Population is no longer just a figure — it is a strategic asset central to Vietnam’s global competitiveness. This law is not merely a policy tool, but a roadmap for unlocking the nation’s demographic potential and building a high-income, digitally-driven economy by 2045.

A prolonged low birth rate is forecast to directly impact the size and structure of the population, leading to consequences suchas labourer shortages, rapid population aging, and population decline.

The Government on November 22 issued Decision No. 1679/QD-TTg approving the Vietnam Population Strategy by 2030.

The Government of Vietnam has always attached great importance to the population work, considering it as a key factor to the nation’s development, said Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy.

The 12thCommunist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) adopted the resolution of the sixth plenary session at the end of the closing meeting on the morning of October 11.

The 12th Party Central Committee wrapped up its sixth session in Hanoi on October 11 after seven working days in a serious, democratic and responsible manner.