Explainer: Why Vietnam encourages couples to have two children before age 35
Vietnam News 15:18 15/09/2026The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has recently issued guidelines on population communications and education, underscoring the message of having two children before the age of 35, while affirming that individuals and couples have the right to decide when to have children, how many children they should have, and the spacing between births on an equal basis.
Vietnam’s declining birth rate raises concerns over workforce, population aging
Vietnam News 13:06 09/09/2026Vietnam’s continued decline in fertility could accelerate population aging, shrink the workforce and place a heavier caregiving burden on younger generations.
Vietnam targets natural sex ratio at birth by 2035, draft government plan shows
Vietnam News 12:33 17/08/2026Vietnam wants to bring its sex ratio at birth down to the natural level of about 106 boys for every 100 girls by 2035, according to a draft plan from the Ministry of Health that proposes action against sex-selection services and efforts to challenge long-standing preferences for sons.
Many Vietnamese men face growing risk of remaining unmarried
Vietnam News 11:54 12/07/2026Vietnam's sex ratio at birth has remained above the natural level for years, creating a growing gender imbalance that could leave many young men unable to find a spouse or forced to marry later in life.
South Korea welcomes rare baby bump as population shrinks
World 15:43 10/05/2026Kim Su-jin and her husband have set aside their doubts and embraced parenthood, joining a small but notable wave of South Korean couples having children despite the country's steep demographic decline.
China's population drops for fourth year as fewer babies born
World 14:23 19/01/2026China's population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 as the birthrate plunged to a record low, official data showed on Monday, with experts warning of further decline.
China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate
World 13:58 02/01/2026China removed a three-decade-old tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and devices from January 1 in new steps to spur a flagging birth rate.
Births hit new record low for January-June in Japan
World 17:14 29/08/2025TOKYO -- The number of babies born in January-June fell 3.1 percent from a year earlier to 339,280 in Japan, hitting a new record low for the first half, the health ministry said Friday.
Making ‘every family has two children’ more than just a slogan in Vietnam
In-Depth 11:32 14/05/2025Ho Chi Minh City is among the first localities in Vietnam to record a birth rate below the replacement level and is now facing the risk of population aging.
Young people’s hesitation to get married decelerates birth rate in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 16:52 18/11/2020A survey showed that many young people want to get married after 30 or do not plan on getting married at all
Contrasting marriage and birth rates between Vietnamese localities concerns local authorities
Vietnam News 15:29 12/11/2020The fertility rate in Vietnam differs greatly between each region
Vietnam gov’t urges citizens to marry by 30, have second child by 35
Vietnam News 11:06 07/05/2020The country is moving up on the list of countries with the fastest-aging populations in the world
