Result of 2009 general population and housing census announced

(ĐN) - Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung on August 13 hosted a teleconference with authorities of all 63 cities and provinces across the country to announce important statistics from the 2009 general population and housing census.

Vice Chairwoman of the provincial Peoples Committee Huynh Thi Nga hosts conference in Dong Nai.

According to the results of the General Census, Vietnam’s population hit approximately 85.8 million on April 1, 2009, an increase of nearly 9.5 million from 1999, to become the third most populous country in Southeast Asia and the 13th most populous country in the world

On average, the country’s population increased by 1.2 percent per year from 1999-2009, a decline of 0.5 percent from 10 years ago - the lowest rate of growth in the past 50 years. Vietnam has more than 7,200 people who are over 100 years old.

Dong Nai is the locality with the country’s fourth largest population (nearly VND2.5 million) after HCM city, Ha Noi and Thanh Hoa.

Vietnam’s urban population accounts for 29.6 percent of the country’s population and grows at a rate of 3.4 percent per year, while the corresponding figure for the rural areas is just 0.4 percent.

Reported by H.G