022 (Vatican City: Librera Editrice Vaticana, 2024). The numbers may differ from data reported by other sources on this site.

    Baptized Catholics
    7,377
    Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
    7.42
    Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
    115,243
    Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
    27,132
    First Communions per Year
    110,939
    Confirmations per Year
    108,664
    Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
    5,969
    Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
    5,358
    Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education
    2,212
    Church Marriages per Year
    50,575
    Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
    43,434
    Priests: Diocesan
    5004
    Priests: Religious
    2156
    Priests
    7,160
    Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
    26,150
    Catholics per Priest
    1,030
    Parishes
    3,484
    Mission Stations (no resident priests)
    208
    Catholic Hospitals
    55
    Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
    158