Vietnam People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 61,994,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.5%

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

Ethnic divisions: 85-90% predominantly Vietnamese; 3% Chinese; 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)

Infant mortality rate· 53/1,000 (1983)

Life expectancy: men 62, women 66

Literacy 78%

Labor force approximately 29 million not including military

NOTE: The information regarding Vietnam on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Vietnam 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Vietnam 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.