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the same period last year; 71 dissolved enterprises, an increase of 31.48%;
158 re-operated enterprises, an increase of 51.92%. The temporarily
ceased and dissolved enterprises were mostly small and micro-sized ones
in the trade and service activities, which faced difficulties due to the
negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

6. Social performances

6.1. Population, labor
The average population recorded a year-on-year increase of 1.63%
in 2021; the population growth rate was much higher than that in previous
years when people returned to the province to avoid the pandemic and
looked for local jobs due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In 2021, the average population was 647,790 persons, an increase
of 1.63% against 2020. The male and female population were 321,786
persons and 326,004 persons, respectively with the corresponding shares
of 49.67% (up 1.83%) and 50.33% (up 1.44%); the urban population was
210,960 persons, accounting for 32.57%, up 1.98%; and the rural
population was 436,830 persons, making up 67.43%, up 1.46%. The
average population density was 138 persons per square kilometer.
Population quality saw an improvement, fertility rate gradually
declined; life expectancy at birth witnessed an upward trend. In 2021, the
crude birth rate was 15.63‰, the total fertility rate was 2.46 children per
woman, and the average life expectancy at birth came in at 69.3 years.

In 2021, the labor force aged 15 years and over was 332,758
persons, accounting for 51.37% of the population with the corresponding
shares of males and females of 51.85% and 48.15%. In 2021, the shares of
labor force in urban and rural areas were 33.29% and 66.71%,
respectively. The employed population in economic sectors was estimated
at 321,345 persons, making up 96.57% of labor force in the province.

The proportion of labor force in working age earned training
degrees and certificates reached 28.47%, of which urban and rural figures
were 48.72% and 19.64%, respectively.
In 2021, the Covid-19 pandemic caused negative impact on almost
economic sectors, with an estimated unemployment rate in the province at
3.83% in 2021. The hardest-hit activity was the service sector, leading to its

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