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HCMC youth marrying later than ever

HCMC youth marrying later than ever

Ho Chi Minh City youth on average are marrying at 30.4 years old, the oldest in recorded history, which could fuel the city's low birth rate and aging population.

Vietnam considers scrapping two-child birth limit amid falling birth rates

Vietnam considers scrapping two-child birth limit amid falling birth rates

The health ministry is proposing for couples to bear children freely, effectively lifting a policy that limits couples to bearing up to two children.

HCMC's rising birth rate still 'too low'

HCMC's rising birth rate still 'too low'

A woman of childbearing age in Ho Chi Minh City accounts for an average of 1.42 children, a slight increase from last year's ratio of 1.39 children per capita.

December 11, 2023 | 07:55 pm PT

HCMC faces low fertility rate, population aging

HCMC faces low fertility rate, population aging

Ho Chi Minh City is among the 21 cities and provinces with the lowest fertility rate in Vietnam, officials said at a meeting Friday.

July 14, 2023 | 06:36 pm PT

Saigon couples might get incentives to have second kid

Saigon couples might get incentives to have second kid

HCMC authorities are mulling incentives for couples having a second child as they seek to prop up a sagging birth rate.

November 28, 2019 | 11:56 pm PT

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