Among them, countries such as Japan, Korea, etc. have had to apply many policies to adapt to population aging. Turning risks and challenges into opportunities is also an issue when Vietnam has to face the problem of population aging in the future.

To "successfully age", it is necessary to develop key policies from now on to turn the difficulties and burdens caused by population aging into opportunities for economic development, science and technology as well as social security policies for the elderly.

According to the policy impact assessment report of the Population Law project that is being consulted by the people, currently more than 60% of the elderly have not received social assistance policies from the State, have to live on savings if any, children, relatives or continue to work with low income. About 5% of people aged 60-80 are not from poor or near-poor households, do not have pensions or subsidies, and are not granted free health insurance cards.

The Ministry of Health also proposed to supplement regulations on developing procedures and professional and technical guidance on health care and long-term care for the elderly; developing health care service packages for the elderly; building a long-term care system for the elderly suitable for the characteristics of gender, age, education, culture, economy, society, and suitable for regions, etc.

At the same time, the Ministry of Health also proposed to develop additional programs and projects for career transition training for workers before they reach old age, suitable for their health, qualifications, capacity, and market needs.

To overcome the challenges of population aging in the future, Vietnam needs to soon develop key programs and policies such as supporting the living standards of the elderly, improving the quality of life, creating jobs and income for the elderly, ensuring retirement income, solving problems of health care, health care, and social welfare for the elderly as some countries have done and brought about effectiveness.