About the Vietnamese population

According to the 1999 census, the population of Vietnam was 76.3 million. Compared to the previous census of 1989, the population increased by 11.9 million in 1989-99 the birth rate was 1.7%, 1.31% in 2002. Children's mortality 42 people. 1000 babies. The average life expectancy (2002) 68.2 years, men 65.5 years, women 70.1 years. In 1989-99, the percentage of migration of rural cities per year was 3.2%. In 1999, 23.5% of the country's population lived in cities, 25% in 2002. The ratio of the sexes. 51% of women and 49% of men. The retirement age (only public sector workers) for men only for women - 55 for women. The literacy level is 91% (1989-88%). Vietnam is a multinational country, 54 nationality and nationality. The Vietnamese themselves (Vieta or women) make up 87% of the population. Basically, they live in low -powered types of Krasnoye and Mekenig rivers, in the coastal areas of the Central Vietnam. The number of Chinese is 4% in Vietnam. Most nationalities Tei, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, Nung - ul. 1 million people each. The smallest ethnic groups, brown, rum, air, have several hundred people.
The national language is Vietnamese, which speaks from St. 90% of the population. Ethnic minorities that support their own language use the Vietnamese in interethnic communication. 6 Religions in Vietnam are officially recognized: Buddhism, Catholicism, prosperity, Islam, Koai and Hoahao. According to official figures, 7.5 million Buddhists in the country, while 85% of the population consider themselves followers of this religion, approx. 5 million Catholics, 500 thousand Protestants, 150-170 thousand Muslims.