Law on Population of the National Assembly 2025, No. 113/2025/QH15

LAW
ON POPULATION

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15;

The National Assembly promulgates the Law on Population.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Law prescribes the communication, advocacy, and education on population; maintaining the replacement-level fertility rate, minimizing the sex imbalance at birth; adapting to population aging; improving population quality; and favorable conditions for the implementation of population affairs.

Article 2. Interpretation of terms

In this Law, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Population means the collection of people living in a country, region, economic geographical area, or an administrative unit.

2. Population size means the number of people living in a country, region, economic geographical area, or an administrative unit at a certain point in time.

3. Population structure means the population classified by sex, age, ethnicity, educational level, occupation, marital status, and other related characteristics.

4. Population distribution (also known as residential distribution) means the division of the population by region, economic geographical area, or administrative unit.

5. Population quality means the reflection of physical, intellectual, and mental characteristics of the population.

6. Family planning means the effort of the State, society, and families so that every individual and married couple can actively and voluntarily decide on the number of children, the time of childbearing, and the spacing between births to protect health, raise children responsibly, and conform to the living conditions of families and social norms.

7. Replacement-level fertility rate means the average fertility rate at which each woman of reproductive age gives birth to 2,1 children.

8. Sex ratio at birth is calculated as the number of live male births per 100 live female births in the same period.

9. Sex balance at birth means when the sex ratio at birth is in the range of 104 to 106 live male births per 100 live female births.

10. Sex imbalance at birth means when the sex ratio at birth falls outside the range of sex balance at birth.

11. Population aging means the process of increasing the proportion of elderly people in the total population when people aged 60 and older account for 10% or more of the total population, or when people aged 65 and older account for 7% or more of the total population.

12. Population services mean activities serving population affairs, including providing population information and data; communication, advocacy, and education on population; providing reproductive health care and family planning services, population quality improvement services, elderly care services, and other activities as prescribed by law.

13. Social capacity of the elderly means the ability to maintain, adapt, and participate in social relationships to help them continue contributing to their families and society.

Article 3. Principles for population affairs

1. To protect the legitimate rights and interests of authorities, organizations, and individuals in the population sector in association with socio-economic development, environmental protection, and national cultural identity for the country's rapid and sustainable development.

2. To ensure the proactiveness, voluntariness, equality, and responsibility of every individual, married couple, and family in implementing population affairs.

3. To ensure the balance and harmony between the rights and obligations of citizens and enterprises, and the responsibilities of the State.

4. To integrate population factors into the formulation and implementation of socio-economic development strategies, master plans, plans, programs, schemes, and projects of the country, each region, each area, each sector, each locality, and each organization.

5. To promote inter-sectoral coordination and the role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations in mobilizing communities and society, and in disseminating information and encouraging union members, association members, and the entire population to participate in population affairs.

Article 4. Integrating population factors into socio-economic, national defense, and security development strategies, master plans, plans, programs, schemes, and projects

1. The integrated population factors include population size, structure, and distribution.

2. The integration of population factors into socio-economic, national defense, and security development strategies, master plans, plans, programs, schemes, and projects shall be based on the following principles:

a) To ensure the integration and consistency of population factors across socio-economic, national defense, and security development strategies, master plans, plans, programs, schemes, and projects;

b) To contribute to the achievement of the sustainable development goals, address the relationship between population and development, and ensure consistency with population policy objectives;

c) To integrate population factors throughout the formulation and implementation of socio-economic, national defense, and security development strategies, master plans, plans, programs, schemes, and projects.

3. The integration of population factors into socio-economic, national defense, and security development strategies, master plans, plans, programs, schemes, and projects shall comply with the regulations issued by the Prime Minister.

Article 5. Vietnam Population Day, National Action Month on Population

1. Vietnam Population Day is December 26 annually.

2. The National Action Month on Population is December annually.

Article 6. Prohibited acts

1. Propagandizing, disseminating, or providing false information, or distorting the guidelines and policies of the Party or the policies and laws of the State on population.

2. Obstructing the propagation, education, advocacy, dissemination of information, counseling on population and family planning, or access to population services.

3. Selecting the sex of a fetus in any form; announcing or disclosing the sex of a fetus, unless otherwise provided by the Minister of Health for the purposes of diagnosing and treating sex-related diseases.

4. Coercing or compelling childbirth or non-childbirth.

5. Stigmatizing or discriminating against persons in access to population services.

6. Cloning human beings.

Article 7. Policies of the State on population

1. Population is the top important factor in the cause of national construction, development, and defense. Population and development policies shall be implemented through measures to maintain the replacement-level fertility rate, minimize the sex imbalance at birth, adapt to population aging, and improve population quality in association with socio-economic development and national defense and security, contributing to the building of a strong, prosperous, civilized, and happy country.

2. Implementing population and development policies is the responsibility of the entire political system, every individual, family, enterprise, organization, and the whole society. The State plays a leading role and mobilizes society to implement population policies.

3. Policies shall be adopted to improve population quality in terms of physical health, intellectual capacity, and mental well-being; to protect and develop the populations of very small ethnic minority groups.

4. Based on the socio-economic conditions from time to time, appropriate policies on labor, employment, wages, social insurance, health insurance, allowances, education, health care, housing, and other supportive measures shall be adopted to support married couples and individuals in having and raising children, so as to increase the birth rate and achieve a sustainable replacement-level fertility rate, with priority given to provinces and municipalities where the fertility rate is below the replacement level.

5. Appropriate policies shall be adopted to adapt to population aging; a network of geriatric hospitals and geriatric departments in general hospitals shall be developed; elderly care services shall be developed; convenient access to healthcare services and a social environment suitable to socio-economic conditions shall be ensured for older persons; preparation for old age from an early stage shall be encouraged; enterprises and organizations shall be encouraged and incentivized to participate in, produce, and provide goods and services for older persons in accordance with law; older persons shall be supported in labor, employment, social security, entrepreneurship, economic development, and participation in digital transformation; and long-term care insurance and other forms of health insurance shall be developed. Human resources in the field of geriatrics shall be prioritized for development. Policies to attract human resources to work in the field of geriatrics shall be formulated.

6. Policies on population distribution shall be adopted through socio-economic, national defense, and security development master plans, programs, and projects appropriate to each region, area, sector, and locality.

7. The implementation of population affairs shall be prioritized and supported in ethnic minority-inhabited areas and mountainous areas, extremely disadvantaged commune-level administrative units in coastal plain areas, and islands.

8. Resources for population affairs shall be ensured; programs, schemes, and projects on population and development shall be supported, and favorable conditions for their implementation shall be created. Policies shall be adopted to consolidate the organizational system, strengthen the training, refresher training, and capacity building of personnel engaged in population affairs, and develop the reproductive healthcare service network.

9. Policies shall be adopted to promote research, application, scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation in the field of population.

10. Preferential policies on taxation, land, credit, and other incentive mechanisms in accordance with law shall be adopted to encourage, promote, and mobilize social resources for participation in population affairs.

11. Employers shall be encouraged to support and facilitate employees in implementing measures to maintain the replacement-level fertility rate, adapt to population aging, and improve population quality.

Chapter II

COMMUNICATION, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION ON POPULATION

Article 8. Purposes and requirements in communication, advocacy, and education on population

1. Communication, advocacy, and education on population aim to raise awareness, change behaviors, and create consensus and active support from the whole society to comprehensively and synchronously solve population issues associated with the rapid and sustainable development of the country.

2. The communication, advocacy, and education on population shall satisfy the following requirements:

a) Being accurate, scientific, timely, clear, comprehensible, and practical;

b) Conforming to traditions, national cultural identity, social ethics, religion, beliefs, and customs; promoting family values, community cohesion, and eliminating gender prejudice;

c) Conforming to the characteristics of the localities and target groups of communication, advocacy, and education on population.

Article 9. Matters of communication, advocacy, and education on population

1. The Party’s orientations and guidelines, the State’s policies and laws on population affairs.

2. The role of individuals and married couples in childbearing to ensure sustainable development of the country and the happiness of the people.

3. Rights and obligations of individuals, families, and employers; and the interests of the community, society, and nation in implementing population affairs.

4. Communication, advocacy, and education on the following matters shall be prioritized:

a) Encouraging marriage and childbearing to maintain the replacement-level fertility rate; minimizing child marriage and consanguineous marriage;

b) Minimizing sex imbalance at birth, and the consequences of sex imbalance at birth;

c) Adapting to population aging, and preparing for old age from a young age;

d) Encouraging people to take care of their health appropriately for each target group; proactively accessing pre-marital counseling and health check-up services; prenatal and neonatal screening, diagnosis, and treatment; and infertility prevention and treatment;

dd) Promoting the elimination of gender prejudice, and enhancing the role of women and girls in families and communities.

5. Integration of population contents into educational curricula suitable for each educational level.

Article 10. Target groups and responsibilities for communication, advocacy, and education on population

1. Authorities, organizations, communities, and individuals have the right to receive information, education, and communication on population, and to engage in communication, advocacy, and education on population.

2. Communication, advocacy, and education with appropriate population matters targeting the following groups shall be prioritized:

a) Minors;

b) People of reproductive age;

c) The elderly;

d) Migrants, persons with disabilities, and persons at risk of infectious diseases;

dd) Ethnic groups, especially very small ethnic groups;

e) Employers.

3. State authorities responsible for population affairs shall guide communication, advocacy, and education on population and coordinate with relevant authorities, organizations, and individuals in carrying out communication, advocacy, and education on population.

4. Press agencies shall proactively coordinate with state authorities responsible for population affairs in carrying out communication, advocacy, and education on population.

5. Schools shall be encouraged to coordinate with families in carrying out activities related to communication, advocacy, and education on population.

Article 11. Forms of communication, advocacy, and education on population

1. Direct.

2. Indirect through the media.

3. Through campaigns, events, exhibitions, competitions on population, and other forms.

Chapter III

MAINTAINING REPLACEMENT-LEVEL FERTILITY RATE AND MINIMIZING SEX IMBALANCE AT BIRTH

Article 12. Adjusting population size and structure

1. The adjustment of population size and structure ensures conformity with socio-economic development through the following measures:

a) Adjusting the fertility rate;

b) Reducing the mortality rate;

c) Other measures.

2. Based on the socio-economic conditions from time to time, the Government and provincial-level local governments shall decide on the application of the measures as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article through socio-economic development strategies, master plans, plans, programs, schemes, and projects.

Article 13. Rights and obligations of every individual and married couple in childbearing and reproductive health care

1. To decide on the time of childbearing, the number of children, and the spacing between births suitable to the age, health status, study, labor, income, and child-rearing conditions of every individual and married couple on an equal basis.

2. To protect health, implementing preventive measures against reproductive tract infections, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, and take other measures related to reproductive health care.

Article 14. Maintaining the replacement-level fertility rate

1. Measures to maintain the replacement-level fertility rate include:

a) In cases where giving birth to a second child, the maternity leave period for female employees is 07 months. Male employees are entitled to 10 working days of leave when their wives give birth;

b) Providing financial support upon childbirth for women of very small ethnic minorities;

c) Providing financial support upon childbirth for women in provinces and municipalities with a fertility rate less than the replacement-level fertility rate;

d) Providing financial support upon childbirth for women who give birth to fully 02 children before the age of 35;

dd) Prioritizing the purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of social housing as prescribed by law on housing for persons having 02 or more biological children;

e) Other measures as decided by the Government.

2. Based on the socio-economic conditions from time to time, the Government prescribes the support level, sequence, and procedures for implementing the support as prescribed at Point b, Point c, Point d, Clause 1; and the conditions and procedures for implementation as prescribed at Point a, Clause 1 of this Article.

3. Based on the ability to balance the state budget, within their tasks and competence, provincial-level local governments shall prescribe the following matters:

a) Support levels higher than those prescribed by the Government;

b) Other beneficiaries and measures to maintain the replacement-level fertility rate other than those as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.

4. On an annual basis, the central statistical authority shall announce the fertility rate for the Government and provincial-level local governments to formulate and implement appropriate supportive and encouraging policies to maintain the replacement-level fertility rate.

Article 15. Minimizing sex imbalance at birth

1. Encouraging the inclusion of contents on not valuing men over women, and non-selection of sex at birth in conventions and rules of residential communities.

2. Suspending the medical examination and treatment practice of persons who commit acts of announcing or disclosing fetal sex for abortion purposes, and this suspension of medical examination and treatment practice shall be implemented in accordance with the law regulations on medical examination and treatment.

3. Annually, the central statistical authority shall announce the current sex imbalance at birth for the Government and provincial-level local governments to formulate and implement appropriate intervention measures to minimize sex imbalance at birth.

Chapter IV

ADAPTING TO POPULATION AGING

Article 16. Measures to adapt to population aging

1. Proactively preparing for old age.

2. Taking care of the elderly.

3. Developing human resources for elderly care.

4. Measures on nurturing, caring for, and promoting the role of the elderly as prescribed by law on the elderly, and other relevant law regulations.

5. Other measures to adapt to population aging as prescribed by relevant law regulations; and socio-economic development strategies, master plans, plans, programs, schemes, and projects.

Article 17. Proactively preparing for old age

1. Individuals proactively prepare for old age from a young age through the following activities:

a) Preparing for health, finances, and psychology;

b) Participating in social insurance and health insurance;

c) Participating in studying and improving knowledge and skills to maintain physical and mental health and social functions;

d) Participating in activities supporting elderly care;

dd) Other activities to prepare for old age.

2. The State shall adopt policies to support priority target groups in proactively preparing for old age.

3. Authorities, organizations, enterprises, families, and individuals shall be encouraged to support individuals in preparing for old age in a manner appropriate to the needs of each group of older persons. Individuals shall be encouraged to participate in health insurance in accordance with the laws on insurance business.

Article 18. Caring for the elderly

1. Diversified forms of care for older persons shall be developed, and support shall be provided to improve the social participation and self-care capacities of older persons in a manner appropriate to the functional independence and needs of each group of older persons.

2. Forms of elderly care include:

a) Self-care;

b) Home care;

c) Community care;

d) Care at elderly care establishments, and care at medical examination and treatment establishments as prescribed by law on the elderly.

3. Measures to support elderly care include:

a) Providing knowledge and guiding skills for the elderly to maintain and improve physical and mental health, and social functions;

b) Supporting relatives in families to care for the elderly through appropriate training, counseling, and technical support;

c) Developing a network of volunteers, clubs, and self-help groups.

4. The engagement of socio-political organizations, social organizations, socio-professional organizations, educational institutions, elderly care establishments, and residential communities in providing intergenerational support for the care of older persons shall be encouraged.

5. The Government shall detail Points b and c, Clause 2 of this Article.

Article 19. Developing human resources for elderly care

1. Geriatrics shall be integrated into continuous medical knowledge update programs.

2. Organizations and individuals shall be encouraged to grant scholarships or provide support for tuition fees and living expenses for learners pursuing the geriatric specialty, especially those working at medical examination and treatment establishments and elderly care establishments in ethnic minority-inhabited areas and mountainous areas, extremely disadvantaged commune-level administrative units in coastal plain areas, and islands.

3. The development of human resources for elderly care shall be implemented in accordance with the law regulations on the elderly.

Chapter V

IMPROVING POPULATION QUALITY

Article 20. Pre-marital counseling and health check-ups

1. Men and women shall be encouraged to proactively access pre-marital counseling and health check-up services in accordance with the professional guidelines issued by the Minister of Health.

2. Based on socio-economic conditions from time to time and the State budget balancing capacity, funding support for pre-marital counseling and health check-ups may be decided by provincial-level local governments, within their assigned tasks and competence.

Article 21. Prenatal and neonatal screening, diagnosis, and treatment

1. Prenatal and neonatal screening for congenital diseases shall be encouraged for pregnant women and newborns in accordance with the list of diseases subject to screening prescribed by the Minister of Health.

2. The funding for prenatal and neonatal screening for certain congenital diseases is supported by the state budget, health insurance according to the roadmap for increasing health insurance premiums, and other legal funding sources. Based on the socio-economic conditions from time to time and the state budget balancing capacity:

a) The Government specifically prescribes the scope, beneficiaries, and support levels for prenatal and neonatal screening for certain congenital diseases according to the priority roadmap;

b) Provincial-level local governments, within their tasks and competence, shall decide on expanding the scope, adding beneficiaries, and the support levels for prenatal and neonatal screening for congenital diseases as prescribed at Point a of this Clause.

3. The prenatal and neonatal diagnosis and treatment of congenital diseases shall be implemented in accordance with the law regulations on medical examination and treatment and health insurance.

Article 22. Reproductive health care

1. Individuals and married couples have the right to full and equal access, and non-discrimination in accessing reproductive health care services; and can independently make decisions related to reproductive health based on understanding, voluntariness, and respect for personal rights and interests.

2. Infertility prevention is implemented in accordance with the law regulations on disease prevention, and the law regulations on medical examination and treatment. Infertility treatment is implemented in accordance with the law regulations on disease prevention, the law regulations on medical examination and treatment, and the law regulations on health insurance.

3. Based on reality, provincial-level local governments shall decide to provide support for contraceptives and family planning service costs for subjects belonging to poor households, near-poor households, and social protection beneficiaries; beneficiaries in ethnic minority-inhabited areas and mountainous areas, extremely disadvantaged commune-level administrative units in coastal plain areas, and islands; and communes in land border areas.

Chapter VI

FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POPULATION AFFAIRS

Article 23. Financial sources for population affairs

1. State budget.

2. Social insurance fund, health insurance fund.

3. Proceeds from population service users.

4. Aid, sponsorship, and support from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals as prescribed by law.

5. Other funding sources as prescribed by law.

Article 24. State budget expenditures for population affairs

1. Expenditures for population service providers included in the list of public non-business services funded by the state budget in accordance with law regulations and performing tasks assigned, commissioned, or procured through bidding by competent state authorities.

2. Expenditures for support of State establishments providing population services as prescribed by law on the state budget, and the law regulations on the financial autonomy mechanism for public non-business units.

3. Expenditures for training, refresher training, and development of human resources undertaking population affairs.

4. Expenditures for development investment in State establishments providing population services as prescribed by law.

Article 25. Building and developing human resources undertaking population affairs

1. Persons who directly and regularly manage and organize the implementation of population-related activities shall receive training and refresher training in specialties, expertise, and professions suitable to their work; and are entitled to incentives and policies as prescribed by law, with special priority given to those in ethnic minority-inhabited areas and mountainous areas, extremely disadvantaged commune-level administrative units in coastal plain areas, and islands.

2. Population collaborators shall receive training and refresher training in expertise and professions under the guidance of the Minister of Health; and are entitled to policies and benefits as prescribed by the Government.

Article 26. International cooperation on population affairs

1. Proactively engaging in international cooperation on population affairs; participating in international organizations, programs, and initiatives related to population under the decisions of competent authorities; submitting to competent authorities the participation in international treaties and organizing the implementation of international treaties as prescribed by law; signing and organizing the implementation of international agreements in the population sector within their competence and in accordance with law regulations.

2. Matters of international cooperation in population affairs include:

a) Sharing and exchanging experiences, techniques, research, scientific application, and technology transfer;

b) Exchanging experts;

c) Providing training and refresher training, and improving professional and operational capacity;

d) Mobilizing support and aid;

dd) Other cooperative activities.

Chapter VII

RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS FOR POPULATION AFFAIRS

Article 27. State-level governance on population

1. Matters of State-level governance on population include:

a) Formulating and directing the implementation of population strategies, master plans, plans, programs, schemes, and projects;

b) Formulating, promulgating, and organizing the implementation of legal normative documents, mechanisms, and policies on population;

c) Providing training and refresher training, and developing human resources undertaking population affairs; and communicating, advocating, educating, and disseminating knowledge and law regulations on population;

d) Organizing research, scientific and technological development, innovation and digital transformation, and technological application and transfer in population affairs;

dd) Developing specialized population databases, and interconnecting and synchronizing data with the National Population Database and related specialized databases to serve the formulation of population policies;

e) Promoting international cooperation on population;

g) Inspecting, examining, settling complaints and denunciations, and handling violations of the law regulations on population; and rewarding in population affairs;

h) Other tasks as prescribed by law.

2. The Government shall uniformly conduct the State-level governance on population nationwide. Periodically once every 05 years or on an ad-hoc basis, the Government shall report to the National Assembly on population affairs.

3. The Ministry of Health shall be the point of contact taking accountability to the Government for implementing State-level governance on population.

4. Ministries, ministerial-level authorities, and Governmental authorities, within the scope of their tasks and competence, shall be responsible for coordinating with the Ministry of Health to implement State-level governance on population.

5. Local governments, within the scope of their tasks and competence or under decentralization, shall implement State-level governance on population. Provincial-level local governments shall decide to support funding for purchasing health insurance cards for the elderly who do not have health insurance cards, based on the socio-economic conditions and budget balancing capacity of the localities.

Article 28. Responsibilities of economic organizations and other organizations, families, and individuals for population affairs

1. Implementing law regulations related to population affairs.

2. Implementing the campaigns of the Party and the State on population affairs.

3. Respecting the rights and interests of individuals and families; and the interests of the community, society, and nation in implementing population affairs.

4. Family members shall be responsible for helping each other implement policies and law regulations on population.

Chapter VIII

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 29. Amending and supplementing a number of articles of laws related to population affairs

1. To amend and supplement Clause 1, Article 139 of the Labor Code No. 49/2019/QH14 which was amended and supplemented by Law No. 71/2025/QH15 as follows:

“1. Female employees are entitled to 06 months of maternity leave before and after giving birth. In cases where giving birth to a second child, female employees are entitled to 07 months of maternity leave before and after giving birth. The leave period before birth shall not exceed 02 months.

In cases where female employees give birth to twins or more, for every child from the second child onwards, the mother is entitled to 01 extra month of leave.”.

2. To amend and supplement Point c, Clause 2, Article 53 of the Law on Social Insurance No. 41/2024/QH14 of which a number of articles were amended and supplemented by Law No. 73/2025/QH15 and Law No. 84/2025/QH15 as follows:

“c) In cases where wives give birth to twins or to a second child, they are entitled to 10 working days of leave. In cases where giving birth to triplets or more, they are entitled to 03 extra working days of leave for every child from the third child onwards;”.

3. To amend and supplement a number of articles, clauses, and points of the Law on Housing No. 27/2023/QH15 of which a number of articles were amended and supplemented by Law No. 43/2024/QH15, Law No. 47/2024/QH15, Law No. 84/2025/QH15, Law No. 90/2025/QH15 and Law No. 93/2025/QH15 as follows:

a) To add Clause 13 after Clause 12, Article 76 as follows:

“13. Persons having 02 or more biological children.”;

b) To replace the phrase “Clauses 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10, Article 76” with the phrase “Clauses 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 13, Article 76” in Clause 1, Article 77;

c) To replace the phrase “Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Article 76” with the phrase “Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 13, Article 76” in Clause 5, Article 77;

d) To replace the phrase “Clauses 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Article 76” with the phrase “Clauses 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13, Article 76” in Clause 1, Article 78;

dd) To replace the phrase “Clauses 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, Article 76” with the phrase “Clauses 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13, Article 76” in Clause 2, Article 78;

e) To replace the phrase “Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Article 76” with the phrase “Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 13, Article 76” at Point a, Clause 3, Article 78;

g) To replace the phrase “Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11, Article 76” with the phrase “Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13, Article 76” in Clause 9, Article 78;

h) To amend and supplement Point dd, Clause 1, Article 79 as follows:

“dd) In cases where one beneficiary is entitled to many different support policies, they shall be entitled to one support policy at the highest level. In cases where subjects have the same standards and conditions, the support shall be implemented in the order of priority for: people with meritorious services to the revolution, relatives of martyrs, persons with disabilities, persons arranged for resettlement in the form of purchasing or lease-purchasing social housing, persons having 02 or more biological children, and women;”.

4. To supplement Point d after Point c, Clause 1, Article 34 of the Law No. 15/2023/QH15 on Medical Examination and Treatment as follows:

“d) Committing acts of announcing or disclosing fetal sex for abortion purposes.”.

5. To annul Clause 3, Article 17 of the Law No. 73/2006/QH11 on Gender Equality.

6. To annul the phrase “Each married couple should only have one to two children.” in Clause 1, Article 43 of the Law No. 21-LCT/HĐNN8 on Protection of People's Health.

Article 30. Effect

1. This Law takes effect on July 01, 2026, unless otherwise prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.

2. Point c and Point d, Clause 1, Article 14 of this Law takes effect from January 01, 2027.

3. The Population Ordinance No. 06/2003/PL-UBTVQH11 which was amended and supplemented by Ordinance No. 07/2025/UBTVQH15 ceases to be effective from the effective date of this Law.

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This Law was passed on December 10, 2025, by the 15th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 10th session.

Chairman of the National Assembly

TRAN THANH MAN