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Hà Nội (Hanoi): population

Hà Nội (Hanoi), Vietnam: 5.07 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 2 of 137.

In 1975 it had 1.49 million people.

In 2000 it had 3.02 million people, so it has grown by 68% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 4.79 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 202602M4M6M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 Hà Nội (Hanoi): 5.1M

Largest cities: Vietnam

City20252050, projected
Ho Chi Minh City14,052,71317,201,445
Hà Nội (Hanoi)5,068,4144,789,526
Cần Thơ1,327,7411,413,715
Đà Nẵng1,142,6211,115,167
Hải Phòng1,015,494965,964
Long Xuyên635,490674,755
Mỹ Tho565,9061,193,562
Nha Trang503,051699,076
Vũng Tàu498,010667,919
Tây Ninh437,816623,011

Vietnam: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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