Vietnam aims for 2% annual increase in fertility rate towards replacement level
Vietnam’s fertility rate has fallen below replacement level, prompting the Ministry of Health to target an annual increase of around 2% and stabilise the rate by 2030.
Focus of population policy needs to shift
Population quality increased remarkably as the infant mortality rate for children aged under 5 years old and the fatality rate for mothers reduced, while average life expectancy rate started to rise.
Dialogue discusses population policy changes
Vietnam’s population policy overhaul should work towards maintaining the birth rate at 2.1 and gender balance to provide a workforce that can drive the economy forwards.