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Vietnam terminates its decades-old two-child policy as birth rates fall to 1.91 children per woman, aiming to address an aging population where citizens under 15 have declined from 43% to under 25%.

Since then, the birth rate has steadily declined: to 2.01 in 2022, 1.96 in 2023 and 1.91 in 2024. Vietnam isn’t the only Asian country with low fertility. But, unlike Japan , South Korea or ...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam abolished its long-standing two-child limit Tuesday to try and reverse declining birth rates and ease the pressures of an aging population. The National Assembly ...

Vietnam has officially scrapped its decades-old two-child policy in a bid to reverse ... Vietnam's total fertility rate fell from 2.11 in 2021 to a record low of 1.91 children per woman in ...

Vietnam ends 2-child policy A declining birth rate led lawmakers to approve a new policy on Tuesday that lifts the limit on the number of children many families may have. World.

The two-child policy, in place since 2009 to prevent overpopulation, restricted families to one or two children. While enforcement was relaxed for ordinary citizens, the policy was strictly ...

For example, neighboring China ended its one-child policy in 2016 and, since 2021, has allowed couples to have up to three children. Like many countries, ...

Sociologists echo concerns about costs, estimating that raising a child from birth to age 22 costs 10 to 20 million Vietnamese dong ($380 to $760) per month — more than the average monthly income.