Urban agglomeration
8.1M
Growth (20 yrs)
+99%
Peak population
12.2M
Projected 2035
12.2M
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018
| Year | Population | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,213,224 | — | Estimate |
| 1960 | 1,400,000 | +15% | Estimate |
| 1970 | 1,969,558 | +41% | Estimate |
| 1980 |
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Source: World Bank
Source: World Bank
| 2,716,087 |
| +38% |
| Estimate |
| 1985 | 2,819,578 | +4% | Estimate |
| 1990 | 3,037,805 | +8% | Estimate |
| 2000 | 4,389,369 | +44% | Estimate |
| 2010 | 6,189,370 | +41% | Estimate |
| 2015 | 7,348,291 | +19% | Estimate |
| 2018 | 8,145,361 | +11% | Estimate |
| 2025 | 9,816,318 | +21% | UN projection |
| 2035 | 12,235,882 | +25% | UN projection |
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018. Values are for the urban agglomeration, not the administrative city boundary.
Since 1990, Ho Chi Minh City’s urban agglomeration grew from 3M to 8.1M (+168%). The UN projects 12.2M by 2035.
Estimates run through 2018; later years are UN projections. Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018.
