In 2024, Ho Chi Minh City was the largest municipality in Vietnam, with a population of over *** million people. Home to over eight million people, Ha Noi ranking second, followed by Hai Phong. There are five municipalities in Vietnam, which are also the leading urban cities in the country.
Municipalities belong to the First Tier of the administrative units of Vietnam and have equal status to that of a province. They are the highest-ranked cities that are centrally-controlled.
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General Statistics Office of Vietnam. (June 30, 2025). Population of five municipalities in Vietnam in 2024 (in million people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219368/vietnam-population-size-of-five-municipalities/
General Statistics Office of Vietnam. "Population of five municipalities in Vietnam in 2024 (in million people)." Chart. June 30, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219368/vietnam-population-size-of-five-municipalities/
General Statistics Office of Vietnam. (2025). Population of five municipalities in Vietnam in 2024 (in million people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219368/vietnam-population-size-of-five-municipalities/
General Statistics Office of Vietnam. "Population of Five Municipalities in Vietnam in 2024 (in Million People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219368/vietnam-population-size-of-five-municipalities/
General Statistics Office of Vietnam, Population of five municipalities in Vietnam in 2024 (in million people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219368/vietnam-population-size-of-five-municipalities/ (last visited July 08, 2025)
Population of five municipalities in Vietnam in 2024 (in million people) [Graph], General Statistics Office of Vietnam, June 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219368/vietnam-population-size-of-five-municipalities/
