The announcement of preliminary results of the 2025 rural and agricultural census

At the bridge point of the Provincial People's Council - the Provincial People's Committee’s Headquarters it saw the presence of Comrade Nguyen Le Huy, Member of the Provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for the 2025 Rural and Agricultural Census, along with leaders from several relevant departments and agencies.

Comrade Nguyen Le Huy, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and other delegates attend the conference at the Hung Yen provincial bridge point.

Delegates attend the conference at the Hung Yen province's bridge point

According to the Steering Committee's report, the preliminary results of the General Census reflect a relatively comprehensive picture of rural and agricultural development in Vietnam during the 2016-2025 period. After 10 years, rural infrastructure has been strongly invested in, the appearance of rural areas has undergone fundamental changes, and the material and spiritual lives of the people have been gradually improved.

By July 1, 2025, 100% of communes and 99.72% of villages nationwide have had electricity, including 218 clean energy projects in rural areas with a total capacity of approximately 15,000 MW. The transportation system continues to be expanded and upgraded, with 99.74% of communes having roads to the center and 98.08% of villages having roads to residential areas. The fields of education, health, and socio-cultural affairs have achieved positive results; 99.92% of communes have health stations, of which 99.32% meet national standards; the cultural institution system is widespread from commune to village level.

The structure of households and labor in rural areas continues to shift in a positive direction. By July 1, 2025, the whole country has had 15.84 million rural households, of which the households engaged in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries production account for 50.61%, seeing a decrease compared to 2016. The proportion of labor in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries decreased to 51.94%, while non-agricultural labor increased to 48.06%.

Agricultural production is developing towards large-scale, commercial production. The whole country has 28,349 farms, seeing an increase of 37.54% compared to 2020; the average capital per farm reached 4.02 billion VND. The number of agricultural, forestry, and fisheries enterprises and cooperatives has steadily increased, contributing to promoting value chain linkages and improving production efficiency.

Preliminary results in Hung Yen province show that, after 10 years, rural infrastructure continues to be invested in comprehensively, and the face of rural areas has changed significantly. 100% of communes have electricity meeting standards, and the rate of households using electricity regularly and safely reaches 100%; 100% of communes have paved or concrete roads leading to the People's Committee’s Headquarters. The school, health, and cultural systems have received investment; 98.24% of communes have cultural centers, 97.86% of villages have cultural centers, and 99.06% of villages have public address systems.

The entire province has 836,064 rural households, seeing an increase of 0.94% compared to 2016, while the rural population is decreasing and the size of households is becoming smaller. Household structure has shifted in a positive direction, with the proportion of agricultural, forestry, and fisheries households decreasing to 32.94%; while the proportion of industrial-construction and service households has increased rapidly. Notably, only 22.41% of agricultural, forestry, and fisheries households derive their highest income from agriculture, indicating a trend towards livelihood diversification in rural areas.

By July 1, 2025, Hung Yen province had 1,471 farms, an increase compared to 2020, mainly livestock and aquaculture farms. Farm economics are gradually developing towards the application of science and technology, safe production, and improved efficiency and product value.

Besides the achievements, the General Census also pointed out some limitations such as uneven infrastructure development, slow structural transformation, the prevalence of small-scale production, and difficulties in rural environmental and clean water issues in some localities. The preliminary result of the General Census is an important basis for all levels and sectors to continue refining policies for sustainable agricultural, farmer, and rural development in the coming period.

In his concluding remarks at the conference, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Central Steering Committee for the 2025 General Census of Rural and Agricultural Areas, Ho Duc Phoc, acknowledged and commended the efforts and sense of responsibility of organizations and individuals in the implementation of the 2025 General Census of Rural and Agricultural Areas, contributing to ensuring accurate, complete, and comprehensive survey results.

The Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that this will be an important scientific basis for ministries, agencies, and localities to develop regional development strategies, orient production development, and gradually improve the material and spiritual lives of the people.

The Deputy Prime Minister requested the provincial-level steering committees for the census of rural areas and agriculture to urgently compile, edit, and finalize the data, ensuring accuracy, truthfulness, and objectivity, as a basis for the Central Steering Committee to soon announce the official results of the general survey.

He assigned the Ministry of Finance the responsibility of guiding the Steering Committee for the 2025 Rural and Agricultural Census at all levels in compiling data, adjusting and cleaning data; building high-quality, in-depth analytical reports for submission to the Government for approval, thereby creating a basis for agencies and organizations to effectively exploit and use information to serve policy planning and socio-economic development management nationwide in accordance with regulations.

On this occasion, the Central Steering Committee for the 2025 Rural and Agricultural Census announced and awarded Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in the implementation of the 2025 Rural and Agricultural Census.