The smallest province by area is Hung Yen at 2,515km². Hung Yen originally had only 930km², and even after merging with Thai ...

Vietnam’s “golden population” period — when working age people outnumber those who depend on them — began in 2007 and is expected to last until 2039.

Vietnam’s population-control policy has roots that predate China’s one-child policy, which was introduced in 1979 and abandoned in 2016 for a two- and later three-child policy.

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has scrapped a policy that limited couples to have up to two children, as it addresses a declining birth rate and a shrinking working-age population. Vietnamese lawmakers on ...

HANOI: For more than six decades, population work in Vietnam has been recognised as a top strategic priority, closely tied to the nation's sustainable development.

Vietnam's decision to scrap its two-child policy followed a steady decrease in birth rates since 2022, when the fertility rate dropped to 2.01 and declined again to 1.93 in 2023.

Vietnam has scrapped its long-standing two-child policy as birth rates fall and its population ages. Lawmakers approved changes Tuesday that now let couples decide how many children to have.

Vietnam has scrapped its long-standing two-child policy as birth rates fall and its population ages. Lawmakers approved changes Tuesday that now let couples decide how many children to have.

Vietnam has scrapped its long-standing two-child policy as birth rates fall and its population ages. Lawmakers approved changes Tuesday that now let couples decide how many children to have.