IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Viet Nam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

98,169,061
Population (as of July 20, 2021)

69,523,133
Registered Voters (as of June 24, 2021)

99.33%
Average Turnout

4
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.174
Regimes of the World Classification: Closed Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 29, 1980
Ratified Date: Feb. 17, 1982

SIGI* Score: 24.5
Level of Discrimination: Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: Oct. 22, 2007
Ratified Date: Feb. 5, 2015

HDI* Score: 0.766
Category: High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Vietnamese National Assembly	Quoc-Hoi	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Luong CUONG (since 21 October 2024)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Phạm Minh CHÍNH (since 6 April 2021)
Assembly: Vietnam has a unicameral National Assembly (Quoc-Hoi) with 500 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by the National Assembly to serve a 5-year term.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
In the National Assembly (Quoc-Hoi) 500 members are elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve 5-year terms.

Elections

2021-05-23 | Status: Held
Vietnamese National Assembly
Votes 69,243,604
Registered 69,523,133
Turnout 99.6

2016-05-22 | Status: Held
Vietnamese National Assembly
Votes 67,049,200
Registered 67,485,480
Turnout 99.35

2011-05-22 | Status: Held
Vietnamese National Assembly
Votes 61,900,000
Registered 62,200,000
Turnout 99.52

2002-05-19 | Status: Held
Vietnamese National Assembly
Votes 49,211,275
Registered 49,783,769
Turnout 98.85

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Vietnamese National Assembly	2021-05-23	Held	69,243,604	69,523,133	99.6
Vietnamese National Assembly	2016-05-22	Held	67,049,200	67,485,480	99.35
Vietnamese National Assembly	2011-05-22	Held	61,900,000	62,200,000	99.52
Vietnamese National Assembly	2002-05-19	Held	49,211,275	49,783,769	98.85

Voter Turnout

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