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POPULATION, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

IN 2023

1. Population

The average population in 2023 was estimated at 654,198 people,
a year-on-year increase of 0.50%. Of which, the male population was

325,830 people, accounting for 49.81%, an increase of 0.56%; the
female population was 328,368 people, making up 50.19%, up 0.44%;
the population in the urban area was 214,252 people, accounting for

32.75%, up 0.78% and the population in the rural area was 439,946
people, accounting for 67.25%, up 0.36%. The average population
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density was 139 people/km .
Much attention to population and family planning was paid, the
network of family planning services and reproductive health care was

strengthened, the fertility level was gradually decreasing, the average
life expectancy was increasing; in 2023, the crude birth rate was 14.5‰,
down 1.04 thousandth points compared to 2022; the crude death rate
was 6.72‰, down 1.70 thousandth points; the natural population growth
rate was 7.85‰, an increase of 0.66 thousandth points; the total fertility

rate was 2.32 children/woman, and the average life expectancy was 71.4
years.

2. Labor, employment

In 2023, the labor force aged 15 and over was 335,395 people,
accounting for 51.27% of the population, a year-on-year increase of
0.20%. Of the total, the male labor force accounted for 52.04% and the

female labor force accounted for 47.96%. The labor force in the urban
area and in the rural area accounted for 33.20% and 66.80%,
respectively. Employed population in economic activities was estimated
at 327,016 people, accounting for 97.50% of the province's labor force.

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