The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Southeast Asia
Languages Vietnam, in 36 editions.
The entry for Vietnam published Languages in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Language” (1990 to 1991) and “Languages” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Language”
- Vietnamese (official),
- French,
- Chinese,
- English,
- Khmer,
- tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Vietnamese (official), French, Chinese, English, Khmer, tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
- Vietnamese (official),
- French,
- Chinese,
- English,
- Khmer,
- tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Vietnamese (official), French, Chinese, English, Khmer, tribal languages
(Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
- Vietnamese (official),
- French,
- Chinese,
- English,
- Khmer,
- tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Vietnamese (official), French, Chinese, English, Khmer, tribal languages
languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
- Vietnamese (official),
- French,
- Chinese,
- English,
- Khmer,
- tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Vietnamese (official), French, Chinese, English, Khmer, tribal
tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
- Vietnamese (official),
- Chinese,
- English,
- French,
- Khmer,
- tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Vietnamese (official), French, Chinese, English, French, Khmer,
tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
- Vietnamese (official),
- Chinese,
- English,
- French,
- Khmer,
- tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Vietnamese (official), Chinese, English, French, Khmer,
Khmer, tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
- Vietnamese (official),
- Chinese,
- English,
- French,
- Khmer,
- tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Vietnamese (official), Chinese, English, French,
The same text in 10 editions, 2001 to 2010.
- Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer;
- mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Vietnamese (official), Chinese, English, English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Khmer, tribal Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
The same text in 10 editions, 2011 to 2020.
Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; Khmer, mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
The same text in 3 editions, 2021 to 2023.
Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
- major-language sample(s):
Dữ kiện thế giới, là nguồn thông tin cơ bản không thể thiếu. (Vietnamese)
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Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
major-language sample(s):
Dữ kiện thế giới, là nguồn thông tin cơ bản không thể thiếu. (Vietnamese)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- Vietnamese (official);
- English (often as a second language);
- some French, Chinese, and Khmer;
- mountain-area languages (including Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
- major-language sample(s):
Dữ kiện thế giới, là nguồn thông tin cơ bản không thể thiếu. (Vietnamese)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Vietnamese (official), (official); English (increasingly favored (often as a second language), language); some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area Khmer; mountain-area languages (Mon-Khmer (including Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
major-language sample(s):
Dữ kiện thế giới, là nguồn thông tin cơ bản không thể thiếu. (Vietnamese)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Vietnam: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/vietnam/languages.