Experts urge actions to address low fertility rate
An international policy consultation workshop held in Hanoi on August 28 sounded the alarm on Vietnam’s declining fertility rate, with experts highlighting the linkage between education level, economic conditions and birth rates.
The hybrid event, co-hosted by the Ministry of Health’s Vietnam Population Authority (VPA) and Merck Healthcare Vietnam Co. Ltd., gathered nearly 600 delegates from various ministries, agencies and localities.
The 2023 data revealed stark disparities in fertility rates across income groups. The wealthiest segment has a fertility rate of 2 children, while the poorest maintains a rate of 2.4 children. Those with a fairly good and average standard of living have fertility rates ranging from 2.03 to 2.07 children.
