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Taking advantage of golden population structure for new era

Vietnam’s population has officially surpassed the 100 million mark and is in the golden population structure phase. This is an opportunity for the country to maintain growth and development. However, policies to improve the quality of human resources, in terms of knowledge, health, and skills, ...

Thanh Mai

Vietnam's fertility rate declines to historic low of 1.96

The Ministry of Health today coordinated with the Hanoi People’s Committee to launch the National Action Month on Population with the theme “Improving population quality for a prosperous country and happy families” and to respond to Vietnam Population Day (December 26) in 2024.At the event, ...

Translated By Anh Quan

Vietnamese see higher life expectancy, but with more non-communicable diseases

The life expectancy of Vietnamese has increased, but elderly people have to live with non-infectious diseases for a decade on average, according to the Ministry of Health. The ministry warned that since 2011, the population has entered the aging stage and is projected to become ...

Vinh Tho - Thu Hien

Challenges of delayed childbirth in Vietnam

The rising trend of late pregnancy in Vietnam is leading to increased challenges for women’s health and fertility despite advancements in medical technology as well as trouble to the national demographics. The modern lifestyle has led to a growing trend of young women delaying childbirth or ...

Translated by Thanh Tam

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 ...

Vietnam gearing up for aged society

Population aging, especially in developing economies like Vietnam, is creating new pressure and challenges to which the population and development work needs to flexibly respond as there are only 14 years left for Vietnam to prepare for an aged society. Experts held that Vietnam posts ...

Vietnam invests in healthcare system for aging population

After publishing articles on care for the elderly with inadequacies in health care and medical examination and treatment for the aging population, SGGP Newspaper had an interview with Deputy Minister of Health Prof. Tran Van Thuan.Deputy Minister of Health Prof. Tran Van Thuan said that ...

Senior citizens need training, employment support amid aging population

There will be tens of millions of elderly people with desires for entrepreneurship, vocational training, and employment opportunities in the next decade, offering both significant challenges for society and an important workforce contributing to the country’s economic growth.In 2023, Vietnam has more than 16 million ...

Caring for senior citizens as population ages

According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), Vietnamese people aged 60 and above will account for about 20 per cent of the total population by 2038. At the current rate of population ageing, Việt Nam is expected to be among the 10 fastest-aging countries globally, ...

The aging problem in VN: the pressures of the 'sandwich generation’

The forecast of the General Statistics Office (GSO) for 2019-2069 and the measurement of the United Nations show that in 13 years, or by 2036, Vietnam will end its aging period and begin its old population period, which means there will be one person aged ...

Vo Thu

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