Viet Nam

National Assembly

Political system: Communist system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Data on youth

Data on youth representation and age of parliamentarians, as well as mechanisms and structures that encourage or enhance the participation of young people in national parliaments.

Eligibility and voting

Minimum age of eligibility: 21
Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections: 18

Reserved seats and quotas

Youth quota: No
There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups: Yes
Youth: -

Notes: There is not a set number of reserved seats for ethnic minorities. However, the Law on Election of National Assembly Deputies, approved by the VNA, sets a threshold for a certain percentage of ethnic minority candidates. It stipulates that “The number of ethnics who are nominated National Assembly candidates shall be proposed by Standing Committee of the National Assembly at the request of the National Assembly's Ethnic Council, provided that at least 18% of total official National Assembly candidates are ethnics."

Sources: Law No. 85/2015/QH13 on the Election of National Assembly Deputies, art. 8(2)

Representation at the start of the current legislature

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Representation in Parliament

Number of members, by age (2021-07)

Breakdown of members by age and gender
	18 - 20	21 - 30	31 - 40	41 - 45	46 - 50	51 - 60	61 - 70	71 - 80	81 - 90	91 and over	Totals per gender
Male	0	1	16	50	89	167	24	1	0	0	348
Female	0	7	28	44	38	33	1	0	0	0	151
Totals per age interval	0	8	44	94	127	200	25	1	0	0	499
	Total <= 45: 146				Total >= 46: 353

Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal	Overall	Male	Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger	10.4%	3%	7.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger	29.3%	13%	15.8%