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POPULATION, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

IN 2021

1. Population

The average population in 2021 was 647,790 persons, an increase of
1.63%, in comparison with that in 2020, the population growth rate was much
higher than that of the previous years because the impact of the Covid-19
pandemic made, local migrant employees return their hometown to avoid
pandemic and looked for job in the province. Of which the male population
was 321,786 persons, sharing 49.67%, an increase of 1.83%; female
population was 326,004 persons, making up 50.33%, an increase of 1.44%;
the urban population was 210,960 persons, sharing 32.57%, an increase of
1.98%; the rural population was 436,830 persons, sharing 67.43%, an
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increase of 1.46%. The average population density was 138 persons/km .
Population quality was improved, fertility rate saw a decrease, life
expectancy witnessed a growing tendency; in 2021, the crude birth rate was
estimated to reach 15.63‰, the total fertility rate was 2.46 children/woman,
the average life expectancy was 69.3 years.

2. Labor employment
In 2021, the labor force aged 15 and over was 332,758 persons,
sharing 51.37% of the population; of which, the male and female population
was 51.85% and 48.15%, respectively. The labor force in the urban areas
accounted for 33.29% and the rate for the rural areas accounted for 66.71%.
Employees working in the economic sectors were estimated to reach
321,345 persons, sharing 96.57% of the province's labor force.
The percentage of trained workers with diplomas and certificates
was 28.47%; of which, the rates of urban and rural areas reached 48.72%
and 19.64%, respectively.

In 2021, the Covid-19 pandemic caused negative impacts on almost
economic sectors, the unemployment rate of the province in 2021 was
estimated to reach 3.83%. Of which the service sector was recorded to
suffer from the most serious impact, the labor structure in this sector
showed a decrease, in comparison with that in 2020; the agriculture, forestry
and fishery sector was recorded as the main pillar of the economy in the
context of the Covid-19 pandemic, so the labor structure saw an increase.

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