According to a report by the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam, Ministry of Finance, Viet Nam is currently in the "golden population" phase with 67.4% of the population aged 15–64. However, we are confronting the rapid ageing of the population and a declining birth rate.

Viet Nam is still in its “golden population” period, but the pace of ageing is among the fastest in the world. What is worrying is that the ageing process is taking place while Viet Nam’s social security and savings foundations remain limited.

A recently released report entitled “Viet Nam Population Projections for 2024-2074”, published by the National Statistics Office, issued the latest warning about the country’s demographic transition: Viet Nam's golden population period will end in 2036, three years earlier than previously estimated, before moving into an ageing and super-ageing phase.