This is an important provision in the Draft Decree stipulating the retirement age and eligibility requirements for receiving a pension in Vietnam.
Hanoi-Vietnam: Retirement age roadmap applicable to employees who have not reached retirement age from 2021 - Illustrative Image
In Article 4 of the Draft Decree regulating the retirement age and eligibility requirements for receiving a pension, employees suffering from a working capacity decrease; working in especially heavy, hazardous, and dangerous jobs; heavy, hazardous, and dangerous jobs; working in areas with exceptionally difficult socio-economic conditions may retire at a younger age but not more than 05 years younger than the age specified in Article 3 of this Decree at the time of retirement, except where otherwise provided by law.
The specific retirement age roadmap applicable to employees is as follows:
Male employees |
Female employees |
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Year in which the retirement age is reached |
Lower retirement age |
Year of birth |
Year in which the retirement age is reached |
Lower retirement age |
Year of birth |
2021 |
55 years and 3 months |
From January 1966 to September 1966 |
2021 |
50 years and 4 months |
From January 1971 to August 1971 |
2022 |
55 years and 6 months |
From October 1966 to June 1967 |
2022 |
50 years and 8 months |
From September 1971 to April 1972 |
2023 |
55 years and 9 months |
From July 1967 to March 1968 |
2023 |
51 years old |
From May 1972 to December 1972 |
2024 |
56 years old |
From April 1968 to December 1968 |
2024 |
51 years and 4 months |
From January 1973 to August 1973 |
2025 |
56 years and 3 months |
From January 1969 to September 1969 |
2025 |
51 years and 8 months |
From September 1973 to May 1974 |
2026 |
56 years and 6 months |
From October 1969 to June 1970 |
2026 |
52 years old |
From June 1974 to December 1974 |
2027 |
56 years and 9 months |
From July 1970 to March 1971 |
2027 |
52 years and 4 months |
From January 1975 to August 1975 |
2028 |
57 years old |
From April 1971 onwards |
2028 |
52 years and 8 months |
From September 1975 to April 1976 |
2029 |
53 years old |
From May 1976 to December 1976 |
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2030 |
53 years and 4 months |
From January 1977 to August 1977 |
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2031 |
53 years and 8 months |
From September 1977 to April 1978 |
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2032 |
54 years old |
From May 1978 to December 1978 |
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2033 |
54 years 4 months |
From January 1979 to August 1979 |
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2034 |
54 years and 8 months |
From September 1979 to April 1980 |
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2035 |
55 years old |
From May 1980 onwards |
More details may be found in Draft Decree regulating the retirement age and eligibility requirements for receiving a pension in Vietnam.
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