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The People of Vietnam Population: 97,040,334 Ethnic Groups: Kinh (Viet), Tay,                Muong, Khmer,  Nung,  Hoa, other  Age Structure:              0–14 years: 23.27%                 (22,581,036)              15–24 years: 15.81%                 (15,338,997)               25–54 years: 45.67%               (44,318,693)              55–64 years: 8.9%                  (8,634,799)              65 years and over: 6.35%                (6,166,809) Population Growth Rate:              0.9% Death Rate:              5.9 deaths/1,000 pop. Migration Rate:              -0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 pop. Infant Mortality Rate:              16.7 deaths/1,000 live births Life Expectancy at Birth:              total population:  73.9 years              male: 71.4 years              female: 76.7 years Total Fertility Rate:              1.79 children born/woman Religions:              Buddhist, Catholic, Hoa Hao, Cao               Dai, Protestant, Muslim    Languages:              Vietnamese, English, french,               Chinese, and Khmer, mountain               area languages (Mon-Khmer and               Malayo-Polynesian) Literacy Rate:              94.5%                   Source: www.cia.gov 2018

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