Like other localities nationwide, Da Nang is facing some population-related matters.

A musical performance by local female senior citizens

Currently, over 80% of Da Nang’s total population inhabits an area covering only 25% of the city’s total.  In particular, the population of the inner districts of Hai Chau and Thanh Khe now account for 41.1% of the city’s total, whereas the total area of the 2 districts only accounts for 3.1 % of the city’s total.  This is a typical example of the current uneven population distribution, disparities in population density, and the imbalance in population structure between local districts. 

To deal with these matters of deep concern, the city authorities have developed a project to ensure more effective population distribution in the city. The focus has been on attracting more talent to work for local government agencies, and reducing the number of migrants from other localities who are either unemployed or in unstable jobs.  Special attention has been paid to matching the population distribution policies with local urban planning strategies. 

The past decade has also seen a steady decrease in the number of third-child births amongst local couples.  Annual population growth rate is between 1.1 and 1.3%, and average life expectancy for local residents is now 75.6 years.

By the end of last year, the city had a population of over 1 million people, and this figure is expected to reach 1.4 million by 2020, and 2 million by 2050.

In the years ahead, the city authorities will take even more effective measures in a synchronous manner in a bid to improve the population’s quality in physical, intellectual and spiritual terms through the implementation of practical and specific policies and programmes.

Greater efforts will also be made to ensure better local health care services for local residents, promote physical fitness movements in the community, ensure environmental sanitation, and guarantee local food safety and hygiene.

Furthermore, more appeals for public investment will be made to improve the population quality in harmony with the socio-economic development strategies.

In particular, stronger measures will be taken to comprehensively handle population-related issues including the size, structure and distribution of the population, as well as to improve the local population quality and ensure the city’s rapid but sustainable development.