Vietnam, a country of more than 100 million people, has seen its fertility rate fall to 1.9 children per woman, prompting the government to reverse longstanding population control policies. A two-child policy that had been in place for more than 40 years was officially lifted in June 2025.
Vietnam lifts two-child policy as fertility rate falls to 1.9 children per woman
Vietnam, a country of more than 100 million people, has seen its fertility rate fall to 1.9 children per woman, prompting the government to reverse longstanding population control policies. A two-child policy that had been in place for more than 40 years was officially lifted in June 2025.
For decades, Vietnam maintained a two-child policy as the government focused on controlling population growth. That restriction was formally removed in June 2025.
The government is now facing a rapidly ageing population and the prospect of labour shortages, and has shifted its approach to encouraging citizens to have more children.
- No responses or views from Vietnamese citizens or civil society groups on the policy reversal are included.
- No detail is provided on specific government measures or incentives introduced to encourage higher birth rates.
- No expert or demographic analysis of the fertility decline's causes is included.
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