Population and people in Vietnam

10 June 2017

Vietnam is located on the eastern part of the Indochina peninsula, and shaped letter "S". By the time of writing, in the year of 2017, total population is accounted for around 95 million people, in which Viet people is the biggest ethnic group of almost 90%. Number of minorities in Vietnam is 54 divided into 8 language groups.

There are 54 different ethnic groups living in Vietnam. Vietnam's population ranks 14th in the world. In average population density is around 315/ sq km. Based on language they speak there are 8 group of ethnics as the following: The Viet - Muong/ The Mon-Khemer / The Mong - Dzao/ The Nam Dao group / The Tay - Thai group / The Han group / The Kadai group/ and the Tang group.

Việt-Mường Group: Chứt, Kinh, Mường, Thổ.Tày-Thái Group: Bố Y, Giáy, Lào, Lự, Nùng, Sán Chay, Tày, Thái.Mon-Khmer Group: Ba na, Brâu, Bru-Vân kiều, Chơ-ro, Co, Cơ-ho, Cơ-tu, Cơ-tu, Gié-triêng, Hrê, Kháng, Khmer, Khơ mú, Mạ, Mảng, M'Nông, Ơ-đu, Rơ-măm, Tà-ôi, Xinh-mun, Xơ-đăng, Xtiêng.Mông-Dao Group: Dao, Mông, Pà Thẻn.Kađai Group: Cờ Lao, La Chí, La ha, Pu Péo.Austro-Polynenisian Group: Chăm, Chu-ru, Ê đê, Gia-rai, Ra-glai.Chinese Group: Hoa, Ngái, Sán Dìu.Tibeto Group: Cống, Hà Nhì, La Hủ, Lô Lô, Phù Lá, Si La.

Majority over 60% of population live in countryside and most of them rely on rice farming. Main Industrial areas big cities are Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city, Da Nang, Can Tho, Hai Phong, ect.

Source: vietindo travel

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