VOV.VN - Vietnam is facing growing concerns over a rapidly aging population as the country’s fertility rate remains below replacement level despite a slight recovery in 2025.

Raising the total fertility rate (TFR) by an average of 2% annually and gradually restoring it to the replacement level is a key target under a Ministry of Health (MoH) plan implementing the programme on ensuring replacement-level fertility by 2030.

Vietnam is witnessing a drop in the birth rate, raising concerns over the workforce quality amid national development demand, according to the national survey results unveiled at a conference held in Hanoi on October 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has made notable progress in population and development, effectively controlling population growth and entering a period of golden population structure that is contributing to national economic growth, said Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.

VOV.VN - PetroVietnam Ca Mau Fertilizer Joint Stock Company (PVCFC) on May 28 officially opened its representative office in Phnom Penh, marking a decade since Ca Mau urea fertilizer (branded as “Dam Ca Mau -The Pearl of the Golden Season” entered the Cambodian market and gained the trust of local customers.

VOV.VN - The Political Bureau’s recent decision not to discipline Party members who have a third child or more is expected to help increase the total fertility rate nationwide and align with both the country’s demographic realities and its sustainable development needs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam shipped 1.73 million tonnes of fertilizers abroad throughout 2024 for US$709.91 million, marking an annual increase of 11.7% in volume and 9.4% in value, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

A prolonged low birth rate is forecast to directly impact the size and structure of the population, leading to consequences such as labour shortages, rapid population aging, and population decline.

The country's birth rate has reached an all-time low, estimated at 1.96 children per woman in 2023, with forecasts suggesting further declines.

The Vietnam Record Organisation (VietKings) has officially recognised Hon Trung as a special seabird breeding habitat.