According to Ngo Truong Son, Chief of the Central Coordination Office for New Rural Development, Vietnam had 6,250 out of 8,014 communes (78%) meeting the new rural standards at the end of January 2025.
The national programme on building new rural areas for the 2021-2025 period has significantly transformed rural areas, with the average per capita income in rural areas in 2024 estimated at 56.4 million VND, a 1.35-fold increase from 2020.
However, the programme still has some limitations, such as development disparities between regions and the quality of meeting standards not being truly sustainable.
Vietnam will continue to implement the programme in the 2026-2030 period, focusing on urbanisation, ensuring substantive and sustainable development, and bringing more pronounced positive changes to each village, hamlet, household and resident in rural areas.
By 2030, Vietnam is expected to have 90% of communes meeting new rural standards, of which about 50% will meet advanced new rural standards, and at least 20% will meet exemplary new rural standards.
The average income of rural residents in 2030 is expected to increase by 2.5-3 times compared to 2020, equivalent to 104-125 million VND.
Speaking at the workshop, National Assembly Vice Chairman Le Minh Hoan stated that people’s knowledge is very important, and for sustainable rural development, a knowledgeable rural community is needed where residents rely not only on traditional production experience but can also access new knowledge, technology and thinking.
He added that rural economic development must be linked with promoting traditional crafts, boosting agricultural tourism, entrepreneurship, and innovation, contributing to building a liveable countryside that harmonises tradition and modernity.
