WORLDASIA TIMES
Vietnam too slow, too timid to defuse its demographic time bomb
Vietnam is rapidly aging with a declining fertility rate, creating demographic challenges. The country's total fertility rate fell below replacement level for three consecutive years, from 2.11 in 2021 to 1.91 in 2024, while its slow and timid policy responses risk exacerbating the crisis.
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