Population: 67,568,033 (July 1991), growth rate 2.1% (1991)

Birth rate: 29 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 1 migrant/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 48 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 63 years male, 67 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 3.7 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Vietnamese (sing. and pl.); adjective--Vietnamese

Ethnic divisions: predominantly Vietnamese 85-90%; Chinese 3%; ethnic minorities include Muong, Thai, Meo, Khmer, Man, Cham; other mountain tribes

Religion: Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, Roman Catholic, indigenous beliefs, Islamic, Protestant

Language: Vietnamese (official), French, Chinese, English, Khmer, tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)

Literacy: 88% (male 92%, female 84%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 32.7 million; agricultural 65%, industrial and service 35% (1990 est.)

Organized labor: reportedly over 90% of wage and salary earners are members of the Vietnam Federation of Trade Unions (VFTU)

NOTE: The information regarding Vietnam on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Vietnam People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Vietnam People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.