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Vietnam Abolishes Two-Child Policy Amid Fertility Crisis

6/6/2025

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Vietnam has taken a bold step by abolishing its two-child policy, empowering couples to decide how many children to have and when. This pivotal change comes in response to a worrying fertility rate of just 1.91 children per woman, signaling a potential demographic crisis as the nation grapples with an aging population.

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Vietnam has taken a bold step by abolishing its two-child policy, empowering couples to decide how many children to have and when. This pivotal change comes in response to a worrying fertility rate of just 1.91 children per woman, signaling a potential demographic crisis as the nation grapples with an aging population.