Vietnam’s population reached 90 million on November 1, making thecountry the 14 th most populous country in the world and the 3 rdlargest in Southeast Asia.
According to the General Departmentof Population and Family Planning under the Ministry of Public Health,the current population scale shows Vietnam has now entered a periodknown as the ‘golden population structure’ with about 63 million peoplein working age. The country is to see about 1 million people joiningworkforce annually.
As an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity forVietnam, the “golden population structure” has, however, posedchallenges regarding the creation of jobs, the improvement of humanresources quality and an aging population.
With the currentpopulation scale and the maintenance of replacement level o f 2-2.1children per women, Vietnam’s population will be added by 1 millionpeople per year and hit a maximum scale of 110 million by 2050, 18percent of which are those aged over 65 years old.-VNA
According to the General Departmentof Population and Family Planning under the Ministry of Public Health,the current population scale shows Vietnam has now entered a periodknown as the ‘golden population structure’ with about 63 million peoplein working age. The country is to see about 1 million people joiningworkforce annually.
As an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity forVietnam, the “golden population structure” has, however, posedchallenges regarding the creation of jobs, the improvement of humanresources quality and an aging population.
With the currentpopulation scale and the maintenance of replacement level o f 2-2.1children per women, Vietnam’s population will be added by 1 millionpeople per year and hit a maximum scale of 110 million by 2050, 18percent of which are those aged over 65 years old.-VNA
