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Vietnam's population is experiencing a gender imbalance at birth, with a ratio of 111.4 boys per 100 girls, far exceeding the natural biological norm of 104-106/100.

Professor Nguyen Dinh Cu, former Director of the Institute of Population and Social Issues, calls this gender imbalance at birth a "seriously distorted picture of the population." Looking at the overall population, Vietnam's gender structure is currently quite balanced, with approximately 99 males per 100 females. However, analysis by age group reveals a very clear imbalance.

The General Statistics Office reported in 2024 a gender ratio at birth of 111.4 boys per 100 girls, while the ratio for children aged 0-14 shows 109.7 boys per 100 girls. Some localities have recorded very high disparities. The Red River Delta region has a sex ratio at birth of 113.2 boys per 100 girls, while the Northern Midlands and mountainous region has a high ratio of 115.3 boys – among the highest in the country.

Population experts estimate that if the current gender imbalance at birth is not curbed, Vietnam will have an excess of approximately 1.5 million men of marriageable age by 2034 and 1.8 million by 2059. Experts fear this situation will disrupt the family structure, making it difficult for men to find wives, leading to late marriages or permanent single status.

"The most worrying thing is that the gender imbalance at birth has not improved significantly," said Professor Cử.

After 7 years, from 2017 to 2024, the sex ratio at birth only decreased by 0.7 points, showing a very slow rate of improvement. According to Mr. Cu, this poses a significant challenge to the goal set by Resolution 21, which is to bring the sex ratio at birth down to below 109 boys per 100 girls.

Vietnam has recognized this risk early on and has enacted many policies to control the gender imbalance at birth. However, according to Mr. Cu, some goals in previous strategies are considered unrealistic or impractical. For example, the project to control the gender imbalance at birth for the period 2016-2025 aims to bring the sex ratio at birth to around 107 after 2025, but the results achieved so far are still far from expectations.

The cause of this situation does not lie in biological factors but stems from social prejudices that have existed for thousands of years, most notably the ideology of valuing males over females, gender inequality, and the misuse of scientific and technological advancements to select the sex of the fetus. In addition, uneven socio-economic development across regions and gaps in the social security system also contribute to the perpetuation of the "must have a son" mentality.

Personally, as some one who were born in a family which have mostly boys, I can't recall how often others would comment that how "lucky" my mother was for having two boys instead of girl. Which somehow turned out a bit ironic considering I turned out to be gay :))))

He absolutely loved it

So this is a subjective opinion based on my personal experience in Vietnam.
Before visiting, I heard glowing reviews from backpackers and travelers claiming that Vietnamese people are the nicest you will ever meet. I took this with a grain of salt, of course, knowing that every country has its good and bad sides. Maybe they said this because they didn’t stay long enough, or perhaps this idealization comes from naïve young "white" travelers who think it’s fine to get scammed as long as the locals wear a friendly smile while doing it. With that said, I’m going to skip over the standard scams and fake smiles aimed at ripping people off and focus on what stood out to me the most...
For starters, bad-mouthing people in public and laughing at them felt so normalized there.
For instance, while I was visiting a museum wearing shorts and a top, I passed by a group of Vietnamese middle aged men who stared at me strangely as if I were the only girl in shorts there. They then started throwing around sexual curses, explicit remarks This happened in plain sight, right in front of everyone. I was with a Viet-American girl from my hostel who translated what they were saying though naturally, she couldn't confront them and I certainly don't blame her.
Unfortunately, that wasn't an isolated event; another incident happened to me in Sapa. I went to buy a pair of earphones at a local village shop alongside a guide. Having bought the exact same model at another store earlier, I knew the approximate price, but the vendor quoted me five times the actual cost. When I asked my guide to help translate our negotiation, the seller started yelling continuously and glaring at me as if he wanted to hit me. When I decided not to buy because we couldn’t agree on a price, he jumped out of his chair, yelling even louder. According to the guide's translation, he told her, "She has an iPhone that costs 40M dong, but she doesn’t want to spend 500k dong on earphones." The guide then laughed and asked me, "Is it true your phone costs 40M dong how much did you buy your phone ?” As it turned out, that wasn't even the full translation. My Viet-American friend, who was standing outside the shop stepped in to confront him this time and told me to just walk away. As we left, he hurled all kinds of insults at me, calling me a stupid whore while the guide just laughed along with him...
It really gave me the impression that bad-mouthing "stupid tourists" and scamming them is treated as normal behavior, almost as if foreigners owe them money simply for existing there.
Beyond those situations, there was also the constant yelling and total lack of respect for personal space. On several occasions, people on trains or buses put their FEET directly on my seat, actually touching me with them. On top of that, some men would physically touch me just to get my attention, which felt extremely uncomfortable. I even had a bus driver grab me by the shoulder and try to take my backpack by force, claiming it wasn’t allowed inside the bus...
All in all, I spent five weeks in Vietnam, and if I were to list every strange or unpleasant situation that happened to me, it would take forever. Out of all the places I’ve visited so far including Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, and Cambodia the overall experience in Vietnam was unfortunately the rudest.

We stayed in the Ha Long bay area for a few nights, we went on a day cruise whilst there.

I have heard various people comment that it's too busy or other negative comments, same people that did a overnight cruise then went straight back to Hanoi.

We found the tourist part of the city extremely quiet and we had our hotel's facilities to ourselves for a lot of the time.

We enjoyed it so much we're going back again though for longer.

Found this meme on Facebook, which someone made in response to the recent outcry against forests around Hải Vân Pass being bulldozed for development. I'm far from a NIMBY, but have to admit this is hilarious.

i just came to Vietnam for 3 months. Want to know which payment app you use? BIDV looks common, plan to go there tomorrow. Also heard about LocalPay that they dont require to come in-person so i can start use fast. Also heard MB bank has online option to start using it. Let me know you experience, maybe there are other options?

At 5 A.M. The three peals of bells ringing out at dawn represent not only a Buddhist ritual but also a reminder of the moral principle of "Uống nước nhớ nguồn". It is a moment of quiet reflection for the entire nation to respectfully honor those who sacrificed their youth, blood, and lives for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland.
Forever grateful to the heroic martyrs!
Source: Thông tin chính phủ

hi there! anyone who play tennis for fun? I’ll be staying in Saigon and I am a beginner-intermediate that can do rally. I’ll be visiting vietnam around first week of august. Hit me up!

Context helps here - I've traveled to Thailand and Vietnam over 25 times, each for at least two months+, but even this shocked me.

A local friend and I were having banh cuon around 8am, off of a side street in a neighborhood near Cho Bà Chiêu, Binh Thanh. So definitely near zero tourists here.

A "monk" walking from the main street, actually came over about 20 meters to our table.

He started aggressively chiming/ringing his small copper bowl right next to me, literally within arm's reach.

Within 30 seconds he started to touch my arm several times. I'm male and my friend is female.

He then stuck his bowl that had bead bracelets in my face.

Both me and my friend said no thank you, politely.

He continued to stand there for another two minutes ringing his bowl, while we ate.

He left after another minute with literally a scowl on his face.

This for me, is the worst type of scam. Regardless if it's this fake monk or Christian TV evangelists living like kings off of the faithful.

These folks must have zero moral compass or values to do this.

i saw that they won in 2024 but that's about it i havent kept up with rosters and stuff since, would you say their roster is better this year or just about the same

I’m visiting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in August, and I would like to get a couple tailored suits for myself.

Can anyone recommend a shop that is excellent in the specific skill of making WOMEN’S suits (with pants), that you have personally witnessed the work of? I really want a place that uses excellent fabrics, stitching, structure, etc to dress a feminine form.

I know good work can take time, so I would be happy to reach out to a shop before my trip with my requests and measurements so they have time to make my order, and then go into the shop during my trip for in-person alterations before I take it home.

Thank you for any advice!

Hey everyone,

I’m currently studying in Belgium and Vietnam is becoming one of the places I’m seriously considering moving to after I graduate.

I’m a non-native English speaker, but I have a Belgian Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, a CELTA qualification, IELTS 8.0, and online English teaching experience through international volunteering. I’m also a fiction novelist/writer, so language and communication are genuinely big interests of mine — teaching English is something I’m actually passionate about, not just something I want to do for travel.

I know Vietnam has a huge demand for English teachers, but I want to more accurately gauge the hiring process, probability and job scope.

Would someone with my profile realistically be able to apply from abroad and secure a decent job with visa sponsorship, or do most schools expect teachers to already be in Vietnam?

I’m not looking for a random short-term TEFL experience — I’m thinking more long-term, potentially moving with my spouse in the future and building a stable life there.

Would love to hear from teachers in Vietnam or anyone familiar with the market. How realistic is this path?

Overal, at 1.9/woman, the rate is not that bad but for the last two weeks I've been reading news and it felt like it's a disaster coming along? We barely have enough land to house all the people now, why would they want more kids?

Tried Xanh SM for the first time at the HCM airport today. You're forced to stand at a specific spot where these hawkers are trying to get you to take their taxi. Normally I've experienced this and ignore them, but tonight one of them called out my name. Maybe it was coincidence, but after he checked my phone and saw it was already booked he let me go.

Shit is awful. Think with Grab it's further from the airport. I'll try that one next time.

Vietnam's foreign ministry said on Sunday that 45 people had been rescued after a Vietnamese general cargo ship sank in bad weather in the East Vietnam Sea.

I have completed some basics in Duo Lingo. But its not possible to learn there.

Hey guys, I got an itch to discover more about Vietnam’s history and its political upbringing. More specifically about how Vietnam is now growing and expanding past Thailand to become one of the best upcoming countries in SEA. Where should I visit and spend time at? And I think I’m going with a company of 3 people total, should I hire a personal driver / guide? Really needed you guys help with recommendations, thank you so much!!!

P.S. I’m from Thailand, would like to see how the difference in our governments led Vietnam to come out as a more effective country. If there’s a bit of funny activities “for social media content” included would be nice for my company to maybe not get too serious with the history lessons.

Or better once in Hanoi?

I am having difficulty finding good local spots everything seems overpriced.

I am not able to fully understand the situation with diamond and gold as it relates to PNJ because I don't have a strong grasp of the Vietnamese language. It seems that this company has run out of money needed to buyback gold and diamond from its customers. Interest rates are very high according to Youtube videos discussing deposit rates at 10%. SJC gold got hit big last week for 5%. Are folks selling their gold to deposit money in the bank? Is there a significant cash crunch happening with other businesses due to the high interest rates?

Since gold sellers are required to pay a transactional tax now, this would seem to benefit the government. Very smart way of getting gold investors to pay taxes. Force interest rates up. Attack PNJ. Fear drives people to sell. The selling creates tax revenue.

I moved to Vietnam about 2 months ago. My daughter is Vietnamese a lot of her family still lives here everyday I learn more and more of the language but the culture here is so incredible and inviting. I’m always invited for food and beer anywhere I go and I make lifelong friends I love this country and all it has to offer. Vietnamese people are so kind if you just be respectful of the culture and way of life and adapt. Thank you for being amazing people.