Aging population: transforming demographic challenges into opportunities
Population aging is an irreversible global trend and has a strong impact on all areas of society. The challenges that population aging brings to economic growth, politics, and social security issues are directly affecting the elderly.
Vietnam is currently in the group of 15 countries with a population of more than 100 million people. According to national population data, the country has about 16.1 million elderly people, accounting for over 16% of its population. Of the elderly people, about 2.6 million people are over 80 years old; more than 9 million people are women; and 10.3 million people live in rural areas.
In the context of rapid population aging in Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly (VAE) is proposing to the Prime Minister a project on the participation of elderly people in start-ups, employment, digital transformation, and green transition.
