Gov't to conduct 45 surveys and censuses

Under the program, there will be 42 sectoral surveys and three national statistical censuses on the following areas:

(i) population and housing, population and family planning, labor and employment;

(ii) land, agro-forestry-fishery;  

(iii) industry, construction, trade, service and investment capital; 

(iv) economic facilities, administrative organizations, and national accounts;

(v) consumer price index;

(vi) science, technology and information communication; 

(vii) health, society and environment.

In September 2021, the Government issued the Viet Nam Statistical Development Strategy.

The strategy focuses on modernizing the statistics sector in the direction of innovation, rapid and solid development with proper organizational structure; providing and popularizing statistical information in line with international standards and practices; and forming a quality national concentrated statistical information system.

Around 85 percent of paper questionnaires will be replaced with online ones by 2025 and the figure will rise to 95 percent by 2030. Meanwhile, at least 80 percent of statistical products will be timely provided to users by 2025. 

Micro-statistical data is hoped to meet at least 30 percent of the demand of domestic and foreign users by 2025, and 60 percent by 2030.

On July 23, 2022, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung signed a decision on the implementation of the Viet Nam Statistical Development Strategy for the period of 2021-2030, with a vision to 2045.

The decision sets nine groups of tasks and solutions, including perfecting institutions; renovating organizational models; developing human resources; and modernizing data collection, processing and administration./.