Vietnam
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
326000
Immigrant Population
0.3%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
3694000
Emigrant Population
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Immigrants from Asia in the United States
In 2014, people born in Asian accounted for 30 percent of U.S. immigrants, with high rates of educational attainment, sizable median incomes, and wide differences across origin groups.
The Southeast Asia-Australia Regional Migration System: Some Insights into the “New Emigration”
The Australia-Southeast Asia migration system is far more multidirectional and complex than the standard destination-sending country framing suggests.
Promoting the Health of Left-Behind Children of Asian Labour Migrants: Evidence for Policy and Action
Left-behind children of Asian labor migrants face elevated mental health and nutritional risks that worker-focused programs largely fail to address.
From Humanitarian to Economic: The Changing Face of Vietnamese Migration
Vietnam's migration patterns shifted from refugee outflows to labor export, as remittances inflows climbed to an estimated $12 billion in 2014.
Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States
The U.S. Vietnamese immigrant population grew from about 231,000 in 1980 to nearly 1.3 million in 2012.
Select Diaspora Populations in the United States
Profiles of U.S. diaspora communities from 15 countries reflect how they drive homeland development through remittances and human capital. But their investment potential remains underutilized.
Immigrants from Asia in the United States
In 2009, Asian immigrants in the United States were nearly twice as likely as immigrants overall to hold a college degree.
Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States
In 2008, Vietnamese immigrants had a naturalization rate nearly double the foreign-born average, a legacy of the population’s predominantly refugee origins.
Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States in 2006
In 2006, Vietnamese immigrants in the United States were far more likely to be U.S. citizens than the foreign-born average.
Characteristics of the Asian Born in the United States in 2000
As of 2000, the 8.2 million immigrants from Asia made up 26 percent of the U.S. foreign-born population.