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HCM City’s population growth stands at 2.15 percent in 10 years

Ho Chi Minh City announced on April 1 that its average population growth rate during 2009-2019 is 2.15 percent per annum, which means the city has an addition of 170,000 people each year, equivalent to the population of a small district in the southern hub.
HCM City’s population growth stands at 2.15 percent in 10 years ảnh 1HCM City's average population growth rate during 2009-2019 is 2.15 percent per annum. (Photo: laodong.vn)

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City announced on April 1 that itsaverage population growth rate during 2009-2019 is 2.15 percent per annum,which means the city has an addition of 170,000 people each year, equivalent tothe population of a small district in the southern hub.

The city’s statistics showed that its total population as of January 23 reachednearly 8.86 million people, 64,800 people higher than the figure recorded onJune 30 the previous year.

The population survey was carried out in more than 19,440 residential areas inthe city, with total households of over 2.46 million.

A representative from the city’s statistics bureau, as the national populationand housing census 2019 took place in a large scale and involved a number ofsectors, social organisations and local residents, local authorities orderedcompetent agencies to promote communication campaign so that people from allwalks of life gain a deeper insight into and join hands to ensure that thesurvey is carried out in a timely manner.

The census will investigate generalpopulation information, migration status, academic attainment level,technological specialisation, disability rate, marital status, birth and deathrate, population growth, labour and occupation, residency and people’s basicliving conditions.

The information will help to facilitate related research on Vietnam’spopulation and housing growth, and provide basic information for the assessmentof the outcomes of socio-economic development plans from 2011 to 2020 anddevise strategies for socio-economic development from 2021 to 2030.

The results of the 2019 census will also serveas a basis for initial assessment of implementation of the UN MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDSs), which Vietnam has already committed to, as well asbuilding statistical databases on population and serve as a source ofinformation to support the updating of the national database.-VNA
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