Latest regulations on retirement age for workers from 2024

According to the law, what is the retirement age for employees in 2024? - Reader Tuan Kiet

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Regulations on retirement age of employees in the Labor Code

Pursuant to Article 169 of the 2019 Labor Code, the retirement age of employees is stipulated as follows:

(1) Employees who ensure the conditions on social insurance payment period as prescribed by the law on social insurance are entitled to receive pension when reaching retirement age.

(2) The retirement age of employees in normal working conditions is adjusted according to the roadmap until reaching 62 years old for male employees in 2028 and 60 years old for female employees in 2035.

From 2021, the retirement age of employees in normal working conditions is 60 years and 3 months for male employees and 55 years and 4 months for female employees; then, each year it increases by 3 months for male employees and 4 months for female employees.

(3) Employees with reduced working capacity; working in particularly arduous, toxic, or dangerous occupations or jobs; working in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions may retire at a lower age, but not more than 05 years older than the age specified in Section (2) at the time of retirement, unless otherwise provided by law.

(4) Employees with high professional and technical qualifications and some special cases may retire at a higher age but not more than 05 years older than the age specified in section (2) at the time of retirement, except where otherwise provided by law.

Retirement age of workers from 2024

(i) Retirement age under normal working conditions from 2024

Retirement age under normal working conditions from 2024 specifically for each year is as follows:

Male workers		Female workers
Year of retirement	Retirement age	Year of retirement	Retirement age
2024	61 years old	2024	56 years 4 months
2025	61 years 3 months	2025	56 years 8 months
2026	61 years 6 months	2026	57 years old
2027	61 years 9 months	2027	57 years 4 months
From 2028 onwards	62 years old	2028	57 years 8 months
		2029	58 years old
		2030	58 years 4 months
		2031	58 years 8 months
		2032	59 years old
		2033	59 years 4 months
		2034	59 years 8 months
		From 2035 onwards	60 years old

(ii) Lowest retirement age from 2024 (applicable to certain cases)

Employees in the following cases may retire at a lower age but not more than 05 years older than the retirement age under normal working conditions stated in point (i) at the time of retirement, unless otherwise provided by law:

- Employees who have worked for 15 years or more in arduous, toxic, dangerous or especially arduous, toxic, dangerous jobs on the list issued by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

- Employees who have worked for 15 years or more in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, including working time in areas with regional allowance coefficient of 0.7 or higher before January 1, 2021.

- Workers with reduced working capacity of 61% or more.

- Employees with a total working time of arduous, toxic, dangerous or especially arduous, toxic, dangerous jobs on the list issued by the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs and working time in areas with especially difficult socio-economic conditions, including working time in areas with regional allowance coefficient of 0.7 or higher before January 1, 2021 of 15 years or more.

The lowest retirement age of employees from 2024 in one of the above cases is implemented according to the table below:

Male workers		Female workers
Year of retirement	Lowest retirement age	Year of retirement	Lowest retirement age
2024	56 years old	2024	51 years 4 months
2025	56 years 3 months	2025	51 years 8 months
2026	56 years 6 months	2026	52 years old
2027	56 years 9 months	2027	52 years 4 months
From 2028 onwards	57 years old	2028	52 years 8 months
		2029	53 years old
		2030	53 years 4 months
		2031	53 years 8 months
		2032	54 years old
		2033	54 years 4 months
		2034	54 years 8 months
		From 2035 onwards	55 years old

In addition, employees can retire at an age higher than the retirement age under normal working conditions when they agree with the employer to continue working after the retirement age stated in point (i). Termination of the labor contract and settlement of social insurance regime for employees in this case shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Section 3, Chapter III of the 2019 Labor Code and the provisions of the law on social insurance.

Pursuant to: Article 169 of the 2019 Labor Code; Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Decree 135/2020/ND-CP.

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