
Comprehensive, sustainable solutions needed to stabilise birth rates
The national fertility rate in Viet Nam has been falling below the replacement level, with the average number of children per woman of reproductive age dropping from 2.11 in 2021 to 2.01 in 2022, 1.96 in 2023, and 1.91 in 2024. Projections suggest that this downward trend will continue in the coming years.