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Regions of Vietnam Macro-region Region provinces included Area (km 2) Population (April 1, 2023) [70] Population density (people /km 2) Notes Northern Vietnam (Bắc Bộ, Miền Bắc) Northwest (Tây Bắc Bộ) Điện Biên; Hòa Bình; Lai Châu; Lào Cai; Sơn La; Yên Bái; 44,301.1 5,415,000 100.37 Contains inland provinces in the west ...
Vietnam's population may be expected to approach to 100 million by the end of 2023, making it the 15th largest country by population in the world. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It is predicted that by 2035, Vietnam will become an aged society.
The 2019 Vietnamese census, officially the 2019 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census (Vietnamese: Tổng điều tra dân số và nhà ở năm 2019, lit. 'Total investigation on the population and housing of the year 2019') was the fifth national census of Vietnam since the country's reunification, [1] and the eighth census conducted by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam. [2]
Currently, Vietnam has two cities classified as special urban areas by the government: Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. To support the authorities of these two cities in fulfilling their functions as special urban areas, the government allows Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to benefit from certain specific financial and budgetary mechanisms.
Region HDI (2022) [1] High human development 1 Red River Delta: 0.768 2 Southeast: 0.737 — Vietnam (average) 0.726: 3: North Central Coast and South Central Coast: 0.711 Medium human development 4 Northeast and Northwest: 0.685 Central Highlands: 5: Mekong River Delta: 0.684
Cities in Vietnam are identified by the government as settlements with considerable area and population that play important roles vis-a-vis politics, economy and culture. Status of cities falls into four categories: special, first class (I), second class (II), and third class (III). [1]
On the first tier, Vietnam is divided into 57 provinces (Vietnamese: tỉnh) and 6 municipalities (Vietnamese: thành phố trực thuộc trung ương). Municipalities are the highest-ranked cities in Vietnam. [1] Municipalities are centrally-controlled cities and have special status equal to a province.
The Vietnamese government often groups the various provinces and municipalities into three regions: Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam, and Southern Vietnam.These regions can be further subdivided into eight subregions: Northeast Vietnam, Northwest Vietnam, the Red River Delta, the North Central Coast, the South Central Coast, the Central Highlands, Southeast Vietnam, and the Mekong River Delta.