Dossier
total fertility rate (TFR)
Coverage of total fertility rate (TFR) in the Nexus archive.
- 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.
- East Asia’s population challenge isn’t just about raising birth rates
East Asia's societies are becoming richer, healthier, and more educated, yet fertility rates remain below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman, with efforts to reverse the trend yielding disappointing results.