This includes over 18 million compulsory social insurance participants and more than 2 million voluntary participants.
On December 10, Viet Nam Social Security (VSS) held an online briefing to review the implementation of collection activities and the expansion of social, health, and unemployment insurance coverage in 2025.
According to information released at the meeting, as of the end of November 2025, collection and enrolment progress continued to record significant breakthroughs. Nationwide, social insurance coverage reached more than 20.04 million people, equivalent to 93.1% of the annual target and accounting for 42.4% of the working-age population. Of this, compulsory social insurance covered 18.032 million people, fulfilling 97% of the assigned target. Voluntary social insurance maintained a stable growth trajectory with 2.016 million participants, or 68.4% of the plan.
Compared with the same period in 2024, the country added around 167,000 new participants. Many localities recorded remarkable progress, such as Phu Tho, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh, Ha Noi, and Nghe An, helping bring the policy closer to target groups, especially workers in the informal sector.
In terms of health insurance, the country currently has 92.6 million participants, achieving 94.9% of the target; the coverage rate stands at 91.4% of the population. Provinces including Vinh Long, Thai Nguyen, Da Nang, Dien Bien, and Tuyen Quang have shown determination and proactiveness in expanding health insurance enrolment, ensuring effective implementation of the goal of universal health insurance.
Beyond expanding coverage, collection activities also delivered notable results. The system collected 94.6% of the annual estimate, an increase of more than 73 trillion VND (over 15%) compared with the same period in 2024. This forms an important financial resource to safeguard participants’ entitlements and strengthens public and business confidence in the Party and State’s social security policies.
Despite the positive outcomes, reports at the conference also highlighted that several localities still have significant potential for improvement. In major urban centres such as Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, Dong Nai, and Da Nang, rapid growth in enterprises and the labour force puts considerable pressure on efforts to expand compulsory social insurance coverage. Meanwhile, in many mountainous and remote provinces such as Lai Chau, Tay Ninh, Dien Bien, and Tuyen Quang, expanding voluntary social insurance remains challenging due to low incomes and limited attractiveness of existing support policies.
Addressing the conference, Deputy Director General of Viet Nam Social Security Tran Dinh Lieu commended the efforts of VSS offices at all levels in recent times and acknowledged the persistent contributions of officials and employees from central to grassroots levels, particularly in localities affected by natural disasters and floods but still ensuring the rights of participants.
VSS leadership urged localities to continue promoting a proactive and flexible approach, closely aligned with practical conditions, to effectively implement groups of solutions in the remaining months of 2025. Statistical work and data updates must be carried out with care and precision, to promptly serve management and administrative needs. VSS professional units must continue to engage with grassroots feedback, refine operational procedures, and improve service quality.
