Population Structure Change in the Mekong Delta: Current and Policy Implications

Shift in the population structure is one of the factors that impacts strongly on socioeconomic development. The purpose of the article is to analyze the current of population structure shift in oder to shows clearly the population development trend in the Mekong Delta. Based on this, the article poi...

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Main Author: Phan, Thuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: H. : ĐHQGHN 2020
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Online Access:http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/74812
https://doi.org/10.25073/2588-1116/vnupam.4221
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Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Language: English
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Summary:Shift in the population structure is one of the factors that impacts strongly on socioeconomic development. The purpose of the article is to analyze the current of population structure shift in oder to shows clearly the population development trend in the Mekong Delta. Based on this, the article points out some problems posed from the trend of population structure change such as the risk of sex imbalance at birth, the elderly population feminization and the impact of population aging, the risk of losing the golden population opportunities. The author then some recommendations implied policies are proposed to solve the threats and challenges created by the process of changing population structure.