Vietnam climbs up 4 places to rank 79th in World Happiness Report 2021
	Vietnam Up 2 Places in World Happiness Report

The World Happiness Report is published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, in partnership with Gallup, the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and an independent editorial board. The 13th edition of the annual report was released on the United Nations International Day of Happiness on March 20.

Vietnam has steadily progressed in the World Happiness Report’s rankings over the past few years, rising from 65th in 2023 to 54th in 2024. This year, Vietnam climbed up eight places to rank 46th out of 147 countries and territories. This is the highest rank the country has achieved since the inception of the report in 2012.

World Happiness Report 2025 ranks Vietnam 46th of the 143 countries and territories surveyed. (Photo: VOV)

In Asia, Vietnam takes the third spot, trailing behind only Taiwan (27th) and Singapore (34th), with the city-state also relegating Vietnam to silver in Southeast Asia.

Finland leads the world in happiness for the eighth year in a row, with Finns reporting an average score of 7.736 (out of 10) when asked to evaluate their lives. Costa Rica (6th) and Mexico (10th) both enter the top 10 for the first time. The United States (24th) falls to its lowest-ever position, with the United Kingdom (23rd) reporting its lowest average life evaluation since 2017.

Country rankings are based on a three-year average of each population’s average quality of life assessment. Interdisciplinary experts from economics, psychology, sociology, and beyond then seek to explain the variations across countries and over time using factors such as GDP per person, life expectancy, close personal relationships, a sense of freedom, and societal corruption.

Jon Clifton, CEO of Gallup, said, "Happiness isn’t just about wealth or growth – it’s about trust, connection, and knowing people have your back. This year’s report proves we underestimate how kind the world is. If we want stronger communities and economies, we must invest in what truly matters: each other."

The World Happiness Report ranks countries using data from the Gallup World Poll, which asks respondents to evaluate their life as a whole on a scale of 0 to 10-with the best possible life as a 10 and the worst as a 0.

They gather about 1,000 responses from each country every year, which are then weighted to give population-representative national averages. To determine each country's annual happiness ranking, researchers then use an average of three years' worth of data; so the 2025 report uses survey data from 2022-2024.

As of April 1, 2024, Vietnam's population reached 101,112,656 people, ranking third in Southeast Asia and 16th in the world, the General Statistics Office reported.

Of the figure, 50,346,030 were male, making up 49.8 percent; and 50,766,626 were female, accounting for 50.2 percent.

The country is experiencing a golden population structure, with the share of the population aged between 15 and 64 years making up 67.4 percent.

Vietnam's total fertility rate (TFR) in 2024 was around 1.91 children per woman.

The average life expectancy of Vietnamese people was 74.7 years old in 2024, an increase of 1.1 years compared to 2019.

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