Age structure: 0-14 years: 35% (male 13,570,312; female 12,796,687) 15-64 years: 60% (male 22,222,286; female 23,621,122) 65 years and over: 5% (male 1,613,103; female 2,412,749) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.43% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 21.55 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 6.69 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 36.02 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 67.74 years male: 65.37 years female: 70.25 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.5 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Vietnamese (singular and plural) adjective: Vietnamese