Vietnam
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Official Name
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Population Full
96,209,000 (2019 UNDESA)
General Remarks
54 official ethnic groups
Principal Languages
Vietnamese
Literacy Rate
95% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2005), ICCPR (1982), UNCRPD (2015), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Bradley 2007a, Campbell and King 2011, Diller et al 2008, Edmondson and Solnit 1997, Ferlus 1996, Lebar et al 1964, Ostapirat 2000, Smith 1968, Smith 1972, Smith, K. 1973, Thomas 1969, Thomas 1976, Thomas 1980, Thomas and Headley 1970, Wurm and Hattori 1981
Recognized Nationalities
Decision No. 121-TCTK-PPCD, ‘Nomenclature of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups’, 2 Mar 1979, identified the majority ethnicity, Kinh-Viet, and 53 minority groups.
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Vietnam is 111. Of these, 110 are living and 1 is extinct. Of the living languages, 93 are indigenous and 17 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional, 15 are developing, 46 are vigorous, 42 are in trouble, and 6 are dying. Also listed are 2 unestablished languages.