Decreasing birth rate poses challenges to population and development targets
Vietnam is grappling with specific challenges, particularly concerning the target for 2030, which aims to sustain a steady replacement fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman while anticipating a population size of approximately 104 million. A decline in fertility rates impacts various aspects including population size, age distribution, reduction in the working-age population, migration trends and acceleration of population aging. It also hampers the potential of demographic dividends.
Low fertility isn’t confined to urban areas with advanced economies but also prevalent in provinces grappling with economic and social challenges, such as the Mekong Delta region, pivotal in agricultural production and national food security.
