diff --git a/compiler/aarch64/codegen/OMRCodeGenerator.cpp b/compiler/aarch64/codegen/OMRCodeGenerator.cpp
index 7fc191512d9..1e8ed9ea3f4 100644
--- a/compiler/aarch64/codegen/OMRCodeGenerator.cpp
+++ b/compiler/aarch64/codegen/OMRCodeGenerator.cpp
@@ -700,6 +700,8 @@ bool OMR::ARM64::CodeGenerator::getSupportsOpCodeForAutoSIMD(TR::CPU *cpu, TR::I
       case TR::vmushr:
       case TR::vrol:
       case TR::vmrol:
+      case TR::vpopcnt:
+      case TR::vmpopcnt:
          // Float/ Double are not supported
          return (et == TR::Int8 || et == TR::Int16 || et == TR::Int32 || et == TR::Int64);
       case TR::vload:
diff --git a/compiler/aarch64/codegen/OMRTreeEvaluator.cpp b/compiler/aarch64/codegen/OMRTreeEvaluator.cpp
index 16759934398..f9d593701e3 100644
--- a/compiler/aarch64/codegen/OMRTreeEvaluator.cpp
+++ b/compiler/aarch64/codegen/OMRTreeEvaluator.cpp
@@ -3146,16 +3146,8 @@ OMR::ARM64::TreeEvaluator::inlineVectorMaskedBinaryOp(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGe
    return resReg;
    }
 
-/**
- * @brief Helper functions for generating instruction sequence for masked unary operations
- *
- * @param[in] node: node
- * @param[in] cg: CodeGenerator
- * @param[in] op: unary opcode
- * @return vector register containing the result
- */
-static TR::Register *
-inlineVectorMaskedUnaryOp(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg, TR::InstOpCode::Mnemonic op)
+TR::Register *
+OMR::ARM64::TreeEvaluator::inlineVectorMaskedUnaryOp(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg, TR::InstOpCode::Mnemonic op, unaryEvaluatorHelper evaluatorHelper)
    {
    TR::Node *firstChild = node->getFirstChild();
    TR::Node *secondChild = node->getSecondChild();
@@ -3167,7 +3159,15 @@ inlineVectorMaskedUnaryOp(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg, TR::InstOpCode:
    TR::Register *resReg = cg->allocateRegister(TR_VRF);
    node->setRegister(resReg);
 
-   generateTrg1Src1Instruction(cg, op, node, resReg, srcReg);
+   TR_ASSERT_FATAL_WITH_NODE(node, (op != TR::InstOpCode::bad) || (evaluatorHelper != NULL), "If op is TR::InstOpCode::bad, evaluatorHelper must not be NULL");
+   if (evaluatorHelper != NULL)
+      {
+      (*evaluatorHelper)(node, resReg, srcReg, cg);
+      }
+   else
+      {
+      generateTrg1Src1Instruction(cg, op, node, resReg, srcReg);
+      }
 
    bool flipMask = false;
    TR::Register *maskReg = evaluateMaskNode(secondChild, flipMask, cg);
@@ -4115,16 +4115,77 @@ OMR::ARM64::TreeEvaluator::vmfirstNonZeroEvaluator(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGener
    return TR::TreeEvaluator::unImpOpEvaluator(node, cg);
    }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Helper function for vector population count operation
+ *
+ * @param[in] node: node
+ * @param[in] resultReg: the result register
+ * @param[in] srcReg: the argument register
+ * @param[in] cg: CodeGenerator
+ * @return the result register
+ */
+static TR::Register *
+vpopcntEvaluatorHelper(TR::Node *node, TR::Register *resultReg, TR::Register *srcReg, TR::CodeGenerator *cg)
+   {
+   TR::DataType et = node->getDataType().getVectorElementType();
+
+   generateTrg1Src1Instruction(cg, TR::InstOpCode::vcnt16b, node, resultReg, srcReg);
+   generateTrg1Src1Instruction(cg, TR::InstOpCode::vuaddlp16b, node, resultReg, resultReg);
+   if (et != TR::Int16)
+      {
+      generateTrg1Src1Instruction(cg, TR::InstOpCode::vuaddlp8h, node, resultReg, resultReg);
+      if (et == TR::Int64)
+         {
+         generateTrg1Src1Instruction(cg, TR::InstOpCode::vuaddlp4s, node, resultReg, resultReg);
+         }
+      }
+   return resultReg;
+   }
+
 TR::Register*
 OMR::ARM64::TreeEvaluator::vpopcntEvaluator(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg)
    {
-   return TR::TreeEvaluator::unImpOpEvaluator(node, cg);
+   TR::InstOpCode::Mnemonic op = TR::InstOpCode::bad;
+   unaryEvaluatorHelper evaluationHelper = NULL;
+   switch (node->getDataType().getVectorElementType())
+      {
+      case TR::Int8:
+         op = TR::InstOpCode::vcnt16b;
+         break;
+      case TR::Int16:
+      case TR::Int32:
+      case TR::Int64:
+         evaluationHelper = vpopcntEvaluatorHelper;
+         break;
+
+      default:
+         TR_ASSERT_FATAL_WITH_NODE(node, false, "unrecognized vector type %s", node->getDataType().toString());
+         return NULL;
+      }
+   return inlineVectorUnaryOp(node, cg, op, evaluationHelper);
    }
 
 TR::Register*
 OMR::ARM64::TreeEvaluator::vmpopcntEvaluator(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg)
    {
-   return TR::TreeEvaluator::unImpOpEvaluator(node, cg);
+   TR::InstOpCode::Mnemonic op = TR::InstOpCode::bad;
+   unaryEvaluatorHelper evaluationHelper = NULL;
+   switch (node->getDataType().getVectorElementType())
+      {
+      case TR::Int8:
+         op = TR::InstOpCode::vcnt16b;
+         break;
+      case TR::Int16:
+      case TR::Int32:
+      case TR::Int64:
+         evaluationHelper = vpopcntEvaluatorHelper;
+         break;
+
+      default:
+         TR_ASSERT_FATAL_WITH_NODE(node, false, "unrecognized vector type %s", node->getDataType().toString());
+         return NULL;
+      }
+   return inlineVectorMaskedUnaryOp(node, cg, op, evaluationHelper);
    }
 
 TR::Register*
diff --git a/compiler/aarch64/codegen/OMRTreeEvaluator.hpp b/compiler/aarch64/codegen/OMRTreeEvaluator.hpp
index 6d4fcf6f6fc..ef5ca35dd35 100644
--- a/compiler/aarch64/codegen/OMRTreeEvaluator.hpp
+++ b/compiler/aarch64/codegen/OMRTreeEvaluator.hpp
@@ -438,6 +438,29 @@ class OMR_EXTENSIBLE TreeEvaluator: public OMR::TreeEvaluator
     */
    static TR::Register *inlineVectorMaskedBinaryOp(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg, TR::InstOpCode::Mnemonic op, binaryEvaluatorHelper evaluatorHelper = NULL);
 
+   typedef TR::Register *(*unaryEvaluatorHelper)(TR::Node *node, TR::Register *resReg, TR::Register *srcReg, TR::CodeGenerator *cg);
+   /**
+    * @brief Helper function for generating instruction sequence for unary operations
+    *
+    * @param[in] node: node
+    * @param[in] cg: CodeGenerator
+    * @param[in] op: unary opcode
+    * @param[in] evaluatorHelper: optional pointer to helper function which generates instruction stream for operation
+    * @return vector register containing the result
+    */
+   static TR::Register *inlineVectorUnaryOp(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg, TR::InstOpCode::Mnemonic op, unaryEvaluatorHelper evaluatorHelper = NULL);
+
+   /**
+    * @brief Helper function for generating instruction sequence for masked unary operations
+    *
+    * @param[in] node: node
+    * @param[in] cg: CodeGenerator
+    * @param[in] op: unary opcode
+    * @param[in] evaluatorHelper: optional pointer to helper function which generates instruction stream for operation
+    * @return vector register containing the result
+    */
+   static TR::Register *inlineVectorMaskedUnaryOp(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg, TR::InstOpCode::Mnemonic op, unaryEvaluatorHelper evaluatorHelper = NULL);
+
    static TR::Register *f2iuEvaluator(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg);
    static TR::Register *f2luEvaluator(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg);
    static TR::Register *f2buEvaluator(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg);
diff --git a/compiler/aarch64/codegen/UnaryEvaluator.cpp b/compiler/aarch64/codegen/UnaryEvaluator.cpp
index 32b231485d7..145e22882e5 100644
--- a/compiler/aarch64/codegen/UnaryEvaluator.cpp
+++ b/compiler/aarch64/codegen/UnaryEvaluator.cpp
@@ -116,14 +116,22 @@ TR::Register *OMR::ARM64::TreeEvaluator::lnegEvaluator(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeG
    return tempReg;
    }
 
-static TR::Register *inlineVectorUnaryOp(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg, TR::InstOpCode::Mnemonic op)
+TR::Register *OMR::ARM64::TreeEvaluator::inlineVectorUnaryOp(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg, TR::InstOpCode::Mnemonic op, unaryEvaluatorHelper evaluatorHelper)
    {
    TR::Node *firstChild = node->getFirstChild();
    TR::Register *srcReg = cg->evaluate(firstChild);
-   TR::Register *resReg = (firstChild->getReferenceCount() == 1) ? srcReg : cg->allocateRegister(TR_VRF);
+   TR::Register *resReg = cg->allocateRegister(TR_VRF);
 
    node->setRegister(resReg);
-   generateTrg1Src1Instruction(cg, op, node, resReg, srcReg);
+   TR_ASSERT_FATAL_WITH_NODE(node, (op != TR::InstOpCode::bad) || (evaluatorHelper != NULL), "If op is TR::InstOpCode::bad, evaluatorHelper must not be NULL");
+   if (evaluatorHelper != NULL)
+      {
+      (*evaluatorHelper)(node, resReg, srcReg, cg);
+      }
+   else
+      {
+      generateTrg1Src1Instruction(cg, op, node, resReg, srcReg);
+      }
    cg->decReferenceCount(firstChild);
    return resReg;
    }