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SOME FEATURES ON POPULATION, LABOUR
AND EMPLOYMENT IN 2022

1. Population

The average population of the province in 2022 reached 875,379
people, an increase of 3,655 people, equivalent to an increase of 0.42%
compared to 2021, including the urban population was 222,629 persons,
accounting for 25.43%; rural population was 652,750 persons, accounting
for 74.57%; male population was 440,697 persons, accounting for 50.34%;
female population was 434,682 persons, accounting for 49.66% average
population in 2022.
The total fertility rate in 2022 reached 2.16 children/woman,
continuing to remain at the replacement fertility rate. The sex ratio of the
population was 0 .38 males 00 females; crude birth rate was 2.7‰;
crude death rate was 7.9‰. The mortality rate of children under 1 year old
was 5. ‰. The mortality rate of children under 5 years old was 23.3‰.
The average life expectancy of the population in the province in 2022 was
72.69 years, of which, 70.08 years for men and 75.46 years for women.
2. Labour and employment

The province's labor force aged 15 and over in 2022 was estimated at
502,744 persons, an increase of 26,408 persons compared to 2021, of which:
male employees accounted for 52.18%; female employees accounted for
47.82%; the labor force in urban areas accounted for 20.89%; rural labor
force accounted for 79.11%.
Laborers aged 15 years and older working in economic sectors in
2022 were estimated at 497,477 persons, an increase of 33,303 persons
compared to 2021, accounted for 56.83% of the population, of which, male
employees accounted for 58.85%; female employees accounted for 54.78%;
employees in urban areas accounted for 46.86%; employees in rural areas
accounted for 60.23%.
The proportion of trained workers with diplomas and certificates at the
working age in 2022 was estimated at 26.8% (higher than the growth rate of
23.6% in the previous year), of which, trained workers in urban areas
reached 56.5%; trained workers in rural areas reached 15.2%.

The unemployment rate of the labor force in the working age in 2022
was 1.21%, of which, the urban area was 0.72%; rural area was 1.35%.

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