HCMC is expected to become a financial and service center of the Asia-Pacific region with a population of 13-14 million by 2040 and 16 million by 2060.
According to the revised master planning report that the HCMC Department of Planning and Architecture has submitted to the municipal government, by 2040, the old inner districts would be home to 4.5-5 million people, while 2.2-2.9 million people would live in the newly developed inner districts. The outlying districts would have a population of 4.2-5.6 million people.