Under the adjusted master plan by 2040, approved by the Ho Chi Minh City's People's Council on May 19,  the southern city will be developed into five urban areas, including the center urban area, the eastern urban area, the northern-northwestern urban area, the western urban area, and the southern urban area.

The city is expected to have 13 million people by 2040, 14.5 million by 2050, and 16 million by 2060, according to the plan.

The plan also includes an extension of Nguyen Huu Tho Street connecting with a coastal road in Tien Giang Province, roads linking the city with Long Thanh International Airport, Dong Nai Province, and the railway system, and the development of urban areas according to the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) model along metro lines and Ring Road 3.