Ho Chi Minh City is in the golden population structure period when the proportion of the working-age population accounts for 74.2% - Photo: TTO
On April 28, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said that 50 years after the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day, the city's population work, with the efforts of the entire political system and the support of the people, has basically completed the set goals.
Ho Chi Minh City is in the golden population structure period.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health , the city's population in July 1976 was 3,498,120 people, and by the end of 2024 it will be 9,521,886 people, with the proportion of the working-age population accounting for 74.2%, the proportion of the population under 15 years old and 65 years old and over accounting for 18.2% and 7.6%, respectively.
Currently, the city's population size is stable and it is in the golden population structure period. The city's sex ratio at birth in 2024 is recorded at 106.1 boys/100 girls.
With economic dynamism and job opportunities, the city's population is greatly supplemented by immigrant labor from neighboring provinces and cities.
This is a period that brings many opportunities and challenges, helping to develop the economy, increase the contribution of labor in the development process, and achieve high economic growth rates.
Besides, the annual prenatal screening rate is always maintained at over 85%.
The average life expectancy of the city's residents increased from 66 years old in 1979 to 76.6 years old in 2024, higher than the national average life expectancy of 74.7 years old.
In 2024, through the health check-up program for the elderly, the city recorded that 61.6% of the elderly had high blood pressure, 25.68% of the elderly had or were suspected of having diabetes...
Concerns about low birth rate
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, besides the achievements, the city's population work still has to solve many challenges.
It is worth mentioning that the total fertility rate of the city is currently very low compared to the replacement fertility rate of the whole country, currently ranked in the group of 21 provinces and cities with low fertility rates.
The prolonged low birth rate will strongly impact the city's population structure in the future. The proportion of young people and people of working age is decreasing, while the proportion of elderly people is increasing, which further accelerates the rate of population aging.
The city has been preparing specific policies such as social security, support for education, health care, living, housing, personal income tax, entertainment... which are synchronously linked together in solving the problem so that young couples can truly feel secure in having children and having two children.
What will Ho Chi Minh City's health sector do in 2025?
In 2025, the health sector will focus on advising the City People's Committee to effectively implement the action plan to implement the Vietnam population strategy to 2030 in an effort to address the low birth rate; control gender imbalance at birth; effectively utilize the golden population structure; adapt to population aging...
In addition, advise the City People's Committee on a comprehensive health care project for people and a number of solutions to contribute to increasing the total birth rate in the period of 2025-2030, ensuring that all people have access to comprehensive, continuous and quality health care services, live in a safe environment, and develop comprehensively physically and mentally.
Thereby contributing to improving the health of pregnant women, fetuses, newborns, children, workers and the elderly...
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ti-trong-dan-so-trong-do-tuoi-lao-dong-tai-tp-hcm-chiem-74-2-20250428142427487.htm
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