Vietnam Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
Records are at the National Civil Registration Office and or the local police registry offices.

Provinces of Vietnam

List of districts of Vietnam

Coverage and Compliance
Time period: 1858-present.

Population coverage: Possibly 20%.

Birth Records

 * Child’s name
 * Gender
 * Ethnicity
 * Nationality
 * Birth date and place
 * Hometown
 * Parents’ names, year of birth, and residence
 * Witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences

Marriage Records

 * Names of bride and groom
 * Ages
 * Residences
 * Occupations
 * Marriage date and place
 * Sometimes ages and/or birth dates and places
 * Parents' names, residences, occupations
 * Names of witnesses
 * Names of former spouses

Marriage Contracts
Marriage agreements between about 10% of families, 1600-present


 * Names of husband and wife
 * Marriage date
 * Birth dates of couple
 * Names of parents
 * Clan affiliation

Found in local municipal and district offices

Divorces
Often listed on the back of the marriage register
 * Names
 * Ages
 * Dates and places
 * Occupations
 * Residences

Death Records

 * Name of deceased
 * Age
 * Death date and place
 * Occupation
 * Name of surviving spouse
 * Informant’s name and residence
 * Cause of death
 * Sometimes birth date and place, parents’ names, children’s names